The phrase "amount of gear" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the quantity or total of equipment or items, often in contexts related to sports, outdoor activities, or technical fields.
Example: "The amount of gear needed for the camping trip was overwhelming, but we managed to pack everything into the car."
Alternatives: "quantity of equipment" or "total gear count".
"It's clogging my mind just to think about what amount of gear I have in England.
Then you are familiar with the gothic delights of traveling with the amount of gear usually handled only by roadies.
No doubt you'll find tales that our body armor is in short supply, and that the meager amount of gear we do possess is ineffective.
"It's expected to do dual duty, to get you across the country loaded with a certain amount of gear, in as fine a fashion ergonomically as possible.
They must file all the same N.C.A.A. paperwork and meet the same academic standards as the female players, but they cannot travel to away games, cannot receive scholarships or payment, other than a limited amount of gear.
When Holly Kirk, who spends half the year in her restored mint-green and cream 1836 Victorian in Cape May City, arrives each spring, she settles in with an impressive amount of gear.
"In one 24-hour opening, 2,000 or more boats might enter the fishing grounds, regardless of weather conditions, each setting excessive amounts of gear in a make-or-break race to land a full year's catch," the report said.
Some attempted to reach the summits by increasingly difficult routes, while others climbed with minimal amounts of gear or without the use of supplemental oxygen at the highest elevations.
"You need all your strength to haul the incredible amount of baby gear around.
From a quick survey of students, and judging from the amount of Lakers gear worn around campus, Pierce's return has not spawned any love of the Celtics.
The boats, carrying 28 crew members, were intercepted with a large amount of diving gear and what was thought to be illegally caught bêche-de-mer, or sea cucumbers, near Lockhart River in Cape York at the weekend.
