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cm2012 5 days ago

I dont think I have left my house without my phone in 5+ years.

runjake 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

I'll often leave my phone at home if I'm going somewhere with my wife and kids. If they're with me, they have their phones and I'll instantly know if something happens to them, so no need to carry my phone.

It's basically a self-psyop to break the dependency. I spent the first 25-ish years of my life without a cell phone, after all.

dakiol 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I used to take my phone with me all the time (I used to have an iphone mini). The current models are too big. They are nice when i’m on the sofa surfing the web, but a hassle to take then in my pocket

ipince 5 days ago | parent [-]

I agree the current models are all too big. I'm still using a Pixel 4 mainly because I don't want a bigger phone (oh, and free Google Photos storage of course).

jama211 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I think it’s been 15+ years for me

ethbr1 5 days ago | parent [-]

Do you folks not go camping?

prawn 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

Yes, far more than the average person - vehicle, car camping, backcountry, kayak, etc. I take my phone as a camera (still/video), for an extra map option with GPS, and for reading e-books or editing photos at night in the tent.

JoshTriplett 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Many people take their phone with them when camping. Even if there's some desire to "disconnect" (which not everyone has), people still want 1) a device for emergency calls, 2) a camera, and 3) a map.

seany 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I try and do some kind of camping once a month and always have my phone. Typically it's in airplane mode and gets used for photos, maps, ebooks.

jama211 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You don’t take your phone when you’re camping???

ethbr1 4 days ago | parent [-]

Yes. And it stays in the tent.

InReach mini comes with.

Being connected to the internet or digital media is the last fucking thing I want when I'm in the woods.

jama211 4 days ago | parent [-]

Well done, your self congratulatory prize will be in the mail.

ethbr1 3 days ago | parent [-]

I'm honestly asking... doesn't the presence of internet access distract from appreciating nature, for you?

jama211 a day ago | parent | next [-]

I was overly snarky, I apologise. Personally I don’t go camping and therefore cant really comment.

flkenosad 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Honestly, no. It enhances it. It's just a tool. Like do you bring a flashlight camping?

encrypted_bird 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Speaking for myself, that costs money and time, neither of which I have.

cm2012 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I want my phone more when camping.