Thank you for the info on the water and the mosquitos (not a fan of em😀)

Hey Tre,

It certainly depends how far I will be camping from the last source and distance to the next source, but I like to camp with 2 liters of water. 1.5 liters is okay if I’ve already eaten dinner.

Also, I was just in the Emigrant Wilderness this weekend and the mosquitoes were fierce so be sure to bring a headnet (June 30th, 2018).

Jon,
I saw where you already wrote about the cell phone reception question, sorry I didn’t see that before I asked. I do have another question about your campsites. It appears that several times you were dry camping. ie not near a water source. Can you tell me how much water you had when you reached these sites and did you find that amount adequate? Thank you very much for all of the great info!!

Hi Tre,
Here’s my TRT LighterPack gear list. I included the gear I actually brought, although if I were to do it again, I’d bring a few different pieces of gear, such as my quilt instead of my sleeping bag. I highly recommend you weigh all your gear and create your own, it’s a great tool for paring down (why do I keep bringing that 3 pound camera?!). And here’s my meal plan for the TRT.
Water is a reasonable concern, but it’s really a hard variable to plan for since it’s so dependent on that seasons snowpack and the time of year you’re hiking. What I will say is that we loaded up with 3L of water for a section through Desolation that was basically a swamp with ferocious mosquitoes that we battled while carrying way to much water. That section was miserable, but I’d read online that there is no water in that section, which clearly wasn’t true when we crossed stream after stream. Try to find a recent trip report shortly before departing on your trip or if you’re local head to Tahoe the weekend before your trip and go for a solid 20+ mile day hike to get a feel for the conditions.

Hi Emily, I did not, but the map is good and you could download the app and annotate the physical map so as not to use your phone on the trail.

I’m on the east coast so I always sleep in a tent for mosquitos. This is the only post I’ve found with adequate resupply info, put in and take out info, and also general information about the trail. I’ve emailed the TRTA a few times about various things and NEVER get a reply.

Specifically, knowing the guidebook is useless is so helpful. I hate buying a book to find that it doesn’t tell me anything I specifically wanted to know.

Jen, thanks for the comment! What specifically did you find the most useful? I’m currently down for the count, but will be back at it at some point and am curious for improving future posts.
You got me to reread this post, make some calrifying edits, and realize that I never posted the photos! Photos will arrive in the new year, though I expect you’re most interested in logistics.
Also, I can’t warn you enough about the mosquitoes, I only brought a tarp and they nearly sucked us dry in the swamp of desolation. I should include the story of sleeping on uninflated sleeping pads on top of a snow patch and then stuffing garbage bags with pounds of snow and putting them inside our bags to enable full mummy bug protection without sweating to death. Such desperate times. Just be prepared and you’ll be fine.