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Halfway Anywhere: John Muir Trail Gear Guide (2025 Survey)

A comprehensive picture of the gear JMT hikers use.

Halfway Anywhere: John Muir Trail Gear Guide (2025 Survey)

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January 22, 2026
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Halfway Anywhere: John Muir Trail Gear Guide (2025 Survey)

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John Muir Trail Gear Guide (2025 Survey)

In the second installment of this year’s John Muir Trail Hiker Survey, we dive into gear for hiking the JMT. John Muir Trail gear lists vary wildly between hikers, and (spoiler alert) finding a perfect JMT gear list is impossible. That said, we can try.

I’ve organized this to give a comprehensive picture of the gear JMT hikers use. This post covers the highest-rated gear, the most common gear, base weights, gear advice, and more.

Continue reading to learn more about gear needed to hike the John Muir Trail, written by Mac.

Halfway Anywhere: John Muir Trail Gear Guide (2025 Survey)

John Muir Trail Gear Guide (2025 Survey)

In the second installment of this year’s John Muir Trail Hiker Survey, we dive into gear for hiking the JMT. John Muir Trail gear lists vary wildly between hikers, and (spoiler alert) finding a perfect JMT gear list is impossible. That said, we can try.

I’ve organized this to give a comprehensive picture of the gear JMT hikers use. This post covers the highest-rated gear, the most common gear, base weights, gear advice, and more.

Continue reading to learn more about gear needed to hike the John Muir Trail, written by Mac.

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Tyler 'Mac' Fox, the voice behind Halfway Anywhere, is a multifaceted adventurer, thru-hiker, bikepacker, ultrarunner, and van dweller, after a pivotal experience thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2013.
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Halfway Anywhere: John Muir Trail Gear Guide (2025 Survey)

John Muir Trail Gear Guide (2025 Survey)

In the second installment of this year’s John Muir Trail Hiker Survey, we dive into gear for hiking the JMT. John Muir Trail gear lists vary wildly between hikers, and (spoiler alert) finding a perfect JMT gear list is impossible. That said, we can try.

I’ve organized this to give a comprehensive picture of the gear JMT hikers use. This post covers the highest-rated gear, the most common gear, base weights, gear advice, and more.

Continue reading to learn more about gear needed to hike the John Muir Trail, written by Mac.

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Tyler 'Mac' Fox, the voice behind Halfway Anywhere, is a multifaceted adventurer, thru-hiker, bikepacker, ultrarunner, and van dweller, after a pivotal experience thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2013.
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