What goes on a packing checklist?

Whatever you are taking: this page does not decide it for you. The optional clothes starter is everyday clothes and accessories only (tops, underwear, socks, trousers or skirts, a jumper, sleepwear, a jacket, shoes, a belt, sunglasses and a hat). The trip sets add short lists for one kind of trip, such as a tent and sleeping bags for camping or a passport and plug adapter for international travel. Anything else you add yourself, under categories you name.

How many clothes to pack for a week or a weekend?

That is your call; the starter only gives a first count from one stated rule: tops, underwear and socks start at one for each day of the trip, which is nights plus one, and stop at 7. A weekend away of 2 nights starts at 3 of each, and any trip of 6 nights or more starts at 7. Every other starter item starts at a fixed count shown in the table on the page. Change any quantity to suit your trip.

How is each bag's weight worked out?

The empty bag's weight plus each item's quantity times its weight each, in kg, g, lb or oz. A 2 kg bag holding three items of 0.2 kg comes to 2.60 kg. If the bag or any item in it has no weight entered, the total adds only what is known and is marked partial, naming how many items are missing. It does not know any airline's allowance.

Can each person have their own list?

Yes. Add travelers, then give each item to one traveler or mark it shared. Two rows with the same name for two people stay separate, so ticking Maya's socks leaves Sam's alone. Under the board, each traveler's items still to pack are listed with their own Copy button.

Can I print a packing checklist?

Print this bag prints one bag's checklist with a box for each item, and Print all bags puts each bag on its own page. PDF, this bag saves a PDF on A4 or Letter paper. The PDF uses a built-in font that covers Western European letters; for names in other scripts, use Print and choose Save as PDF in the print window.

Is there an app to install?

Nothing to install: it runs in any current browser on a phone, tablet or computer. Where the browser offers it, Install Gizmobench adds the site to your home screen or app list. On a phone, tap an item's box to tick it, or use the plus and minus buttons beside an item with a quantity above 1 to pack one at a time.

Is my list saved, and can I move it to another device?

Your lists are kept in this browser's storage, up to 30 lists of up to 1,000 items each while the browser has room (browsers keep about 5 MB for a whole site), and nothing is uploaded. Export .json saves a file you can import on another device with the same items, packed counts and travelers. Export .csv opens in a spreadsheet. Clearing this browser's site data removes the saved lists, so export any you want to keep.

How do I reuse a list for the next trip?

Copy for a new trip makes a new saved list with the same travelers, bags, items and quantities and every packed count at 0, and the original keeps its ticks. Unpack all sets the counts back to 0 on the list you have open.

Packing Checklist Planner

A packing checklist you can reuse, organized by traveler and by bag. Start from a blank list, the clothes starter or a trip set for a beach trip, camping, a cruise, international travel, a ski trip, a road trip, toiletries or a dorm room, then change anything. Each item has a quantity and a packed count, so 2 of 3 pairs of socks reads as 1 left to pack, and ticking stops at the number you set. Each bag's weight is plain arithmetic on the weights you type, and an item with no weight marks that total as partial instead of counting it as zero. Print or save a PDF checklist for each bag, export the list as JSON or CSV, and copy it for the next trip with every packed count back at zero.

Example: Lisbon, 2 nightsMaya and Sam, 2 bags

Example list: the travelers, items and weights are made up.

Carry-on6 of 10 packed

Clothing

T-shirts or topsMaya, 0.20 kg each
Socks, pairsMaya, 0.05 kg each
Socks, pairsSam, 0.05 kg each

Accessories

SunglassesMaya, no weight1 of 1

Backpack1 of 2 packed

Clothing

JacketSam, 0.50 kg1 of 1

Accessories

HatSam, 0.10 kg0 of 1

7 of 12 packed, 5 to go

Checklist for which bagprint preview

Clothing

Packed: T-shirts or tops, Maya3 of 30.20 kg each
Not all packed: Socks, pairs, Maya2 of 30.05 kg each
Not all packed: Socks, pairs, Sam0 of 30.05 kg each

Accessories

Packed: Sunglasses, Maya1 of 1no weight

Carry-on: 2.00 + 0.60 + 0.15 + 0.15 = 2.90 kgPartial: 1 item has no weight, not counted as 0.

