[pct-l] Backing up pictures

[David Tamblyn]

I use my iPhone 4S for pics/video clips. I intend to carry a 100gb+ thumb drive to transfer images from my iPhone & free up its memory. Will need access every 1-2 weeks to a PC with 2 USB ports to accomplish the transfer. Will probably send a thumb drive "home" periodically. My phone can not use SS cards. 
Will there be PCs available frequently enough along the trail?  

Dave

Alone in the wilderness without a compass or a guide... However, by carefully noting the position of the sun, I could tell it was still daytime. 

Life isn't as serious as my mind makes it out to be. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 13, 2014, at 10:30 AM, Jim & Jane Moody <moodyjj at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> I did the same thing - mail SD card to wife, download, send back. CAUTION - do not be cheap like I was and include the card in a regular envelope, even if a letter is also inside. USPS processing equipment can cause the paper envelope to tear, which allows the SD card to slip out. Spring for another 35 cents and get a padded or reinforced mailing envelope. 
> 
> As to back-up, last summer I carried a small thumb drive along with the extra SD cards. When in town and where a computer was available, I'd copy the photos from the card to the thumb drive. That way, if the card gets lost in the mail, I still have the photos. If I had listened to The Bag Lady sooner, my Campo-to-Idyllwild pics would not be lost forever. 
> 
> Mango 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> 
> From: "Diarmaid Harmon" <irishharmon at comcast.net> 
> To: "Alan Miller" <alan.miller401 at gmail.com> 
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net 
> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2014 11:55:15 AM 
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Backing up pictures 
> 
> I used multiple cards and my wife would download them to a separate hard drive and mail them back to me along the trail. I always carried 3 to 4 cards as they weigh very little. 
> 
> Irish. 
> 
> Mistyped and autocorrected by my iPhone 
> 
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