A Kindle on the trail?

[Gray_Ghost]

The links on this site work great on the Kindle. You want to be sure to use the mobile sites for weather, gmail, yahoo mail, etc

http://webonyourcell.com/

[Bear Cables]

Taking my Kindle for sure. It doesn't weigh any more than a paper back that I always pack and that includes the padded jacket in a ziplock.

[icemanat95]

Not really, the Kindle(and virtually all dedicated E-readers) set out to create screens that won't strain the eyes like computer screens, and the best way for that was to replicate a book page as much as possible.

Then it doesn't seem like the best option for reading in shelters at night.

I'm just not a big fan of carrying too much tech with me out hiking. Even an MP3 player is pushing it for me. I did carry books on the trail and I read them at night with my headlamp...probably not the most considerate thing in the world, but there weren't a lot of alternatives then.

To each his own I suppose.

[dragoro]

I won't be bothering anyone with my kindle, i always tent.

[LDog]

Life is a lot easier if you don't preach about the right way to hike.

Can I steal this for my sig line?

[Bucherm]

Then it doesn't seem like the best option for reading in shelters at night.

As good as all the others, and better than most. If you use a Dead Tree book you'll have to use a light anyway(and it'll be ehavier than the Kindle), and if you use a Ipod Touch/iPhone you'll be generating light and fighting eyestrain.