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Product updates, guides, and the thinking behind OutPack — written by the person who builds it.

A Scottish glen falling away between grassy ridges to a sea loch, under high cloud

Guide · July 2026 · 2 min read

Connect your AI assistant

Connect ChatGPT, Claude, or Codex to your OutPack gear and trips, then ask it to plan a trip from your real inventory.

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A green backpacking tent pitched by a small lochan on Scottish moorland, pack and pot sat on the grass

Note · July 2026 · 2 min read

OutPack vs LighterPack

What LighterPack does well, and what OutPack adds: one inventory, reusable kits, multi-person trips, checklists and offline apps.

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A stone castle above a sandy beach and grassy dunes beneath a blue sky

Guide · July 2026 · 1 min read

Gear lists for content creators

Choose the kit featured in a video, mark any commission-earning links, and copy a tidy gear list straight into the description.

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A dark backpacking tent pitched on a snowy hillside at sunset

Announcement · July 2026 · 2 min read

OutPack, in your pocket

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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A rocky mountain corrie beneath broken cloud and blue sky

Note · July 2026 · 2 min read

How OutPack gets built

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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A backpacking tent glowing in the sun on a Scottish hillside

Note · July 2026 · 2 min read

Letting someone know

For years I have sent my partner a photo of the route and a few words before heading out. Trip contacts does it automatically now: a simple, responsible way to leave your plan with someone before you go.

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A loaded backpack resting among rocks high in the Scottish mountains

Note · June 2026 · 2 min read

The humble checklist

The humblest feature in OutPack, and the one I lean on most — how the trip checklist gets me out the door, even on a worknight.

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