FIELDCRAFT NOTES
In April 2017, I took part in the inaugural launch of the Tactical Tracking courses offered through Gunsite with renowned combat tracking instructor, David Scott-Donelan. Since then, I have worked on developing a data worksheet to share with professional trackers. Feel free to click on the image below to save and print your own copies for field use.
Click on the image to save or print the C & C Worksheet
GHILLIE SUIT TESTING ON THE AZ BORDER
The views are a bit concealed in the photos, but isn't that the point of camouflage?... Anyway, a couple of guys participating in Death Valley Magazine's (DVM) Mobile Scout Course are field testing one of my terrain-specific ghillie blankets. Special thanks to James Price, Shawn Swanson and members of the DVM team for taking the time to test and evaluate some of the Hidden Success Tactical gear. Photos courtesy of Shawn Swanson.
USING PACE-COUNTING BEADS TO ESTIMATE DISTANCE TRAVELED
DETERMINE YOUR PERSONAL PACE NUMBER:
The easiest and fastest way is to visit a local high school athletic track. The running track will have have 100 meters already marked off. The innermost running lane straight-aways are usually 100 meters. Starting with both feet together, stepping with your left foot first, count every time your left foot falls, including your first step. Write down your pace number in a notebook and walk the track two more times, recording the results again. Add all three numbers together and divide by three. This number is YOUR average pace number.
USING YOUR PACE COUNT BEADS:
A single bead moved from the bottom nine represents 100 meters traveled. Every time you travel 100 meters, move another bead. After the ninth bead is pulled down, the next 100 meters traveled (for a total of 1000 meters/1km or 1 "click") the stack of nine beads are reset and one bead from the stack of four is moved down. REMEMBER: Slopes and winding trails can vary the actual distance traveled.
©2016 HIDDEN SUCCESS TACTICAL
The easiest and fastest way is to visit a local high school athletic track. The running track will have have 100 meters already marked off. The innermost running lane straight-aways are usually 100 meters. Starting with both feet together, stepping with your left foot first, count every time your left foot falls, including your first step. Write down your pace number in a notebook and walk the track two more times, recording the results again. Add all three numbers together and divide by three. This number is YOUR average pace number.
USING YOUR PACE COUNT BEADS:
A single bead moved from the bottom nine represents 100 meters traveled. Every time you travel 100 meters, move another bead. After the ninth bead is pulled down, the next 100 meters traveled (for a total of 1000 meters/1km or 1 "click") the stack of nine beads are reset and one bead from the stack of four is moved down. REMEMBER: Slopes and winding trails can vary the actual distance traveled.
©2016 HIDDEN SUCCESS TACTICAL