[pct-l] Books on the Trail Question

[arm chair]

Hi Switchback,

If you get the IPod, check out the Solio Solar battery it comes with an IPod
cable.

The device contains a lithium battery so you can recharge the IPod anytime.
It also fans out 3 solar panels! It charges it's own battery AND the IPod
battery from the sun.

Solio.com

http://www.solio.com/v2/users-gallery/gallery.html is the users photo
gallery. check out the Polar Challange '05 North Pole picture. The solio is
used all around the world.

When you find a good source (free) audio books - post it so we can all
listen!

Here is one place to start

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/19574

these are human read (a person reads the story into a recorder) and ebook
format public domain books.

If you expand your device functionality to ebooks - try

http://www.baen.com/library/

for free ebooks.


Some IPod alternatives allow you to RECORD the FM radio station, great way
to capture the weather or a broadcast of something special to listen to
later on the trail. Also the record capability can extend to recording your
voice (so you can dictate notes on how to lightup your pack base weight?)

The wireless bluetooth GPS receiver option is also very nice. Requires a PDA
to view topos and GPS info.

Hope the above is of interest,

armchair

On 1/7/07, Hiker97 at aol.com <Hiker97 at aol.com> wrote:
>
> One of my big things for the  upcoming 2007 hiking campaign is to start
> listening to books on the trail.   I was only kidding around with you
> about the
> scooter.
>
> Anyway, I am looking at the Apple  IPod Nano and the regular IPod.  I want
> to
> download books to listen to as I  hike and camp.  There now finally seems
> to
> be a good selection of MP3  books.  I also want the FM radio
> accessory.  My
> dilemma is  power.  I want some AA battery backup when the internal
> battery runs
> out on  the trial.  This should be super fun out there in Mother Nature,
> especially  if there is a big storm going on outside my tent.
>
> I am going down to the Apple store  Monday for a workshop to learn about
> all
> this.  Does anyone have some  advise?
>
> Thanks, Switchback the Book  Worm
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