Wraps from Onestringer are great, as are Bohning wraps. I've used both with good results.

 

oracal 651. Easy, cheap, and readily available.

Edited to add:
You will have to buy sheets or rolls and cut them down yourself. A cheap paper trimmer works well for that.

 

oracal 651. Easy, cheap, and readily available.

Not to mention it sticks like crazy! (Even to itself in the overlap.)

 

The wraps from TAC vanes are pretty good

 

I just ordered some from onestringer, they have the right width wrap for your arrow brand without much overlap. And the more sets of wraps I ordered the cheaper they were. I was using TAC topo wraps before and they were great, just wanted to try something different

 

I have been using Onestringer wraps for 15+ years. They are great wraps and great people to do business with.

 

Onestringer if I got time to order. Bohning if I need it now from shop.

 

Always Onestringer for last 12 years

 

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With onestringer, they charge almost as much for shipping as they do for the wraps, and i live in the same state where they recide.

 

One stringer wraps are great, don’t get me wrong. But when it comes to cheap and good, especially if you’re only looking for solid colors, under $10 for a 12” x 10 foot roll of Oracal is hard to beat. I’ve cut probably 4 dozen wraps off of my roll and barely made a dent in it.

 

I like onestringer. I used bohning before.

I like that onestringer sticks well but the wrap and the adhesives comes off with just hot tap water.

I keep sitting the sticky adhesive in a glass with hot water flowing into it and then use a rag and slide down the arrow hard. I do that for a few minutes and the arrow looks new and I didn't have to soak it long in a chemical or use a blade.

I then wipe with acetone but I don't like soaking in that.

Bohning wraps were harder to get off.

 

Odd that you use Wraps that "Overlap". If you go to Onesringer they provide the Correct Width Size needed for Your Specific Arrow. Each seem to need a slightly different width for that Arrow.
Though I no longer use a "Wrap" I do use a Refelctive Tracer Wrap from Onestringer.
Specific to my Easton XX75 2514 Arrow Shaft Size.
No all things that are lower cost are the best way to go this shows that !
LFM

 

Odd that you use Wraps that "Overlap". If you go to Onesringer they provide the Correct Width Size needed for Your Specific Arrow.
LFM

Onestinger wraps overlap roughly 1/16" of an inch.

 

I've used bohning with great success. once trick I found that helps, is once you apply the wrap. Hold your arrow so the wrap is in-between both hands and roll it back and forth quickly to heat it up. (think, I'm trying to start a fire with a stick motion). It helps heat up the adhesive a bit and gives it more tackiness.

 

There’s really only one choice that stands above the rest.

Mindy / Onestringer

 

There’s really only one choice that stands above the rest.

Mindy / Onestringer

So very true, but the DIY version done on a budget is Oracal 651 found at most craft or office supply stores.

 

Can anyone advise if they make a DIY cut/stick on wrap that reflective? Be very cool to just go out a night and find your arrow with just a flashlight.

 

You can find oracal in just about any color or finish on Amazon, and yes I have seen reflective in several patterns. I switched over to DIY wraps last spring and still have enough material for another year or two. We're talking cents per wrap versus dollars and you can cut them to any measurements you like.

 

I've cut my own Oracal wraps, use the florescent yellow color and it sticks great. Check with your wives, if they have a Cricut cutter she can program in the size needed and cut a bunch for you.

 

Not to dog pile on here, but the DIY wraps are great. Bought some single 12" square sheets from Michaels a month or so back for $2 each. I like 5" wraps, so I was able to get (28) 1"x5" wraps out of a single sheet. If I would have made 4" wraps, it would have been 3 dozen for $2. Kinda hard to beat.

 

Well...you guys....I'm gonna order some of this Oracal from Amazon and give it a go. Might as well. I am building my own arrows. Tuning my own bow. Changing my own strings....

New Question: If I stop looking at AT will my Visa bill go down?

(Thanks Boys)

 

New Question: If I stop looking at AT will my Visa bill go down?

(Thanks Boys)

Yes, but that's no fun.😆

And good choice on going with the oracle 👍

 

Go to Walmart and you can get any color you want. Get the Circuit Joy Smart Vinyl. It's the most durable I've used and you can make 10 times the number of wraps for a tenth of the cost. There are websites that will give you charts that show wrap diameters for each specific arrow shaft. These are much more durable than any archery brand I've used and vanes stick to them much better.

 

I’m kind of experimenting with battery shrink tubing. Ran across an old thread on here and figured I’d try it myself. For 5 meters it’s just a couple $. It’s super cheap. Pennies per arrow really. It is a little thicker than my bohning adhesive wraps. Just dunk arrow into boiling water and done. I haven’t fletched any arrows up but plan on trying this on a few arrows for fun soon. I got the 17mm size and it fits on my 5mm axis easy enough. It could work on standard shaft sizes as well. Not sure how well it will stick to shaft after time but I can’t get it to slide on arrow just after applying 🤷‍♂️ (the arrow picture is comparing the tube after heating and unheated for size reference)

 

I just started using wraps and cut my own from 651. I like that I can cut them to whatever size I want and not have a bunch of excess material adding unnecessary weight to the back of an arrow

 

Hard to beat Onestinger for wraps.

 

During the covid lockdown in the spring of 2020, I read an AT DIY thread about cap wraps and decided to give it a try. Do a bit of online research and there are dozens of sources for Oracal 651.....and a host of solid colors. I borrowed my wife's quilt cutting board, measureing device and rotary cutter for my first batch, so she gifted me with my own setup that Christmas. Since then, I've been using a blade type paper trimmer that works well and is faster. While I like Onestringer and buy my camo stabilizer wraps from Mindy, you can cut your own wraps a ton cheaper in customized sizes and colors. If you don't want to order online, Michaels or Hobby Lobby often have a pretty wide range of colors....but more per 12x12 sheet than the online sources....but no shipping costs tacked on.

 

Bohning HD for the win

 

I also use Onestringer wraps. Buy 8" and cut in half to double the number (blazer vanes). I have tried automotive wrap film. I used it on a bare shaft and never fletched it. Stuck well and came off easier than Orical 651 (which is what Onestringer uses if I recall. The auto wrap was stretchy when removing and felt like it would weigh less.
Ches.

 

If I have time to order before really needing them, I order from Onestringer. If I need them immediately I buy Bohning wraps from my local shop(s). I prefer to buy local and support my shops, however I sometimes want a customized wrap and Onestringer is awesome to work with.

 

I use Onestringer reflective wraps in white. The work awesome.

Bisch