iPod/MP3 Players

Philmont is a wilderness experience. It is one of the few chances these days when you can take a step back and completely unplug yourself from society. If you give Philmont a chance, and leave your music players at home, you will hear something you have never heard in your life. Philmont has electricity in in base camp, that is it. There is no worse way to spend your Philmont trek than trying to chase the sun with your solar charger so that you can charge your dying iPod. If you drown out the natural music of the back country with your own music, you are going to miss out on the true Philmont experience. If you are addicted to music, make an effort to go to campfires. You will see some of the best talent in the world playing their heart out every night for you. There is a right way and a wrong way to do everything. Taking music players on a Philmont Trek is the wrong way to go to Philmont.