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Originally Posted by Phogg
Nearly all of my life I carried books around with me to read.
Military utilities will hold three paperbacks in the cargo pocket of each leg. .
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Same here. When I was in the service I always packed a few books away in my pack, my cargo pocket or had some tucked away under the seat in the truck. I also discovered that if you kept the foil package on the chem sticks you could focus the light like a flashlight and then stick it in the headband of your helmet and boom, hands free reading light.
I initially talked myself in to a K2 (then $250) after reading one of Stephen Kings 15lb door stopper "Under the Dome" and the arthritis in my hands would be screaming.
The instant purchase thing has never really worked for me as I live in a "whispersync" dead zone. I have to walk to the end of the street and stand under a specific telephone pole for it to work.
But I really do like the instant dictionary function. where as in the past I would more than likely not bother to find the definition of an unfamiliar word its nice to a add a new one to the vocabulary.
I have since replaced the K2 with a DX and while heavier than the K2 its very manageable with out its cover.
I have found that audio books have almost ruined reading for me as it seems I have less time to sit and read and I really enjoy a good book while driving or working in the yard.
As far as using a phone or tablet, and my iphone is only a little smaller than my K2, its not the same. The ease of reading on E-ink is far superior, even inside with good lighting. I will probably always have an E-ink device.