JOHN MUIR TRAIL GEAR GUIDE | Part 3: Food

[@cmega3777]

I will never hike this trail, have little knowledge of it and STILL found this video informative and entertaining. Way to go!

[@BoundForNowhere]

hahaha that gave me a really great chuckle!

[@williamkenyon9858]

Light weight packing 101. Great tips as usual and good to hear the comparison for the different drop locations. Smarter not harder is a good way to roll. Be safe!

[@BoundForNowhere]

For sure!

[@Torea-Rodriguez]

Hey you two. This is a great series and we saved them all up to binge watch! One thing we’ve learned is that we LOVE Heathers Choice meals and snacks. No, they are not freeze dried, so they weight slightly more but they are oh so good! I find I digest the meals better and get more energy out of them. Sometime we even make them in the van!

[@BoundForNowhere]

Hey girl! Glad you enjoyed them! So we've definitely have not heard of those! We will have to give them a try!

[@WhitmanArthur]

When I did the JMT - MTR was a great spot to grab free provisions - we opted to not prepare or pay for any resupply and while the end result was a strange assemblage of bought and hand me down food stuffs - at the end of a long hiking days with two passes a day - turns out it didn’t much matter. I did hear VR was a great time - rumored to feel like isle of lost boys at that point in your back country experience! Thanks for the sweet videos really enjoying the channel!

[@BoundForNowhere]

There was definitely some donation bins but we just didn't want our food to be left to what others had left behind. We actually donated a bunch of food to anEnglish couple that was badly in need of extra calories!

[@kristymoore7052]

Thanks for the info. I’m headed out this summer, only way to get a permit was NOBO, so the first 1/2 should be interesting. Definitely going to VVR.

[@wlfmachine]

SO great to see Owen! You do great man!

[@BoundForNowhere]

I agree! He is slowly coming out of his shell!

[@teddygingerbear1647]

Definitely look at Trader Joe's for other snack options. You mentioned you personally liked the dried fruit in trail mix. TJ's has a variety of dried fruit, fruits disks w. fruit/nut mixed ( fig/walnut, cacao/hazelnut, apricot/coconut), trail mixes, and may varieties of various dried fruits and nuts. Great videos on your JMT and looking forward to watching all your adventures!

[@BoundForNowhere]

We really wished we could have gone to a TJ's or a Sprouts because they have great bulk options. Specifically sprouts has bins and thus would have zero waste, but sadly for the month or so leading up to the trail we never were in a city that had a grocery store with those sorts of things. We just had small mountain towns and had to make due with what we had access to. Live and ya learn

[@russsherratt6919]

Hello Thanks for the vid Owen ,good job. Starting to get the picture of just how much research, planning, and preparation went into your hike. Y'all reallliked it and can see your read for the next one. Russ

[@BoundForNowhere]

We sure hope so! We've learned so much from this trail! We will be so dialed in for the next!

[@robertogomez346]

Wow, so cool. Enjoyed your video Owen. It was chosen by you tube. Very informative. 😊👍

[@pierogies_and_pie]

Good to see Owen in front of the camera!

[@BoundForNowhere]

I second that!

[@peterkahapea8536]

Packit Gourmet meals maybe something that you both may want to look at. Enjoy your tips n' tricks vids! Safe travels!!

[@jilliantse9019]

Highly recommend VVR! My friends and I did a chunk of the JMT from Sunrise Lakes to VVR several years ago. VVR has great food and showers and you get a complementary celebratory beer! Heads up that the mileage to get to VVR might be a little higher since the lake is partially dried up (or at least it was 6 years ago) and we had to walk along the lake bed quite a ways to get to the ferry pick-up location. Ferry was definitely worth saving the extra miles though!

[@dilippatel3268]

excellent video

[@jmsuitter5]

Hey Owen nice video. As far as the epics they are all pretty good as far as there jerky bars, but my favorite is the venison

[@JohnMason-Hill]

You guys are class act. Great video series. Thanks!!!

[@BoundForNowhere]

Our pleasure! There is one come to this series coming out next week!

[@easydoesit1962]

Very informative! Thank you! 😊

[@BoundForNowhere]

Glad you think so!

