Anyone listen to music while paddling? I'm thinking of getting an MP3 flash memory player for work, hikes, and paddling. Something waterproof would be appropriate for the latter. 40 knot winds, wild tides, and your tunes cranked kinda sounds cool to me. Here's a link to a possible purchase, complete with waterproof housing. Any thoughts/experiences? http://www.iriveramerica.com/prod/ultra/700/ Doug Lloyd Victoria BC *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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. Stephen F Logan Bay City, Texas *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Doug Lloyd wrote: > Anyone listen to music while paddling? Yes. I've done it a few times on some lakes where I wasn't worried about getting run over by a boat or tipping over. If you're going out more for exercise, or you're getting tired, it is a great morale booster. There appears to be a number of waterproof cases and things for an iPod and other popular MP3 players if you already own one. You also need waterproof headphones, or just use a pair of cheap headphones under a hat. It might be fun to mount some waterproof speakers under the deck, and hook up a car stereo to a bilge pump battery. You could then blast "Ride of the Valkyries" as you were making the rounds, but that'd probably be against Leave No Trace ethics. But, I wonder how good of a sounding board a kayak would make? *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 2:55 PM -0700 6/14/05, Elias Ross wrote: >It might be fun to mount some waterproof speakers under the deck, >and hook up a car stereo to a bilge pump battery. You could then >blast "Ride of the Valkyries" as you were making the rounds, but >that'd probably be against Leave No Trace ethics. But, I wonder how >good of a sounding board a kayak would make? I ran across this a few years ago; your idea carried to the extreme: http://www.royak.com/boat-note.shtml "...a pair of top quality matched water-resistant 6" X 9"...speakers are seated in acoustically sound speaker enclosures designed by Royak engineers specifically for the purpose of pushing brilliant high-volume / undistorted sound, both above and across the surface of the water. The speakers are separated with a fully insulated acoustic divider which is integrated into the hull (see diagram below). This boat creates a unique sound quality through the use of this acoustic separation and through the submergence of the speaker enclosures under the water's surface. It's really an amazing sound!" *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> "...a pair of top quality matched water-resistant 6" X 9"...speakers > are seated in acoustically sound speaker enclosures designed by Royak > engineers specifically for the purpose of pushing brilliant > high-volume / undistorted sound, both above and across the surface of > the water. The speakers are separated with a fully insulated acoustic > divider which is integrated into the hull (see diagram below). This > boat creates a unique sound quality through the use of this acoustic > separation and through the submergence of the speaker enclosures > under the water's surface. It's really an amazing sound!" They should be banned, with heavy penalties :-)... Alas, no driver's license is required for powerboat, nothing to suspend... *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On 14 Jun 2005 at 17:49, alex wrote: > Alas, no driver's license is required for powerboat, nothing to suspend... Maybe where you live, but in some jurisdictions, they are tying licenses to boat usage. In Ontario, legislation is in process that will put a "boating under the influence" on your driving record and you can lose your driver's license accordingly. As far as a boom-box boat goes, I pity the poor sea critters. Bad enough their environment is made excessively noisy by humans, but to let these louts do to the water what they already do to cities is a crime. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Yeah, I looked up the iPod accessories and there are a couple of good quality waterproof cases. I do want a player with a lot of low bass, which limits my options, though proper bit-rate can help with better dynamics. I obviously would be careful to not play tunes loudly in and around boat traffic. Where I paddle, Race Rocks, in the wind, there ain't any marine traffic out there; though I did see a Zodiac literally flying over the waves a wjile back. I think they were doing some training or testing, and/or some rich American paid extra for a wild whale-watching escapade. One would be able to hear the prop even with Wagner full on in the headphones, though in some of the gales out there, you can't hear anything past the shrieking, anyway. However, no more accessories are allowed on my boat, lest I push Canadian marine authorities to pass an kayak anti-paraphernalia law. Who wants a law named after them? Perhaps I'll get around to that fancy, custom wood kayak one day soon, less accessorized than my current ride, with room for a sound system. How about a little Curly Maple for good sound board acoustics? Anyway, Race Rocks has been "rocking" non-stop the last few weeks with this Aleutian low beating the jet stream southward. Rock on man!!!!!!!!!!! Doug Lloyd Victoria BC Elias posted: > > Yes. I've done it a few times on some lakes where I wasn't worried about > getting run over by a boat or tipping over. If you're going out more for > exercise, or you're getting tired, it is a great morale booster. > > There appears to be a number of waterproof cases and things for an iPod > and other popular MP3 players if you already own one. You also need > waterproof headphones, or just use a pair of cheap headphones under a hat. > > It might be fun to mount some waterproof speakers under the deck, and hook > up a car stereo to a bilge pump battery. You could then blast "Ride of > the Valkyries" as you were making the rounds, but that'd probably be > against Leave No Trace ethics. But, I wonder how good of a sounding board > a kayak would make? *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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