Re: Reading while backpacking

I tend to want to read before going to sleep. Have any of you tried one of these while backpacking?

Haven't tried one, but it seems like it would work better than a book. Books are awkward to me, because you've got to hold them, which means keeping body parts outside the sleeping bag, and lighting is still an issue to deal with.

I have used an MP3 player and audiobooks, which most libraries have for free download. Maybe not ideal if you need to keep your ears open though. In more crowded campgrounds, the player can help mask noise from rude campers or late-nighters. And once, I woke up around 3AM and was wide awake for some reason. I ended up watching Darjeenan Express on the player's 3" screen, and by the end I was nice and sleepy and dozed right off. Not exactly a backcountry experience, I guess, but who cares, it worked and I enjoyed it.

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Gary
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I'll show this baby again... cause...
screw reading! when you can watch TV in your tent baby!

Isn't it dangerous to read while backpacking?

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