Chris Rohn Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I'm not sure if there is already a topic devoted to this, but reading the "theft" thread got me thinking -- how do 150 kids keep their phones and iPods, etc charged all summer? When I marched, cell phones and pagers were banned from tour (extremely rare to have one back then, anyway) and walkmen and discmen were powered by standard AA batteries. Now that a lot of things require lithium/rechargeable configurations, do you all just plug in and share a power strip in any outlet you can find? Is there some kind of schedule (i.e. hornline Monday & Thurs, drums & guard Tues & Friday) or is it just a free-for all, stampede to get the spot on the floor near an outlet? I'm really curious. The only electricity issue we had was waiting to inflate your air mattress, which was a banned practice for a couple of the years I marched, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimaster Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Pretty much every outlet has a power strip plugged in and people share and search for open spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSnareline Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Just plug everything into the marimba! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouooga Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Ya, lots of power strips. I found that bringing a power strip on tour scored a lot of points with members...great way to get to know people (when they need to use your power strip) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourouttheforty Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 My cell phone never was charged very much... and I'm looking at bringing something battery-powered for bus music this summer. Too nervous about leaving my iPod to charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowncontra Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 At Crown, they don't let us charge it except at night when everyone is in the gym. If someone decides to charge it then administration takes it from you. Other than that, everyone just tries to get off the bus as fast as possible to get/find a plug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iplaytimpani Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Just plug everything into the marimba! Actually. I have been known to plug my cell phone into the sound rack when we're rehearsing. Also, often the pit will spend sectional rehearsal near an outside power supply if we need to do something with the system, so I'll plug into the outside of a school assuming it's nice weather. My cell phone is always in my rehearsal bag in a plastic baggie to keep it dry, unless I'm charging it on a nice day. Well, almost always. I had my phone stolen last summer because I was dumb enough to leave it plugged into what we were told was going to be locked a building. It was my own fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple People Eaters Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Looks kinda like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaplac Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 ^ Makes you wonder how people make out of a gym with 4 outlets like those without getting noticed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorpsLife Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Make good friends with the Bus Driver and ask him how to connect the inverter to the bus electrical system. We also used to plug our truck into various outlets at schools, so the pit could load the truck in the dark , and the long rangers could charge and what not. There were a few outlets on the truck for power tools to be used. We could also run the generator if it was needed. Ask the tour mom to charge it for you in the staff room or on the Food Truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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