Jetboil
Flash Cooking System
An all-in-one canister stove: burner, 1-liter pot and insulated cozy that lock together and pack as one unit. People pick it to boil water for coffee and freeze-dried meals fast, with a push-button start.
Philmont, New Mexico
Gulf Coast, Florida
Alafia River RendezvousReal trips. Real gear.
Gear that earns its weight
This is the gear list behind the Curry and Sons videos: what we carry on the trail, in the boat, in the saddle and in the stand, plus the essentials we'd hand a friend heading out for the first time. Every item links to a store that sells it. No inventory, no hype.
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Gear sorted by what you're heading out to do.
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All kitsUCO
Original Candle Lantern
A small collapsible aluminum lantern that burns one UCO candle behind a glass chimney, with a spring that pushes the candle up as it burns. People pick it for quiet, soft light at camp, a little warmth on cold nights, and light that needs no batteries.
Death Wish Coffee
Instant Coffee
Single-serve packets of dark roast instant coffee that mix with hot or cold water. People pick it for a very strong caffeine hit in a flat packet that weighs almost nothing in a pack.
Copper Cow Coffee
Pour Over Coffee
Single-serve Vietnamese coffee packets with a built-in paper filter that hooks over your mug. People pick them for real brewed coffee at camp with no press, cone or cleanup, just hot water.
TrendingBig Agnes
Copper Spur UL2 Tent
A freestanding two-person backpacking tent that weighs under 3 pounds, with two doors, two vestibules and steep walls for headroom. People pick it because it is light but still roomy and well built.
TrendingHelinox
Chair One (re) Camp Chair
A low, packable camp chair with a shock-corded aluminum frame and a fabric sling, packing into a 14 x 4.5 x 4.5 in bag. People pick it because it's comfortable for its weight and sets up in a minute.
TrendingAstral
V-Eight 4.0 PFD
A front-zip recreational and touring life jacket with Astral's Airescape vent channels, a high mesh back for high-back kayak seats, and three front pockets. The current model is the V-Eight 4.0; people pick it for comfort on hot days and easy pocket access.
TrendingBote
Breeze Aero Inflatable Paddle Board
An inflatable stand-up paddle board that rolls into a backpack bag. People pick it for calm-water paddling when a hard board won't fit the truck or the trip.
TrendingMystery Ranch
Metcalf 75 Hunting Pack
A 75-liter framed hunting pack built to carry multi-day gear in and meat out. Western hunters pick it for its load-carrying frame and comfort under weight.
TrendingTactacam
Reveal X 3.0 Cellular Trail Camera
A cellular trail camera that sends photos and short videos to the Reveal phone app. The current version is the Reveal X 3.0.
TrendingOru
Bay ST Folding Kayak
A 12-foot hardshell kayak that folds down into a box about the size of a large suitcase. People pick it when they have no roof rack, no garage space, or want to bring a real kayak on a trip.
TrendingSea Eagle
SE370 Pro Inflatable Kayak
A 12.5-foot inflatable kayak that fits two adults and packs into a bag. The Pro package comes with two seats, two paddles and a foot pump, so it is ready to go out of the box.
TrendingGregory
Baltoro 65 Pack
A comfort-focused 65-liter pack for heavy backcountry loads. Gregory reworked its suspension for the current model, and people pick it when they want a pack that moves with them under weight.
TrendingHyperlite Mountain Gear
Southwest 55 Pack
A light, roll-top Dyneema pack with solid outside pockets, sold in 40, 55 and 70 liter sizes. Thru-hikers and off-trail hikers pick it because it sheds water and shrugs off rock and brush at a low weight.
Safety first
Bear Country
Store food right, carry spray where you can reach it, and keep a way to call for help.
5 pieces of gear
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Our favorite hour
Camp Coffee
Our favorite part of any morning in camp. Pick a method, boil water, sit down.
6 pieces of gear
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On the water
Kayak Day Trip
What goes in the boat for a full day on the water.
30 pieces of gear
See the kitReady-made kits
Everything for the trip, picked so you don't overbuy.
Made by Curry and Sons
Field guides, journals and tees
Our own camping guides, trail journals and organic cotton shirts, designed here and sold in our Etsy shop.
