Pack + Gear Closet
Build the current pack on the left. Pull reusable gear from the closet on the right. Custom categories, icons, colors, photos, kits and drag reordering are built into the workflow.
Shakedown is evolving
Know your pack before the trail does.
Shakedown is becoming a complete backpacking workspace for trip planning, gear, food, checklists, analytics, reusable kits, trail notes and practical advice — all built around the trip you’re actually taking.
Current beta is live at app.shakedownpack.com
LIVE SHAKEDOWN BETA
The direction
One backpacking workspace instead of six separate tools.
The Gear Closet and Pantry are reusable libraries. Your trip pulls from them. Overview shows the big picture. Analytics tells you what matters. Notes and Lessons capture what you’ll want to remember next time.
Food + Pantry
Plan food by day and meal while calories, macros, food weight and calorie density update automatically from your reusable Pantry.
Trip Overview
Dates, mileage, elevation, trailhead, parking, permits, shuttle and bailout details live beside pack and food summaries instead of on a dead form page.
Gear Kits
Bundle repeat systems like hammock setups, cook kits or cold-weather sleep gear. Kits use the same custom categories, icons and color system as the Gear Closet.
Trail Notes + Lessons
Keep route observations and field notes during planning, then save the lessons you want Future You to remember after the trip.
Useful Analytics
Category weight, base/worn/consumable load, packing readiness, calories by day, food efficiency and Shakedown Insights turn numbers into decisions.
The workflow
Plan it. Build it. Shake it down. Pack it.
Shakedown is designed around the way backpacking prep actually happens — start with the trip, build the loadout, build the food, then use the checklist when it’s time to leave.
01 — TRIP
Set the route
Dates, location, mileage, elevation, trailhead, permits, logistics and trip details.
02 — PACK
Pull from the closet
Reusable gear, custom categories, Gear Kits, weight totals and a packing checklist.
03 — FOOD
Build by day
Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and beverages with calories and macros attached.
04 — SHAKEDOWN
Notice what matters
Use analytics, Gear Bum comments and lessons learned to make better trip decisions.
The personality
Not just numbers in nicer boxes.
The goal is for Shakedown to tell you what the numbers mean without turning into a nagging “ultralight police” app.
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GEAR BUM — PACK SHAKEDOWN
“Your shelter is still the heaviest category. That doesn’t make it wrong — it just means that’s where a meaningful swap would actually move the needle.”
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GEAR BUM — FOOD SHAKEDOWN
“Day 3 is running lighter than the rest. I’d fix that calorie gap before worrying about another half-ounce of gear.”
Pack
Shelter
Sleep
Cook
Water
Shakedown is live enough to break.
The beta is available now while the app keeps evolving. Test it, push it, and see where it’s headed.