FamilySherpa
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Post by FamilySherpa on Mar 31, 2017 4:15:34 GMT -8
One of the best thing about being in the backcountry is blaring rap music and shooting fire works while my dogs run uncontrollably off leash.
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walkswithblackflies
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Mar 31, 2017 4:31:29 GMT -8
I never take music into the backcountry with me and just don't get why this society always has to take and make noise where ever it goes. It's like they are afraid of silence or hearing themselves think. I met a guy in the Adks who had moved there from New York City. Said it was always his dream. I commented he must be very happy, and he responded "No, I hate it. It's too quiet and it gives me anxiety. I'm moving back to the city."
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walkswithblackflies
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Mar 31, 2017 4:32:19 GMT -8
Even ear bud noise is as irritating as mosquito buzzing (mosquitos are a natural pest, though...) In all fairness, I'll smash mosquitoes too.
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Post by dirthurts on Mar 31, 2017 4:39:08 GMT -8
Although some are condemning music in the backcountry, I would be surprised if any here actually have been annoyed by someone doing so? I have personally been subject to the music of others several times. Once, a group of guys was blasting music that I could hear from across the lake. Another time, a small group was playing music within clear eye shot of my camping spot. They set up next to us, pulled out there speakers and played their music for hours. Several times in camp grounds, both in Acadia (with live guitar on top of it), and in Pennsylvania. The problem with my area is you must, realistically, camp near a trail or the dense foliage will simply make it impossible to get anywhere, so it's often hard to get too far away from people.
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Post by autumnmist on Mar 31, 2017 6:20:17 GMT -8
I wonder if people who listen to extremely loud music are saving for the expensive ($4K to 6K) cost of a pair of hearing aids when they get older and learn that their hearing has been irreparably damaged.
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zeke
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Post by zeke on Mar 31, 2017 6:46:42 GMT -8
^ This happened to me. I not only listened to very loud music, but worked construction for 30 years. My hearing aids do not make up for the lost frequencies, only boosting the sound level of everything. I still can't hear the high stuff, like M's voice , but those frequencies are lost forever. Anyone who thinks hearing aids will replace the losses is fooling themselves.
Oh, and Costco has really good hearing aids for $1700. I shopped many places and found most others were in the $4000 range.
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Post by whistlepunk on Mar 31, 2017 7:58:05 GMT -8
I just sing loudly.
I find have more solitude that way. No one else camps near me.
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Post by tomas on Mar 31, 2017 11:27:11 GMT -8
I would be surprised if any here actually have been annoyed by someone doing so? Yes I have. Both on the AT and elsewhere I've walked by people with music blasting out of their cell phones. One of the best thing about being in the backcountry is blaring rap music and shooting fire works while my dogs run uncontrollably off leash. Amateur. I try to shoot the fireworks as they go up with my pistol that I bring to protect myself from bears. Ain't seen a bear yet so it must be working!
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