For those asking about the multiplier of 10 the distance between you eyes is about 1/10 the distance to your fist.
@instantsiv
Жыл бұрын
900 meters is just over half a mile. Guessing 2 mph walking speed thru the fields would take about 15 minutes. That’s useful info, thank you for showing it.
@spiritsuit7846
Жыл бұрын
The most useful information I have heard in a long time. Thanks Dave!
@yyyalbert
Жыл бұрын
Well explained Mr Canterbury .Thats a great Method that i use since i was i kid
@The_Story_Channel
Жыл бұрын
This was a better explanation of the rule of thumb than the last video that I watched. Thanks.
@hillbillyholler516
Жыл бұрын
Pretty good, but I'm almost blind on one eye so I will have to stick with my range finder
@outdoor-suedost
Жыл бұрын
Hello Dave, what an awesome little tip, for improvising out in the fields! Thanks for showing and all the best from Austria 🇦🇹🤠👍🏕🔥
@herbsmith6871
Жыл бұрын
Good stuff Dave! Thanks for sharing 🤠
@abcstardust
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this excellent video!
@intotheriver9
Жыл бұрын
Great trick. Good to see how you reasoned out the distance to the house. I'm a poor judge of distance and dimension (always getting a tape measure out even for things that only require approximation), but I think this trick will help me hone my intuition for these things. Thanks for sharing.
@unfi6798
Жыл бұрын
We figured that you've done some ground work for this vid. This is an old native hack that were use in the good old days. We carry that tradition & knowledge untill today. It is also practice in the military etc. Cheers DC. Stay safe cobber.!
@davidcampbell7209
5 ай бұрын
This is also good for estimates on tree height
@markh5889
Жыл бұрын
My thumb thanks you!! Good info
@BRADASSOFFGRIDHOMESTEAD
Жыл бұрын
This is called parallax. Neat idea to use an "error" to judge distance.
@apar1560
Жыл бұрын
Very intresting, GREAT DEMO SIR 👍 THANKS ...Alan in 🇨🇱
@Doodlefisher
9 ай бұрын
Great video
@melaniedebagheera7082
Жыл бұрын
Another awesome tool for the toolbox!
@amateurshooter6054
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Dave
@Jaden48108
Жыл бұрын
This is something anyone can do in their yard. Valuable lesson to a bow hunter.
@bigjimwvmtman9995
Жыл бұрын
Glad to view you on CNN about Colombia plane crash children lost 16 days in jungle.
@KT_survival
Жыл бұрын
Great tip David, thank you.
@jeffrdnck7973
Жыл бұрын
I’m going to try this but I wonder how my astigmatism in my left eye might affect this
@jonfishbough9497
Жыл бұрын
Good info Thank you.
@richstone2627
Жыл бұрын
Good video. I don't care what anyone says about that Jeep, it's cool Brother. Thanks for all you do.
@antonio4660
Жыл бұрын
So cool!
@sturisa
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Dave, I'll try it out!
@dennistoufexis5790
Жыл бұрын
Very cool! I'll be trying it this weekend.
@davidmerritt5702
Жыл бұрын
Excellent
@SherryTheSecretary
Жыл бұрын
Will this work when figuring height as well? Like the height of a tree or a hill?
@melaniedebagheera7082
Жыл бұрын
There is a very similar method...yes
@FidoHouse
Жыл бұрын
Cool!
@social3ngin33rin
Жыл бұрын
interesting, never thought about trying to figure this out using my thumb :) I might try doing some math :) (and using a laser range finder lol)
@marksanders8028
Жыл бұрын
Dear Dave. This is off the subject. But I just discovered that the Mora classic #2 will fit like a glove in a Mora Companion knife sheath. Much better sheath than comes with the classic #2 originally.
@ghosttimm420
10 ай бұрын
Quite literally a rule of "thumb".
@cunninglinguist9853
Жыл бұрын
Not into the meter bullshit.
@truhunk1
Жыл бұрын
A better idea is to not hunt deer with a bow. It never ends well for the poor deer.
@eatmorenachos
Жыл бұрын
Math is hard, but that's a brilliant idea. Reminds me of the method you showed for estimating how much time you have until sunset (extend your arm and count how many finger widths the sun is from the horizon. Each finger equals 15 minutes). I use it all the time.
