[pct-l] Electronics and communication

[Thomas Jamrog]

Patrick ,
This is what I used on my 2010 PCT thru hike and I was able to keep up with a Trailjournal no problem.
http://tjamrog.wordpress.com/2010/04/01/electronics-on-the-trail/  I might add that the iPod touch, MIFI, and my Western Mountaineering sleeping bag were the ONLY items that did not break or rip on my PCT hike.  
I upgraded to an iPhone in 2011 for a 30 day hike in New England. 
I take a separate digital camera to avoid the battery drain on my iPhone, although the new iOS 6 upgrade to the iPhone has a super panorama function and a very easy way to share photos. 
I don't use a bounce box.  I had one get lost by the post office once and that was a nightmare, and sometimes they do not arrive when you want them to, or you hit the place when it is closed and have to wait.   Sometimes the bounce box  has arrived but the staff who deals with it makes a mistakes about it not being there when in fact they are there.  
Better to keep it simple.
  
Uncle Tom   


On Oct 4, 2012, at 7:02 AM, patrick griffith wrote:

> 
> Hi All,
> 
> How do people usually stay in touch with each other, and / or family while on the trail? I'd planned on taking the following with me : a small cell phone, a small music device, and a compact digital camera. I'll put the chargers in my bounce box and recharge everything in resupply towns. Does this sound sensible/reasonable? Also, what sort of access do people have to the internet on trail? If i can i'd like to keep a blog going, uploading reports and photos as I go for friends and family back home, but without a tablet computer or a more expensive smart phone (which i don't really want to carry with me for weight and cost reasons) i'm not sure how regularly i'd be able to do this. What do you all do when you're thru hiking?
> 
> Patrick 		 	   		  
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