[pct-l] Protective phone case

[Jim & Jane Moody]

Kristen,
I disagree about not needing a case. I've carried a B'berry on 3 PCT section hikes, the first w/o a case but with a ziplock.  My problem was that I would accidentally turn it on in my hip belt pocket w/o knowing it, then have a dead battery for several days. Since I used it to journal, this was a big problem. I found a sturdy plastic case (bright pink & yellow!) on close-out sale at the AT&T store for $5. It doesn't enclose the entire phone, but it does protect the on/off button from being pushed accidentally. I still use a ziplock for moisture and dirt protection.
Mango

----- Original Message -----
From: Kristin Hamann <aggie03.kh at gmail.com>
To: JPL <jplynch at crosslink.net>
Cc: PCT List <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Thu, 04 Apr 2013 03:33:16 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Protective phone case

Thanks for all the suggestions!  Unfortunately none of these cases (aside
from the ziplock) is compatible with my phone, Samsung Focus S. I do need
more than a ziplock baggie.  My last phone (POS Pantech Burst #2) died
around the time I got mad when it wouldn't charge and may have thrown it
across the room.  I still maintain that it was already a dead POS at the
time, and that phones should not be made out of glass.  My phone before
that (POS Pantech Burst #1) just stopped charging one night.  My phone
before that was a dumb phone that only quit working after 4 years of
faithful service because my evil cat spilled a glass of water on it.  I
tried everything, turning it off for a day with the battery out, leaving it
out in the sun, putting it in the oven at low heat, throwing it across the
room (I have since learned that does not work) to no avail.  I have gone
through 4 phones in less than a year.  Perhaps I really just need
insurance.

k


On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 9:33 PM, JPL  wrote:

> Me too.  Ziplock, stuffed deep in pack.  Don't really need a protective
> case, not to mention don't need to carry the weight!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ed Jarrett
> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 9:22 PM
> To: PCT List
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Protective phone case
>
> I use a ZipLoc sandwich bag.  Doesn't help much if you step on it or drop
> it.  But it does keep it dry and clean.  And, they are pretty cheap.
>
> Ed Jarrett (Eeyore) Blog: http://aclayjar.blogspot.com/  Twitter:
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>
> > Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2013 19:32:56 -0400
> > From: aggie03.kh at gmail.com
> > To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> > Subject: [pct-l] Protective phone case
> >
> > Can anyone share a favorite brand of protective phone case?  Ideally that
> > will allow me to step on my Smartphone, throw it off a cliff, or fall
> into
> > a river with it? Obviously no phone case will meet these criteria (maybe
> > step on it gently...), but the ones I have used in the past were
> purchased
> > because they met one or more of the following criteria: were sparkly, had
> > pink hearts, or had a Van Gogh print on them.  As fun as they were they
> > all
> > fell apart within a few months of use.  I can accept some compromise in
> > fashion to get a good protective case and hopefully not destroy my phone
> > (again).
> >
> > Cheers!
> > k
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