How are item quantities decided?

Quantities scale with your trip length. For example tops are calculated as roughly the number of days plus one, underwear as days plus one, and shorts as about half the days plus one, so longer trips get more without packing one of everything per day.

Why does climate change the list?

Choosing warm evenings adds a light cardigan, while hot and tropical assumes you will not need extra layers. This avoids over-packing for genuinely hot destinations and under-packing where nights cool down.

What does the snorkelling toggle add?

It adds a mask and snorkel, water shoes, and a UV rash guard on top of the standard swim kit. These are easy to forget and often expensive or hard to rent at the destination.

Can I get a tickable checklist?

Yes. The Copy checklist button produces a Markdown checklist with empty checkboxes for each item, which you can paste into a notes app and tick off as you pack.

Does this include travel documents?

Yes. Every list includes a documents and tech section covering passport or ID, insurance, booking confirmations, cards and cash, and chargers, since these are the items that cause the most trouble if forgotten.

Beach / Resort Packing List Builder

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Pack for the beach without the last-minute panic

Beach and resort trips have a predictable kit list, but it is easy to forget the small things — reef-safe sunscreen, a dry bag, the snorkel mask. This builder assembles a complete, categorized packing list tailored to your trip length, climate, and activities, with sensible quantities already worked out so you neither over-pack nor leave essentials behind.

How it works

The tool starts from a core set of beach-trip categories — clothing, beach and water gear, toiletries and sun care, health and first aid, and documents and tech — and then adjusts them based on your inputs.

Clothing quantities scale with trip length using simple rules: tops are about days + 1, underwear days + 1, and shorts roughly ceil(days ÷ 2) + 1. Toggling an activity injects its specific gear: swimming adds swimsuits, a cover-up, towels, and a dry bag; snorkelling adds a mask, water shoes, and a rash guard; nights out add smart-casual outfits and shoes; travelling with kids adds child sunscreen, swim items, and beach toys. Choosing warm evenings adds a light layer the hot-climate list omits.

Tips and example

For a 7-day hot-climate trip with swimming and nights out, you get around 8 tops, 4 shorts, 8 sets of underwear, full swim kit with a dry bag, a couple of smart-casual outfits, sun care, a first-aid pouch, and your documents — roughly 30 items across five categories. Copy it as a tickable checklist, tick items as they go into the case, and you will rarely realise something is missing only after you have landed.