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12-29-12 | 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by I-Like-To-Bike

Suggestion - Kindle Paperwhite. I bought one for my wife and she loves it. No external light is needed and the battery lasts for weeks before needing a recharge from any USB power source. Kindle Books are available for free from the library or you can buy them inexpensively from Amazon.

They came out with that 6 months after I purchased my regular Kindle, figures. I use a small lightweight head lamp, believe mine is a Petzel. LED it will run for a long time on a pair of AAA batteries.

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Originally Posted by plustax

Do you guys really read when you go camping?

Yes, listen to music too. I probably get more reading and pleasure cooking done while camping than at any other time. We car/RV camp several times a year and the game plan is usually to do as little as possible and enjoy the peaceful surrounding.

Aaron

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