Altitude Tools

[greener280]

What is everyone using to get their altitude in the field? Looking for cost effective and quick to use in the field.

[jmden]

Originally Posted by greener280

What is everyone using to get their altitude in the field? Looking for cost effective and quick to use in the field.

GPS is the best way.

[Michael Eichele]

Originally Posted by jmden

GPS is the best way.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


With fluctuating barometric pressures, altimeters can lead you astray easily. Ballistically, the best way to calculate air density is to use a thermometer and a pressure guage. Using raw pressure you can completely forget about altitude and set the program to zero feet.

If you cannot afford a guage, then altitude is your next best option and as jmden stated, a GPS is by far the most accurate followed by a good topo map.

The Brunton units are pretty economical versus the Kestrals.

[Johnboy]

if it helps I like to use Goggle earth.all you need to do is to just point out the place you will be shooting /hunting at and look at the bottom of the page.this altitude will be at what ever area you are pointing at.by pointing I mean the cursor you move with the mouse.

my altitude at the bech where I shoot is 262' above sea level useing goggel earth.

[Bravo 4]

Originally Posted by jmden

GPS is the best way.

+1, all the altimeters I've used/seen work off of pressure to give you a height above sea level. The problem with this is the air pressure changes with the weather.