[pct-l] Music on the trail - batteries

[judson at jeffnet.org (Judson Brown)]

I get about 6-8 hrs. on mi iPod mini. Not great but for each 4-5 days
section between chargings, that gives me >1hr/day of listening pleasure.

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net
[mailto:pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net]On Behalf Of yogi
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 8:44 AM
To: eyakel@earthlink.net; pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] Music on the trail - batteries


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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