Re: [Paddlewise] Waterproof Music

> What are you talking about?   Where and when????   There have been exactly 
> three responses to the original post,  one from me partially quoted above, 
> one from you also partially quoted above and a third from John Snoddy.  So 
> where are these other mentions including yours??

O.K. here is my original post to Doug's enquiry.

>What a coincidence, I just purchased an iPod Shuffle two weeks ago just 
> >for that purpose.  For the most part and I think most would agree, I 
>prefer >to paddle with all my senses available to me.  Often, whether it's 
>a change in current, an alligator splashing into river or a powerboat the 
>first warning I get is from my ears.  This only becomes that much more 
>important >when paddling in the dark.  I am positive I am not telling you 
>anything you don't already know.  Having said that occasionally some music 
>can be very motivational.  Being a former professional dancer (the ballet 
>kind not the Chippendale kind)  I have always been a person that was moved 
>by >music.
>I decided on the Shuffle because of the price, the size and the simplicity 
>of use.  I plan on using it with a small dry bag.  I looked at the iriver 
>but, decided since I can't usually get a FM signal where I paddle that I 
> >did not need that feature.  I was not aware they made a water-proof 
>version >and that might have influenced my decision.
>So far I am happy with the Shuffle and believe it is the closest you can 
>come to having music piped directly into your brain via an implant.  I will 
>let you know how it fairs on the water.

As you can see I had agreed that for the most part I prefer the sounds of 
nature and sited cases were having all sences on hand was valuable.  There 
were atleast two others that expressed the same sentiment.  These were 
posted around the 14th-15th of June.

You also wrote:

>  Why on earth would I want to listen to music while paddling anywhere?

In which I explained under what circumstances I would enjoy having some 
music.

To be honest I found your original post sort of snotty to imply that somehow 
I am less in touch with nature because I might like to listen to the 
occasional tune while I paddle.  Perhaps that was not your intent. Perhaps 
you are someone who doesn't realy like music all that much.  In that case, 
"to each their own".
To be clear, at this time, I have yet to try my iPod on the water and have 
done 100 percent of my paddling thus far without music.  I have been known 
to check the weather just to break up the longer paddles.  You don't have a 
problem with vhf marine radios?

Now for you Bob.  If I was paddling the same waters you were I too would not 
block the natural sounds I was experiancing but, I am often doing training 
runs on the same section of the Colorado River here in Texas.  Don't get me 
wrong, I love the river but,  there are some section I am so familar with 
that I am starting to name the gators.


O.K. Melissa now it's your turn.  Do you not dance?  Wouldn't that count as 
a mixed activity?

Again, I would like to restate my original position that under most 
circumstances I too prefer to paddle with the sounds of nature in my ears 
but, those of you who are insisting that it is the only way to paddle are 
starting to creep me out.

Stephen
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