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[pct-l] Music on the trail
Just curious - why take a 4 track recorder on a thru-hike?
Will the sounds of nature occupy one or more of the tracks,
and thus the thru-hike is a means of recording something
otherwise unattainable? Or is it more for the fun of having
something to do besides just hiking all day?
Some folks do claim to get bored out there, walking all day
every day. In my experience, though, this is what it takes
to complete the task at hand.
YMMV HYOH
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Moorehead" <jeffmoorehead1@cox.net>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Music on the trail
> I'm experimenting wih the following 'music on the trail
> system'. To implement it, it will take some shedding
> weight in the clothes/food department:
> 1 Palmguitar electric travel guitar
> ...................................3.4 lbs
> 1 zoom Palmstudio PS02 4 track digital recorder
> ...........0.5 lbs
> 1 set Panasonic portable headphones
> .............................0.2 lbs
>
> 4.1 lbs
> I know this is huge in the weight department. It's also
> pricey. The guitar alone is $1400. But the Palmstudio has
> a built in effects unit, built in drum patterns and a
> bass-line function. I haven't committed to it. I hope
> there is a way to realistically include this set-up on a
> through-hike. I'll let you know how the experimenting
> goes...
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Judson Brown" <judson@jeffnet.org>
> To: "'yogi'" <yogihikes@sbcglobal.net>;
> <eyakel@earthlink.net>; <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 4:37 PM
> Subject: RE: [pct-l] Music on the trail - batteries
>
>
>>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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