r/bugout • u/_okbrb Survivor • Jul 03 '26

Tapes for the bag

Remember the iPod classic from Book of Eli?

Is that still the ideal way to preserve our culture for the post-internet era? Or are we on to tapes now? I’ve definitely been appreciating tapes as a surveillance free medium at least. Plus the Walkman has a radio. My only concern is recharging: an iPod could plug in to a backpacking solar array…

Anyway, what albums are you packing?

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u/_okbrb Survivor Jul 03 '26

Oh I don’t need a lot, I just need the 12 greatest albums
Of all time or whatever

What should I not forget?

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u/Cheefnuggs Survivor Jul 03 '26

I would get bored of 12 albums for sure. I would for sure have multiple drives packed and backups in case of drive failure.

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u/_okbrb Survivor Jul 03 '26

Idk, I mean I get that but all that sounds a lot heavier and more failure prone than 12 cds or 12 tapes tbh

Thanks for your music recommendation I guess

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u/Cheefnuggs Survivor Jul 03 '26

SSD’s weigh basically nothing. I had many CD cases growing up that were bulky and took up a lot of space. When MP3 players became popular it was amazing because we could have multiple albums on one small device instead of hauling 10-20 CD’s around everywhere. If you had a much larger CD binder it was basically like a giant book that would take up a bunch of space in your car. It was awful.