This June I am embarking on 4 month hike thru remote areas of Missouri, KY and PA. I have hiked some of the route before so I know issues I will run into. Back in 2013 when I did a cross country hike thru parts of this one, I only had my cell phone a (Kyocera Tourque) with me. I went thru 5 of them on the 6 month trek, because I asked too much of the phone.
I had spotify and pandora accts that I listened to along with the WEEI app that I used when I had signal. My brain talks too much without the distraction of music or something in my ear, especially on the long days. I also used the phone to track my progress that day (google map) facebook and of course for calls and texting. I had to carry extra batteries for the phone because most would only last 3-4 hours and somedays the hike would be 10 hours.
I was lucky then, because I was connected with the Military liason for Sprint who I met just before the walk and his office was able to send me replacement phone. I don't have that safety net this time.
I am wondering if there is a MP3 / spotify player that is seperate from a cell phone that can pull signal from a tower vs bluetooth or wifi? I can't find one on amazon, but maybe I don't know what to search for. I know technology has advanced a mega ton in the last decade so I am hoping for an easy and not too expensive solution.
If that is not available or simply not needed, what cell phone can do all the heavy lifting I am asking of it with out dying in a month or so or with out having to carry multiple battery chargers to help me get thru the day.
Currently I have Mint and will jump to AT&T or VZN before I hit the road.
Any ideas or suggestions is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
I had spotify and pandora accts that I listened to along with the WEEI app that I used when I had signal. My brain talks too much without the distraction of music or something in my ear, especially on the long days. I also used the phone to track my progress that day (google map) facebook and of course for calls and texting. I had to carry extra batteries for the phone because most would only last 3-4 hours and somedays the hike would be 10 hours.
I was lucky then, because I was connected with the Military liason for Sprint who I met just before the walk and his office was able to send me replacement phone. I don't have that safety net this time.
I am wondering if there is a MP3 / spotify player that is seperate from a cell phone that can pull signal from a tower vs bluetooth or wifi? I can't find one on amazon, but maybe I don't know what to search for. I know technology has advanced a mega ton in the last decade so I am hoping for an easy and not too expensive solution.
If that is not available or simply not needed, what cell phone can do all the heavy lifting I am asking of it with out dying in a month or so or with out having to carry multiple battery chargers to help me get thru the day.
Currently I have Mint and will jump to AT&T or VZN before I hit the road.
Any ideas or suggestions is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
