After thru-hiking the John Muir Trail in July, I knew I had to go back. I returned for a quick 3-day, 36-mile mini thru-hike from Tuolumne Meadows to Reds Meadow. This stretch contains some of the most iconic landscapes in the Sierra. It’s an incredible

The Core Setup - $90 - 225g (7.9oz) * Soto Windmaster with Triflex - 65g (2.3oz) - $70 * Firemaple Petrel G3 600mL Pot - 160g (5.65oz) - $20 The Heat Exchanger Firemaple Petrel The Firemaple Petrel G3 is a an aluminum, heat exchanger (HX) style pot. HX pots have fins at its base that

For many people, us included, the John Muir Trail is their first long-distance thru-hike and thus involves the process of resupplying. As we started dialing in our backcountry gear and food, it was time to plan the logistics of our resupply. For a relatively short thru-hike like

For our 17-day thru-hike of the John Muir Trail, we relied on a Lixada 10W solar panel and an Anker Nano 3-in-1 10,000 mAh power bank, which has a built-in USB-C cable and wall plug. This setup proved more than sufficient for two