homemade lighted nock

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If you’re in the market for cold weather clothing… do NOT buy until you’ve tried on the Snosuit. Then try on the other products out there. You’ll know in a short amount of time which product is the right product for you.

If you want to see this product in action or even try it on look me up at the LOTW Get-Together. I wear an XL and I’ll be happy to loan it out for short test drives.

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If you’re in the market for cold weather clothing… do NOT buy until you’ve tried on the Snosuit. Then try on the other products out there. You’ll know in a short amount of time which product is the right product for you.
If you want to see this product in action or even try it on look me up at the LOTW Get-Together. I wear an XL and I’ll be happy to loan it out for short test drives.

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Is there a retailer besides Thorne’s that has Snosuit to try on? Does Cabelas, Gander, Fleet, Sportman’s or Scheels have them?

If there’s anyone in the La Crosse area who wants to try on a XL jacket or XXL bibs, feel free to PM me.

I didn’t realize how nice that stuff was until I watched that video. I just wish someone would invent a high quality “sno suit” where the insulation could be temporarily removed somehow to just be spring-fall rainwear. That would be a selling point that would be extremely hard to beat. I will stick to my guidewear for now…can’t afford to go that big twice, but if I was in the market for only snow gear at that price range, I would go with that one.

anybody in southwest wisconsin want to try one on, contact me or jeff jensen. i have an xl and i think he has a large but dont qoute me on that.

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anybody in southwest wisconsin want to try one on, contact me or jeff jensen. i have an xl and i think he has a large but dont qoute me on that.

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Yep,got the large Sno-suit. Took it out on the ice for the first time today.Absolutely incredible stuff
The ability to cool yourself with the zippered breathing vents I thought were a big plus.

With the great pockets,the internal boot gators, padded knees and butt,right down to the small led light you can tell that this was one well thought out garment.Bring on the cold

Dan is right,if anyone down this way would like to try it,just give me a shout

Also,these are going to be awesome for ice out walleyes while in the boat late winter and early spring.Very comfortable too!

interesting video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMqLT-4ezzk&NR=1

Tried it last year, some work some don’t. They are pretty flaky. The ones that do work, work 100% of the time though.

Say what?

I’m saying if you make 6. You’ll get 2 or 3 to work correctly. And the light on those 2 or 3 will turn on every time you release the arrow.

A buddy did some up and had the same result. 3 of 5 that he made work great, the other 2, do not.

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I’m saying if you make 6. You’ll get 2 or 3 to work correctly. And the light on those 2 or 3 will turn on every time you release the arrow.

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i have bought a dozen of the easton tracer nocks. like the concept, but only about 1/2 worked. the ones that did work, worked great. i think i just might have to try this out…would be cheaper and sounds like you get about the same yield as buying the lighted nocks such as lumenock or easton tracers.

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I’m saying if you make 6. You’ll get 2 or 3 to work correctly. And the light on those 2 or 3 will turn on every time you release the arrow.

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Who was it that said: “60% of the time it works all of the time.”

Interesting idea, wonder if the issue is with the bobber lights or the construction of the arrows? How much is really to be saved also?

Thanks for the info!

Joel

I moved from Lumenocks over to Easton Tracer lighted nocks last year and had very good results.

I made the switch from Lumenock to Easton Tracer 2 years ago and each year the Tracer has improved. It is even lighter then 2 years ago. I guess for $9 for one I rather not deal with the hassle and know my Easton Tracers are going to work. Not only that, I switched to Tracer because the home brews and Lumenock dealt with moving your nock around. Something I did not like to do.

Also, with the Tracers they come with weighted practice nocks that are the same weight that I can use in ND with out having to re sight my bow in, because of the lighted nock being illegal in that state. I wish they would change that law.

I think our cost was about $5-$6 per arrow. So you would save if they all worked. I believe the issue is with the bobber light, if the end you glue to the nock gets glued wrong, twisted/moved just a hair the light won’t turn on.

