Gear: Eton Rukus Solar Sound System

lrphill has it exactly right. This is the last thing campgrounds and the backcountry need. How about a solar-powered electromagnetic pulse rifle for shutting these things down?

Seriously? I hate sound blasting out of somebody else's camp -- or at my own, for that matter. At base, I don't understand it. I personally go "out there" to get away from the sounds of civilization -- I want to hear the backcountry, not recorded sound -- the TV, movies, the radio, iTunes are all left at home for a reason. <rant> And ESPECIALLY I don't want to hear somebody else's choice of music. It's the equivalent of a boom box on the subway -- it's plain rude. If you must, wear headphones. I can get behind a person's desire to have music in the backcountry until I have to listen to it, at which point it's a very rude imposition. If you're alone, go for it, but if you're near other people, be polite and keep a lid on it. </rant>

I LOVE having music at my camp site, even on backpacking trips (no cars). I've actually hiked up ipod speakers into the mountains before.

This obviously wouldn't work on a backpacking trip, but for a car camping trip, this would be excellent. You could blast music from your car speakers for a little bit, but you would either waste gas or the car battery.

This is awesome because it seems like it would have a much better sound quality than the little ipod speakers I (and many other people) have. And, it is solar powered. Awesome!!

-Brendan Carl
http://campingguru.net