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Packing lists · Any trip, any terrain

Everything you need to leave well.

Deploying, training, thru-hiking, heading offshore or into the backcountry. Tell us the terrain, how you’re getting there and roughly how long. Never when.

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Photo: U.S. Air Force / SSgt Tryphena Mayhugh
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Pick a place, a ride and a length. Refine if you like.

1Where are you going, or what are you doing?Up to 4
2How are you getting around?Pick any
3Roughly how long?
Refine (optional) season, temperature, where you’ll sleep, who’s going, special needs

Season

Temperature

Where you’ll sleep

Who’s going

Special needs

We never ask when you’re leaving or where you’re headed. Pick the conditions, not the mission.

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Every category opens the builder already filtered. The builder’s search covers every option.

NPS / D. Pate · Death ValleyTerrain & environment49 types, from hot desert to sea ice U.S. Army / Spc. Ryan LucasMilitary training26 schools, field events & moves NPS / Jim Peaco · YellowstoneNational parksAll 63 NPS · ShenandoahLong trails26 trails NPS / Denise Diaz · Dry TortugasActivities91, from open water to the backcountry NPS · Grand CanyonClimate zones21 Köppen-style zones NPS / Loren Lane · Mount RainierWorld regions24 broad regions, no bases Wilderness & public lands34 areas Who & special needs27 options: kids, pets, medical
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Start from one of these. Featured lists come with a written guide and have been reviewed. The rest are built live from your picks. Open any of them and make it yours.

Hot, dry environment · on foot · 1–3 months★ Featured list→ · deploying or training somewhere hot and dry Appalachian Trail section hike · 2–4 weeks★ Featured list→ · shelters, resupply, wet layers Offshore Gulf fishing · 1 day★ Featured list→ · PFD, VHF and EPIRB, sun, seasickness Hurricane go-bag · 2–4 weeks★ Featured list→ · responders and families Arctic · on foot · 2–3 days→ · layers, sleep system, cold injuries Field exercise · with a ruck · 2–4 weeks→ · sleep system, wet weather, foot care Grand Canyon rim to river · 2–3 days→ · heat, water, steep trail Yellowstone road trip · up to a week→ · bear country, cold nights 72-hour emergency kit · by car→ · water, light, power, papers Winter storm kit · by car→ · warm layers, light, water, radio

Use the builder’s search to find any place or trip. Featured lists also have their own pages you can bookmark and share.

We’ll help you pack for anywhere. We’ll never ask when.

Photo: C-17 cockpit at night · U.S. Air Force / SSgt Tryphena Mayhugh

Gear worth the space

Small kit, big difference.

Here’s what to look for in each category.

Light

Red-light headlamp

  • A red mode so you don’t wake the tent
  • USB-C rechargeable
  • A lockout switch for your bag
Sun

Wide-brim sun hat

  • Neck cape for desert or deck
  • Chin strap for wind and boats
  • Crushable for a pack
Health

Compact first-aid kit

  • Blister care up front
  • Room for your own meds
  • Waterproof pouch
Bags

Roll-top dry bag

  • Keeps phone and papers dry in spray and rain
  • Bright color is easy to find
  • Clips to a boat or pack
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