During the Oregon Trail what supplies did they take with them?

Answer 1

flour, yeast (for bread) pots, pans, bowls clothes(bonnets, overalls, bandannas, flannel shirts) wagons oxen guns, gunpowder knives handcarts.

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Traveling for 5-6 months wasn't easy, especially when you could only bring a few things. A travelling family would have to provide themselves with necessary supplies to survive including:

•800 Pounds Flour 200 Pounds Sugar

25 Pounds Salt & Pepper

200 Pounds Beans

700 Pounds Bacon

100 Pounds Dried Fruit

75 Pounds Coffee

This is for a family of four for 6 months • Clothing items, like shirts, pants, socks, jackets and coats, shoes, hats, underclothes, etc. •Hunting supplies, including pistols, rifles, gunpowder, bullets, etc. •Cooking supplies, (these items were always limited) like pots, pans, silverware, knives, plates and bowls. •Medicine, and other supplies for curing illnesses and wounds. •Finally, the all important Wagon.

Rifles, pistols, gunpowder, bullets, cooking utensils such as pots and pans, bonnets, shoes, socks, usually two changes of clothes for each person, petticoats and some underclothes, flour, bacon, sugar, salt, coffee, dried fruit, spices, dried pinto beans, some grain for your animals, basic herbs and poultices, silverware, wagon, extra wagon parts such as axles and wheels, tools like shovels and forks, water barrels, fabric, needles, scissors, tobacco, lantern, oil, coils of rope, blankets and pillows.

Answer 2

They brought along foods such as dried fruit, beans, flour, ham, molasses (sugar), onions, rice, salt pork, tea, vinegar, bacon, biscuits, candy, coffee, and cornmeal. They brought clothing and tools such as cooking/eating utensils, plates, cups, skillets, pots, pans, kettles, water kegs, axes, canteens, rope, hunting knives, and a dutch oven. They brought firearms, bullets, and gunpowder, They also brought spices such as anise, basil, cinnamon, etc. of course they brought alum (medicine).

They bought a wagon (Conestoga, farm wagon, or covered wagon) and oxen,mules,or horses. they also brought spare axles, wagon tongues, and wheels.

Answer 3

Latter-day Saints (Mormons) were pioneers in every sense of the word. Along with their scriptures, they took as many provisions as could be carried either in a covered wagon, or even a handcart. Their circumstances were humble to the point of extreme poverty in many cases. As they left Nauvoo, they attempted to sell their homes in order to purchase what they needed. However, mob rule frequently prevented them from being able to sell, or only perhaps receiving a fraction of the home's worth.

The first leg of the journey took them across the Mississippi River into the Iowa territory. They settled temporarily in camps across the entire territory in order to attempt to raise crops and make further preparations for the long trek to the Salt Lake Valley.

Some of the pioneers were able to procure surveying equipment to assist them in making accurate maps of their trail. Orson Pratt invented a crude mileage counter which was attached to the axle of his wagon and counted the miles traveled every day.

Weight was a constant concern and the pioneers had to carefully balance the loads they carried in their wagons or carts. This meant they generally had to take only as much clothing as they could wear at one time, and could not usually pack heavier items such as stoves or furniture of any kind.

When provisions became scarce, the pioneers hunted when game was available, or traded at the various forts located along the trail, as well as with the occasional Native American tribes they encountered. Money received by the Mormon Battalion was sent back to their families on the trail whenever possible. However, starvation was still a frequent visitor to the pioneer camps along the way.

Answer 4

People brought food, water, weapons, blankets, and clothing with them.