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"OutPack is the Best New Backpacking Trip Planner"
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Your pack, your food, the route and the forecast — with you at the trailhead. The same account as the web app, kept in sync.



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Total
Name
Weight
X Mid Pro 1
485 g
Pipedream 600
1,145 g
Neo Air X Lite
360 g
Spirit Burner
120 g
For the gram counters
Build your digital gear closet, create reusable packs, and seed trips instantly.
Compare OutPack with LighterPackComplete Inventory
Track every piece of gear with categories, weights, and notes. Keep a wishlist for future upgrades. Your entire gear closet in one place.
Kits & Packs
Bundle related gear into kits — tent systems, cook setups, first aid. Build packs from kits and individual items. See weight breakdowns per category.
Instant Trip Seeding
Seed trips from packs and kits. Go from zero to packed in seconds.
Curated Gear Database
Browse a growing database of gear with manufacturer specs. Start typing when adding gear for instant suggestions.
For the planners
Your gear is not just for your inventory, take it on a trip!
Smart Packing Lists
Seed trips from your existing gear lists. Check items off as you pack. Track exactly what made it into your bag.
Routes & Waypoints
Mark waypoints, track peaks you've summited, upload GPX routes. Build a visual record of your journey.
Real Trip Data
Track actual pack weight vs planned. Log what worked and what didn't. Build confidence for your next adventure.
Southern Cairngorms
Thru Hike
Distance
42 km
Weight
8.84 kg
Duration
2 nights
For trip leaders & families
Heading out with family or friends? Allocate gear from your inventory to each person. Balance the load and see who carries what.
Managed Participants
Add family members or hiking buddies to your trip. Assign gear from your inventory to each person.
Balance the Load
See weight per person at a glance. Distribute shared gear like tents and cookware fairly across your group.
Food for Everyone
Allocate meals from your food library to each person. Track calories and macros per participant.
View:
31.2 kg
Nichols
32 items · 35%
Messner
26 items · 27%
Reid
21 items · 22%
Durston
17 items · 16%
Food Library
Oatmeal Packet
45g
Tuna Packet
80g
Trail Mix
100g
Protein Bar
60g
Day 1
410g
Breakfast
Granola w/ Milk
120g
Lunch
Tortilla Wrap
150g
Dinner
Mtn House Chili
140g
Day 2
125g
Breakfast
Instant Coffee
15g
Drop item
Lunch
Salami & Cheese
110g
Avg: 2.8 cal/g
Total: 1.2 kg
7,200 cal
For the calorie engineers
Engineer your nutrition like you engineer your pack. Every calorie counted, every gram optimized.
Dialed Nutrition
Hit your exact calorie targets. Track macros per meal. Maximize calorie density.
Visual Planning
Drag and drop meals across days. See your daily food weight. Balance nutrition with pack weight in real-time.
Weight Optimization
Every gram matters. Compare food options by calorie density. Pack lighter without sacrificing nutrition.
For the storytellers
Follow backpackers, track adventures, share your journey—on your terms.
Follow Backpackers
Discover and follow other backpackers. See their public gear, trips, and adventures in your feed.
Activity Timeline
Stay inspired with a personalized feed of trips, gear additions, and pack updates from people you follow.
Privacy Control
Keep items private, make trips visible only after completion, or share everything. You control what others see.
sarahhikes
created trip John Muir Trail Section 2
mikeultralight
added 3 items to inventory
baseweightboss
created pack Summer Fastpack
Free on the web · Supporter on your phone
The web app is free, and it's the real thing: a working planner, not a taster, with no trial clock. Supporter unlocks the mobile apps, raises every limit, and adds premium extras like barcode and AI food scanning, with more on the way. It helps keep the whole thing running.
Everything in OutPack | Free Web | Supporter Web + mobile |
|---|---|---|
Plan & pack | ||
Gear inventory | 250 items | 500 items |
Kits & packs | 10 kits · 6 packs | 25 kits · 20 packs |
Trips | 10 a year | 100 a year |
Meal planning with macros | Included | Included |
Food pantry | 200 foods | 1,000 foods |
Out there | ||
Route planner & GPX import | Included | Included |
Weather forecast | Included | Included |
Day-by-day timeline | Included | Included |
Trip checklists & print | Included | Included |
Trip readiness | Included | Included |
Trip readiness AI | Not included | Included |
Trip reports | Included | Included |
Group trips | 3 people per trip | 12 people per trip |
Trip contacts | 2 contacts | 5 contacts |
Community & sharing | Included | Included |
Privacy controls (public, unlisted, private) | Included | Included |
On your phone | ||
iOS & Android apps | Not included | Included |
Barcode scanning | Not included | Included |
AI food scan — calories & macros from a photo | Not included | Included |
Offline on the trail | Not included | In development |
Download the app and a 14-day free trial starts on its own — no card needed. When it ends, unlock Supporter with a single lifetime purchase in the App Store or Google Play (no subscription; local currency at checkout). The web app stays free.
Field notes

Note · July 2026
What LighterPack does well, and what OutPack adds: one inventory, reusable kits, multi-person trips, checklists and offline apps.
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Announcement · July 2026
OutPack is now on iOS and Android. A first-class home for your trips on the trail, paid for once rather than rented every month.
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Note · July 2026
OutPack isn't built all at once. I ship the smallest honest version of a thing, then let real trips tell me what to fix next. The new way to add gear to a trip is the latest turn of that.
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Track your gear, map the route, plan the meals, and keep the trip report — all in one place, free to start on the web.
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