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The free gear management and packing list app built for backpackers and ultralight hikers. Track every ounce, build detailed lists, and share your setup.

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Packstack dashboard showing a packing list with categorized gear, weights, and trip details

Gear Inventory

Every gram accounted for

Build a comprehensive gear inventory with detailed specs for every item — weight, brand, product, price, and category. Your inventory is always at your fingertips when building packing lists.

  • ✓ Import from LighterPack or CSV in seconds
  • ✓ Auto-fill weights from the product database
  • ✓ Create custom categories for organization
  • ✓ Track the total value of your kit
Packstack gear inventory showing categorized backpacking equipment with weights and product details

Pack List Builder

Build the perfect pack

Ditch the spreadsheets. Drag items from your inventory, organize by category, and fine-tune quantities — all in a clean, purpose-built interface. Create multiple packs per trip for base camp and day hike setups.

  • ✓ Drag-and-drop reordering
  • ✓ Multiple packs per trip
  • ✓ Built-in checklist mode
  • ✓ Mark items as worn or consumable

Weight Analysis

Know your base weight

Instantly see how your weight is distributed across categories. Packstack separates base weight, worn weight, and consumables so you always know exactly what your pack weighs on the trail.

  • ✓ Base / worn / consumable breakdown
  • ✓ Category-level weight visualization
  • ✓ Toggle between metric and imperial
Weight breakdown pie chart showing pack weight distribution by category with totals

Sharing

Share your setup

Generate a shareable link for any trip and send it to friends, post it on Reddit, or embed it in your trail journal. Recipients see a clean, read-only view of your complete packing list with weight breakdowns included.

  • ✓ One-click shareable links
  • ✓ Clean, read-only public view
  • ✓ Full weight breakdown included

Gear Kits

Bundle once, load anywhere

Group the items you always carry together into reusable kits — a first aid kit, cook system, or shelter setup. When building a packing list, load an entire kit with one click and every item lands in your pack with the right quantities.

  • ✓ Set per-item quantities (e.g. stakes ×6)
  • ✓ One-click loading into any packing list
  • ✓ Reuse across trips without rebuilding

Calorie Tracking

Fuel your miles

Add calorie counts to your food and consumable items, then see the total calories packed across your entire trip at a glance. Plan your resupply strategy knowing exactly how many calories you’re carrying per day.

  • ✓ Per-item calorie tracking
  • ✓ Automatic pack-level calorie totals
  • ✓ Plan food carries and resupply points

Built for the trail

Multi-Pack

Multiple packs per trip

Gear Kits

Bundle & reuse item groups

Easy Import

LighterPack & CSV support

Calorie Totals

Track food calories per trip

Any Unit

Metric & imperial

Export Your Gear

No lock-in. Export anytime.

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