Well with summer in full swing and having just gotten out of my car (which was hot enough to practically boil an old bottle of mountain dew) I've been reminded of a question that invariably comes up every summer. Is it ok to leave a bow in a car/other hot environment.
The short answer is no. For the love of god no.
Ok, let's take a step back and fill in some details here. The reason for not leaving a bow in an excessively warm environment is the limbs. Heat is the natural enemy of the adhesives that hold the laminated layers of the limbs together. Furthermore, there is a certain degree of risk to the strings and cables under these conditions (stretch risk but not a failure risk).
However, that being said; modern, high quality bows do offer a certain degree of heat resistance. We aren't talking about the bows of our forefathers that were held together with hide glue but rather epoxy laminated, high performance polymers (theoretically) mixed and fabricated by skilled professionals. A bow wouldn't sell very well if it failed catastrophically when exposed to tropical or summer heat over the course of a field shoot or hauled across the African plains.
So admittedly, can it be done with out disaster? Yes. A friend and fellow shooter, for instance, stored his practically prehistoric Bear Whitetail 2 in the bed of his truck/back of his car for an entire summer shooting season last year and it's still in one piece. But none the less, even with out failing catastrophically, a bow that is exposed to swings in temperature (in either direction) can perform differently so that alone should be reason enough to try and maintain a consistent mild temperature.
The most succinct advise or adage I've been told concerning bow storage is; "If you are uncomfortable then your bow is uncomfortable".
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