[pct-l] SuperSecrets of Backpacking

[dsaufley at sprynet.com]

Do you really not want to hear?  One of the greatest sensory experiences I had out there was hearing the sounds . . . of birds, animals, water, wind etc.  Why would you want to block it out?  There were only two nights I used earplugs.  The first was camping with others, specifically a very nice fellow who snored very loudly.  The other was trying to sleep when caught in the basin below Mather Pass in a massive thunderstorm.  The wind screaming against the sides of my tarp tent sounded like a freight train (I used Shire's Virga -- which held up great in the storm). 

Keep the headphones for restaurants, but for me, I want to hear every sound of the wilderness while I'm still blessed with the ability to hear them.  They were the sweetest sounds I've ever heard.

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
>From: Hiker97 at aol.com
>Sent: Aug 23, 2006 5:15 AM
>To: pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net
>Cc: laura629 at hotmail.com, carolbruno at cox.net
>Subject: [pct-l] SuperSecrets of Backpacking
>
>My latest entertainment scheme is to use Sony noise canceling ear  bud 
>headphones with my small FM/AM radio on the trail and in camp.  I  bought mine at 
>BestBuy.  These are expensive ($100) and cost a lot more  than my radio, but 
>they actually work.
> 
>If it is windy or noisy these headphones cut down on the  background noise on 
>the trail or in camp.  I also use them in my local  restaurant when I want to 
>eat and listen to a radio program.  You can still  hear talking, etc., but it 
>is reduced.  
> 
>I turned them off and on in the restaurant to check the reduction  of 
>background noise.  It is pretty neat how they work.
> 
>The headphones take a AAA battery to work.  The ones I got  are white in 
>color to match my radio.  I like to be color matched on the  trail and look sharp 
>at all times.
> 
>Your  hiking buddy, Switchback
>Trail  DJ and Rock Star
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