What do you do when you're alone? (no not that)

Dan_K · Post by **Dan_K** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 5:23 pm

What do you do to pass the nights when you're out bivvying?
Kindle or ipod for me (although i'm looking at getting a little AA battery personal radio for multi day trips).
Booze is an option to....

FLV · Post by **FLV** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 5:40 pm

Dan_K wrote:What do you do to pass the nights when you're out bivvying?
Kindle or ipod for me (although i'm looking at getting a little AA battery personal radio for multi day trips).
Booze is an option to....

I faff about with tarps lately.
Swig away at a wee bit of malt
Read on the kindle app on the phone
Podcasts / Music / Audio book.

Last time a lay there and listened to about 2 hours of Life of Pi whilst watching the snow. Peaceful indeed

Bearbonesnorm · Post by **Bearbonesnorm** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 5:45 pm

I've got a little radio. It's a 'Roberts' one, runs on a single AA battery. It's not the smallest or lightest but it's the only one I could find that still has FM/AM/LW ... there's a lot of places out here where you can only get LW inc' home

I find there's nothing better than listening to the Archers before drifting off listening to the shipping forecast and hopefully being asleep before Melvin Bragg gets on!

Dan_K · Post by **Dan_K** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 6:08 pm

Oh dear. How "city" am I? Hadn't even considered that folk can't pick up AM and FM in the wilds! I was looking at getting the Sony SRF-59 but need I rethink my options if I want actual sound in the Cairngorms??!!

http://www.sony.co.uk/product/personal- ... man/srf-59

What about DAB? Would that work?

Bearbonesnorm · Post by **Bearbonesnorm** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 6:20 pm

What about DAB? Would that work?

Nope

This is the one I've got: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Roberts-Radios- ... =8-1-spell

Tanglefist · Post by **Tanglefist** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 6:20 pm

I'd be surprised if DAB worked in the Cairngorms, it still needs a radio signal. If you wanna go Mp3 - The Sansa clip+ is great little player, you can get them with 8 gb internal memory and an SD card slot. The power will last for about 15 hours of use. They cost about £30, weigh 20 grams. Also they act just like a normal USB drive - so no extra software is required to move files onto them. I'm into the podcasts, and lots of radio shows release an edited version as a podcast. Also it has an on-board radio.

I just realized I've been mispronoucing Cairngorms as Cairngorns for years.

Ray Young · Post by **Ray Young** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 7:25 pm

Drink whiskey, take in the view and cogitate. Never previously taken music but now have a new smart phone so may start putting some on that.

ScotRoutes · Post by **ScotRoutes** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:56 pm

Kindle reader on the smartphone if I'm in the mood. Never music. Mostly I just eat, drink and sleep. I've found that a little walk after "dinner" eases the muscles up a bit and makes the next day easier. That's very weather dependent though. If it's pissing it down or completely midged I just snuggle up for the evening.

99percentchimp · Post by **99percentchimp** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 12:53 am

Food, podcasts (R4 Friday Night Comedy is the current favourite), vintage port, photography and a short stroll as per ScotRoutes. All this is belated followed by trying to sort out a functioning pillow from whatever is to hand!
Currently 'repurposing' an old pack towel as a pillowcase to save me from using a balaclava (1 too many holes!)

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