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dougo83

dougo83

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Why do all the packs I see now have pockets for frikkin MP3 players? Can't people cut the technological cord for a few hours and just enjoy nature? I don't understand. It's like the people who bring cell phones for a day hike. I leave mine in the truck if I even grab it that morning. Why people? Am I the only one who still enjoys just sitting and enjoying the sound of a stream or birds singing or the wind through the trees??!?!?!!?!?














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Agreed. I hate my cell phone.. I set it aside whenever I can.

Also, I never carry an mp3 player in the woods...

For reference, I'm 21, and not -completely- socially inept :p
 
Well that's not to hard to figure out. Say you are out in the wild and run into some hot dancin girls? You got to have music or they won't dance.:D And I can't sing:(
 
I do take an MP3 player with me sometimes, when I just want to zone out, or haven't had a chance to listen to any music in a while, but never 'in the woods'. Nor when I'll be with someone else. However, if I'm going to Callaway Gardens for the day, to walk the bike trails for a bit and maybe take some pictures, I'll bring it along. When I'm in the woods, though, I want to hear the birds, the squirrels... and the bears sneaking up behind me. :D
 
Agreed dougo,

I use the MP3 pouch to store a box of matches and a whistle. I actually only use my IPOD to watch videos on long road trips, or if my fiance is hogging the radio.
 
Doug,

I think you need to realize that different people go into the wilderness for different reasons. For example, a birder might want an mp3 player with bird songs of different species; s/he may want to listen to a particular bird call to make a positive ID of a bird that was just heard. An ultra-endurance athlete may just be blowing through the wilderness for a hard workout, and may want to blast some tunes that help to get "amped". Some folks go to the wilderness to relax; others go there to work.

Personally, while I enjoy time in nature, I also spend a lot of my days of hard work on the job in nature, and... because I spend a lot of time outside... I'm not necessarily feeling the need to retreat from civilization nor trying to do that, when I'm outdoors.

Not everyone is there for the same reasons you are, and there's nothing necessarily illegitimate about other people's reasons.


By the way, keep in mind that those "pockets for mp3 players" are really pockets for mp3 players and/or cell phones and/or GPS devices and/or PLBs, and so on. For example, my phone is also a PDF file reader with all of my instruction manuals for my camera gear; plus it's an mp3 player, and a TV, and a radio, and a pseudo-GPS, and a tide calculator, and a depth of field calculator, and a sunrise/sunset-moonrise/moonset time and location calculator, and a video recorder, and a video player, and a still camera, and so on.
 
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I agree totally, the reasons I go to the wilds is to hear the sounds, smell the smells and see the sights :thumbup:

Iv been to parks here in Taiwan that play music on parts of the trail near the begining :confused::mad:
If its not music its a guide shouting things to a group of noisy people :rolleyes:
You need to go way off the beaten track to get away from that sort of stuff here, suits me fine :D:thumbup:

I do take a mobile phone in case of emergancy but its off untill I need it.
I know 2 people who have had poisonous snake bites and a few more who had bad ant bites that sent them sideways in less than an hour.
 
Evolute said:
Doug,

I think you need to realize that different people go into the wilderness for different reasons. For example, a birder might want an mp3 player with bird songs of different species; s/he may want to listen to a particular bird call to make a positive ID of a bird that was just heard. An ultra-endurance athlete may just be blowing through the wilderness for a hard workout, and may want to blast some tunes that help to get "amped". Some folks go to the wilderness to relax; others go there to work.

Personally, while I enjoy time in nature, I also spend a lot of my days of hard work on the job in nature, and... because I spend a lot of time outside... I'm not necessarily feeling the need to retreat from civilization nor trying to do that, when I'm outdoors.

Not everyone is there for the same reasons you are, and there's nothing necessarily illegitimate about other people's reasons.


By the way, keep in mind that those "pockets for mp3 players" are really pockets for mp3 players and/or cell phones and/or GPS devices and/or PLBs, and so on. For example, my phone is also a PDF file reader with all of my instruction manuals for my camera gear; plus it's an mp3 player, and a TV, and a radio, and a pseudo-GPS, and a tide calculator, and a depth of field calculator, and a sunrise/sunset-moonrise/moonset time and location calculator, and a video recorder, and a video player, and a still camera, and so on.
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Very well said! Audio books are another possibility. If you wanted to just go kick back, put your feet in a stream, close your eyes, and have a good book read to you, an MP3 player could be awfully handy.
 
