Three years ago I got engaged. I was at Lily Bay State Park in Maine on Moosehead Lake. My wife Allison (girlfriend at the time) and I had just finished a day on the water. If you have never been to Moosehead lake to paddle you are missing out. The place was awesome.
Allison on Moosehead Lake
The boat landing at Lily Bay State Park, where we got engaged
Anyway, thinking back on that day It makes me think about my friends Neil and Derek and when I told them that I was going to propose. I wanted the proposal to be something memorable and I wanted to do it while paddling. The problem is that diamond rings and water are not the best mixture. I mean, what if I tried to give her the ring and it slipped from my fingers and she went after it and got tossed in the water. That would certainly be a memorable story but not a very happy ending. So I decided to wait till we landed to propose and that made all the difference.
I was reading my Paddling.net newsletter and saw a product that would be a great one for the Wired Kayaker to use when I go on my next paddle. Mind you, I have never listened to music on my iPod while on the water. Probably because I was afraid I would drop it into the drink. I’ve done it before with my sunglasses from time to time. Nope. I want to keep my podcasts (the ones I watch, not the ones I make) high and dry.
H2O Audio has many products that would solve the problem of getting my tech wet. They make waterproof containers for iPods as well as waterproof headphones. They both sound like great products and whats even better is the variety of options that H2O Audio has. With there being many different types of iPods in many shapes and sizes you’d think that no company would make all the housings for each one yet. Wrong. H2O audio has the housings for each of the different iPods from years back and those that are on the market today.
I’m thinking that if you wanted to take the Wired Kayaker, on the water Podcast with you then you might want the equipment to help you do that. Does anyone own one of these products? Do you like them? Let me know.
