Curry and SonsTrading Company · Est. 1995
Philmont, New Mexico
Gulf Coast, Florida
Alafia River RendezvousReal trips. Real gear.
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.
Gear sorted by what you're heading out to do.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A cellular trail camera that sends photos and short videos to the Reveal phone app. The current version is the Reveal X 3.0.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jetboil's lightest cook system: a small burner and a 0.8-liter aluminum heat-exchanger pot, with the stove and a small fuel canister packing inside the pot.
A rechargeable 500-lumen camp lantern with warm and cool white light, color modes, and a USB port that can charge a phone. Families like it for lighting a tent or picnic table without harsh glare.
What I actually packed
The gear I carried on my 2026 Philmont Cavalcade horseback trek out of Cimarron, with what I would pack again and what I would leave home.
17 pieces of gear
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Safety first
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
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
What goes in the boat for a full day on the water.
30 pieces of gear
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Everything for the trip, picked so you don't overbuy.
Made by Curry and Sons
Our own camping guides, trail journals and organic cotton shirts, designed here and sold in our Etsy shop.
