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Photos & attachments

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Capture and attach photos so you remember what each thing actually is.

A photo is the difference between “the green dry bag” and “that green dry bag, with the broken buckle, in the canopy drawer.” GearCache lets you attach up to five photos per item, captured from the camera or pulled from your photo library.

Capturing a photo#

Open an item (or start a new one) and tap the camera icon in the photos row. The camera opens directly inside GearCache — snap, review, accept. The photo is attached to the item and saved with the rest of its data.

A useful habit: take photos in context, where the item lives. A camp stove sitting in the trailer’s kitchen drawer tells you more than the same stove on a clean kitchen bench. Future-you will be searching for it in a hurry, and the surroundings are half the answer.

Picking from your photo library#

Same row, different button: tap Library to choose an existing photo. Useful for items you already photographed elsewhere — receipts, manuals, the original product listing. The selected image is copied into GearCache; you can delete it from your library afterwards without losing the attachment.

Multiple photos per item#

You can attach up to five photos per item. Common patterns:

  • Photo 1 — the item itself, clear and recognisable
  • Photo 2 — where it lives, with surrounding context
  • Photo 3 — a maintenance detail (a frayed strap, a worn O-ring)
  • Photo 4 — a label, model number, or serial
  • Photo 5 — receipts, purchase date, warranty info

You don’t need to fill all five. Most items only need one. The cap is there so the inventory doesn’t accidentally turn into a photo album.

Drag to reorder; the first photo becomes the item’s thumbnail in the inventory list.

Photos in the item detail view#

Tap any photo on the item detail screen to open it full-screen, swipe through the rest, or pinch to zoom. Long-press a photo to delete it or replace it.

Where photos live#

Photos are stored on your device, in GearCache’s app sandbox. Deleting an item removes its photos with it. Deleting GearCache removes everything — photos included — so if you want to keep a photo independently, save a copy to your camera roll first.

What to learn next#