Gear for Bangkok

Pack light: Thailand is one of the cheapest, best-stocked places on earth to buy fight gear. Bring what's personal and fitted; buy the rest here.

Bring from home

• Mouthguard — fitted to you already; see the mouthguard guide.
• Wraps — several pairs; laundry cycles are your limiting factor in the heat.
• Broken-in gloves if you own good ones — otherwise buy here.
• Any orthotics, supports or prescription items — specific medical gear is the one thing not cheaper in Bangkok.

Buy in Bangkok

• Thai shorts (better and cheaper at the source than anywhere);
• Shin guards, ankle sleeves, extra tees;
• Replacement anything — gloves, wraps, ropes are everywhere from gym shops to malls.

Heat-specific additions

• Twice the shirts you think — you will soak two per session;
• Electrolyte sachets (ubiquitous in Thai pharmacies and 7-Elevens);
• Anti-chafe balm, zinc oxide tape, and a small skin-care kit: heat plus mats demands it. Why.

If you're moving toward the fighter track

Headgear and additional shin protection matter more once sparring intensity picks up — see fitness vs fighter training for how to tell which track you're on, and buy protective gear as your sparring pace actually increases rather than upfront on day one.

Gear for women and kids

Everything above applies regardless of who's wearing it; the only genuinely gendered additions are covered in Muay Thai for women. For kids, well-fitted sizing matters more than brand, and buying locally once you can try things on is usually the easiest path — see kids' Muay Thai.

Looking after gear in the heat

Wraps and gloves that never fully dry between two-a-day sessions are how skin problems start — rotate at least two sets of wraps and let gloves air out properly rather than sealing them in a bag straight after training. Staying healthy covers the wider hygiene picture this feeds into.

Renting vs buying on arrival

Most gyms rent or lend basic wraps and gloves for a single trial session, which is the sensible way to try a gym before spending on gear you might not need for that particular camp's style. Once you know you're staying and training regularly, buying your own — properly fitted, broken in to your hands, hygienic because they're only ever yours — pays for itself quickly and simply feels better in every round after the first.

Full generic checklist at the RAGE knowledge base; store at ragefightgear.com.