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sparrow75

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Hey all
I made this few days ago. It's waxed thread. Knots on this one are divided in metric values, 10 sections of 1 cm, four of 10 cm and one section of 50 cm. that gives total of one meter. It would be similar to 8 sections of 1/2 inch, 4-4 inches and 1-1 1/2 feet. That gives three feet of measuring "equipment"... and you can also floss or tie a boot with it :p

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This is how it works

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It's a good idea if you find yourself needing to measure in the field. The only thing I could think of that I would need it for would be setting up a shelter like the Kifaru Paratarp where you are supposed to use poles of a certain length.

Other than that, I'm not sure what I'd use it for.
 
Not a bad thing to have around. Personally, I'd just keep something short around for measuring small things. Bigger things, I've done a bit of surveying and have my pace figured out to pretty good accuracy over reasonably even ground.
 
I read an article in one of my hunting mags back in the 80s where the guy would use a piece of cord for tracking a wounded deer.
When he couldn't readily see the next track(night time/leaf clutter or the deer changing direction) he'd measure the distance between the ones he had found with a piece of cord & then start at the last one,anchor the cord,then swing the measured end in an arc until he found the next track & was eventually able to recover the downed deer.
I've also read of the same technique using a stick.
Either way sounds like a good tool for tracking a critter in heavy ground cover & is just something to store away in the ol' cranium if ever needed.
 
mykel m said:
I read an article in one of my hunting mags back in the 80s where the guy would use a piece of cord for tracking a wounded deer.
When he couldn't readily see the next track(night time/leaf clutter or the deer changing direction) he'd measure the distance between the ones he had found with a piece of cord & then start at the last one,anchor the cord,then swing the measured end in an arc until he found the next track & was eventually able to recover the downed deer.
I've also read of the same technique using a stick.
Either way sounds like a good tool for tracking a critter in heavy ground cover & is just something to store away in the ol' cranium if ever needed.
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Thats a good ol trick to keep in the brain box.

To the OP.
I like your idea, it takes up little space, and weighs nothing. I don't have to many reasons to measure in the woods, but if I was stranded, long term...I sure would miss my tape measure. Being able to measure would help me make a long term shelter that Disney would want to put in their next movie.
Good idea!

Remember, units of measure are just that...made up units. if stranded, you could make your own units of measure up, and start a new civilization.
 
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Thanks. It is pretty accurate to some point ( you can't measure drill bits of course). It's not intended just for woods use, as Skrapmetal said, not much use during camping and such, but for thing to have around since it's very compact it's good to know (for me at least) that there is something to help measure something reasonably small and longer as well. I carry that in my wallet now
.. and that new civilization thing is not a bad idea too :D
 
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