By Larry O. Fischer

We all know that we should carry an extra string that is setup and preshot--just for the possibility that when playing with sharp broadheads, stuff happens. Where to keep that string becomes the $100,000 question. I have put them in plastic bags, or built a small container out of PVC pipe then stuffed them in my pack. This works unless you change your pack or your bow. Depending on the season or destination, this can be several times a year for me.

The best solution that I have found for this dilemma is a string pouch made by Dave Doran at Archery Past. This leather pouch is held securely with double adhesive tape and two black rubber bands. It attaches to your bow's lower limb--below the riser, but above the fadeouts--and does not affect the bow's performance. Each pouch has room for both a string and an Allen wrench for a takedown bow.

Now, each of my bows have a string that has been preshot for that bow and I'm not trying to decide which string fits which bow, or, heaven forbid, I end up in the field with a 62" recurve string trying to make it work on a 66" longbow. Dave has pouches for both longbows and recurves. The longbow pouch is narrower to fit the limb profile.