Comments on: Quick Tip: Measuring distance with a lanyard https://pmags.com/quick-tip-measuring-distance-with-a-lanyard Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, and camping. Sun, 01 Sep 2019 17:56:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: Paul Mags https://pmags.com/quick-tip-measuring-distance-with-a-lanyard#comment-596158 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 15:01:28 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=12238#comment-596158 In reply to BrRabbit.

Assuming you are always using 1:24000 topos exclusively. A larger, if less detailed map, if better for overall views and is a tool any good navigator should use.

EDIT: And your thumb may or may not be the same size as me, my wife or a friend. 🙂

]]> By: BrRabbit https://pmags.com/quick-tip-measuring-distance-with-a-lanyard#comment-596156 Thu, 22 Sep 2016 14:42:51 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=12238#comment-596156 1:24000 topo maps mostly used for navigation are such a neat thing. 1 mile there roughly equals to the length of my big thumb. So, I don’t need to use no string to be able to predict my mileage. “My thumb says it’ll be about 5 miles”, or “by a rule of a thumb, it’s about 5 miles, mas-o-menos”.

]]> By: Hawk https://pmags.com/quick-tip-measuring-distance-with-a-lanyard#comment-595204 Mon, 12 Sep 2016 15:05:31 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=12238#comment-595204 maybe adding a small bit of dental floss (tie it to the lanyard) could be an easier way of not having to keep your fingers on the string?

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