[pct-l] Cell Phone Charger

[singewald at earthlink.net (Singewald)]

I'd love to hear from the old timers, yeah the class of 77, as to what type
of phone they carried along the PCT back than.  I mean, given that the hills
were higher and the fords were deeper and the wind was always in their face,
I'm sure they must have had more of a need for mobile phone coverage.

Geez, folks, in this time of ultra light and light weight packing when our
pack weight limits require us to do town visits every 4-5 days (with the
exception of a few places), why can we not get along without cell phone
coverage?

No offense to those that choose to carry them, but, hey, I guess we all
differ in our opinions about what we really need on trail.

Reality Check

 

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net
[mailto:pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net] On Behalf Of The Mountain
Goat
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 9:15 AM
To: Shutterbug steiner; pct mailing list
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Cell Phone Charger

You now have my attention.
Which Carrier did you have and where did you start and end on the Washington
Section Hike.
 
A very interested Mountain Goat.
www.geocities.com/pct_2005

Shutterbug steiner <shutterbugg313@yahoo.com> wrote:
I took my cell phone on my section hike of most of WA and was pleasantly
surprised at how often I did have coverage. Usually at least once a day. My
biggest concern was battery charge which kept my conversations short. I am
curious whether anyone has ever used this hand charger - the side winder....

http://www.sidewindercharger.com/Home.htm

Seems to be fairly light and is lauded by the advertisers.
Duane


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