[pct-l] Music on the trail

[jeffmoorehead1 at cox.net (Jeff Moorehead)]

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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