Responses to these three questions on the 2017 thru 2019 John Muir Trail surveys.
- If a friend asked you for a single top gear recommendation, what would it be? And why? Can be a type of gear others don't bring or a particular brand / model of more common gear.
- What type of item did you leave at home, e.g., gloves, that you would bring on the next similar trip? And why?
- What type of item did you bring, e.g., a tripod, but would leave at home on the next similar trip? And why?
These PDF-format reports are quite long and are designed to be either?
-- skimmed using the bolded keywords that are used with each entry
-- used with word search to see comments about a particular type of gear, brand, etc.
It's easier to read these on a monitor, but they can be read on at least larger-format smartphones if turned in the landscape direction
These reports are best read together. For example, if you read the "leave next" and are tempted to leave gloves at home, be sure to search the "take next" report for advice from people who did leave gloves at home.?
I found it helpful to put those two documents side by side on my monitor and go back and forth between them.
They can be read in any order, though I suggest this order:?
(regret leaving home)
(regret taking)
For similar prior year reports, see these PDF reports