FISUR Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 I recently made an impulse purchase of some pace counting beads (aka: pace cords), and I've started using them while geocaching. Does anyone else use these things while looking for a cache? Rhode Island Geocaching [This message was edited by FISUR on July 08, 2003 at 05:22 PM.] [This message was edited by FISUR on July 08, 2003 at 05:23 PM.] Quote Link to comment
Bret holio Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 Yes, except I use them mostly on land navigation courses, patrols, and long distance foot movements. Pace count beads are one of the best investments you can make to improve your land navigation accuracy. I usually terrain associate to the point where I think a benchmark / point is and then use a GPS from there. Just remember your pace count will change as the day drags on or terrain changes. Bret Bellizio Quote Link to comment
+flask Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 can you explain to me what these are? it doesn't matter if you get to camp at one or at six. dinner is still at six. Quote Link to comment
+Web-ling Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 Pace cords are really unnecessary. Orienteers pace-count regularly without them, with very good accuracy. I've pace-counted for over a mile while field-checking an orienteering map, and ended up within 30 meters of where I was supposed to be. Quote Link to comment
Tikiroy Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 quote:Originally posted by flask:can you explain to me what these are? it doesn't matter if you get to camp at one or at six. dinner is still at six. I wasn't sure either Flask, so I went looking and found this: http://www.alpharubicon.com/leo/pacecountingkatunk.htm Sounds interesting. "There's so much comedy on television. Does that cause comedy in the streets?" Quote Link to comment
+tozainamboku Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 Sounds pretty redundant if you have a GPSr. It reminds of the shop owner in Japan who checked the results of his calculator using an abacus. 東西南北 -- I found it in the last place I looked. Quote Link to comment
+RobRee Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 i have found that i like the beads more than rely on them. a good pace count takes a while to feel out, but a rough guesstimate comes together quickly. i feel the beads gave me something to measure and help make a mental note. in response.. some people like to rough it to a spot, terrain assoc, compass orient, trail walk, etc and then use GPSr to walk in to final spot. makes it a different game for me. a little more of a challenge. we haven't done any challenging caches yet, the kiddies kind of limit it right now. i will be attempting some good hikes this summer, and my compass, and beads will be with me... as well as arial and topos. happy trails robbie and these are nifty too. robbie A family that Geocaches together... eventually gets wet. required reading My first bible Great Orienteering Site! PERSONAL PROTECTIVE MEASURES AGAINST INSECTS AND OTHER ARTHROPODS OF MILITARY SIGNIFICANCE Quote Link to comment
+SearchRescueDog Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 I use pace count beads regularly (I have a hard time keeping count in my head). I use terrain association as a primary though. You can find a good pace card worksheet in the "Ops Files" section of the Crockett SAR website. Quote Link to comment
+sept1c_tank Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 I don't use them often, but I bought a string from a Vietnam war veteran about 10 years ago. (Now I use my GPSr but there is nothing wrong with redundancy. It's a good backup, and it looks cool on my backpack.) Quote Link to comment
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