[pct-l] Music Player and Audio (Journal) Recorder

[Ryan Weidert]

My apologies, the link I sent was for all the blog posts in November,
which means the section about the player is at the end of the first
post approximately 1/3 of the way down. Here is a link where the
portion about the player is at the bottom or end of the post.
http://www.pctspeed.blogspot.com/2012/11/reliable-lightweight-gear.html


On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 12:34 AM, Ryan Weidert <ryan.weidert at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Class of 2013!
>       I realize this may be a little late for some, but if you have
> yet to figure out the best way to listen to music while on the trail
> and save a good bit of weight, I've got a great solution. It's the
> Olympus WS-710M combination voice recorder/mp3 player. I used this on
> my speed record attempt last year and still use it as my primary MP3
> player today. I've written about it on my blog about that speed hike
> more in depth, but there are the highlights. The link below leads to
> the actual blog post - the portion about the player is at the bottom.
>
> http://www.pctspeed.blogspot.com/2012_11_01_archive.html
>
> This player runs on a AAA battery - no need for solar panels or other chargers.
> It plays for 30 hours on one battery.
> It has 8gb internal memory, expandable to 40gb with a 32gb micro SD card.
> Including the battery it weights 51g.
> It's small, compact and durable (it fell out of my pocket onto asphalt
> at 40mph the other day while on my road bike and works fine)
> You can record audio with it - you can ditch the weight of a paper
> journal and simply walk and talk into it, saving weight and time.
> (Every day of my blog journal entries has the actual recording from
> that day, so you can hear the quality)
> Requires no special software (or cord) to upload or transfer music -
> simply drag and drop (keeping audio books in order is a slightly
> different matter, but simple to do)
> It has an FM radio.
>
> There are a few quirks I've found that I outline in the more in depth
> blog post. All told, including the SD card, it costs somewhere between
> $150-200 depending on sales etc.
> For saving weight, being reliable and allowing for nearly unlimited
> music while hiking, this can't really be beat. I'd recommend putting a
> screen protector on it and keeping it in a snack sized ziploc for
> protection from sweat and trail grime.
>
> I'd be happy to share more about it if you have questions etc.
>
> Hope this helps and to possibly see you all at AZDPCTKO.
> Cheers,
>
> -Tuna Helper-



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