@Mart687
Жыл бұрын
Great method but its more a short range trick. But i never heard of it. So thanks. But the bigger the distance and the smaller the target, the harder it becomes. In my recon platoon, we were spotters for artillery also so if you have features in the terrain, you can use a map to try and figure out the location and distance from you to that location. But with no reference points it's hard to guess long range distance. So we trained on it a lot to guess long range distance. When you first start doing it, you're absolutely terrible at it. A battle tank/big object is easier than a person. Is this target 500 meter, 600 or 800 meters away? We practiced that a lot cause it's very important in recon. So spotting for artillery you guess the location and get on the radio, give coordinates, ask for 1 round to see where it lands. Takes like half a minute cause they are 17km behind you. And you correct it like 1 forward and 2 left, bit like that, one more round. If you're on target you say a word i can't translate but the whole battery of howitzers fires not on the same location but in a grid pattern around it and 2 times. It's crazy to watch the impacts and devastation of artillery rounds like that. Later in life at a company party, we doing a game where you had to answer questions in teams. Who do zebra's have stripes. (heat regulation and camo so a hurd becomes a giant barcode in a dust cloud so hard to target 1 btw) And we had to guess the distance between 2 cones from 10 meter/30 feet away. I won and i was off by 10mm/1cm. It was like 5 meters and 6cm and my guess was 5 meters and 5cm. How did you do that they asked me? Dunno i just can. I won a fire extinguisher. Yay! If you want to get into guessing distances. You train to do it. Like Dave is showing in the video. With this method, do it yourself. And guess and walk it out like he did. Here the distance between 2 lamp posts is 25 meters. How many steps do you take between 2 lamp posts? 30 maybe. So 15 steps is 12,5 meters. Practise like that to get a feel for guessing distance. And what dave is showing is very cool. You can guess and check/correct yourself. Very cool video Dave. You're awesome for sharing your knowledge. Shawn is awesome too btw. Love his channel.
@mr.zardoz3344
Жыл бұрын
Back in the day, the Rule of Thumb, meant you couldn't beat your wife or kids with a stick thicker then your thumb. Hence, Rule of Thumb. Its also mentioned in the movie Boondock Saints.
@Uncivil-Engie
Жыл бұрын
Perfect! A good fast substitute when you need to range something. This is pretty similar in concept to milling with a scope. I suspect the x10 multiplier is an approximate ratio of your arm length to your eye spacing and should be very consistent for most people. Never ceases to amaze me how much you can do with just a little know-how. Thank you for a great video, as always!
@stephenstruman7235
Жыл бұрын
Just tried this across the room and it’s pretty accurate.
@kotycassidy6955
Жыл бұрын
So cool you showed this my grandfather taught me this technique when I was 10 or so shooting my Fred bear recurve. Dave you are a treasure please keep these knowledge videos coming so important
@2acarrier303
Жыл бұрын
Thanks David. That is a awesome trick! Will be using that a lot.
@reidycruise
Жыл бұрын
When buddy?
@Doodlefisher
9 ай бұрын
Minute of angle 📐 vs minute of thumb 👍 thumb is approximately one inch thick. Inches to yards using parallel shift of eyes which are roughly 1 1/2 to “2” apart in triangulation to distance. 2divided by 1 or in half. Yardage measured by stride of step can vary according to flexibility and posture and terrain. That’s why it’s estimated roughly and not in precision. Got it!
@weshenry9592
Жыл бұрын
That is good advice but what if you only have 1 eye like me?
@raymondward1009
Жыл бұрын
I’ve seen a lot of survival l tips videos and I think this is probably the most important thing to know how to do!
@PenntuckytheCrag
Жыл бұрын
this is great Dave. thx
@kohinarec6580
Жыл бұрын
So that's how it works!
@jasonpullan488
Жыл бұрын
Cool trick!!! Time to go for a walk and try
@wademartin8822
Жыл бұрын
LOVE THIS VIDEO!
@leealtmansr.3811
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 👍
@averagecamper4265
Жыл бұрын
I was expecting dave to just get in the jeep and drive off
@MrWaththage
Жыл бұрын
Who else count the steps with him
@Hoose111
Жыл бұрын
wow, awesome
@andreaardy1080
Жыл бұрын
Learn so much from you! Thanks 😊
@mrfixit011
Жыл бұрын
👍👍
@reidycruise
Жыл бұрын
Never heard of it before until the other day but now it’s all over it
@davidribner9190
Жыл бұрын
This is an awesome technique. Thank you for sharing.
@davidadams8209
Жыл бұрын
Thank U Brother for all the info & teaching! Great video's! GODBLESS U!
@outdoorchris333
Жыл бұрын
Good information to know. Yet another tool in the toolbox. Thanks
@awells9153
Жыл бұрын
That is pretty cool always heard that saying never knew how to use it thanks
@sherripittman2872
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your knowledge …….leaned something new ❤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
@patslee1394
Жыл бұрын
thank you. very informative video. i already use the fingers method to guess relative time till the sun goes down below horizon as its pretty good and will now be trying this too for distance. appreciate all you release for free.
@sepehryekebash
Ай бұрын
I learned it from ultimate sniper more than a decade ago and this is the first time I've seen someone else knowing it 👍🏻
@jeremymoses7401
Жыл бұрын
Lol.... i probably wouldve called it a click and called it a day😂.... especially once that elevation change over distance gets involved
@stephendehart9777
Жыл бұрын
"The Rule of Thumb." LOL Was described in ancient times as the largest size of 'Rod' or 'Switch' a man could use to beat a cheating wife, and he could only strike her, 'Three hands' times (15).
