Height Measurement

[MT]

For those of you who can't afford a rangefinder but want some kind of a preliminary measuring tool check this out, my wife bought one for her golf mad mother and while checking whether I thought it was a good present or not I realised it might have some other uses. You couldn't use it everywhere but if:

1) You have someone with you (optional depending on your ingenuity)
2) You have a pole the same lenght as a golf pin, guess that rules out most of you (not that hard to find)
3) You can view vertically from exit point to the base of the object in question or vice versa

then it should give you a reasonably accurate measurement. I have a cliff which I know this will sort out. It measures up to 600 feet.

Of course using a bit of maths this could also be used even where you don't have the aforementioned vertical line of sight.

http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/catalog/productview.jhtml?sku=BI109

Here's a digital version of the same item

http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/catalog/productview.jhtml?pid=52314200&pcatid=2&catid=59806200

[Faber]

The digital version looks alot like one i tested here in DK(55$ or so).
I testede it at long and short distance at different places,and compared to the Laser most BASE jumpers use(Mac has the name,thanks for letting me use yours).I found out that it aint acurate enough,even the same distance could be messured to diffrent #´s of ft´s...

Pleace tjeck it out before you use it.The once in DK i wouldnt even use at hunting....

As said it just looks alot like,and i cant tell if its the same,but would like to warn against it unless you has tested it against a pro Laser first..

EDIT: i found a link to a pic of the laser i tested...

sorry i just cant make that thing clicky.. add www. in front of it and you should see

bilka.dk/internet/bilka/info/catalogue.nsf/webBrochures/FB1BD1383E24EFEFC1256DF8004E5854/$File/side17.jpg


http://www.bilka.dk/internet/bilka/info/catalogue.nsf/webBrochures/FB1BD1383E24EFEFC1256DF8004E5854/$File/side17.jpg