[pct-l] SuperSecrets of Backpacking

[Hiker97 at aol.com]

My latest entertainment scheme is to use Sony noise canceling ear  bud 
headphones with my small FM/AM radio on the trail and in camp.  I  bought mine at 
BestBuy.  These are expensive ($100) and cost a lot more  than my radio, but 
they actually work.
 
If it is windy or noisy these headphones cut down on the  background noise on 
the trail or in camp.  I also use them in my local  restaurant when I want to 
eat and listen to a radio program.  You can still  hear talking, etc., but it 
is reduced.  
 
I turned them off and on in the restaurant to check the reduction  of 
background noise.  It is pretty neat how they work.
 
The headphones take a AAA battery to work.  The ones I got  are white in 
color to match my radio.  I like to be color matched on the  trail and look sharp 
at all times.
 
Your  hiking buddy, Switchback
Trail  DJ and Rock Star