Packing Together: One List for Your Trip

Packing together starts before the first check mark. Decide which items everyone needs and which the group needs only once. A shared document does not make that decision for you. A clear plan makes shared progress more useful afterwards.

Three areas to agree on

Area	Examples	Your decision
Personal	Clothing, toothbrush, ID, sleeping bag	Each person checks their own needs
Shared	Stove, cooler, table, tools	Plan once and agree who brings it
Accommodation	Bedding, towels, dishes	Check what is supplied, then plan the gaps

Start with the appropriate trip list. For tents, the group camping check estimates shared needs from people, tent capacity and supplied equipment. It uses the capacities you enter; your actual equipment may have different limits. For a house, the vacation rental check helps compare your needs with the promised facilities.

A week before: record who brings what

Agree on sleeping arrangements, cooking and transport first. One person brings the stove, another the cooler. Record the agreement somewhere everyone can see, for example a custom item named “Stove – Alex”. That is a label you maintain; Packliste does not assign equipment to people automatically.

For children, an adult checks personal items. Review favourite belongings and individual equipment as well as quantities. If you will wash clothes together, use the laundry packing guide.

The night before: checked means packed

An item that has been bought, laid out or promised is not yet in the luggage. Agree to check it off only once it has been packed. That gives “done” the same meaning for everyone. Check shared equipment by sight before marking it complete.

Share a Packliste list

Create and adjust the list first. The person with Premium shares it through iCloud; invited guests can pack along free. Everyone needs the app and iCloud. Shared check marks help you see progress. Invitations and synchronisation depend on your iCloud connection, so verify access before departure day.

The website calculators produce a copyable result. They do not create a shared session or transfer results into the app automatically. Add the custom items and quantities you need to your saved list.

Before leaving: one final pass

Check documents, charging cables, bathroom, fridge and accommodation keys. The packing check supplies questions based on trip type and situations. Then review open entries in the shared list. Reset the packing progress for the return trip and check the same belongings again. Any extra requirements remain your decision.