Atmos - Takedown Survival Bow by SAS - Review

Atmos, a takedown survival bow which packs up in a length of just 22” by SAS.
I like the idea behind this kind of bows and I am sure that there a re fans out there, who are just looking for a bow like this. It is a very niche product for individuals. What you gain in small packaging, you give a little up in performance. Thank you Doug from Survival Archery Systems, for sending the bow to me.

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[ZephrusPrime]

These bows never make any sense. Many of us who hunt with a trad set up and use a take down style bow would never take one of these out in the bush. ILF and regular universal take downs offer so many real world solutions. Slapping "survival" on it does not make it qualify. My Hoyt Buffalo packs into a small slim case that straps right onto my ruck. But as always Armin a professional review and thank you for them all!

[securemindsetofficial]

I am a simple man. When I see Armin make a video I like the video. Thank you!

[PeterKnagge]

Wicked review! You have no idea how long I have been waiting for you to review this bow. Thanks very much for your honesty, especially in light of the situation and many previous Atmos reviews. Much respect!

[jamaljackson]

I just bought and received an Atmos bow, and your review hits exactly on every point I wish that SAS would have though about when developing this bow. I mean, this is a fantastic bow already for what it is intended for, but there are simple little common sense things that would have made this bow even more user friendly. Having an attachment point for portability of the Allen wrench would have been ideal. Making the design of the limb attachment bolts into something that could be more readily screwed in and out by hand, by using a slightly protruding knob with the Allen key hole in the middle would have been nice. And lastly, there seems to be too much riser and not enough limb length. I would have preferred a slightly shorter riser, reduced by about 5 inches and about 2.5 to 3 more inches of limb length on both limbs. I do agree this bow's performance is not optimal, but it is a survival bow and yet it is amazing that it has so much room for improvement. I also think it once I add a proper arrow rest, a sight and a stabilizer, it will become more tuned in and smooth, but it's inefficiency will still leave it with a few limitations. I can't wait to test it once it's slightly more tuned. Great video, thanks!

[UTxTheArchangel]

I understood what you were trying to explain about a twisting bolts. The Samick Sage uses twisting bolts on the limbs instead of needing a tool.
I don't think this bow serves a useful purpose. They made the price because "Survival" was put in the name. But you could get the same or better out of cheaper bows like the Black Hunter Recurve or Longbow, Samick Sage, some Asiatic bows, etc. All those bows are also more aesthetically appealing.

[thomaskurz]

While their bows seem well made and have some nice technical innovations.
They look more like a solution for a problem, that first needs to be found.
There are lots of58-60" takedown recurve bows, which do not take up more space and are quicker to assemble.

Think their customers are people that buy everything that has survival in its name, just too feel cooler then their neighbor who just has a regular bow.

[yuandayanrismet]

Apparently 'survival' means give a bare minimum feature & slap it with a high price.
Nice review btw.

[almubarizunarchery]

I personally see no reason to choose this bow over any other cheaper take down modern recurve/long bows, or even a traditional take down horse bow, but thats just my opinion, to each his own in the world of archery 🏹💪

[theuniqueoutdoorsman]

Good review. I've learned so much watching your videos. Have a wonderful New Year 🏹 🎯

[dileb]

You did it again, Mr Armin. I mean a great review, of course!
148 fps with 11, 3 gpp at 28 shows again straight bows are not slow at all, simple straight, narrowed shape meaning poor storage, but (without siyahs) really high efficiency.

[jenjen]

Yes to the changes you suggested Armin, I know I would lose that Alan wrench in the bottom of my purse😁
Then I would have to tell my dinner or attacker to hold up a second while I locate it.

[Leverguns]

Another great review. For me that more expensive than those take down Korean bows from Indonesia, and very slow compared to those highbred Korean take down, no way I’m going to spend that kind of money on about that I need it Allen wrench to take apart, I wish you would do a comparison of the takedown bows versus the folding including the traditional style, including speed suitability, because if you’re trying to use a bow to survive it needs to be easy to shoot accurately, because most probably your life depends on it unlike target practice

[iscariotproject]

i think its aimed at a certain market of survivalist type people that are attracted to military type stuff, any cheap modern takedown bow for less money would do the same job but its probably alot of image and symbolism in the design as marketing.

[jareth]

A survival bow should be very versatile, ambidextrous and short with zero tools needed. This bow and every other survival bow falls utterly short....far short of the equipment I'd want in my hand when I am caught in the midst of a survival situation....to give protection from large predatory animals or worse humans. To secure difficult to reach food resources such as fish and birds, to be powerful enough to down big game animals such as deer so it needs to be very efficient. I have a design for a survival bow that would be all but indestructible and fulfill all requirements .

[jonoedwards]

Very Metal risers are horrid for the Trads, but the noise an bad vibes are what it is Man!
Radius, fully curved launch pads make launching a super Psych experience.
Beauty Armin.

[EarlyMist]

I wonder if the screws could be swapped out for a truly tooless setup like a Samick Sage. This makes much more sense for a 'survival bow' where loosing your allan key in the field is a deal breaker.

[dasMoto]

Everything with screws is not takedown to me. There are Olympic bows with only "stick it on" limbs. So I don't understand that bow. Someone tried to invent something new that already exist in better...

At least it looks nice.

[kanato.archery]

Next vídeo : Mr. Armin the survivor hunting predators on an alien planet 👽

[jme]

The ratio between the length of the riser and the length of the limbs should be greater : smaller riser and longer limbs or smaller riser and longer and recurve limbs . Other wise better looking than the previous bow .

[johncooper]

very interesting review thank you. I particularly like the slowmo shots which show the arrow performance characteristics .
There was a huge difference between the 600 and 400 grain shafts but you didn't mention the point weights of the arrows which would be very helpful to us novice archers struggling to make suitable arrows to match our bows with limited testing facilities and equipment.

I have a 26 # Snake bow but my 30" draw makes it 30 # wooden arrow specs would you suggest please for field archery 25-40 M