Available Supplies List

Available Supplies List

Survival in the wilderness depended on careful planning. Stocking and packing a wagon was serious work. In the mid-1800s covered wagon pioneers took with them some or all of the following 90 supplies. Your covered wagon cannot hold every item on the list. Select your supplies carefully. Consider the usefulness and importance of each item both on the trail and once you get to Oregon, your rate- even you survival – may depend on how wisely you select your supplies.

Each item on the supplies list has a Bulk Weight Unit (BWU) listed in parentheses. A BWU represents a combination of the item’s size and weight. As you select supplies notice that heavy or large items soon fill you wagon. Small, light items take less room.

The capacity or your covered wagon is 1000 Bulk Weight Units.

Household Items

Baby cradle (15)

Bed frame-one (30)

Bedding-for one bed (2)

Bible- family heirloom (5)

Blanket-one (3)

Butter churn (10)

Butter mold (2)

Candle sticks- one pair (2)

Candles-five (1)

Chest for clothing (35)

Clock (5)

Coal oil – one gallon (12)

Coffee grinder (3)

Coffee pot (3)

Cooking/serving utensils (6)

Cooking stove (75)

Dishes-family set (20)

Dutch oven (6)

Fabric-15 yards (12)

Family heirlooms (20)

Flint and steel (2)

Frying pan (6)

Lantern (3)

Loom (35)

Mirror (10)

Needle, thread, sewing kit (2)

Piano or small organ (100)

Pitcher and bowl (10)

Plants (10)

Rocking chair (15)

Rug (25)