Posted on: January 23rd, 20102010 ATA Show
On my way to Columbus OH for the 2010 Archery Trade Association show I started wondering what kind of turn out we were going to have, with the recent state of our economy I expected a pretty slow show. I wouldn’t say it was gangbusters but it seemed to me that everyone was staying fairly busy through out the show. It goes to show that the archery industry is going strong.
I look forward to the ATA almost as much as opening day of Archery season. Over the past few years I have made some very good friends through out the industry and enjoy meeting new people every year, not to mention the massive amount of archery gear you get to play with. I had the chance to play around with a few new accessories and check out some of the newest bows on the market. I think one of the hottest items I seen was the whole new line of add-on that Badlands Back Packs has to offer. They are offering pockets for range finders, cameras, and everything in between to add on to your current Badlands pack. They also unveiled a pack line built specificaly for women. But the one I am most excited about is a new pack called the Sacrifice, 3500 cubic inches of space internal pack frame, and all the other great features of Badlands but only weighing in at 3.9 pounds dry weight. I can’t wait to give her a try in North Dakota this fall. They will be offering the pack in Max-1 and AP, the picture I posted is a prototype pack.
One other product that I will be giving a try is the new Montana Black Gold Ascent sight. The Ascent is a slider style sight that you have the choice of a one,three, or four pin scope. Montana also offers any type of customizing on pin colors and sizes so you can virtually build your sight to your liking. The ascent is built super tough and with a very simple micro adjust system looks to be a very user friendly sight to work with. If you ever get a chance to make it to a ATA show I would highly suggest doing so. Stay tuned to Back 40 Outdoors for more reviews from the 2010 ATA show.