Bushcrafty measurements

[drewdunnrespect]

as mad as.....

well the maddest thing i know is well our very own MADDAVE

 

[drewdunnrespect]

then of course there is hammocking kipping hours cos anyone who has kipped in a hammock will no tweleve or more ours kip is easily doable

 

[lucan]

"A Slack Handful" Was always a good measurement when baking in our house

 

[Sniper]

Clothing sizes ...... waist - ranging from racing snake to Black's of Greenock

Height Lower than a snake's "helmet" or knee high to a grasshopper's toenail

 

[Justin Time]

cut it to about the length of your forearm, sure I heard that on a bushcraft course... followed by lots of people looking round at everyone else....

 

[DavidJT]

Mors' book is full of them... "wrist thick", "one good pace", "fingertip to elbow", "finger sized" etc etc.

 

[timboggle]

I've never come across any indigenous peoples that carry tape measures yet, they all use 'body part' measurements, ie, fingers, hands, arms, forearms, etc and in fact my ideal length for a fire bow is from my belly button to the floor

 

[Andy T]

im not sure about measurements but for weight it could be converted into bannocks ...............for example a double decker bus is equal to 5 istvans .....

 

[Mojoracinguk]

The answer to the question “where is the latrine” is a reliable measure of food preparation when entering an established camp.

Over the hill and far away = Good times
In my bivvy = Bad times

Mojo