Camping Packing Checklist
This page opens on the Camping trip set: shared gear such as the tent, camp stove and fuel, cookware, a lighter, spare batteries, insect repellent, a first aid kit and trash bags, plus each camper's own sleeping bag, sleeping pad, pillow, headlamp, camp chair, water bottle and rain jacket. Type a weight for each item and its bag's total adds them up, which matters most when you carry everything yourself.
Car0 of 22 packed
Shelter and sleep
- TentShared, no weight0 of 1
- Sleeping bagMaya, no weight0 of 1
- Sleeping bagSam, no weight0 of 1
- Sleeping pad or matMaya, no weight0 of 1
- Sleeping pad or matSam, no weight0 of 1
- PillowMaya, no weight0 of 1
- PillowSam, no weight0 of 1
Gear
- Headlamp or torchMaya, no weight0 of 1
- Headlamp or torchSam, no weight0 of 1
- Spare batteriesShared, no weight0 of 1
- Camp chairMaya, no weight0 of 1
- Camp chairSam, no weight0 of 1
Kitchen
- Camp stove and fuelShared, no weight0 of 1
- Pot, pan and utensilsShared, no weight0 of 1
- Lighter or matchesShared, no weight0 of 1
- Water bottleMaya, no weight0 of 1
- Water bottleSam, no weight0 of 1
Clothing
- Rain jacketMaya, no weight0 of 1
- Rain jacketSam, no weight0 of 1
Toiletries
- Insect repellentShared, no weight0 of 1
Other
- First aid kitShared, no weight0 of 1
- Trash bagsShared, no weight0 of 1
0 of 22 packed, 22 to go
Shelter and sleep
- Not all packed: Tent, Shared0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Sleeping bag, Maya0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Sleeping bag, Sam0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Sleeping pad or mat, Maya0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Sleeping pad or mat, Sam0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Pillow, Maya0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Pillow, Sam0 of 1no weight
Gear
- Not all packed: Headlamp or torch, Maya0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Headlamp or torch, Sam0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Spare batteries, Shared0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Camp chair, Maya0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Camp chair, Sam0 of 1no weight
Kitchen
- Not all packed: Camp stove and fuel, Shared0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Pot, pan and utensils, Shared0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Lighter or matches, Shared0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Water bottle, Maya0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Water bottle, Sam0 of 1no weight
Clothing
- Not all packed: Rain jacket, Maya0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Rain jacket, Sam0 of 1no weight
Toiletries
- Not all packed: Insect repellent, Shared0 of 1no weight
Other
- Not all packed: First aid kit, Shared0 of 1no weight
- Not all packed: Trash bags, Shared0 of 1no weight
Car: no weights enteredPartial: the bag's own weight is not entered and 22 items have no weight, not counted as 0.
To pack: Maya 1 × Sleeping bag, 1 × Sleeping pad or mat, 1 × Pillow, 1 × Headlamp or torch, 1 × Camp chair, 1 × Water bottle, 1 × Rain jacket; Sam 1 × Sleeping bag, 1 × Sleeping pad or mat, 1 × Pillow, 1 × Headlamp or torch, 1 × Camp chair, 1 × Water bottle, 1 × Rain jacket; Shared 1 × Tent, 1 × Spare batteries, 1 × Camp stove and fuel, 1 × Pot, pan and utensils, 1 × Lighter or matches, 1 × Insect repellent, 1 × First aid kit, 1 × Trash bags
- Sleeping bag: 1 (Car); Sleeping pad or mat: 1 (Car); Pillow: 1 (Car); Headlamp or torch: 1 (Car); Camp chair: 1 (Car); Water bottle: 1 (Car); Rain jacket: 1 (Car)
- Sleeping bag: 1 (Car); Sleeping pad or mat: 1 (Car); Pillow: 1 (Car); Headlamp or torch: 1 (Car); Camp chair: 1 (Car); Water bottle: 1 (Car); Rain jacket: 1 (Car)
- Tent: 1 (Car); Spare batteries: 1 (Car); Camp stove and fuel: 1 (Car); Pot, pan and utensils: 1 (Car); Lighter or matches: 1 (Car); Insect repellent: 1 (Car); First aid kit: 1 (Car); Trash bags: 1 (Car)
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
Bags
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.
| Item | For | Starting quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Tent | Shared | 1 for the trip |
| Sleeping bag | Each traveler | 1 for the trip |
| Sleeping pad or mat | Each traveler | 1 for the trip |
| Pillow | Each traveler | 1 for the trip |
| Headlamp or torch | Each traveler | 1 for the trip |
| Spare batteries | Shared | 1 for the trip |
| Camp chair | Each traveler | 1 for the trip |
| Camp stove and fuel | Shared | 1 for the trip |
| Pot, pan and utensils | Shared | 1 for the trip |
| Lighter or matches | Shared | 1 for the trip |
| Water bottle | Each traveler | 1 for the trip |
| Rain jacket | Each traveler | 1 for the trip |
| Insect repellent | Shared | 1 for the trip |
| First aid kit | Shared | 1 for the trip |
| Trash bags | 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.
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: Camping trip
Car
Shelter and sleep
| Tent | Shared | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Sleeping bag | Maya | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Sleeping bag | Sam | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Sleeping pad or mat | Maya | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Sleeping pad or mat | Sam | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Pillow | Maya | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Pillow | Sam | 0 of 1 | no weight |
Gear
| Headlamp or torch | Maya | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Headlamp or torch | Sam | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Spare batteries | Shared | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Camp chair | Maya | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Camp chair | Sam | 0 of 1 | no weight |
Kitchen
| Camp stove and fuel | Shared | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Pot, pan and utensils | Shared | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Lighter or matches | Shared | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Water bottle | Maya | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Water bottle | Sam | 0 of 1 | no weight |
Clothing
| Rain jacket | Maya | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Rain jacket | Sam | 0 of 1 | no weight |
Toiletries
| Insect repellent | Shared | 0 of 1 | no weight |
Other
| First aid kit | Shared | 0 of 1 | no weight | |
| Trash bags | Shared | 0 of 1 | no weight |
Weight: no weights entered Partial: the bag's own weight is not entered and 22 items have no weight, not counted as 0.
Common questions
- Does it work for backpacking?
- Yes, as a list you trim. Enter each item's weight and the pack's own weight, and the bag total shows what you will carry, marked partial until every item has a weight. Move shared gear between packs to even the load. It adds the weights you type; it knows nothing about the route or the weather.
- Can each child have their own list for summer camp?
- Add each camper as a traveler: personal rows from the set go in once for each of them, and under the board every camper's items still to pack are listed with their own Copy button. A camp's own required list comes first, so add anything on it that the set does not have.
- Is the set for tent camping or an RV?
- It is written for tent camping. For an RV or a cabin, remove the tent and sleeping pads and keep the rest.
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.