I shot the lumenocks for i believe 2 years and i was not satisfied at all…Most of the time they would not turn on during flight or half turn on. I then switched to the Tracer nocks last year and loved them!! I had a few die on me however because of corroded wires from the deer’s vitals.
This year i might try something a little different. They are called Firenocks You can customize the color of the nock itself, and the color of the light Obviously this is going to maximize visibility and turning on and off is just a few taps of the finger

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I made the switch from Lumenock to Easton Tracer 2 years ago and each year the Tracer has improved. It is even lighter then 2 years ago. I guess for $9 for one I rather not deal with the hassle and know my Easton Tracers are going to work. Not only that, I switched to Tracer because the home brews and Lumenock dealt with moving your nock around. Something I did not like to do.

Also, with the Tracers they come with weighted practice nocks that are the same weight that I can use in ND with out having to re sight my bow in, because of the lighted nock being illegal in that state. I wish they would change that law.

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Lip, I’ve been shooting the Easton Tracers for the last year. Like I said, I like the concept, but about 1/2 of mine didn’t work. They were fine right out of the package, but then after a few hunts, they stopped working. Especially when the temps dropped below 20 degrees. I was sitting in my stand on a late season hunt and looked in my quiver and two of my Tracers were on. Once I deactivated them, they stopped working…couldn’t activate them again, they were dead. Cabelas would not take them back. IMO they are not worth the money if you can’t rely on them.

Hmm, I have not had an issue and I was in -25 dgree straight temps in ND.

Is it possible that some how they got triggered and ran the battery life out? The reason I ask is, a couple pairs of my gloves have magnets closures instead of velcro and I have turned mine on accidently.

nope, I activate them once in my stand. seems like I get at least one good one out of a package, and at 20 bucks a pop for two nocks, that is too expensive.

Drelan:

Sounds like something you should take up with Easton. I haven’t heard of too many issues with their tracer nocks, but it would be good to know if this is an ongoing issue/concern with their product.

Joel

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Drelan:

Sounds like something you should take up with Easton. I haven’t heard of too many issues with their tracer nocks, but it would be good to know if this is an ongoing issue/concern with their product.

Joel

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id like to know also as the tracer nocks were on my list for this fall

Drelan, I’m curious, did you have the plastic tube type?

I do remember hearing some issues with those but they have refined a few things since then and got rid of the black tube they used to sit in.

I bought a 3 pack of Luminocks 2 years ago…. they have worked everytime. This will be my 3rd full season with them

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I bought a 3 pack of Luminocks 2 years ago…. they have worked everytime. This will be my 3rd full season with them

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have you used them or do they just “ride” in the quiver

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I bought a 3 pack of Luminocks 2 years ago…. they have worked everytime. This will be my 3rd full season with them

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have you used them or do they just “ride” in the quiver

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Low blow

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Drelan, I’m curious, did you have the plastic tube type?

I do remember hearing some issues with those but they have refined a few things since then and got rid of the black tube they used to sit in.

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I have bought a couple of packages with the yellow tube and a couple with the red tube. I did a lot of research on lighted nocks. Read all kinds of reviews on the lumenock and Tracers and figured the Tracers were a better product even though some of the consumer reviews for the Tracers said they would never buy the product again. Most complaints were that they were dead right out of the package. Still found more people had better luck with the Tracers so I decided I would go with the Easton Tracers. I stopped buying from Cabelas and started purchasing them from a local shop here in town and had them tested before I left the store. Still had problems with them once the temps dropped or once they got wet from hunting in the rain. I am still using one that was my first purchase and shot 2 deer with it and it is still going strong. Just wish all of them could hold up as well as this one.

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I bought a 3 pack of Luminocks 2 years ago…. they have worked everytime. This will be my 3rd full season with them

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have you used them or do they just “ride” in the quiver

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I will give you a 10 second headstart……

Drelan, you might want to check out the new design as they got rid of the tubes all togehter. Not saying it will solve your issue, but of the 18-21 I have boughten of both styles, I have not had one single issue.