Ipod away from computer for 1 year

Hi, if anyone has any advice I'd be very grateful.
I'm travelling and will be away from home for about 1 year. If I take my ipod (ipod photo) and a travel charger, will the music "last" for a year without being updated from the computer?
I'm worried if the hard disk is corrupted somehow, i will be stuck with a fully charged but empty ipod.

Neil,
I bought my 3G 40G iPod just before I left on a RTW trip 15 months ago. I have constantly charged it and although I am definately not getting the reported 12 hours, the only real problem I have encountered has been the iPod freezing but a soft re-boot sorts it out.
Your music will last without any issues on the iPod and it does not need to be updated from your/a computer.
The MAJOR problem I had, believe it or not, was boredom with no new music! I had 5,500 songs but missed having new music as I didn't have a laptop, so I had no home computer.
I have resolved it by reformatting my iPod to Windows and I now buy CD's (I'm in South East Asia) and I rip them onto public computers and upload them using one of the many iPod software packs you can download for free.
When you are away you will experience so much new and fresh music its great to be able to get them on your iPod.
I haven't had any problems with corrupting my hard drive and it shouldn't really be an issue you will encounter.
The only thing I did do was buy a 40G external hard drive (fifty pounds) and backed up all my music onto it - I had a minor scare when I thought I had lost all my music - so maybe that is something you could consider.
Happy travels,
Dave Mc

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