Comments on: Estimating The Width Of A Stream https://survivaltek.com/?p=2102 Teaching the Ways and Means to Survive Fri, 19 Sep 2025 19:53:52 -0400 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 By: Jerry https://survivaltek.com/?p=2102&cpage=1#comment-7665 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 10:16:59 +0000 https://survivaltek.com/?p=2102#comment-7665 As a hunter you learn to estimate distance by sight, no need for calculations, this is especially true in bow hunting, of course today with the drop in cost of range finders many hunters lack this skill, when we would shoot archery tournaments which is a good way to hone your skill you were not allowed range finders and a lot of them were very busy not giving you time to make calculations but making a quick judgment and taking your shot just as in many hunting situations, knowing how to do the math is valuable but experience is better

]]> By: Denver https://survivaltek.com/?p=2102&cpage=1#comment-1289 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:25:17 +0000 https://survivaltek.com/?p=2102#comment-1289 Hi Ken,
I checked out this article and found it to be spot on. Good Job!
A couple of other things can be found out by reading this article. First that this method uses the properties of congruent triangles to establish the width of the stream. Also fairly obvious is that this method could be used to measure the distance to any object.
The one draw back I see in using this exact method is that you might be limited in walking backwards the width of the stream or what ever you are measuring. This however can be over come by using the similar triangle method instead of the congruent triangle method. For example: march off some even numbered steps lets say 6 going from position 1 to 2. Then go half that many from position 2 to 3. Now follow the same method as mentioned above, but when calculating the width of the stream just double your value that you get from position 3 to 4.

Great Website. Keep up the wonderful work.

]]> By: A Fellow Man https://survivaltek.com/?p=2102&cpage=1#comment-769 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 23:19:12 +0000 https://survivaltek.com/?p=2102#comment-769 I tried this – works like a charm. Thanks!

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