[at-l] Bow Tie ? (was) RE: The AT Triangle question

[nealb at midlandstech.edu (William Neal)]

I am now imagining a Bow Tie.  The knot is your sleeping area.  The top of
one of the bows is your food.  Your cook area is the bottom of that bow.
The other bow's top is the bathroom, and the bottom is the washing area for
cooking utensils.  Everything that might attract bears is away from you.
Plus the dirty end is on one side and the eating part is on the other side.
Of course is some areas and layouts, the Bow Tie is going to be lopsided.
 
Does this make sense?
 
William, The Turtle

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Estimating distances is a knack gained from sports for me. I can just
picture a 200 meter sprint, a football field, the three-point line, or an
outfield fence 330 feet away. Golfers and shooters seem pretty good at it
too. 
A meter is about two long paces. (But Stitches and Mags would say different
<g>) Visualizing works better than pacing, terrain usually prevents using
pacing as a measuring tool. 
Hiking distances are another matter, as you well know :O)
All your smelly business is supposed to happen at one corner of the
triangle.
TJ
"No matter where you go, there you are!" 

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