Ha ha... I agree.

I bought an iPod when they first came out, but I found I only got use out of it while flying. I since sold that early model, which was the size of a pack of cards.

I then won a Shuffle in a competition a while ago, but I don't even use it.

I wouldn't even think about taking one outdoors. If you want music, the birds and the wind in the trees will supply it ;)
 
I sometimes use the mp3 player on my phone when I'm out in the woods. But not for music... I use it to listen to audiobooks.

-jontok
 
It's the times man, that's all I can say. I go outdoors for the enjoyment and to train sometimes. If it's hydration packs you're talking about, then I "get" it. I maily listen to other music, but when hitting a local mountain to train or just hitting it hard....there's nothing like certain types of Hip Hop to get you pumped. Might sound funny and I'm sure there's a lot of old folks here who don't understand.....but music for training is a HUGE deal for me and many others. If it's a frame pack you're talking about, I don't understand. I don't bring an mp3 player out on long hikes or camping.....day excursions are about all I can see anyone having one on them for.
 
i dont have that problem when i buy gear more aimed towards the military........

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I couldn't agree more.

I recently went camping with a friend of mine. We stayed in the woods for two nights, it was pretty relaxing with the EXCEPTION of..........His cell phone and friggin' radio. This a$$ talked on his effin' phone more than he talked in person, then at night pulled out a radio that got terrible reception.

I DO take my cell phone with me everywhere I go. In the woods it will most likely be off, but now with a newborn the two times I've been able to get out I leave it in my pocket on vibrate in the event anything should happen.

I'm with ya OP, cut the technological cord long enough to enjoy what Mother Nature has given us to enjoy.
 
Ill be different here and say I do - not in pouches so I listen to it while walking.
But at a campfire I put my feet up put on a few songs and just drift off... thats how I relax and I dont care how un-woodsman it is. Im out there to enjoy myself and thats how I do it.
 
nick-nack said:
Ill be different here and say I do - not in pouches so I listen to it while walking.
But at a campfire I put my feet up put on a few songs and just drift off... thats how I relax and I dont care how un-woodsman it is. Im out there to enjoy myself and thats how I do it.
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Can't argue with that :thumbup:
 
My last camping companion (a work colleague) did a similar thing on our last trip. He had all his car doors open and was blasting his music into the night. He turned it down after I reminded him where we were.

I really need to start camping by myself :rolleyes:

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I couldn't agree more.

I recently went camping with a friend of mine. We stayed in the woods for two nights, it was pretty relaxing with the EXCEPTION of..........His cell phone and friggin' radio. This a$$ talked on his effin' phone more than he talked in person, then at night pulled out a radio that got terrible reception.

I DO take my cell phone with me everywhere I go. In the woods it will most likely be off, but now with a newborn the two times I've been able to get out I leave it in my pocket on vibrate in the event anything should happen.

I'm with ya OP, cut the technological cord long enough to enjoy what Mother Nature has given us to enjoy.
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Well I take my cell phone everywere I go but I have a heart condition so I think its smart on my part. Im 39yrs old and whats an MP3 player?
 
Buffalohump said:
My last camping companion (a work colleague) did a similar thing on our last trip. He had all his car doors open and was blasting his music into the night. He turned it down after I reminded him where we were.

I really need to start camping by myself :rolleyes:
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Besides myself there is only really one person that is on the exact page as me when it comes to being in the wilderness.... My wife.

Back to OP:

On a side note - I do use an iPod in the wilderness ONLY if I am out for a workout only. In these cases I am on a trail designed for a workout. Where I live the state parks have "Life Courses" in them. These are about 1 mile trails that have about 20 different stations for work outs. Pushups, situps, pullups, loglifts, etc. The people on this trail are there for a workout and most of the people I've come across on these trails are also listening to music.


Also, where I live people are not overly nice to one another so it becomes easy for some people to not have to interact with others by merely putting headphones in there ears.
 
Bear posted a great reason for not taking your MP3 player with you here.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=580881

On the cell phone: I ussually need mine with me do to work. I run a businiess and most of the time I need to be able to take calls from customers and employees. However I have been known to accidentally leave my phone in the car on occasion.:cool:
 
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