Seems pointless and inconvenient for me as they usually seem to be poor quality, and can you really listen to music in the shower, and are you showering long enough to benefit from it?
Or do you own one and use for a different purpose, like swimming or Kayaking?
I keep the volume to a reasonable personal level and pause any time people are within range. Try my best to be considerate.
Just use headphones. Sound caries further than you think.
No one but you wants to hear your music in nature.
Hiking out in the backcountry of the Rocky Mountains having headphones in would be extremely unsafe. A city or busy trail absolutely, headphones all the way. Bear and predator country, 50 miles from any major form of civilization, I still want to be aware of my surroundings. I’m hiking on trails where I see maybe 10 groups of people over 3 days, and half of them are at the alpine lake or water source, not even on the trail.
Then you shouldn’t be listening to music if you can’t play it without others hearing. Full stop.
You’re just trying to justify your selfish behavior.
If you have to listen to music and hear your surroundings, get a pair of open ear headphones.
Y’all act like volume adjustment isn’t a thing. Just traipsing through the forest at 100 volume. It’s totally possible to adjust the volume to a level that allows one some background ambiance while able to hear the world around you. I will agree, open ear headphone would be nice on some trails.
Any suggest on good open ear headphones?
I just got these from JVC, and they’re awesome. Although I did buy a $15 pair as a proof of concept before buying good ones.
Would be much easier than scrambling to hit the pause button anytime I see someone coming up on the trail.
Yeah, they’re pretty great. Bone conduction ones are nice too, but definitely less comfortable imo.
Thanks! I often forget the technologies available today. I appreciate you.
Sounds like you shouldn’t be listening to music either then.
Actually, in the isolated but surrounded by predators scenario, playing music is safer as the idea is not to sneak up on anything. Bears don’t seek you out as food, they react negatively to being surprised. Walking in silence has a higher chance of surprising a bear whereas alerting the bear to your presence with noise (talking, bells or music) they’ll move until they figure out what you are and likely leave you alone unless you’re getting too near their cubs.
But if it’s a well traveled trail, there’s a special level in hell for hikers who play music on the trails. A level they reserve for child molesters and people who talk at the theater.
That’s a fair point, but TBH, I was just trying to be snarky because I fucking hate people that use speakers on hiking trails.
I’m with you. Especially because 99 times out of 100 the player of the music has awful taste in music.
Not completely safe being out hiking and blocking off your ability to hear your surroundings. I think it’s completely acceptable to be considerate while out with a Bluetooth speaker.
You’re wrong. Get some open ear headphones if you’re concerned with hearing what’s going on around you.
Playing music through speakers on the trail is never considerate.
I’m not wrong. I’m stating my opinion. If I am wrong in stating my opinion than you are wrong as well for stating your opinion. I have a pair of open headphones, Audio Technica R70X. They still allow music to escape just as bad as it would be for a Bluetooth speaker to be playing at low volume. Perhaps Samsung Buds Pro 2 could work, but why would you want to seal yourself away from nature that much if you’re out hiking? Bluetooth speaker has been an appropriate choice in my experience.
If you’re in nature to enjoy nature, leave your music at home. No one wants to hear it but you.
And open ear headphones are different from open headphones. Open ear headphones are basically ear buds that don’t go into your ear canal, but direct music into it.