ToolNewFor Backpackers

Heft

Know what your pack weighs before you lift it.

Sort your gear into categories, separate base weight from food, water and worn items, and compare two packing lists side by side for different trips.

Download the source

Zip, 170 KB. MIT licence. Built 26 Oct 2026.

Live preview

Loading the live site…

This is the real site, not a mock-up. Click around; the button on it opens the working app.

What you get

Everything a tool needs, already done.

Pages and screens

  • Hero weigh-in card
  • How it works
  • Sample pack
  • Gear list
  • Weight breakdown chart
  • Trip comparison

Features

  • Groups gear into categories with weight totals
  • Splits base weight from food, water and worn items
  • Donut chart breakdown by category
  • Compares two packing lists for different trips
  • Metric or imperial units
  • Free, in your browser, no account needed

Palette

  • #1f2d27
  • #5a6159
  • #fffaf3
  • #d9cfbc
  • #b9ac93
  • #b4471f

Style

  • Warm
  • Editorial
  • Minimal
Heft on a phone
On a phone, as shipped.

For developers

A real codebase, not a page builder export.

Stack

Vite, React 19 and TypeScript for the app. The launch page is plain HTML, CSS and a little JavaScript with no build step. Vitest for unit tests, Playwright for browser tests.

Run it

unzip heft.zip
cd heft
npm install
npm run dev

In the zip

  • site/ the launch page with the built app in site/app/
  • src/ and e2e/ the app source and tests
  • docs/technical-docs/ architecture, runbook, quick reference
  • START-HERE.md and LICENSE (MIT)

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