Wenny Zheng

A corporate litigator for seven years in San Francisco, Wenny drafted her resignation letter off her very first power station — a little orange Jackery Explorer 240 — parked at the Bootjack Trailhead on Mount Tamalpais. She now tests portable gear for Station Arena and lives out of a lifted, all-terrain Subaru Outback.

Her legal training makes her relentless about the fine print: she's quick to flag chargers whose USB-C ports won't negotiate full speed with her Sony a7S III. Her signature test is the Dipsea Trail carry — hauling each unit up the trail's steep steps to see if the handle bites into a sweaty palm.