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Patchfoot · 05-19-2008, 05:35 PM

Hello, I'm preparing for another thru-hike and my 505 (which is very spiffy) would make a perfect trail device as last time I was hauling around over 10lbs of books which get pretty heavy after you schlep them up and down mountains over months. One nice thing is I can easily stick the device into a plastic bag and its more easily water proof than even a normal book. However, I wanted to create/buy a container to protect the e-reader from being crunched in my pack. The problem with some of the suggestions in a thread I found on here is the extra weight. I don't want my protective container to drag down my pack too much.

Anyone have any suggestions for a ultra-strong yet minimally heavy e-reader container? Some sort of incredibly strong plastic box lined with foam would seem ideal and maybe someone has already experimented with this.

I also wondered if I should cover the ports in something to keep dirt from working its way into the audio jacks/etc and that affecting the operation of the device (I'm only using it to read books). Perhaps also some sort of plastic covering of the screen too? Any other ideas?

05-19-2008, 05:35 PM	#1
Patchfoot Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Sony E-Reader 505	Making my 505 trail proof? Hello, I'm preparing for another thru-hike and my 505 (which is very spiffy) would make a perfect trail device as last time I was hauling around over 10lbs of books which get pretty heavy after you schlep them up and down mountains over months. One nice thing is I can easily stick the device into a plastic bag and its more easily water proof than even a normal book. However, I wanted to create/buy a container to protect the e-reader from being crunched in my pack. The problem with some of the suggestions in a thread I found on here is the extra weight. I don't want my protective container to drag down my pack too much. Anyone have any suggestions for a ultra-strong yet minimally heavy e-reader container? Some sort of incredibly strong plastic box lined with foam would seem ideal and maybe someone has already experimented with this. I also wondered if I should cover the ports in something to keep dirt from working its way into the audio jacks/etc and that affecting the operation of the device (I'm only using it to read books). Perhaps also some sort of plastic covering of the screen too? Any other ideas?