[Moo] Asking the obvious

[Dexter Guptill]

The stick trick only takes a couple of minutes. Put a stick in the
ground. Put a pebble at the "top" of the stick's shadow. Wait until
the stick's shadow has moved a visible distance. Put down another
pebble. The second pebble will be due east of the first.

On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 5:38 PM,  <jazelle at swords.cc> wrote:
> Well when all else fails going with where the moss grows won't always
> work... if you are near a wet source the moss will grow on any side that has
> more water hitting it.... hum let me think. If it's sunny going with a stick
> in the ground and watching for a few hours the shadow will tell you were the
> sun is and from there you can tell directions (but if it is overcast that
> will not help much) or wait for night and the stars to come out or the moon
> to rise. -Jaz
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dexter Guptill" <3fgburner at gmail.com>
> To: "General Mailing List for the Barony of Stierbach" <moo at stierbach.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 11:20 AM
> Subject: Re: [Moo] Asking the obvious
>
>
>> Back in the day, we were still wearing steel pots in the Army. When
>> getting a bearing, we were instructed to dump our helmets and weapons.
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 11:06 AM,  <Cyberhaaz at aol.com> wrote:
>>> In a message dated 2/2/2009 9:35:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>>> briana491 at gmail.com writes:
>>>
>>> From the map and compass class I took a couple of years ago, I'd say
>>> definitely yes. We were warned about belt buckles.
>>>
>>> well I don't need serious accuracy...we are talking about someone so lost
>>> they don't know north from south and anything woudl help...however it
>>> sounds
>>> like a full set of armor would definitly be a party pooper.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
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