measuring a fence

[phirow]

Use the Agri wheel the large one.

Or Pace, my paces are 64 double paces to 100 metres

This method is taught when you are map reading to stop you walking over a ravine in bad weather.

Use it all the time never more than 3 metres out + or -.

You will be short going up but you turn round and retrace you will be long, take the average.

Or use Google and the distance tool

[sandy2210]

Oh, I see, it's already measured.

 

not measured or even erected yet thats just an educated guess

[Spruce Pirate]

we are talking about 4500 m here about 1000 through a clearfell with all the stumps and drains

 

Based on that I would say the Walk-tax is the tool for you, only problem with it is when the thread knots and breaks for no apparent reason. Keep the inside well cleaned out, the build up of "thread dust" seems to clog it up and cause a few problems.

 

I don't think pacing is practical, and if you're measurement doesn't match the forester's he'll laugh out loud when you tell him you paced it.

 

A range finder is OK, but you're going to have to take a lot of measurements going through gullies etc, might balance out with ease of use on longer uniform areas.

 

Be interesting to compare the wheel with the Walk-tax, or even the GPS or range finder

[sandy2210]

getting a loan of a walktax and already have a wheel so will try both to see how they compare i'll update this thread with my findings