Ranger beads

Triad Pacing Beads (Ranger Beads): Pacing beads or ranger beads are a ‘dead’ reckoning (i.e. Ded. Reckoning, deduced reckoning) land navigation tool. Each bead represents a pre-determined amount of paces taken by the traveler from their starting point. The amount of paces used is ty…

Army Ranger Beads: Hey there! These (hopefully) will show you how to make your very own Ranger beads, used by the US Army. They cost a pretty penny at stores (The one on the left cost me $12! *sigh*), but you can make them for much, much less obviously. Also called "P…

#Outdoor #Bushcraft #Survival #Navigation*Before watching this video, read the safety disclaimer at the bottom*Is this video I will explain what ranger beads...

side by side paracord ranger pace counter beads - ETS Forums - great design for knitting counter

The skill of being able to navigate yourself to safety is overlooked. It can mean the difference between life and death. Count your paces with Ranger Beads.

A great project for around the campfire. Lean how to measure distance with paracord ranger beads!

Ok. so im letting my Army experience come through here for the first time on my blog... we did a lot of what the Army calls "road marching" while I was in training and otherwise with the US military. If anyone does some serious hiking it is the US Army, miles and miles of road marching which is really just sleep walking after you get used to it. I mean seriously, after months of training it got to the point where I would wake up to find myself walking with an M-16 held firmly to my chest…

by Todd Walker “How far have we walked?” “I dunno know… But that tree looks awfully familiar!” Have you ever wondered while out wandering in the wilderness how …

A.k.a. Pace Counters. Since moving to Washington, I’ve realized that most people up here consider 50 degrees outside to be practically summer. I never understood this until recently though wh…