@RebelTyrantKing
Жыл бұрын
I sure will use this method when I go bow hunting, miss u on dual survival. After u left the show, I only hung in there for Cody. Dual survival is dead to me once u both were off it. 1 question though if I can, do u ever meet up with Cody n hang out or something? Yall seemed like good friends as yalls time on the show progressed.
@jasoncastle4818
Жыл бұрын
Dave is a Jedi knight!! Outstanding AF!!
@cosmindanes9435
Жыл бұрын
unfortunately i understand nothing. i cant use your system , but anyway amazing job.
@i_am_a_freespirit
Жыл бұрын
My deer here at my House come almost to my doorstep. I have two young bucks here and four doe that mow my Grass on the edge off my Deck. I don't have to guess. I could shoot them with my 9mm.
@everready19373
11 ай бұрын
How would you estimate the distance of an object 5' 10" high? Asking for a friend.
@Flashahol
Жыл бұрын
Funny, I just watched a year old video on the subject a day before this came up....
@1fromtheroad
Жыл бұрын
I remember this from Boy Scouts in the late 60’s. Still applies.
@douglasmuncy8507
Жыл бұрын
Good video Dave bring back the kitchen series!!!
@SimonRiley115
Жыл бұрын
I would have just guessed 50 ft for the tree and 100 ft for the truck lol
@CoyoteRidge
Жыл бұрын
Thats cool , thanks Dave
@dpete8995
Жыл бұрын
Cool, never heard of this technique before… I’ll u see it…
@perpirak00
10 ай бұрын
Really brilliant and effective way! 👍
@Drkhig
Жыл бұрын
What if you are blind in one eye? When i switch eyes the object disappears
@chadlassiter6380
Жыл бұрын
Good stuff, is that one of those new Henry revolvers boss?
@darrenspurling2357
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, great tips Dave..
@nickcosta8062
Жыл бұрын
So how does this work for someone like myself whose blind in one eye?
@kevinmoyer6224
Жыл бұрын
Thats awesome. Im going to try this soon
@robertburgess749
5 ай бұрын
I give this video 2 👍 👍 up
@JimKernix
Жыл бұрын
Why is 10 the multiplier?
@NichGatton
Жыл бұрын
That was impressive!
@curtisbottoms3316
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the info.
@paulharding1621
Жыл бұрын
Very interesting.
@annakonda6727
Жыл бұрын
This is a great tip! Thanks.
@elevatorman7750
Жыл бұрын
Great video
@dgourdine50
Жыл бұрын
Very Cool
@Nunya_Binness
Жыл бұрын
🫨👍🏽
@stevestumpy6873
Жыл бұрын
🦌🦌
@blackhatbushcraft
Жыл бұрын
Excellent content brother! I have not seen this technique before.
@danielww9022
10 ай бұрын
This is an excellent approximation skill for bow hunters like myself (i.e., those who won't take a shot beyond 50 yards). I've compared my estimates to the digital rangefinder, & am 100% confident with taking a shot based on thumb estimates. I have noticed some discrepancy when thumbing distances uphill/downhill, though. I'm not sure why that is. It doesn't make sense to me, but i can live with that. The digital rangefinder accounts for all that, so I'm good. Thanks for the video, Dave.
@ExpeditionaryJonny
Жыл бұрын
Is that the same house we looked at the other day? What a neat way to estimate distances. I'll give it a try and let's see if I can start picking it up. I appreciate you , Dave!
@zarar7777
Жыл бұрын
I am watching you here from Pakistan. I like and started follow you from dual-survival. Stay safe. Stay blessed.
@ricdonato4328
9 ай бұрын
Very good example for estimating distance. Thank you for sharing a very useful tip. FYI, your camera (cell phone) is vertical, portrait orientation, when capturing video always have the camera in landscape, horizontal, orientation. A vertically captured video is spatially disorientating. Portrait captured videos are called stick videos for a reason, the left 1/3 and the right 1/3 of the image is cut off (appears blank on the screen), however the viewer sees a tall narrow center of the video dead center on their screen. Vertical captured videos appear as if the viewers are looking through a keyhole or wearing horse blinders. Notice, every TV screen, Computer screen, movie theater screen, and the like, is orientated horizontally not vertically, thus we want our video to fill a screen fully left and right. Also, every human, maybe all animals, see their world considerably more horizontal than vertical. Thus, when capturing videos always orientate the camera or cell phone horizontal a.k.a. landscape, never portrait, vertical, mode. Hope this helps you and other folks using a cell phone as well.
@guyperry8888
Жыл бұрын
Distance estimates have always been difficult for me for me to do. WITH me being half blind and no depth perception. Nobody to teach me because they did not understand the way I see. I thought maybe your method might work for me. Until watching the video and realizing that you needed two working eyes. Any input, advice, or help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. P.S.. Great video and information.
@GlennShaffstall
Жыл бұрын
Nice tip Dave! I need to get out and try this.
@darylsarbaugh3491
Жыл бұрын
We did a lot of this as Division Scouts we had access to Field Artillery, Naval Gun Fire, CAS, and Fast Movers. Estimating distance was very critical so you don't have to make many adjustments. Ideally Fire for effect second time.
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