To pack: Maya 1 × Socks, pairs; Sam 3 × Socks, pairs

PDF paper size

Packed

7 of 12

To pack

Carry-on

2.90 kg, partial

Backpack

1.70 kg

All bags

4.60 kg known

Maya1 to pack, 1 item
Socks, pairs: 1 (Carry-on)
Sam4 to pack, 2 items
Socks, pairs: 3 (Carry-on); Hat: 1 (Backpack)

Add an item

Quantity is how many to take; the packed count can never go above it. Leave the weight blank if you do not know it: the bag total then says partial instead of counting it as 0. Up to 1,000 items per list.

Travelers and bags

An item belongs to one traveler or is shared, and sits in one bag. A bag's own weight is the empty bag; its total adds each item's quantity times its weight.

Travelers

Name

Bags

BagEmpty, kg

Starter items

A starting point, not a recommendation: everyday clothes and accessories only, one set per traveler (or one shared set when the list has no travelers), all with unknown weights. The rule for the quantities: a per-day item starts at one for each day of the trip, which is nights plus one, and stops at 7; every other item starts at the count shown. Change any number afterwards.

Item	Category	Starting quantity
T-shirts or tops	Clothing	1 per day, nights plus 1, up to 7
Underwear	Clothing	1 per day, nights plus 1, up to 7
Socks, pairs	Clothing	1 per day, nights plus 1, up to 7
Trousers, skirts or shorts	Clothing	2 for the trip
Jumper or sweater	Clothing	1 for the trip
Sleepwear	Clothing	1 for the trip
Jacket	Clothing	1 for the trip
Shoes, pairs	Clothing	1 for the trip
Belt	Accessories	1 for the trip
Sunglasses	Accessories	1 for the trip
Hat	Accessories	1 for the trip

Trip sets

Short lists of common items for one kind of trip, to add on top of the clothes starter or on their own. Items marked each traveler are added once per traveler; shared items once for the whole list. Weights start unknown, and nothing in a set depends on where you are going, so add or remove anything to suit your trip.

Trip set

Item	For	Starting quantity
Swimsuits	Each traveler	2 for the trip
Beach towel	Each traveler	1 for the trip
Cover-up or sarong	Each traveler	1 for the trip
Sandals or flip-flops, pairs	Each traveler	1 for the trip
Reusable water bottle	Each traveler	1 for the trip
Waterproof phone pouch	Each traveler	1 for the trip
Sunscreen	Shared	1 for the trip
After-sun lotion	Shared	1 for the trip
Beach bag	Shared	1 for the trip
Snorkel and mask	Shared	1 for the trip

This list and your saved lists

Up to 30 lists are kept in this browser while it has room for them. Copy for a new trip keeps every traveler, bag, item and quantity and sets the packed counts back to 0; the original keeps its ticks.

Trip label

Weights in

Saved lists

Import .json

Accuracy. It organizes the plan you type in: what is left to pack and each bag's weight are plain arithmetic on your own quantities and weights, and an item or bag with no weight stays unknown, so that bag's total is marked partial instead of counting it as zero. The starter is everyday clothes and accessories only, and each trip set is a short list of common items for that kind of trip; it knows nothing about entry rules, airline baggage allowances or the weather, and it cannot tell you a list is complete.

Tick the box to mark an item fully packed, or use the minus and plus buttons to count one at a time. Drag a row onto another bag to move it, or onto a row of the same category to put it before that row; from the keyboard, Alt with the up or down arrow moves a row within its category, and Edit opens the form where the bag, traveler, quantity and weight change. Lists are kept in this browser; nothing is uploaded and no account is asked for. The PDF uses a built-in font that covers Western European letters; for any other script, Print and choose Save as PDF.

