[Ansteorra] Walkie-Talkiers and Cell Phones

Stefan li Rous StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
Tue Sep 19 13:32:21 PDT 2006


I love the idea of changing the ringer to "A message for you my lady"  
or to a dog barking. Much less obtrusive than the various chirps and  
bell tones, so long as the voice doesn't sound to "amplified" or  
artificial.

On Sep 19, 2006, at 2:13 PM, L T wrote:

> It's Ivar's fault...
>
> "booster" from Sears...I got the 950 amp one...(on sale 69.99)
> has two dc-plug-ins and a light...worked wonderfully all week
> clipped the 12v fan to it...and plugged in the phone when it
> needed it...

A "booster" from what? A bank of solar cells? a 110v outlet  
somewhere? A charged car battery? But the latter just delays the  
problem.

> otherwise kept the phone in one of my clothing tubs...
> out of the wet...and checked it periodically...

Yes. I fly in to Pennsic, so the number of tubs I have available is  
rather limited. In this case the phone was in my overnight bag, which  
wasn't as waterproof as I thought it might be. Next time I will at  
least find a more waterproof bag than the Ziplock bag I had it stored  
in.

Stefan

> LDeerSlayer
>
> Stefan li Rous <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com> wrote: On Sep 18, 2006,  
> at 8:07 PM, L T wrote:
>
>> At Pennsic I left mine in my tent and used it as my "answering
>> machine"...
>> and did so with friends too...
>>
>> It was easier to call their cell than to hunt them down at Pennsic.
>>
>> L DeerSlayer
>
> I'm curious how you kept your cell phone charged at Pennsic. I've got
> a small solar panel and that is rather more mundane than I'd like,
> and since I camp down in the trees next to the lake, it isn't always
> that effective. I had a bit of trouble at Pennsic with a leaking tent
> and after the thunderstorm the second week of Pennsic, my phone ended
> up sitting in a pool of water. Apparently they really don't like
> that. After it dried out, I found the battery was dead. I went up and
> sat with it in the main bath house to get enough charge to call home
> and let them know I was okay, but I'm wondering if you have a better
> way. I've often found these electronic gadgets to be a lot of trouble
> to deal with, but sometimes they are needed.
>
> I think people just need to go to the effort to make sure they don't
> intrude.
>
> Stefan

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