Pack Your Wagon

Take no more than 2,400 lbs. with you, stacked no higher than the sides of the wagon

youll need this much food a family of four

FOOD SUPPLY: DRY GOODS AND SUNDRIES:
Weight Lbs. Weight Lbs.
Item (in Lbs.) Packed Item (in Lbs.) Packed
Apple Vinegar 25 Bedroll 15
Bacon 400 Blacksmithing Tools 200
Beans 200 Books 75
Coffee 80 Medicine 10
Dried Apples 80 Cast Iron Stove 300
Flour 500 Chair 20
Hardtack 200 Cookware & Eating Utensils 75
Lard 200 Grannys Clock 15
Salt 50 Gun Making Tools 200
Sugar 40 Keepsakes 40
Rice 200 Lead Shot 25
Water 100 Mirror 15
Whiskey 40 Gunpowder 80
Tent & Gear 150
Subtotal: Tools 50
Toys 15

Subtotal:
TOTAL WEIGHT OF YOUR
PACKED WAGON:
(must be 2,400 lbs. or less)

If you packed all of these items in your wagon, it would weigh 3,400 pounds!
Can you afford to take a second wagon?
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