Before setting off down the road, don't forget to bring along your necessities. There are many items needed for the road of life (check out the town), but there are also things needed to survive on the Chilkoot trail and in Dawson afterwards. The people who traveled this trail during the gold rush had to carry enough to survive, but could only bring as much as their horse or wagon could carry comfortably. Here's a basic list of what to bring.

Food:
100 lbs. navy beans
150 lbs. bacon
400 lbs. flour
40 lbs. rolled oats
20 lbs. corn meal
10 lbs. rice
25 lbs. sugar
10 lbs. tea
20 lbs. coffee
10 lbs. baking powder
20 lbs. salt
1 lb. pepper
2 lbs. baking soda
1/2 lb. mustard
1/4 lb. vinegar
2 doz. condensed milk
20 lbs. evaporated potatos
5 lbs. evaporated onions
6 tins/4 ox. extract beef
75 lbs. evaporated fruits
4 pkgs. yeast cakes
Clothing:
2 suits heavy knit underwear
6 pairs wool socks
1 pair heavy moccasins
2 pairs german stockings
2 heavy flannel overshirts
1 heavy wollen sweater
1 pair overalls
2 pairs 12-lb. blankets
1 waterproof blanket
1 dozen bandana handkerchiefs
1 stiff brim cowboy hat
1 pair hip rubber boots
1 pair prospectors' high land boots
1 mackinaw, coat, pants, shirt
1 pair heavy buck mitts, lined
1 pair unlined leather gloves
1 duck coat, pants, vest

*Note*
lb = pound
doz = dozen
pkg = package
Other Items:
20 lbs. candles
1 pkg. tin matches
6 cakes borax
6 lbs. laundry soap
1/2 lb. ground ginger
25 lbs. hard tack
1 lb. citric acid
2 bottles jamaica ginger
6 towels
1 pocket matchbox
Buttons, needles and thread comb, mirror, toothbrush, etc.
Mosquito netting
1 dunnage bag
1 sleeping bag
Medicine chest
Pack saddles
Flat sleighs

Now that you know the weight you would normally be carrying, load 'em up and move 'em out! (Or just click "next" below).

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