Take nothing but your camera. You defeat the purpose of travelling and gaining the real benefits of backpacking by loading yourself up with the trappings of your normal life.

There is so much beauty out there in the real world, and your ability to appreciate it will not depend at all on whether you have your iPOD or not.

Every product that I've ever bought from SonicBlue has been malformed and returned to sender.

The technology sounds cool, but I'll probably wait until it's available from another vendor.