How much food do you need to carry?
Your body, your route, your food. Priced day by day, with the weight of the bag at the end.
No account. Nothing stored. About two minutes.
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Trailhead
Pack 16.8 kg
with all food and water
Day 1 · Camp
11.5 km · 340 m up
3,068 kcal burned
Day 2 · Camp
12.5 km · 310 m up
3,069 kcal burned
Walk out · Day 3
9 km · 200 m up
2.8 kg of food for the trip
Example · 3 days · 33 km · 850 m of climbing · shield rock and root · 2,978 kcal a day
A day is not a distance. It is a climb, a walk and a descent.
Every day is split into its climb, its level ground and its descent, and each is priced at the pace you will actually walk it.
Legend · why the number is different
Elevation counts
15 km flat, 2,959 kcal. 15 km with 800 m of climbing, 3,553.
Descents are not free
Cheapest at about -9%. Steeper down, and the cost climbs again.
Your pack weight feeds back
Orange is the food. Carrying it costs energy, so it is priced in — and the pack lightens from 16.8 kg as you eat.
Built for the Shield
Every surface an Ontario hiker walks on, with what it costs underfoot.
Three questions. Then a bag of food with a weight on it.
No account. The plan lives in the link, so whoever is coming with you sees exactly what you see.
| No. | What you answer | The example’s answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | About youWeight, height, age, and how much walking you actually do. 75 kg · 175 cm · 32 · walks most weekends | |
| 2 | Your routeDays, distance, climb, terrain, temperature. Or import a GPX and the climb is measured for you. 3 days · 33 km · 850 m up · Shield rock and root · 12 °C | |
| 3 | Your foodStove or cold-soak, what you eat, what you avoid, how light you want the bag. Stove · omnivore · balanced density · +10% margin |
What you get is a shopping list, and the reason for every line on it.
A menu for every day, the weight of the bag before you buy a thing, and a plain verdict on whether it is too much or too little. Printed on every plan: carry more than it says.
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The planner is free. All of it.
As many trips as you like, the whole model, every one shareable. Pro adds memory, not more planner.
| Plan | Price | Includes | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 Every plan, the full model, a day-by-day menu, a shopping list, a link to share. | Every plan, the full model, a day-by-day menu, a shopping list, a link to share. | Plan my trip |
| Pro | $12a year, CAD Your profile, gear and allergies remembered. Every trip you have planned, kept, ready to copy. | Your profile, gear and allergies remembered. Every trip you have planned, kept, ready to copy. | Coming soon |
Three days of this, with the right amount in the bag.
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