Navigating Trailkeep

The header

The dashboard header runs across the top of the screen. It contains controls that are used less frequently but matter when you need them:

Dashboard navigation

The dashboard navigation has two levels:

• Start — your daily-use cockpit. Tap Go to start a trip, check in each day, and finish when you're back. When a trip is active this becomes the primary command surface, showing return-by monitoring, today's progress, the check-in timeline, and the Check-in Timer.
• Plan — the planning tools, with a secondary switch between:
  • Trip — multi-day itineraries, waypoints, GPX routes, safety
  • Pack — gear lists, gear vault, weight tracking

Start is where you use the plan on trail; Plan is where you build it.

Connection status

When you are offline or changes are syncing, a compact connectivity strip appears directly under the Start / Plan tabs with tab-specific guidance (for example, View only — Reconnect to edit packs and use the vault on Pack, or 2 changes saved on device · Tap for details when edits are queued). After reconnecting, it briefly shows Back online — Your changes are synced. Tap the strip when pending or sync paused to see what is waiting. See Offline and mobile for the full list of states.

The small dot on your avatar (top right) is a secondary always-visible indicator:

• Green — connected and in sync
• Amber (pulsing) — syncing offline changes to the server
• Red — offline

User menu

Click your avatar (top right) to open the user menu.

Preferences

The settings icon (⚙) in the header opens the Preferences panel — a set of toggles that control what detail is shown in the dashboard. Changes take effect immediately without a page reload.

Preferences sync across devices for your account.

There are three groups:

Each preference is explained near the feature it affects. Quick reference:

• Description — adds a description field to lists and trips with basic formatting (bold, italic, lists, links; single line breaks preserved; 5,000 character maximum)
• Prices — adds a cost field to gear items and waypoints
• Worn items — shows a worn toggle on item rows; worn items are excluded from base weight (on by default)
• Consumable items — shows a consumable toggle on item rows; consumables are excluded from base weight (on by default)
• Checklist mode — adds a checkbox to each item row for packing verification; checks are private and never shown on shared lists
• Water sources — shows a water source button on waypoint rows (on by default)
• Resupply points — shows a resupply button on waypoint rows (on by default)
• GPX mode — enables the full GPX workflow in the Trip Planner: upload button, route map, and export (on by default)

The settings window

Click your avatar → Settings to open the full account settings panel. It opens as an overlay — you do not leave the dashboard. See Account settings for what each tab contains.

Planner toolbar

The planner toolbar sits below the header and is the main navigation control for the dashboard.

The toolbar has the Start / Plan primary tabs, Trip / Pack buttons when Plan is active, and the Share button on the right.

Gear Vault

The Gear Vault is an icon-only control in the Pack list header (same style as collaborative editing on Trip), next to Add and the list picker. The gear icon turns blue when the panel is open. It is not in the global toolbar — only Pack content shows it (including the empty state when you have no lists yet).

On desktop (≥1024px), the vault opens as a sticky sidebar beside your list. On screens below 1024px, it opens as a full-screen overlay — tap the backdrop or the X in the panel header to close it.

Start tab

Switches to the Start cockpit — quick start, planned-trip arm (Go), daily check-in, and return-by monitoring while a trip is active.

Plan tab

Opens the planning area. Use the Trip / Pack buttons beside it to move between planners:

• Trip — trips, itineraries, waypoints, GPX routes, and safety features
• Pack — gear lists, item weights, and the Gear Vault

If you leave Plan for Start and come back in the same browser tab, Plan reopens on whichever section you used last (Trip or Pack).

Share control

Copies the public link for the active planner — no dialog:

• On Pack — share your current gear list (/gear-list/…)
• On Trip — share your current trip (/trip/…); a gear list linked to the trip appears on that shared trip page when set

The link is created automatically when the Share control first loads. Tap Share (mobile) or the URL chip (desktop) to copy. To remove a gear list from the web, delete the list — there is no revoke button.

See Sharing a list and Sharing a trip.