Seeee...I'm getting my wagon packed so we can get on the road. PCS, Q, Mommadogs, STEPHANIE???, Arby?, who else was going? How are you all doing? Can you get any ideas from the lists that have been posted? Any questions?
Participants: MtRider & MrMtR
Skills:
chiro/health care/herbal/acupuncture/First Aid
knowledge of horses [& donkey], goats, ducks, dogs, cats....including some vet care.
gardening experience
minor canning experience
campfire cooking experience
some wildcrafting experience
lead women's Bible study..& dh knows Greek
some hunting/fishing
some constructing of shelter/building
Added:
pretty good with short-term weather forecasting
Animals:
I'll chose an
OXEN team for our wagon. Sturdy, strong, steady.....(are they as dumb as they seem?)
1
horse,
1
donkey,
------and equine tack, brushes/hoof picks, blankets, water buckets, packs & saddlebags
a dozen
ducks in a cage strapped to the side of the wagon
------water dishes, buckets of feed for layers, egg cleaning "buff" glove, waterglass concentrate and bucket to preserve without refrigeration,
4
Nigerian dwarf milk goats-does [need to breed them before we leave...or Steph, is your buck a dwarf/mini??]
------5 gal bucket with birthing supplies, picnic basket with normal milking equipment, minerals, some grain/alfalfa for milkers, hoof trimmers, MILKING STAND....Or at least the head stanchion.
guardian BIG DOG
-------Dog's BOB, harness, collar, lead rope, chews, bed cover (can be stuffed with dried grass for her to sleep on), small, waterproof tent....in case of rain and the already-wet dog is NOT sleeping in our tent!
cat has to come for rodent control when we get there
-------Cat's BOB and carrier, food, dishes, string toy,......and earplugs cuz she'll be howling her unhappiness the whole way.
I use a halter-type [not neck collar] and leash. More secure for slippery cats. Also have a small, pop-up, net tunnel thing for her to stretch her legs but would need watching.
Kitchen:
--Lots of cast iron...but I don't have any larger fire pit dutch ovens for the communal kitchen. Fry pans to share tho.
--Family [manual] grain grinder...with 4 attatchments: grinder, veggie slicer/dicer, meat grinder, grain cereal flaker.
--Backup grinder
--Apple peelers
--Food mill
--Sauerkraut bucket/pounder/net cover
--Sherman [the tank] canner....all implements, and a tote full of salt, pickle spice, canning lids, etc. And all canning jars padded with all my towels and sox stuffed inside.
--Stock pots - I'd select the SS ones if I had no room for the enamel ones [they chip/rust].
--Two wooden box set of kitchen storage. Like the back end of a chuckwagon. Custom made for me loooong ago. Stuffed with the basics of flatwear, utensils, camping pot set, spices, etc.
--bakeware: bread pans, muffin pans, etc
--mebbe the long, fold-up table?
--Hmmm....thinking of the weight... can I afford to bring the coal/wood kitchen stove that resided in my garage? I think it would be EVER SO useful when we got there. [I can see that we won't have room to sleep in the wagon bed at this rate.
--ALL of my kitchen knives.
--I think I'll forgo the "china" that the ladies usually insisted on. Or even Correllware. I'll opt for my several pie plates, 1970's tupperware glasses [indistructable], and a couple of modern insulated hot beverage mugs. [Bring Your Own Mug around the nightly campfires!]
--trays to my dehydrator [going 'solar'] and the 2 collapsing sweater dryers for same purpose
--THE KITCHEN SINK...as promised.
Actually a laundry sink with take-off legs. It's not heavy.
--scrubbie pads, wash cloths, scrub brushes
--Dish soap
Added:
--3 long bars of rebar affixed together at one end for a cooking tripod with chain & hook for stew pot
--All my various grills from BBQ's
--plastic sheets for cutting boards
Health/sanitation:
Bathroom---
--small pop-up tent [no floor] and bedside commode chair [use with container or without]
--unisex urinal [when ya gotta go.... ]
--Yep, gonna bring TP...unless the weight is too much, but esp. for traveling.
--lots of squares of cloth and a "diaper pail" for washable T.P.
--disinfecting wet wipes for traveling
--5 gal black collapsing shower bag with spray nozzle
--concentrated shampoo/conditioner/body wash [need only tiny bit]
--backpacking towels [very small but huge absorbency ]
General---
Medical:
Medical things going into the Medical Special Wagon
--Assorted reference books for human and critter medical care [herbal, nutritional, old tyme and modern]...this is like a second library wagon! DH has LOTS of reference books.
--Two 5 gal buckets with ANIMAL First Aid supplies
--Paramedics box with basic 1st Aid stuff
--Big RED TOTE with re-supply for those other kits AND
------also contains lots of braces [knees, back, wrist, etc], and wraps, etc.
--pair of forearm crutches
--pair of regular adjustable crutches
Personal Use in our wagon:
--Our cloth satchel with all the herb pills/teas...plus gathering up nutritional supplements too. [behind the seat of wagon]
--Two RED BAGS with basic First AID equipment [one located in the saddle bags of our horse, the other packed just behind the front seat of our wagon]
--assorted canes for my use but can be borrowed [lotsa extra cane tips]
--light wheelchair
--oh-oh......I need to bring my disability 4 wheeled scooter with a solar charger for the battery.....How am I gonna do that? CAN I do that? May have to sell it and buy another donkey/cart?....