[@rebeccastewart8639]

Great info!

[@landseavideoescapes4502]

How did you keep your candy bars from melting?

[@BoundForNowhere]

They were melted ;)

[@landseavideoescapes4502]

How long was your siesta?

[@BoundForNowhere]

About an hour but we gave ourselves what we felt we needed. Honestly it gets to the point where it hurts more to sit still then it does to keep walking ;)

[@lillypatience]

Thanks Owen! If you re-package the meals into ziplocs, would you put hot water into the ziploc? Or use a pot?

[@stephenpwilks]

i am pretty sure it would melt the ziplock

[@BoundForNowhere]

We know a few people who did this and if you use the freezer bag they do not melt and they did this to all of their meals. Sadly the bags that backpacker meals come in are so stiff that we felt like we were loosing out on a whole days of food worth of space because of how hard they are to pack into a round bear can

[@lillypatience]

@@BoundForNowhere Good to know that you can still spare dishes with this packing approach.

[@melissabarker9135]

@@BoundForNowhere We also found the backpacker meal bags to be super bulky and a lot of trash to pack out. We ended up preferring ramen and potato pearls and we found this great instant lentil curry soup mix that we also added dried potatoes to. Much less trash and space and still instant.

[@dennisoverholts8396]

Lots of instants like that at the grocery store too. Half the price?

[@johneason6540]

If hiking nobo from horseshoe meadows, is the hot food and a store at mtr. I'm not sending a resupply, just need enough to get to vvr? Leaving soon

[@BoundForNowhere]

There is ZERO foot available at MTR hot or otherwise. Go to VVR if you are needing to buy food of any kind

[@johneason6540]

@@BoundForNowhere is there a hiker box there to grab something to carry me over to vvr.

[@jmpmusva]

Just can't imagine how the second half a candy bar would be too much....only like two more bites? New to your channel, on my 5th vid in a row.

[@AdventureTimeLoui]

I love fooooood!

[@juhjordan8303]

Dude John Muir looks wild I gotta do that at sometime in my life dudes

[@BoundForNowhere]

DO IT!

[@duncdunc76]

Awesome! Great one Owen! 👍👍on No Dishes if possible!

[@nasagasaan]

For anyone who needs snack ideas for the trail, the trail mix section of Trader Joe’s is a godsend! Their Trek Mix in particular is super good and they provide a wide variety of options

[@TheDenisedrake]

Whoa! Who is that guy on Mak's channel? :P

[@BoundForNowhere]

If we don't make any sudden movements he will stay around!

[@275Brianrgr]

You guys should do more videos about the truck. You know some 4x4 crawling. Some real overland stuff.

[@BoundForNowhere]

We are not exactly rock crawlers. Overlanding and rock crawling are kinda different things. We will be doing more overlanding videos soon though.

[@275Brianrgr]

@@BoundForNowhere What I mean is, you guys got a pretty nifty overlanding setup. I'm interested in maybe building something similar and I want to see how it holds up to some serious overlanding which would include doing some serious offroading. Heck you even got a snorkel on that thing. Have you guys done any deep river crossings yet?

[@mfalfa]

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[@bluetiger2557]

Binging your KZbin videos this weekend. It's beautifully edited and entertaining. Keep up the great work! BTW, your blog link above isn't working: www.boundfornowhere.com/blog2/john-muir-trail-gear-guide-video-food.

[@BoundForNowhere]

Thank you so much!

[@annetteblackmon9578]

Thank you for sharing, but the ingredients in most of those products will hurt your body. Thus, making me sick.

[@BoundForNowhere]

It's pretty interesting how different your focus becomes when you are hiking and burning so many more calories then it usually does. It comes down to being able to get as much fuel (calories) as possible while maintaining a weight that is reasonable for your body weight and can physically fit in your pack. We usual do not eat meat, but it was insane how much better having a little bit of meat once a day made us feel. In the end different food works for different people. For us this is what worked and it all comes down to trial and error to figuring out what works for you.

[@annetteblackmon9578]

@@BoundForNowhere I agree, and understand what you are talking about. I'm talking about "natural flavorings"

[@utubefishin]

Too much salt! Salt draws water out of cells via the process of osmosis