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Printable Backpacking Checklist
A free printable backpacking checklist for overnight and multi-day trips. Every item earns its weight. Tick things off on your phone, or print a clean copy and pack from the floor up.
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Pack & Carry
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0/5Kitchen
0/7Water
0/3Clothing & Layers
0/7Navigation & Safety
0/8Hygiene
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0/3How to use this backpacking checklist
Lay your gear out on the floor and work through the list one category at a time. Weigh the big three — pack, shelter and sleep system — first; they make up most of your base weight. Anything you didn't use on your last trip (apart from first aid and rain gear) is a candidate to leave home. Splitting a tent, stove or filter with a partner? Decide who carries what before the trailhead.
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Backpacking with a partner? Split the weight.
One tent, one stove, one filter — not two of each. Turn this list into a shared trip so your group divides the heavy gear, everyone tracks their own pack, and nobody carries a duplicate. Free to start.
Plan this trip with your groupItems you've ticked here come with you into the new trip.