Carry Index Patch Notes

A running log of changes to the Carry Index and its Trip Planner. Internal reference; newest first.

v1.3.1 · Sept 28, 2026

Theme: UC V5.6 - Carry Index v1.3 (plug fix)

Changed: 62 product URLs cleaned up (wrong Magazine B issue numbers, placeholder "untitled" names, leftover "copy" / "preorder" / "-1" endings, typos, ® symbols). Every old URL redirects to the new one.
Fixed: Outer layer top pick pointed at the jacket's old URL; now convert-wind-stopper-jacket.
Improved: Code cleanup in the planner: removed the unused "Not the right place?" suggestions (Visual Crossing returns a single best match), an unused catalog field and leftover weather fields. No change to what shoppers see.

Fixed: Plug type showed "Check locally" for places like Reykjavík and Tokyo. The planner now reads the country from the local time zone the weather service returns, which covers every country.
Fixed: "Also pack" treated a city name as the country in entry-requirement reminders.
Improved: Tech pouch picks widened from 2 to 14 in-stock options. Pouches that work as tech organizers now carry the type:tech-organizer tag and join automatically.
Changed: Dry bag and hi-vis pools now use scheme tags (type:dry-bag, feature:hi-vis) instead of planner: tags.
New: This patch notes page, linked quietly at the bottom of the Carry Index.

Theme: UC V5.5 - Carry Index v1.2

New: "Also pack" redesigned as grouped cards (Clothes, For the weather, Don't forget, Wear on travel day, Laundry) with a progress bar, Reset, and collapsible panels on phones.
New: Sort toggle for "Also pack": by Type, or by Where it goes (Wear it / In the bag / Keep on you). The shopper's choice is remembered in their browser.
Changed: Weather and place lookup moved from Open-Meteo to Visual Crossing (free plan, commercial use allowed). API key is a setting on the Trip planner section in the theme editor.
New: Fallback mode. If the weather service is down, over its daily limit, or has no key, the list still builds without weather and plug info.
Fixed: "Show N more" didn't hide the extra packing-list rows.
Fixed: Bag card could show 20–30L while listing 30–45L bags when no 20–30L bags were in stock.
Fixed: US territories (Puerto Rico, Guam, USVI) no longer trigger a passport reminder.
Improved: Accessibility labels, theme colors in the add-on, and ticks reset on each new list.

New: "Also pack" checklist for things we don't sell: clothing counts, weather layers, travel-day items, documents, commute basics.
New: Laundry plan (Machine / Sink wash / No laundry) for trips of 4+ days.
New: Week-kit formula (4 tops, 2 bottoms, 5 sets, 2 shoes) shown in the bag size card.
New: Laundry-aware bag size: 4–7 day carry-on trips with a wash suggest 20–30L.
New: Shorter first view: 8 packing-list items with "Show more", 4 forecast days on phones.
New: "Why?" links to the packing blog series: How to Pack Light for Any Trip, The Week Kit, Laundry on the Road, Packing Cubes, Before You Fly Abroad, The NYC Commute Kit.

New: Carry Index relaunched at /pages/carry-index with the Trip Planner as the front screen and the bag guide and FAQ below. The old bag database was retired; /pages/bag-database redirects here.
New: Trip and Daily commute modes, live weather, plug types, bag size by trip length, and packing lists built only from in-stock products, with add to cart.
New: "Planner ·" collections feed each packing-list item; new products join automatically when their tags match.