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Complete setups, explained

A Gearset is a complete hiking or backpacking kit for a specific kind of trip — laid out piece by piece with what each item is for, why the setup works, who it suits, and how to build your own. Steal the whole thing or use it as a starting point.

11 items
Day Hike Setup The day hike packing list View the gearset
12 items
Weekend · 2–3 nights The weekend backpacking packing list View the gearset
12 items
Overnight · 1 night The overnight backpacking setup View the gearset
12 items
Multi-day · 3–5 nights The multi-day backpacking setup View the gearset
13 items
Thru-Hike The thru-hike & long-distance setup View the gearset
13 items
Ultralight The ultralight backpacking setup View the gearset
13 items
Fastpacking The fastpacking setup View the gearset
11 items
Summit Day The peak bagging (summit day) setup View the gearset
13 items
Base Camp The base-camp backpacking setup View the gearset
13 items
Section Hiking The section-hiking setup View the gearset
10 items
Summer Day Hike The summer day hike setup View the gearset
11 items
Winter Day Hike The winter day hike setup View the gearset
13 items
Winter Backpacking The winter backpacking setup View the gearset
13 items
Desert Hiking The desert hiking setup View the gearset
10 items
Rainy / PNW The rainy-weather hiking setup View the gearset
12 items
Above Treeline The alpine & above-treeline setup View the gearset
13 items
Shoulder Season The shoulder-season backpacking setup View the gearset
13 items
High Altitude The high-altitude trek setup View the gearset
12 items
Snowshoeing The snowshoeing day-trip setup View the gearset
11 items
Fall Foliage The fall foliage day hike setup View the gearset
13 items
Spring Wildflower The spring wildflower hike setup View the gearset
13 items
Jungle Trek The hot & humid jungle trek setup View the gearset
10 items
Beginner Starter Kit The beginner day hike starter kit View the gearset
12 items
Beginner Backpacking The beginner backpacking starter kit View the gearset
13 items
Women's Day Hike The women's day hike setup View the gearset
13 items
Women's Backpacking The women's backpacking setup View the gearset
10 items
Family Day Hike The family day hike setup (with kids) View the gearset
13 items
Family Backpacking The family backpacking setup (with kids) View the gearset
10 items
Baby & Toddler The hiking-with-a-baby-or-toddler setup View the gearset
11 items
Solo Female The solo female hiking setup View the gearset
13 items
Solo Backpacking The solo backpacking setup View the gearset
10 items
Comfort-First The comfort-first hiking setup View the gearset
10 items
Plus-Size Hiker The plus-size hiker setup View the gearset
9 items
Dog Day Hike The dog day hike setup View the gearset
13 items
Backpacking + Dog The backpacking-with-your-dog setup View the gearset
13 items
Group / Scout The scout & group backpacking setup View the gearset
11 items
Budget Day Hike The budget day hike setup View the gearset
12 items
Budget Backpacking The budget backpacking setup View the gearset
13 items
Budget Ultralight The budget ultralight setup View the gearset
12 items
Premium Splurge The premium splurge backpacking setup View the gearset
13 items
Sustainable Kit The sustainable & secondhand hiking setup View the gearset
13 items
Hammock Camping The hammock camping setup View the gearset
12 items
Tarp Camping The tarp camping setup View the gearset
10 items
Photography Hiking The photography hiking setup View the gearset
9 items
Birdwatching The birdwatching hike setup View the gearset
11 items
Trail Running The trail running & ultrarunning setup View the gearset
13 items
Backcountry Fishing The backcountry fishing backpacking setup View the gearset
13 items
Stargazing The stargazing overnight setup View the gearset
12 items
Foraging The foraging day hike setup View the gearset
10 items
Bushcraft The bushcraft & primitive camping setup View the gearset
10 items
Swimming Hole The waterfall & swimming-hole hike setup View the gearset
9 items
Night Hiking The night hiking setup View the gearset
10 items
Geocaching The geocaching day hike setup View the gearset
11 items
Wellness Hike The wellness & yoga retreat hike setup View the gearset
13 items
Canyon Hiking The canyon day hike setup View the gearset
12 items
River Crossings The river-crossing route setup View the gearset
13 items
Appalachian Trail The Appalachian Trail section-hike setup View the gearset
13 items
Pacific Crest Trail The Pacific Crest Trail section-hike setup View the gearset
13 items
John Muir Trail The John Muir Trail setup View the gearset
12 items
Camino de Santiago The Camino de Santiago setup View the gearset
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Tour du Mont Blanc The Tour du Mont Blanc setup View the gearset
13 items
Grand Canyon R2R The Grand Canyon rim-to-rim setup View the gearset
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Havasu Falls The Havasu Falls backpacking setup View the gearset
9 items
Zion Narrows The Zion Narrows setup View the gearset
10 items
Half Dome The Half Dome day hike setup View the gearset
13 items
Mount Whitney The Mount Whitney day hike setup View the gearset
12 items
Inca Trail The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu setup View the gearset
13 items
Everest Base Camp The Everest Base Camp trek setup View the gearset
13 items
Kilimanjaro The Kilimanjaro trek setup View the gearset
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Torres del Paine The Torres del Paine W-Trek setup View the gearset
12 items
West Highland Way The West Highland Way setup View the gearset
13 items
Laugavegur (Iceland) The Laugavegur trek setup View the gearset
13 items
Yosemite The Yosemite backpacking setup View the gearset
13 items
Glacier NP The Glacier National Park backpacking setup View the gearset
11 items
Rocky Mountain NP The Rocky Mountain National Park day hike setup View the gearset
13 items
Adirondack 46ers The Adirondack High Peaks setup View the gearset
13 items
Rainy-Day Hike The rainy-day hike setup View the gearset
13 items
Sub-Zero Cold The sub-zero extreme-cold setup View the gearset
10 items
Heatwave Safety The heatwave safety hiking setup View the gearset
10 items
High-Wind Ridge The exposed high-wind ridge setup View the gearset
13 items
Bear Country The bear-country backpacking setup View the gearset
13 items
Leave No Trace The Leave No Trace minimal-impact setup View the gearset
10 items
Safety First The safety & first-aid-focused setup View the gearset
7 items
Off-Trail Nav The off-trail navigation setup View the gearset
13 items
Water-Scarce Route The water-scarce route setup View the gearset
12 items
Mud Season The mud-season hiking setup View the gearset
6 items
Blister-Prone Feet The blister-prone feet setup View the gearset
10 items
Cowboy Camping The cowboy camping (no tent) setup View the gearset
12 items
Hut-to-Hut The hut-to-hut trekking setup View the gearset
10 items
72-Hour Bag The emergency 72-hour hiking bag setup View the gearset
11 items
Travel + Hike The travel carry-on + hike setup View the gearset
10 items
Digital Nomad The digital-nomad hiking setup View the gearset
13 items
Overlanding Basecamp The overlanding basecamp + hikes setup View the gearset
9 items
Trail Work The volunteer trail-work day setup View the gearset
10 items
Coastal & Beach The coastal & beach hike setup View the gearset
9 items
Sunrise Hike The mountain sunrise hike setup View the gearset
12 items
Multi-Sport Day The multi-sport day setup (hike + swim + scramble) View the gearset
11 items
Winter Hut Trip The winter hut trip setup View the gearset
13 items
Wildlife Watching The wildlife-watching backpacking setup View the gearset
12 items
Long Weekend The long-weekend (3-day) backpacking setup View the gearset

The full library — all 100 gearsets

Every setup is here — 100 complete gearsets spanning trip type, season, budget, hiker and destination. Pick your adventure above and steal the whole kit.