Multiple URL Formats per element type (Entries, Categories)
So semantically, I don’t love the URL format you’re coming up with.  I’d like to see something like /gear/{category}/{entry}

This gives you a few benefits


it’s semantically readable…  
it gives you natural breadcrumbs for the hierarchy of content
it’s likely going to be better from an SEO perspective


Relevant feature request: https://github.com/craftcms/cms/issues/1189