Best rest? Vapor trail vs qad?

[Reece123]

Well, I wanted a vapor trail but found a smokin deal on a brand new in box QAD mx2. And here we are

 

[liv3mind]

Have had multiple QADs on bows without fail or annoyance

 

[Reece123]

I have heard their warranty and customer service is great so I’m sure they’ll make it right but slightly annoying.

 

[Reece123]

CS got with me today and said they’d repair it for free, I just had to pay for shipping to them and it would be a 2 week turn around. Pretty frustrating for a brand new unit and to have this bow I’ve been waiting to build be down again. Guess I will see if my local shop will do an exchange off the shelf for me. But, lesson learned on QAD

 

[2Stamp]

I've had two QAD fail on me. I prefer Hamskea and also the AAE Prophecy. I've never had any issues with either.

The new Hamskea R7 looks great, especially for the bows that have integrate ability for the rest.

 

[jonesn3]

I have three Vaportrail Gen7 rests on both my Bowtech’s and my wife’s BT Solution SS. All have been great with varying amounts of regular use on each. One on my primary bow has been on since 2020, haven’t ever had an issue. I haven’t noticed them be finicky at all to taper tune, haven’t ever worried about timing the rest either (if that’s even a thing). The posts on here about cracked mounting bracket is news to me probably something to be cautious of.

The only thing I don’t like is they didn’t come out of the box capable of attaching to the bottom limb with the activation chord, and kinda bulky. If you have a bow with easy cam micro- tuning adjustments, I haven’t found a need for a micro adjust rest so the VT has been great for me. I have tuned a couple bows for buddies of mine and I do prefer the limb driven rests personally.

 

[bowhuntercoop]

Vapor trial told me 45 bucks to replace the broken rest. No thanks. Quick switch the trusty biscuit and stacking bareshafts with fletched and broadheads at 30. I’m good lol.

People hate on biscuits but man it’s silent compared to the vapor trail. Guessing it was getting louder since it was cracked? Idk but since I normally hunt with the stickbows off the shelf, I’m staying with the biscuit!!!

 

[BigSky]

People hate on biscuits but man it’s silent compared to the vapor trail. Guessing it was getting louder since it was cracked? Idk but since I normally hunt with the stickbows off the shelf, I’m staying with the biscuit!!!

Ya, I'm a drop-away guy but the Whisker Biscuit is truly under rated. Whenever I head to the mountains I carry one to camp with me in case of failure of my drop away. It is a simple swap and a quick tune if my drop away can't be field expediently fixed.

 

[The big greasy]

Shot an epsilon or a year now, love it, also loved my qad. If your not shooting a helical I loved my busciut too. If I had to choose one like I did a year ago, epsilon.

 

[justified07]

Having owned VT, QAD, NAP, and who knows what else... the only rest that I would consider, and may even try someday, besides a Hamskea is the AAE Prophecy. My only complaint about my Epsilon is the "mushy" clicks for microadjust and the backlash when changing direction. But that is all supposed to be fixed on the new R7. Hamskea for me.

 

[bowhuntercoop]

Vapor trail sent me an upgraded 7075 gen7. Awesome company who stood behind their product after all!

 

[Reece123]

Vapor trail sent me an upgraded 7075 gen7. Awesome copy who stood behind their product after all!

Nice! good to know. I ended up finding a used vapor trail i8x to put on my lift x., and a pro v as a backup for cheap.

 

[Idaboy]

Any reason you are not considering a Hamskea. Bomb proof. I never really hear of them failing....Im sure there are cases, but you really don't see guys complaining about. Top notch customer service too

 

[Reece123]

Mostly because the “whale tail” seems much larger/awkward than the V of the vapor trail.

 

[AUBOWHUNTER]

Used QAD for many years and never had a problem. Never tried VT.

 

[hondarider727]

Imo hamskea takes the cake for drop aways.

Out of curiosity why?

 

[Johnwell]

Mostly because the “whale tail” seems much larger/awkward than the V of the vapor trail.

I am a hamskea convert; they really aren’t much different in size vs a vapor trail—at least not to my eye. I guess they’re bigger than a QAD, but to me it’s not a concern.

Out of curiosity why?

They are bombproof as far as dropaways go. Driving off the bottom limb is out of the way and super reliable, even in sub zero conditions. I don’t care for the rests that use springs to pull the arm down, it seems like a more complicated solution looking for a problem. The cage on a hamskea is all rubberized and your arrow isn’t going to fall out; so to me it doesn’t matter if it’s held tightly in the launcher arm in the up position.

As long as gravity works your arrow will find the center of the v of the rest, and as long as your bottom limb moves and the cord doesn’t break the rest will get out of the way.

I think the hamskea’s are just about as quiet as any other drop away I’ve run, although I haven’t tried any new ones recently.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Out of curiosity why?

Durability, adjustability, reliability. I prefer the hamskea launcher over the vapor trail L arm. Plus you can mount to whatever limb you'd like without any goofy add ons