Category Archives: Trip Planning

Stick’s 2018 JMT Gear List

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Stick

For the past 19 months I have been planning my own JMT hike. During those months I have spent time dreaming about the hike… time planning the hike… and time thinking that it would never get here. But now here … Continue reading →

Posted in Backpacking, Gear, Gear List, John Muir trail, Trip Planning | Tagged Anker, Backpacking, Bear Can, Bearikade, Black Diamond, Black Rock Gear, Bonnies Balm, Columbia, Cuben Fiber, Deuce of Spades, Dirty Girls, Enlightened Equipment, Evernew, Exped, Gear List, GooseFeet Gear, Hiking, injinji, Inov-8, iPhone, JMT, John Muir trail, Joshua Tree, Lightload, Lightweight Backpacking, LiteTrail, MLD, Outdoor Research, patagonia, RODE, Soto, Suntactics, Suunto, Thermarest, Thru Hike, Trip Planning, Weekender, Wild Ideas, ZebraLight, ZPacks | 17 Comments

JMT Trip Planning: Shelters

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Stick

In all of my planning for this summer’s 2018 JMT hike, picking which shelter I would carry was one of the easiest choices I had… mostly! It shouldn’t be any surprise that I chose my Zpacks Hexamid Solo Plus Tarp & … Continue reading →

Posted in Gear, John Muir trail, Trip Planning | Tagged Alpine Carbon Cork, Backpacking, Black Diamond, Carbon Core Stakes, Cuben Fiber, Cuben Fiber Tarp, Hexamid Solo Plus Tarp, Hexanet, Hiking, JMT, John Muir trail, Leki, Lunar Solo, MSR, shepherd hook stakes, Six Moon Designs, tarp, Titanium Stakes, Trekking Poles, Trip Planning, V Stakes, ZPacks | 4 Comments

JMT Trip Planning: Electronics

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Stick

So, about 2 weeks ago I locked down the permits for our summer 2018 JMT hike. We will be heading northbound (NOBO) out of Horseshoe Meadows via the Cottonwood Lakes trail, and taking the better part of a month to … Continue reading →

Posted in Gear, Gear List, Gear Talk, John Muir trail, Trip Planning | Tagged Anker, Arc Haul Backpack, Backpacking, battery pack, Cell Phone Tripod Holder, GPS Watch, Hiking, iPhone 8+, JMT, John Muir trail, Mini Pump, sCharger5, solar panel, Suntactics, Suunto Ambit3 Peak, Thermarest, UltraPod, USB Cable, Wall Charger, ZebraLight, ZPacks | 12 Comments

JMT Trip Planning: Sleep Systems

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Stick

Well, it’s still not summer of 2018… so I am left to continue to dream, and to plan, for our future JMT hike. A couple of weeks ago I posted about the cook kits that my son and I will … Continue reading →

Posted in Gear, Sleeping Bags, Sleeping Pads, Trip Planning | Tagged 20F Sleeping Bag, ccf pad, Down Quilt, Down Sleeping Bag, Exped Air Pillow, GooseFeet Gear Stuff Sack Pillow, JMT, John Muir trail, NeoAir, sleeping bag, Sleeping System, Thermarest, Trip Planning, XLite, ZPacks | 8 Comments

JMT Trip Planning: Cook Kits

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Stick

This may be a bit premature, but ever since I decided that I was going to thru hike the JMT in the summer of 2018 I haven’t been able to take my mind off of it! Since then I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Gear, John Muir trail, Trip Planning | Tagged 0.9L Evernew Ti cook Pot, Backpacking, canister stove, Cuben Fiber, Hiking, JMT, John Muir trail, MSR, PackTowel, Sea 2 Summit, Shorty Spoon, Soto Windmaster, stuff sacks, Trip Planning | 7 Comments

What if I Had to Buy All New Gear!

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Stick

“Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn.” Rather than do an end of year gear review, what if I were to completely start all over! “What if…” I started 2017 off with absolutely no backpacking gear or clothing, only the … Continue reading →

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Stick’s 2018 JMT Gear List

JMT Trip Planning: Shelters

JMT Trip Planning: Electronics

JMT Trip Planning: Sleep Systems

JMT Trip Planning: Cook Kits

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