Which MP3 player

[Freedom Walker]

I need a new MP3 player and i would like to find one that i can replace batteries, because if I am on a long distance hike I may not be able to get a recharge for one like I had. The saleman at Best Buy said they are not available anymore. What say you. Thanks

[Wise Old Owl]

Well there are plenty old ones laying about teenagers bedrooms collecting dust. Try a farmers market or yard sale.

[SassyWindsor]

Coby USB-Stick MP3 with 4GB using Skullcandy INK'd Earbuds. This combo has withstood everything, rain, underwater, freezing, desert heat. Uses 1 AAA battery and holds over 600 320kps songs.

[SassyWindsor]

I bought mine on Amazon.com, I'll bet you still can.

[bflorac]

Leave it a home and enjoy the outdoors for what they are....

[Slo-go'en]

RCA TH2002RDR, available at Wal-Mart. Runs for 30 hours on single alkaline AAA, even longer with lithium - one of the longest run times available. I ran mine for almost a month before it needed a new battery, playing 3-4 hours a day. 2 Gig mem, not giant, but holds enough songs to not get too sick of them all after a while.

As for listening to the sounds of nature, well those get boring pretty quick and we humans invented music for a reason. It's a part of nature - in a way, sort of.

[SassyWindsor]

Leave it a home and enjoy the outdoors for what they are....

I never hike with one, could have stepped on a timber rattler someone ahead of me had messed with, it was in strike mode. Would not have heard the rattle if I had the mp3 in my ears. I use it mostly to get weather reports on it's radio function and to listen to the music when reading, etc (at camp).

[Freedom Walker]

I never hike with one, could have stepped on a timber rattler someone ahead of me had messed with, it was in strike mode. Would not have heard the rattle if I had the mp3 in my ears. I use it mostly to get weather reports on it's radio function and to listen to the music when reading, etc (at camp).

I use it mostly when I lay down for the night to help me slow down to get to sleep. If I have a audio book on I may lay down early to listen. Agree on the not hiking with it. I enjoy natures sounds as well. Thanks for the suggestions. I will give Wally world a visit this week and check amazon also.

[CrumbSnatcher]

I need a new MP3 player and i would like to find one that i can replace batteries, because if I am on a long distance hike I may not be able to get a recharge for one like I had. The saleman at Best Buy said they are not available anymore. What say you. Thanks

i hike with a RCA single double A battery mp3 player,found mine at walmart 2 years ago. i miss my old AM/FM manuel radio. was alot easier to tune in than the auto ones. it was like trying to pick up tunes in the car, without an antenna :-( with my manuel one i remember one night i picked up over 40 stations!

[CrumbSnatcher]

i could tell you more, but i don't know how well you sing :-)

[Freedom Walker]

i could tell you more, but i don't know how well you sing :-)

I listen to music and if you are camping close by you may hear me singing along, but I won't be on America's Got Talent. You might want to throw a rock at my tent.

[Blissful]

This is what I use for hiking - love it.

[Tennessee Viking]

SanDisk is about the only one I remember still had a line of battery powered players that was reliable. Check Amazon, Big Lots, or any close out stores. But a lot of other players that use batteries are cheap and a waste of money.

I would just go with a iPod Shuffle or Nano and carry a wall charger.

Or a small battery radio.

[Chaco Taco]

I bought a creative zen in 2007, carried it in 2008 and its still going. I have since retired it for my ipod but it takes one battery and last forever. Very small and compact. I just went and found it and its still going. Bought it at staples for $40
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[iamscottym]

If you are handy with a soldering iron you could build a Minty Boost. Its a boost charging circuit that runs off 2 AA batteries and charges devices with a USB charging cable. I used to use one to charge my ipod nano and they're great. Eventually I decided I could make a better one that ran off rechargeable 18650 cells and hacked all my devices to either run off those directly or recharge their internal battery off my own charging circuit.

http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10094