Never show alternate ways to tie knots! Now my head is all fucked up trying to tie them new ways! The Alpine butterfly is stupid simple for me when I use the hand wrap. We used to use a directional inline figure 8 for inline knots which was a PIA for me. Hahahahaha! You’re welcome! I’ve always used the handwrap method for the butterfly, but when I was shown the twist method, it made sense, and it’s WAY quicker and simpler. Give it a try a couple times. ———————————————– I typically use terrain association while hunting. Only twice I had to pull out my compass to figure out what direction I had to go ( during the day ) once the clouds dropped to the horizon and I couldn’t see the mountains to my west and I was in a big flat mash, and the second time I got caught in a blizzard . I always carry a compass! For Just those reasons. Before GPS was affordable while hiking in a remote location via a known trail on a topo map I would compare my elevation on ground where the contours lines on the map crossed the trail. It can help locate your position on the map. Terrain association is the foundation of all land navigation. Even when I’m using stellar or solar navigation for direction finding, I’m noting local landmarks as both directional reference points, and for future reference, if/when I return to the same place in the future. Using altimeters and contour interval lines to establish location is absolutely legit. I’ve used it on multiple occasions to confirm my location in the mountains, when my intersection/resection wasn’t as concrete as I’d like. On the other hand, I’ve also had issues with traditional altimeters, in lieu of GPS based altimeters, when a storm is brewing, because of the changes in barometric pressure. Read the rest: https://www.patreon.com/posts/campf...paign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Continue reading...
