ROFLMAO!Jen wrote:Sorry,Pete.
Although your idea is a good one, someone beat you to it. You coulda been a billionaire!
http://efergy.com/blog/orange-in-tent-o ... d-camping/#
THIS is why I finally broke down and bought a Kindle. For seven ounces, I can take all the books I want (including Molvar's trail guide), some crossword and sudoku puzzles, AND have them self-lighting in a way that doesn't wipe out all my night vision. Came in way handy last summer when I was hunkered down in a tent for much of the day during a long, cold, messy, sleety storm that had socked me in at Gunsight Lake.We read all the time when we're backpacking - and a headlight works just fine.
Deb and I have had Kindles for a couple of years now and I can't bring myself to go back to paper books, they take up so much room and we can carry them when we are out camping, I did a check on mine a couple of weeks ago, and in the time I have had mine, I have read over 100 new books, and I believe Deb is well over 300 books, that would have never been read without them.joybird wrote: THIS is why I finally broke down and bought a Kindle. For seven ounces, I can take all the books I want (including Molvar's trail guide), some crossword and sudoku puzzles, AND have them self-lighting in a way that doesn't wipe out all my night vision. Came in way handy last summer when I was hunkered down in a tent for much of the day during a long, cold, messy, sleety storm that had socked me in at Gunsight Lake.
I swore I'd never consider anything but "real" books, but I'm sure eating some tasty crow when I backpack with my Kindle.
Both Deb and I have fold over cases for ours, that protects them, in fact I found out how well back in January, when we came home to about 3 foot of snow, Deb dropped mine in the snow and we couldn't find it, so it set out in the snow for over a day and I finally found it, dried out the case and figured the kindle was toast, low and behold, still works with no problem without any problems at all, the case protected it from impact, cause I was digging in the area and hit it with a shovel and didn't get any moisture in it. So if you are thinking about getting one, I would make sure and get a good case for it, they really do protect them.smahurin wrote:For those who do backpack with their kindle where do you keep it while packing? Do you do anything special to protect it?
Although I normally have "book-like" cover for my Kindle (I find that more comfortable to hold than the flat Kindle by itself), when I backpack I remove the cover to save weight and bulk. I put the Kindle in a heavy-duty, waterproof sleeve and then pack it in the waterproof compartment on the underside of the lid of my backpack. I figure up there it's not going to get banged around much. The sleeve I used is one made by Seattle Sports http://www.seattlesportsco.com/productc ... oduct=1937. I liked it because it was relatively cheap and it has a loop on the back that I can slip my hand in to make it easier to hold the Kindle.smahurin wrote:For those who do backpack with their kindle where do you keep it while packing? Do you do anything special to protect it?
Heff and I both carry Kindles when backpacking. I read really fast and on a 12 night backpacking trip, I could go through easily 6 books. I am NOT carrying 6 books with me and there is only so many times that I can re-read the same book during that time. We buy very few books since we can download books from the library.daveparker wrote:Deb and I have had Kindles for a couple of years now and I can't bring myself to go back to paper books, they take up so much room and we can carry them when we are out camping, I did a check on mine a couple of weeks ago, and in the time I have had mine, I have read over 100 new books, and I believe Deb is well over 300 books, that would have never been read without them.joybird wrote: THIS is why I finally broke down and bought a Kindle. For seven ounces, I can take all the books I want (including Molvar's trail guide), some crossword and sudoku puzzles, AND have them self-lighting in a way that doesn't wipe out all my night vision. Came in way handy last summer when I was hunkered down in a tent for much of the day during a long, cold, messy, sleety storm that had socked me in at Gunsight Lake.
I swore I'd never consider anything but "real" books, but I'm sure eating some tasty crow when I backpack with my Kindle.
Good invest and does not add much weight to your pack.