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Shelter/Sleeping:
--8-person canvas tent [now or on arrival]
--several small tents [worst come to worst..one could be a goat miking shelter]
--plastic woven tarps/clear plastic sheets
--cordage: ropes, twine,etc
--bug screening material [one set fitted for each end of the wagon]
--bug screen drape for sleeping under or eating under
--sleeping bags, sheets, pillow
--inflating bed/foot pump
Clothing:
.....
Tools: [tool freak here....look out, oxen! ]
21st Century stuff:
--2-way radios [yea 21st century]
--solar/wind-up radio-light
--solar battery charger
--Weather Forecasting: Hi/Lo registering thermometer, rain gauge, altimeter used as barometer [high altitude thing], 2 barometers, reference books, Binder for recording daily weather data.
--small megaphone [for making announcements] run on solar-rechargeable batteries
Hand tools:
Hammers, sledge, etc , drill brace/bits, planes, chisels, screw drivers,
Lotsa nails, staples, screws, rivets, etc
Different saws...wood, ripping, fine tooth, miter, logs, hack saw,
Ax, hatchet, ALL hunting/utility knives,
Long handled:
Hoes, rakes, shovels, spades, gardening fork, manure rake,
Love to bring wheel barrow(s) but mebbe just the wheel assembly & we'll build a wooden one when we arrive?
Child's plastic toboggans-- for hauling/dragging loads. [I can mount them from the wagon hoops cuz very light.]
Lighting:
--wind-up head lamps [they are very good!]
--assorted shake lights
--all candles, wrapped in wax paper and try to keep from melting
--oil barn-type lantern
Food/water:
Water.... We have the water wagon but I'll have
--our 2 3 gallon jugs (spigots)that I can actually lift/carry for transporting from that wagon.
--Designate one 5 gal [gasket lid] to be strapped on the side for grey water use and automatic clothes washing as we jog and juggle along.
--Plenty of personal water bottles.
--Collapsing 5 gallon jug.
--Several (stacked together) buckets/other containers for livestock watering-5 gal to small
--Collapsible silicone round cake pan for big dog
--Camelbak-type thing
--Multiple canteens
--AND a big kettle/dipper for boiling water to purify if needed or just for hot water
--Also have Katadin Pocket Filter/refills but I'd save that if boiling was available. Water purifying tablets in EDC {every day carry} in case of crisis/lost/whatever. Coffee filters/cloth to pre-filter water. Non-disposable coffee filter from [now unusable] electric coffee maker.
Food: I wanna bring it ALL! How much does 150# of wheat weigh?
{poor oxen} Some whole grains would be used for seed when we get there too.
--Grains: Wheat, Oat, Barley, Rice, more rice, sweet rice, white flour, popcorn, baking mix, oat bran, gluten,
--Legume: Beans, lotsa beans, yellow&green peas, alfalfa for sprouting,
--Oils: Shortening/lard, liquid oils, olive oil, salad dressing, mayo
--Sugar/honey/molasses/jams/peppermint sticks [lots]
--Salt: Iodine, non Iodine, sea salts, seasoning salts
--Powdered milk (augment goat's milk)
--Baking Cocoa powder
--Vinegar and mother of vinegars
--Baking soda, baking powder, beef gelatin,
--Fruits: dehydrating all in my fridge/freezer. Have some dehydrated apples. Raisins, Plums, dates, apricots, craisins,
--Veggies: dehydrate any in my freezer. Have done quite a bit. {NOTE TO SELF IRL: Get more carrots/onions/peas for dehydrating!} Dehydrate the "rootcellar" veggies [beets, carrots, taters, cabbage, collards (still in garden)] Instant taters..yuk.
--Packets of dry soup mixes
--Spices: These are light-weight but all those glass containers are not. Must repackage for the trip. Including bouillon.
--Meats: make jerky outta most of it in freezer. Put cured/smoked bacon/ham in bran? Meats in foil packets. Tuna in cans? Mebbe some of the home-canned meats/stews? WELL-padded? Heavy. Mebbe just pack ammo and get fresh?
--Energy bars, nuts, jams, crackers, candies, gorp, .....for eating on the trail
--Pasta, Ramen, Asian noodles (bean thread, yam thread, rice thread, etc...very light-weight and expands!), mac&cheese boxes {to augment in dire case of fatigue},
--Cereals/Crackers: Eat them while they are still good.
--Peanut butter [plastic container, not glass]
--SweetBabyRay's
--Hot cocoa mix [lots...I don't drink coffee]
--Coffee [DH does]
--Teas [herbal and caffeinated]
--Protein shake mixes [chocolate, of course]
Hunting and Gathering Food:
--Small inflatable boat, oars, life jackets, etc
--Fishing equipment
--Hunting/defensive equipment
--I.D. books for wild edible gathering
For when we arrive:
--glass oil lamps
--seeds: garden veggies, herbs,
--rootstock: rhubarb, potatoes for sets [purple and white], yarrow, gooseberry/currant,
--live potted plants: aloe, mint(s),
--more towels/bedding/cloth/
--Grma's sewing machine (old and hope someone can convert to a treadle)
MtRider [the laptop is getting hot...gotta give it and me a rest now.... ]
PCS is baaaaaaack! 
Hey, if you want to wrangle up a wagon for fixin' meals, all right by me. Once we arrive in our new colony, we might need to do communal meals just so we can get all the work done quickly. Can we put some fold-down counter space on the sides of that wagon....a lunch counter. 
Whew...DH and Korean DD's used to pull out "mom's portion" and then really spice the meal. 
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