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Being able to spot a small white object in the sky and hearing it are very different things. I put drone operators on the same level as those who hike with spe

Being able to spot a small white object in the sky and hearing it are very different things. I put drone operators on the same level as those who hike with speakers blaring. No one is being hurt, no laws being broken. Just inconsiderate considering a large part of the experience for most in nature is the serenity.

Cannabat 3y ago
The mini is undetectable over 100ft or so. other drones will interrupt the peace, but this one is far less likely to.
IshKebab 3y ago
Nah they definitely aren't as bad. People using speakers in public are actively choosing to annoy people when they could have used headphones. There's no headphone equivalent for drones. Drones are also way way less common than shitty music players.
- ryantgtg 3y ago
  Almost everyone I encounter who is carrying a speaker is not hiking by themselves. That is why they are not wearing headphones.
ashton314 3y ago
People who hike with speakers blaring are a strange breed that I’m likely to never understand. Like, why listen to music in the first place while hiking? I’m out here in the woods to get as far away from civilization as I can. I don’t need $latest_popstar dragging me back.
- jbm 3y ago
  I've never done this, but if I was trying to be charitable; in bear country, I assume making noise to avoid startling the animals is best practice.
  - trust_bt_verify 3y ago
    I have worn a bear bell on my backpack when I’m far out but that’s a bit different than a speaker as you could imagine.
    - cawlin 3y ago
      I'm not in favour of speakers but it would be effective while a bear bell certainly won't.
    - Tronno 3y ago
      Parks Canada says bear bells are not an effective deterrent against bears. https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/mtn/ours-bears/securite-safety/ours-humains-bears-people https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/mtn/ours-bears/securite-safety...
- phil-martin 3y ago
  I use headphones to listen to music or audio books while hiking, walking or exercising. I enjoy it, and also a useful tool to stop mental self-talk while being able to enjoy the surrounds. But playing music over speakers that would interrupt the tranquillity of other people trying to enjoy the quiet and space is very not cool.
- RandallBrown 3y ago
  People listen to music while hiking for the same reason they listen to music anywhere. They like it.
- Izikiel43 3y ago
  Bears
bragr 3y ago
>Being able to spot a small white object in the sky and hearing it are very different things. They are but not the way you suggest, you stop hearing it long before you stop seeing it. :)

Cannabat 3y ago

The mini is undetectable over 100ft or so. other drones will interrupt the peace, but this one is far less likely to.

IshKebab 3y ago

Nah they definitely aren't as bad. People using speakers in public are actively choosing to annoy people when they could have used headphones. There's no headphone equivalent for drones. Drones are also way way less common than shitty music players.

ryantgtg 3y ago
Almost everyone I encounter who is carrying a speaker is not hiking by themselves. That is why they are not wearing headphones.

ashton314 3y ago

People who hike with speakers blaring are a strange breed that I’m likely to never understand. Like, why listen to music in the first place while hiking? I’m out here in the woods to get as far away from civilization as I can. I don’t need $latest_popstar dragging me back.

jbm 3y ago
I've never done this, but if I was trying to be charitable; in bear country, I assume making noise to avoid startling the animals is best practice.
- trust_bt_verify 3y ago
  I have worn a bear bell on my backpack when I’m far out but that’s a bit different than a speaker as you could imagine.
  - cawlin 3y ago
    I'm not in favour of speakers but it would be effective while a bear bell certainly won't.
  - Tronno 3y ago
    Parks Canada says bear bells are not an effective deterrent against bears. https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/mtn/ours-bears/securite-safety/ours-humains-bears-people https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/mtn/ours-bears/securite-safety...
phil-martin 3y ago
I use headphones to listen to music or audio books while hiking, walking or exercising. I enjoy it, and also a useful tool to stop mental self-talk while being able to enjoy the surrounds. But playing music over speakers that would interrupt the tranquillity of other people trying to enjoy the quiet and space is very not cool.
RandallBrown 3y ago
People listen to music while hiking for the same reason they listen to music anywhere. They like it.
Izikiel43 3y ago
Bears

bragr 3y ago

>Being able to spot a small white object in the sky and hearing it are very different things. They are but not the way you suggest, you stop hearing it long before you stop seeing it. :)