[pct-l] Music on the trail - batteries

[jeffbohannon at hotmail.com (Jeff Bohannon)]

My iRiver w/intrernal 512 mb (no cards) lasts 20 hours on one AA 1 1/2 oz 
TW. The new one boasts 40 hours.  The on/ off button just broke and i'm 
trying to find where to get it serviced. I used it most everyday for 2 years 
and this button is real easy to find when you want to turn it off quickly to 
converse with hikers you meet.
Another nice thing i enjoyed about this player is the one touch FM 
recording. On a southern section Appallacian hike I erased some of my 
preloaded and  recorded some bluegrass off the air waves.
Laying backlistening to bluegrass and seeing fireflys for the 1st time, 
quite a different experience for this So California boy.
Jeff
>From: yogi <yogihikes@sbcglobal.net>
>To: eyakel@earthlink.net, pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>Subject: [pct-l] Music on the trail - batteries
>Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 08:44:07 -0800 (PST)
>
>What about battery life for an MP3 player?
>
>yogi
>www.pcthandbook.com
>
>
>eyakel@earthlink.net wrote:
>I purchased a RCA Lyra MP3 player for 50 dollars. I then bought
>the 512 mb flash card that fits in it. With it's internal memory and
>the flash card it holds 12 hours of my music in it. LOve it! Works
>great and fills the hours up when I need it to. Radio Shack sells
>the player and Sandisk sells the flash card. E.Y.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: yogi
>Sent: Jan 13, 2005 9:56 PM
>To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>Subject: [pct-l] Music on the trail
>
>Actually, radio reception on the PCT is usually pretty good. You'll
>lose reception about 15 miles before Kennedy Meadows, then get
>it back a couple days before Echo Lake. You'll also lose reception
>between Skykomish and Manning.
>
>I always carry a radio on a thru-hike. Just a small AM-FM radio.
>I love the trail, but sometimes I get downright bored. Radios help
>me keep going on hot days, big climbs, or just when I want to
>hear another voice.
>
>One thing to consider: if you're hiking with music in your ears,
>you'll miss out on a lot of wildlife. I never see bears. I think it's
>because I can't hear them.
>
>yogi
>www.pcthandbook.com
>
>
>Jeffrey Zimmerman wrote:
>
>
>------- Forwarded message -------
>From: "Jeffrey Zimmerman"
>To: "Miranda Levin"
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Music on the trail
>Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 17:40:45 -0800
>
>On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 17:21:37 -0800, Miranda Levin
>wrote:
>
> > What is a good radio for the trail? I am looking at the Creative 
NOMAD
> > MuVo TX FM 256 MB MP3 Player. It would be great to have MP3 when 
there
> > were no stations, and only 1.5 oz. What are some other radios 
people
> > have used? Thanks.
>
>In the mountains there is little reception (aside, perhaps, from 
satellite
>radio) which is useful. For music, I suggest the wind in the trees and
>the water splashing on the rocks. For weather forecasts I suggest an eye
>on the sky and an ungloved hand in the air. For sports, I suggest the
>joys of clean, dry socks. For news reports, I suggest forbearance.
>
>
>
>--
>Jeffrey Neil Zimmerman
>Sonoma County, The Left Coast
>
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