[pct-l] Question for thru-hikers: How many are using music to

[Stephen Clark]

Hiking along with music blaring in one's ears seems dangerous to me,  so I
don't do it.  It would drown out the sound of that 'one' grizzly bear that
I'm sure has made it to the Sierra as it comes up behind me, not to mention
other potentially dangerous situations.  Grrrrrrrrr!!!

Quackers



On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 6:41 PM, David Thibault <dthibaul07 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Didn't carry one on the AT, did on the PCT.  Probably won't carry one on
> next thru hike.  Only listened to it a few times, a couple at night and a
> few times when hiking.  Remember getting one good radio station on Hat
> Creek
> Rim but the radio never got a station for very long before fading out.  The
> radio in my device might not have been very good - hard to tell.
>
> Maybe it was the choice of music I had loaded -- but I generally just
> preferred the sounds of nature.   If I do bring it again I might load some
> podcasts of radio shows that I like but haven't heard yet - like "This
> American Life" etc.    But probably I'll just leave it at home.   Mine has
> 1
> AAA battery and weighed very little.
>
> This rambling probably doesn't help much.   I guess to each his own. Won't
> know till you try it.  HYOH,  etc.
>
> Day-Late (the wishy-washy)
>
>
>
>
> >
> > My birthday is coming up....and long distance hiking continues to be in
> my
> > future.? I love music but hate putting playlists together (on my laptop)
> and
> > I don't currently own a music player.? Is it worth the investment for the
> > trail?? Just as another tidbit...I love silence while hiking short
> sections
> > and usually just shake my head when encountering hikers with earbuds. But
> > longer than 3 weeks might change my mind.? Did it change yours?:
> >
> >
> >
> >
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