Broken electronics while skiing

dmc · Apr 7, 2008, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MRGisevil

Dude, get an i-phone. I'm the queen of mishaps and I can't friggin' kill this thing. 3G is coming out it June- nice.

Actually picked up an IPhone after I smashed my Palm Treo while snowboarding..

Ride with it... Travel with it.. So far so good..

**MichaelJ** · Apr 7, 2008, 1:46 PM

I haven't managed to kill my BlackBerry Pearl 8130 despite several falls with it.
(yes, I'd have preferred the iPhone, especially being a Mac head, but I paid only $50 for the BB)

GrilledSteezeSandwich · Apr 7, 2008, 2:35 PM

I never damaged anything but I know somebody who lost one of the IPOD shuffles which is the size of a button..

dmc · Apr 7, 2008, 2:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MichaelJ

(yes, I'd have preferred the iPhone, especially being a Mac head, but I paid only $50 for the BB)

I got mine for cheap when my Treo smashed... i had insurance from AT&T for the Treo...
I went to the shop to get the Treo replaced... they didn't have one... So i got the IPhone.. Not for free but for a discount..

ckofer · Apr 7, 2008, 9:14 PM

Since I'm adequately old and don't fear looking dorky, I keep my camera in a padded camera bag on a strap which goes over around my neck and under my jacket. I've got the camera clipped to the strap so there's no freakin way to drop it in the snow. The padding protects the gear and me.

kbroderick · Apr 13, 2008, 9:32 PM

I usually worry more about the gear hurting me than me hurting the gear, unless I'm running gates (in which case I usually try to empty my pockets as much as possible). A lot of times, I've got my phone in a pants pocket and my little camera (a Powershot G9) in a chest pocket; if I've got my 20D with me, it's usually in a Dakine backpack (not a camera-specific bag, not specially padded, etc). I have skied with my 20D under my jacket, on my chest, as welll; the biggest issue I had there was running into a tree and ending up with some nice bruising in the vicinity of my sternum (camera was fine). I generally don't ski with it in front of me anymore.

Terry · Apr 19, 2008, 5:41 AM

I dropped my camera last night when I was packing my pack at the bottom of Shawnee Peak and now it doesn't stay turned on. I will have to play with it when I have time to see if I can fix it.

Apr 7, 2008, 1:46 PM	#12 (permalink)
MichaelJ In prior times Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Out in the MA 'burbs near 495. Posts: 1,818	I haven't managed to kill my BlackBerry Pearl 8130 despite several falls with it. (yes, I'd have preferred the iPhone, especially being a Mac head, but I paid only $50 for the BB) __________________ Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face. - Dave Barry Waterville 12/20, 12/30; Wachusett 12/21, 12/28, 3/9; Jay 1/26-1/27; Bretton Woods 2/2, 2/23-2/24, 3/22; Snowbird 2/10, 2/12, 2/14; Alta 2/11, 2/15; Sunday River 3/1-3/2, 3/8, 3/15, 4/6; Wildcat 3/30 (21 days '07-08

Apr 7, 2008, 9:14 PM	#15 (permalink)
ckofer MRG (first time) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Strafford, New Hampshire Posts: 1,866	Since I'm adequately old and don't fear looking dorky, I keep my camera in a padded camera bag on a strap which goes over around my neck and under my jacket. I've got the camera clipped to the strap so there's no freakin way to drop it in the snow. The padding protects the gear and me. __________________ ------ Chris K http://myspace.com/chickenjam The Ski Cheap Or Die Calendar Project -If you have anything that you think should be on the calendar, pm me! Never wrestle with a pig: You both get all dirty, and the pig likes it.

Apr 13, 2008, 9:32 PM	#16 (permalink)
kbroderick Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Killington, Vermont Posts: 347	I usually worry more about the gear hurting me than me hurting the gear, unless I'm running gates (in which case I usually try to empty my pockets as much as possible). A lot of times, I've got my phone in a pants pocket and my little camera (a Powershot G9) in a chest pocket; if I've got my 20D with me, it's usually in a Dakine backpack (not a camera-specific bag, not specially padded, etc). I have skied with my 20D under my jacket, on my chest, as welll; the biggest issue I had there was running into a tree and ending up with some nice bruising in the vicinity of my sternum (camera was fine). I generally don't ski with it in front of me anymore. __________________ Disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted, I speak only for myself, unless I'm saying something incredibly dumb, in which case I didn't say anything and you're hallucinating.

Apr 19, 2008, 5:41 AM	#17 (permalink)
Terry back side snow fields- Sugarloaf 4-11-08 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fryeburg Maine Posts: 1,193	I dropped my camera last night when I was packing my pack at the bottom of Shawnee Peak and now it doesn't stay turned on. I will have to play with it when I have time to see if I can fix it. __________________ skiing is not just an activity, it is a lifestyle!

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Apr 7, 2008, 2:35 PM	#13 (permalink)
GrilledSteezeSandwich Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 4,037	I never damaged anything but I know somebody who lost one of the IPOD shuffles which is the size of a button..

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