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QUESTION for HIKERS: I-PAD or I-PHONE
Aug 30, 2015
Posted on 08/30/2015 2:00:12 PM PDT by Yosemitest
I want to know what is best to use for a long hike, the I-Phone or the I-pad.
I have NOT owned or used either.
I want to be able to make and receive phone calls, access the internet, shoot video, edit video, and load video.
I'd prefer the larger screen in the I-Pad Mini over the I-Phone, but I also need to be able to make and receive calls, and I'm not sure if the I-Pad Mini can receive calls.
If you have experience with both, please let me know the advantages and disadvantages of each.
I also want to use it to be a GPS navigation with topo maps, and use it as an altimeter.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Hobbies; Outdoors; Travel
KEYWORDS: camping; hike; ipad; iphone
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To: vpintheak
My cousin has one of those, and it’s WAY TOO HEAVY.
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posted on
08/30/2015 2:59:13 PM PDT
by
Yosemitest
(It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
To: Proud2BeRight
Where I go camping, there is no phone reception, so my iPhone is useless. The first time I went, I was a little freaked out, but then I realized how nice it was. So I just turn it off and leave it in the car. I do take my kindle, which is great for reading in the tent while listening to the river (and I can read whatever I'm in the mood for, as I usually have about 4 books in progress at the same time, and this way I don't have to cart them all with me). When I drive into town to get ice, I will stop at a little coffee shop and plug in to recharge if needed and just hang out for a couple hours. And I make any calls I need to make then, plus check email.
But you really do need to just unplug sometimes.
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posted on
08/30/2015 2:59:35 PM PDT
by
ponygirl
(An Appeal to Heaven.)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Add a small solar charger to that outfit.
Presumably in an Otterbox or life proof box. A broken screen is useless.
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posted on
08/30/2015 3:00:23 PM PDT
by
Pikachu_Dad
("the media are selling you a line of soap")
To: snoringbear
It’ll work just fine way out in the outback as long as you remember to preload maps. Kind of like remembering to bring along the paper maps. GPS signal is everywhere...as long as nobody shots down the satellites or launches an EMP bomb.
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posted on
08/30/2015 3:00:55 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not, no explanation is possible)
To: Yosemitest
Or perhaps a little hand cranked charger?
45
posted on
08/30/2015 3:01:41 PM PDT
by
Pikachu_Dad
("the media are selling you a line of soap")
To: Yosemitest
There are satellite phones for rent by the day.
46
posted on
08/30/2015 3:05:00 PM PDT
by
skr
(May God confound the enemy)
To: Pikachu_Dad
Yes to Otter Box and LifeProof. A must, indeed. For my day hikes, the Mophie and a Zagg screen protector protect enough.
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posted on
08/30/2015 3:05:21 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not, no explanation is possible)
To: ponygirl
The iPhone is useless if you want to use it as a phone. But everything else works just fine. But, like you said, getting away from the phone can be good.
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posted on
08/30/2015 3:07:31 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not, no explanation is possible)
To: Yosemitest
Where I’m at, handheld FM or CB w/SSB works about half as good as smoke signals...
49
posted on
08/30/2015 3:07:58 PM PDT
by
roamer_1
To: ProtectOurFreedom
50
posted on
08/30/2015 3:08:40 PM PDT
by
Pikachu_Dad
("the media are selling you a line of soap")
To: ProtectOurFreedom
So do you leaver them turned off until you need them?
Turn of all the antennas to keep them from pinging death?
Airplane mode perhaps?
51
posted on
08/30/2015 3:09:53 PM PDT
by
Pikachu_Dad
("the media are selling you a line of soap")
To: NorthMountain
I researched the Garmin devices, but I soon realized that I'd exceed what I considered my maximum pack weight with several small electronic devices and batteries.
That's WHY I started looking at the I-Pad versus the I-Phone.
The Apps functions will do all of that for a lot less weight, and the GPS functions will work without cell phone connections, or so the Apps "SAY".
But that's what I made this post, to ask people who really know and have actually used them.
I'm trying to stick to AA or AAA batteries, but the DigiPower TC-U450 Universal Camera Battery Charger will charge my camera battery.
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posted on
08/30/2015 3:15:12 PM PDT
by
Yosemitest
(It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
To: Pikachu_Dad
Out for four or five hours and I can generally make it with the internal battery plus Mophie as aux power, so I don’t have to worry much about power management. Longer than that I’d have to conserve more. I do turn off Bluetooth and dim the screen a bit, too.
App management on IOS is not well done. When the phone or iPad start getting wonky, I kill all the apps, purge stored cache on Safari, and restart. I’ll often find fifteen apps are running.
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posted on
08/30/2015 3:15:20 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not, no explanation is possible)
To: TADSLOS
Being retired, and diabetic, and on a tight budget, anywhere my body and budget will allow me.
I may start on the Natchez Trace, but my goal is the Appalachian Trail, and that's where my focus is for buying equipment.
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posted on
08/30/2015 3:18:34 PM PDT
by
Yosemitest
(It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
iPhone 6 Plus and Mophie; I’ll check them out.
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posted on
08/30/2015 3:20:25 PM PDT
by
Yosemitest
(It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
To: Pikachu_Dad
I've been thinking about the
Eton NSP101WXGR Scorpion ll, more for the flashlight, than anything else.
But I have to keep an eye on my overall BASE Pack Weight, and it might push me over what I want.
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posted on
08/30/2015 3:29:06 PM PDT
by
Yosemitest
(It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
To: skr
"There are satellite phones for rent by the day."
6 Or 7 months rent?
I don't think that would work for me.
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posted on
08/30/2015 3:30:35 PM PDT
by
Yosemitest
(It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
To: Yosemitest
58
posted on
08/30/2015 3:34:42 PM PDT
by
kjam22
(my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
To: Yosemitest
You asked for suggestions; doesn't mean you have to take them.
I certainly appreciate the desire to reduce weight and (apparent) redundancy. I have been burned in the past by reducing it too much.
the GPS functions will work without cell phone connections, or so the Apps "SAY".
The GPS itself works independently of the cell system. The same is true of the compass/magnetometer, the accelerometer and the tilt sensors. You might consider testing how well your chosen app does at holding on to downloaded maps when it's off the network, and what the battery drain is really like.
Please keep us posted on what you choose to do, and how it works out for you.
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posted on
08/30/2015 3:37:30 PM PDT
by
NorthMountain
("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
To: Yosemitest
Cell coverage outside urban corridors is spotty. Hiking makes coverage even more unlikely.
Get a good digital camera with glass, Delorme and a 2m license/handheld. Leave the Apple stuff at home. Maybe carry a Blackberry with a Paratek antenna technology?
60
posted on
08/30/2015 3:42:37 PM PDT
by
mpreston
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