Take A Peek Inside!

Almost ready to start our journey but today we are packing the wagon...We have many possessions that we must choose whether it is benefical to take or leave behind. We will discover along the way that some things we have chosen to take will have to be left alongside the trail as well.

Attached to the side of the wagon is our double barreled, precision lock shotgun, always handy in reach for hunting or protecting the family.

Bedding Supplies - blankets, feather beds, ground cloths, pillows, tents, poles, stakes and ropes

Cooking Utensils - dutch oven, kettle, skillet, coffee grinder, coffeepot, teapot, butcher knife, ladle, tin tableware, water keg, matches, spider (3 legged skillet)

Food - flour, bacon, coffee, baking soda, corn meal, hardtack, dried beans, dried beef, dried fruit, molasses, vinegar, pepper, eggs, salt, sugar, rice, tea.

Weapons - rifle, pistol, knife, hatchet, gunpowder, lead, bullet mold, powder horn, bullet pouch, holster

Clothing - wool sack coats, rubber coats, cotton dresses, wool pantaloons, buckskin pants, duck trousers, cotton shirts, flannel shirts, cotton socks, brogans, boots, felt hat, palm leaf sun hat, green goggles, sunbonnet

Tools - set of augers, gimlet, ax, hammer, hoe, plow, shovel, spade, whetstone, oxbows, axiles, kingbolts, linchpins, oxshoes, spokes, wagon tongue, heavy ropes, chains.

Medical and Handy Supplies - surgical instruments, liniments, bandages, campstoolm chamber pot, washbowl, lanterns, candle molds, tallow, spyglasses, scissors, needles, pins and thread.

Luxury Items - canned food, plant cuttings, schoolbooks, musical instruments, dolls, family albums, jewelry, china, silverware, fine linens, iron stove, furniture, clocks.


How can all of this fit in a 10 feet by 4 foot wagon bed??