Seems pointless and inconvenient for me as they usually seem to be poor quality, and can you really listen to music in the shower, and are you showering long enough to benefit from it?

Or do you own one and use for a different purpose, like swimming or Kayaking?

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    Hiking out in the backcountry of the Rocky Mountains having headphones in would be extremely unsafe. A city or busy trail absolutely, headphones all the way. Bear and predator country, 50 miles from any major form of civilization, I still want to be aware of my surroundings. I’m hiking on trails where I see maybe 10 groups of people over 3 days, and half of them are at the alpine lake or water source, not even on the trail.

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      11 months ago

      Then you shouldn’t be listening to music if you can’t play it without others hearing. Full stop.

      You’re just trying to justify your selfish behavior.

      If you have to listen to music and hear your surroundings, get a pair of open ear headphones.

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        11 months ago

        Y’all act like volume adjustment isn’t a thing. Just traipsing through the forest at 100 volume. It’s totally possible to adjust the volume to a level that allows one some background ambiance while able to hear the world around you. I will agree, open ear headphone would be nice on some trails.
        Any suggest on good open ear headphones?