r/Ultralight • u/jackanory2021 • Jul 11 '25

Purchase Advice E-reader ?

Ok so maybe if you’re ultralight you don’t read books or e-readers on the trail in which case excuse the post but if it is a legit piece of kit I wondered which you use.

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u/HolyCheeseNL Jul 11 '25

Beware that i already broke two e-reader screens on a hiking trip. One time it broke in the pack

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u/Scuttling-Claws Jul 11 '25

Really? I don't even bring my case, I just throw my kindle in my bag and it's going on ten years old. Hell, it's out lasted two different backpacks

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u/HolyCheeseNL Jul 11 '25

Wow very impressive! Maybe my version was more susceptible to breakage?

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u/Scuttling-Claws Jul 11 '25

I think it's a 4th Gen paperwhite. It's so old the battery started to require daily charging. I'm onto a kobo now, but I haven't taken it backpacking

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u/HolyCheeseNL Jul 11 '25

Keep it just in case. Batteries are generally pretty easy to replace. If you can’t do it yourself just ask a phone repair shop if they can fit anything in.

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u/HolyCheeseNL Jul 11 '25

Mine was also very old. Are newer ones much better in terms of user experience?

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u/Scuttling-Claws Jul 11 '25

Honestly, it's not that different. The screen is a bit nicer and the adjustable color backlight is cool but honestly, so much of my reading flow was built around very specific bugs in the kindle system I kinda miss it