VermontHunter Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 This is the New Helios Vane by Nockturnal Lighted Nocks, I thought it was very interesting so I thought I's share it here for everyone to check out and comment on ... Here's a link to the video ..... http://www.bowhunter.com/introducing-nockturnal-helios-lighted-vane.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maine Hntr Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 I'm sure it flies pretty good, don't know about paying that much for vanes although having it be a lighted nock and vane at the same time is pretty cool I guess... I just don't know that I see that many people switching over to them from the traditional type vanes for them to be successful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) I enjoy seeing new stuff like this that is cutting edge different. EDIT from original post for I found a video here: Is it the same one on the web page? I dislike Nockturnal nocks. I gave them a try and found them to be unreliable. What I do like about this product is that I can use the vanes without their nocks. I may give them a try but I get pretty good results from my Blazers. Edited January 14, 2014 by RangerClay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 What in the world? Haven't seen those yet. They are a little pricey for me, but they do look cool and seem like they would work pretty good. I wonder how long they will stick around for. I remember when FOB's were the next big thing...now you don't hear much about them anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Interesting....but I'll stick to keeping it simple, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 yea I don't know... could work well. we'll see how they pan out. I never liked the FOB design this is a little different though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted January 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 I know this, before I drop $30 on this product I would like to try it out for myself with a couple different broadheads to see what flight and durability is like. Especially since I use a Whisker Bisquit Rest. I have emailed Nocturnal to see if I can get just one to test for myself, so we will see if that happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 luke did you tell them how you shoot a biscuit and asked them what they thought about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 luke did you tell them how you shoot a biscuit and asked them what they thought about that? Why yes I did now that you mention it ,,, I have yet to hear from Nocturnal. Blazer Vanes have yet to fail me, but sure would like to try out this new vane for myself, but they are going to be very pricey .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Why yes I did now that you mention it ,,, I have yet to hear from Nocturnal. Good luck with that. After my Nockturnal Nock failed and I lost my arrow, I sent them an email asking what I did wrong. They got back to me after about a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Good luck with that. After my Nockturnal Nock failed and I lost my arrow, I sent them an email asking what I did wrong. They got back to me after about a month. I seen a few threads over on AT about Nockturnals failing also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted January 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Good luck with that. After my Nockturnal Nock failed and I lost my arrow, I sent them an email asking what I did wrong. They got back to me after about a month. You may be right my friend as I haven't heard a peep from Nocturnal ... disappointing indeed ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maine Hntr Posted January 25, 2014 Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 you'd think with a new product trying to launch they'd be all over trying to answer any questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted January 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 you'd think with a new product trying to launch they'd be all over trying to answer any questions. You would think that would be the case but I haven't heard a peep from Nocturnal since my inquiry .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 You would think that would be the case but I haven't heard a peep from Nocturnal since my inquiry .... Ummm well if they cannot answer before a purchase, gonna guess after the purchase probably won't be any better. Customer service does not exist with some companies these says, pretty sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted January 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 I have to agree William .... Case in point I purchased some Blazer Vanes that were curled and couldn't be used I emailed Bohning and within' a hour or two I got an email back requesting my address so they could send replacements to me at NO charge ... Now there's customer service .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Looks like they are an over-priced "solution" to a non-problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted January 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 OK, so after zero response from them on their web site email ,,, I posted this on their Facebook page early this morning before I left for work ( 3:45 am ) " OK, I'll try this here after no response by email on Nocturnals main site .... I use the whisker bisquit rest on my bow and would like to try out the Helios Vane. But before I invest a lot of money in a new vane I would like to test it out, and was wondering if I could get atleast one vane to run through the paces of the whisker bisquit rest. I eagerly await a response .... Thank You ... " I see they have posted no less than 4 hours ago on their Facebook Page and the post was for advertising this vane ,,,, but STILL NO RESPONSE to my inquiry, yep I think I'm being ignored ... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted March 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 (edited) To this date I still haven't heard a peep from Nocturnal, what a disappointment indeed, I would have thought they would have jumped all over some actual feedback from the consumer end of things, guess not. But I have posted on their Facebook page one more time requesting one vane to try out. Lets see what happens. Edited March 3, 2014 by VermontHunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 How much $$$ are you looking at here? I would think you could buy a pack of them, test 1, and kept them if they worked. If you don't like them, you could sell them (over on AT.com) and get most of your $$$ back...just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted March 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 How much $$$ are you looking at here? I would think you could buy a pack of them, test 1, and kept them if they worked. If you don't like them, you could sell them (over on AT.com) and get most of your $$$ back...just a thought. ONLY $30.00 for six from what info I could find .... You think I should still invest 100% the funds for a product that has yet been tested through the rest I use. I'm not trying t be a smart "A", just asking. I will say this, if these are as good as they claim them to be, YES I would drop the $30 for the product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Why yes I did now that you mention it ,,, I have yet to hear from Nocturnal. Blazer Vanes have yet to fail me, but sure would like to try out this new vane for myself, but they are going to be very pricey .... Good luck with that. After my Nockturnal Nock failed and I lost my arrow, I sent them an email asking what I did wrong. They got back to me after about a month. I seen a few threads over on AT about Nockturnals failing also. Well Luke, this is JMO, but after reading what you are going through with getting an answer, and what a few of the guys above have mentioned about parts failing/poor customer service/etc I would be looking elsewhere for something new... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted March 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 I hear ya Tom and don't disagree, I should heed the lack of response from Nocturnal,, but man I sure would love to try one out just to satisfy my own curiosity. I even offered to buy just the one, but didn't get response to that inquiry as well. Maybe I'm beating the proverbial dead horse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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