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?
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.