Example: Lisbon, 2 nights

Carry-on

4 items, 6 of 10 packed

Clothing

✓	T-shirts or tops	Maya	3 of 3	0.20 kg each
	Socks, pairs	Maya	2 of 3	0.05 kg each
	Socks, pairs	Sam	0 of 3	0.05 kg each

Accessories

✓

Sunglasses

Maya

1 of 1

no weight

Weight: 2.00 + 0.60 + 0.15 + 0.15 = 2.90 kg Partial: 1 item has no weight, not counted as 0.

Example: Lisbon, 2 nights

Backpack

2 items, 1 of 2 packed

Clothing

✓

Jacket

Sam

1 of 1

0.50 kg

Accessories

Hat

Sam

0 of 1

0.10 kg

Weight: 1.10 + 0.50 + 0.10 = 1.70 kg

Common questions

What goes on a packing checklist?: Whatever you are taking: this page does not decide it for you. The optional clothes starter is everyday clothes and accessories only (tops, underwear, socks, trousers or skirts, a jumper, sleepwear, a jacket, shoes, a belt, sunglasses and a hat). The trip sets add short lists for one kind of trip, such as a tent and sleeping bags for camping or a passport and plug adapter for international travel. Anything else you add yourself, under categories you name.
How many clothes to pack for a week or a weekend?: That is your call; the starter only gives a first count from one stated rule: tops, underwear and socks start at one for each day of the trip, which is nights plus one, and stop at 7. A weekend away of 2 nights starts at 3 of each, and any trip of 6 nights or more starts at 7. Every other starter item starts at a fixed count shown in the table on the page. Change any quantity to suit your trip.
How is each bag's weight worked out?: The empty bag's weight plus each item's quantity times its weight each, in kg, g, lb or oz. A 2 kg bag holding three items of 0.2 kg comes to 2.60 kg. If the bag or any item in it has no weight entered, the total adds only what is known and is marked partial, naming how many items are missing. It does not know any airline's allowance.
Can each person have their own list?: Yes. Add travelers, then give each item to one traveler or mark it shared. Two rows with the same name for two people stay separate, so ticking Maya's socks leaves Sam's alone. Under the board, each traveler's items still to pack are listed with their own Copy button.
Can I print a packing checklist?: Print this bag prints one bag's checklist with a box for each item, and Print all bags puts each bag on its own page. PDF, this bag saves a PDF on A4 or Letter paper. The PDF uses a built-in font that covers Western European letters; for names in other scripts, use Print and choose Save as PDF in the print window.
Is there an app to install?: Nothing to install: it runs in any current browser on a phone, tablet or computer. Where the browser offers it, Install Gizmobench adds the site to your home screen or app list. On a phone, tap an item's box to tick it, or use the plus and minus buttons beside an item with a quantity above 1 to pack one at a time.
Is my list saved, and can I move it to another device?: Your lists are kept in this browser's storage, up to 30 lists of up to 1,000 items each while the browser has room (browsers keep about 5 MB for a whole site), and nothing is uploaded. Export .json saves a file you can import on another device with the same items, packed counts and travelers. Export .csv opens in a spreadsheet. Clearing this browser's site data removes the saved lists, so export any you want to keep.
How do I reuse a list for the next trip?: Copy for a new trip makes a new saved list with the same travelers, bags, items and quantities and every packed count at 0, and the original keeps its ticks. Unpack all sets the counts back to 0 on the list you have open.

It organizes the plan you type in: what is left to pack and each bag's weight are plain arithmetic on your own quantities and weights, and an item or bag with no weight stays unknown, so that bag's total is marked partial instead of counting it as zero. The starter is everyday clothes and accessories only, and each trip set is a short list of common items for that kind of trip; it knows nothing about entry rules, airline baggage allowances or the weather, and it cannot tell you a list is complete.