 Poster: A snowHead
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So here am I lobbing stuff into my faithful Da Kine Split Roller in readiness for Sunday's off. Incredibly, I'm managing to assemble my kit without the aid of a ski trip packing check list (either laminated or not). For example, completely unprompted, I've remembered that I'll need socks, perhaps a ski jacket, maybe my ski boots and potentially some jeans. I'm sure there's something else. The usual stuff is easy but, for the first time in 30 years+ of this routine, I'm struggling with finding room in either hold or carry-on for all the gizmos and associated accessories...
Phone + charger + spare phone
Blackberry + charger
IPod + speakers
2-way radios + charger
Helmet Cam + leads + straps
Digital camera + battery charger + lead
Camcorder + leads
Electric toothbrush + charger
Laptop + power lead + mouse
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I have more leads and computing power than the 'plane I'll be flying in. Some folks go with all this AND tranceivers, GPS, head torches, things that vibrate, things that go "bing", bottle warmers, waxing irons, pacemakers you name it.
Mad innit?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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But have you got a 'machine that goes 'ping'' 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Don't forget the electric blanket, Swiller. You suffered enough in Aviemore - reward yourself.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Bode Swiller, underwear? Or just the ones you travel in? I understand they can be used 4 ways!
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Butterfly, plug-in underwear? I think I'll get some.
AxsMan,
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You SO need an iPhone
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I do and I intend to... 6m on the contract left to go.
David Goldsmith, plug-in hot water bottle / MP3 / TV receiver would be better.
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No kettle ?! 
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[quote="Bode Swiller"]Butterfly, plug-in underwear?
Is that the thing that vibrates?
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ickabodblue, it shakes off the claggy bits.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Earplugs? (wax-- not electric)
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| Bode Swiller wrote: |
Phone + charger + spare phone
Blackberry + charger
IPod + speakers
2-way radios + charger
Helmet Cam + leads + straps
Digital camera + battery charger + lead
Camcorder + leads
Electric toothbrush + charger
Laptop + power lead + mouse
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Are you working or on holiday?
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I thought I had too much, carrying a phone + blackberry, but two phones and a blackberry??
have you checked if any of the power leads can feed more than one gizmo?
You could also leave behind the electric toothbrush for a week...
Do you really need a mouse for the laptop?
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You know it makes sense.
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So when the lights of Austria dim this Sunday evening we'll know you've arrived and plugged in then!
Anyway, what phone doesn't have a half decent digital camera on it?
They all have MP3 players built in too.
But now, a phone with a built in Electric toothbrush - might be a hole in the market there?
For the last EoSB, my double wheely ski bag was so packed with 'stuff' that even the Eurostar staff suggested I might need to watch out or I'll be paying for excess baggage - and there weren't even any skis in there!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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You SO need an iPhone
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What he needs is a life. The world won't grind to a halt just because you can't pick up e-mails for a week, you know.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Mosha Marc, yeah, unfortunately I've got some things to do and, in any case, it's a corporate bash. I exaggerated a bit tho'... toothbrush isn't really electric. Point I'm making is that some people must carry more than this... esp those with serious camera systems, wives etc.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The world won't grind to a halt
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Lizzard, yes it will
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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It would be nice to have a universal charger that would do for my camera, my other camera, GPS, pda and phone.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Bode Swiller wrote: |
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My wife asked me to stop flashing her years ago
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Bode Swiller, aren't wives equipped with an autonomous transport system?
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IF YOU USE ALL THIS STUFF WHEN WILL YOU FIND TIME TO SKI ?
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Hoppo, before christmas I got a new decoration that needed either batteries or power, but wasn't sold with a power cord. DH went shopping in pound stretchers and bought me back a transformer that had dials you could set to all sorts of power outputs, ampages, current directions and other technical wotnot that is a bit above me - it also had 5 or 6 different plug in sockets - total price £3.50 - it powered my Christmas decoration with no bother.
BTW admin, my phone doesn't have a camera or MP3 player on it
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Bode Swiller, I was thinking about this the other day, its not so much the actual gadgets themselves but as you say the chargers, batteries, memory cards etc etc... Bit of a joke really.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Why do you need a spare phone when you have a blackberry? And iPod speakers? I thought they come with earphones!
I ALWAYS consider the batter and charger weight when I research eletronic gizmos. Having traveled for work, I'm quite aware of the "travel weight" of these things. If I have a choice, one that uses regular battery or could be charged through the USB port would be the tie-breaker.
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You know it makes sense.
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jtr, I was wondering about this. Not sure how sensitive Li-ion batteries are to variations in voltage and current...
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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| jtr, I was wondering about this. Not sure how sensitive Li-ion batteries are to variations in voltage and current... |
I also wondered about this with my Nokia phone. Its 860mAh Li-ion battery is rated at 3.7V. The official Nokia supplied charger is rated at 5V, 350mA and they also sell a USB (5V) charger lead (CA 100) which they say is compatible with my phone/battery. I've used the mains-USB charger (rated at 5V, 1A) and the USB lead (? mA) connected to my laptop without any problems or noticeable change in charging times.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Of course, if you do need to take a laptop as well as a BB you don't need a BB charger, just use a USB lead...
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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freezywater, Luckily no! Its a Nokia 5310i, but is about 7 years old though 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Frosty the Snowman, but with my camera I can take pictures of HappyMouffe and other pretty scenery, with the pda and GPS I can record where I've been. With the phone I can provide endless entertainment for people in the vicinity when they realise I have no idea how to use it 
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Jerry, some phones (like my motorola) although they have a usb socket need something more than just the voltage to charge. Thats why you have to use some software to charge from your computer and why it only charges with the supplied (or replica) chargers and not through an adapter. What the something is i've no idea...
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hobbiteater, It seems to charge with the same cable in the laptop ok.
Update: just tried it again and although it doesn't say "Not charging" now, it doesn't seem to be - maybe just duff - will experiment 
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