Items are Kitpedia’s shared vocabulary: one entry per real-world object, reused across every kit that includes it. 226 published items are organized into twelve canonical families. Prefer drilling down from broad to specific? Browse the full item tree →
226 items across 12 families
Health, Safety & Medical 44 items Treats, diagnoses, protects, and rescues: wound care, bleeding control, splinting, airway, diagnostics, medications, medical instruments, PPE, and rescue equipment. Wound Care · Personal Protective Equipment · Splinting & Immobilization View items → Tools, Repair & Maintenance 52 items Makes, fixes, measures, fastens, cleans, and lubricates — cutting tools, hand tools, electronics and precision tools, tapes and adhesives, sewing, leathercraft, cordage. Hand Tools · Electronics & Precision Tools · Tapes, Adhesives & Fasteners View items → Power, Lighting & Electronics 19 items Stores and supplies energy, illuminates, computes: batteries, chargers, power banks, lighting devices, and data storage. Portable Power & Batteries · Lighting · Computing & Data Storage View items → Shelter, Clothing & Environmental Protection 24 items Keeps a person covered, warm, dry, shaded, and unbitten — shelter, sleep systems, warmth, fire and ignition, clothing and footwear, sun and insect protection. Clothing & Footwear · Fire & Ignition · Shelter View items → Food, Water & Cooking 15 items Feeds and waters people: cooking and stoves, water treatment, water bottles and storage, food and nutrition, food storage. Cooking & Stoves · Water Treatment · Water Bottles & Storage View items → Navigation, Communication & Signaling 13 items Position, information exchange, and attention: compasses, maps, GPS, radios, satellite communicators, whistles, mirrors, and flares. Communication · Signaling & Marking · Navigation View items → Containers, Storage & Organization 12 items Objects whose purpose is holding other gear: backpacks and packs, bags, cases and boxes, pouches and organizers. Bags, Cases & Boxes · Backpacks & Packs · Pouches & Organizers View items → Vehicle & Mobility Equipment 12 items Starts, maintains, recovers, and operates vehicles and craft — including watercraft operating equipment. Recovery · Watercraft Equipment · Tires & Wheels View items → Sports, Recreation & Specialty Equipment 24 items Equipment whose identity is inseparable from a recreational, competitive, or specialty activity. Entry test: would a non-participant ordinarily own this for a general purpose? If yes, it belongs in a general functional family instead. Fishing Equipment · Photography & Optics · RC & Models View items → Animal & Pet Care 7 items Provisioning, protecting, handling, and caring for animals: pet health, feeding, restraint, and apparel. Pet Health & First Aid · Pet Feeding & Watering · Pet Handling & Restraint View items → Personal Care, Hygiene & Sanitation 2 items Routine bodily care and sanitation — never a miscellaneous catch-all. Future scope: oral care, toiletries, waste and sanitation, towels. Hand & Body Hygiene · Waste & Pack-Out View items → Documents, Writing & Reference 2 items Information carried on paper or media for humans — reference guides, notebooks, identification. Not electronics, not signage. Reference & Field Guides · Writing & Recording View items →
