KScott, post: 405080, member: 1455 wrote: I picked up a similar set in a Nebraska antique store for $15, labeled as "tent stakes".That's interesting, ...

I have a set EXACTLY like that (bought at a "surplus" store many moons ago).Loyal

We had one with the USFS (about 45 years ago), and used the "head" of an Aluminum Kern Tripod, and the "base" of a tribrach prism adapter to create an...

Over the last 31 years of "solo" practice, I have been pretty lucky. I lost a month due to a broken tail bone back in the late 80s, and ~6months in 20...

"OLD" USGS Quad Sheets and "special maps" are a MUST HAVE resource for most of my work. Some of the information contained in these maps can make the d...

Joe the Surveyor, post: 404267, member: 118 wrote: What exactly are those?1200 acres!!...and I get excited over 5 acres Good question, and one that c...

MightyMoe, post: 404097, member: 700 wrote: Wow!! 10000', if I remember the date correctly I think that kinda country turned into snowmobile only the...

Mark Silver, post: 403897, member: 1087 wrote: Because of the unique skill sets on that survey, there really are not a lot of options on who you going...

Robert Hill, post: 403685, member: 378 wrote: Knew someone who use tocamp out in Utah and took a night vision scope to view the scorpions crawling aro...

A very common resident of the Stones Mounds (PLSS & Mineral Survey Corners) in Nevada (and other parts of the Great Basin). I have encountered hun...

GeeOddMike, post: 403478, member: 677 wrote: While would be wary of setting a gravity meter on a monument with a magnet, it is not likely to have an...

Bill93, post: 403371, member: 87 wrote: The magnetic survey ideas makes sense. I'm not sure why magnetic material would affect the gravity meter, and...

I suspect (but really know) that it may be because Bench Marks are often used (observed) during Ground Magnetics Surveys. It doesn't take much magnet...

I notice that the last picture DOESN'T include the cooler full of beer!Looks like fun Mark.Loyal

I have also been using Surv-Kap monuments for decades, although I use more "Pipe/Cap" monuments than ReBar Caps (usually). The ReBar Caps that I use a...

The confusion over WHAT a ‰ÛÏHorizontal Distance‰Û IS, never ceases to amaze me. There are any number of Right & WRONG ways to look at the issue...

JerryS, post: 402483, member: 205 wrote: Without a Geoid model loaded that covers the area where you are running the receiver, the heights you get are...

Kinda sounds like "it" may be storing FLOAT (or even autonomous) positions. The Data Collector SOFTWARE should have options to warn you when a ROVER p...

Shouldn't this be in the humor category?I sure got a good chuckle out of it.;)