Provisioning 1849:

Being  thus equipped and supplied, the immigrant may set out upon this wild yet interesting excursion with high prospects of enjoying many extraordinary and pleasing scenes; and of safely arriving at his desired destination without suffering any extraordinary toil, hardship, or eminent danger….

Any person designing to travel by this route should invariably equip himself with a good gun, at least 5 lbs of powder, and 20 lbs of lead…he should provide himself with at least 200 lbs of flour, 150 lbs of bacon, 10 lbs of coffee, 20 lbs of sugar, and 10 lbs of salt, and with such other provisions as he may prefer and can conveniently take….

Very few cooking utensils should be taken as they very much increase the load. A baking kettle, frying pan, tea kettle, tea pot, and coffee pot are all the furniture of this kind that is essential together with tin plates , tin cups, ordinary knives, forks and spoons and a coffee mill should constitute the entire kitchen apparatus….

Bedding should consist of nothing more than blankets, sheets, coverlets and pillows which being spread upon a buffalo robe, oil cloth or some other impervious substance should constitute the beds…

Emigrants should supply themselves with a small assortment of the medicine and a few surgical instruments.  In addition it is advisable for emigrants to provide such goods as are adapted to Indian trade,  for instance beans tobacco, handkerchiefs, blankets, summer coats, pantaloons, vests, shirts, butcher knives, fish hooks, and powder and lead….

Emigrants' Guide to Oregon & California, 1845

Provisioning 2017:

Tech Kit:

iPhone (loaded with audiobooks, new podcasts, apps, etc)

iPhone car cord & DC adapter

iPhone cord & spare AC adapter

MacBook, power cord, back up drive

2 USB sticks

DC—>AC power inverter

Kindle & AC power cord

Jambox

Car & Safety Kit:

In glove compartment:

- Proof, car insurance

- CA vehicle registration

- Small flashlight on lanier

- Black grease pen

- Extra scissors

Photocopies of IDs 

Jump start battery with AC power cord

Loaded checkbook

Sunglasses

Binos, bird book

Maps  -  USFS & BLM for CA, Nevada

Kleenex

Walking/hiking sticks

Overland Trail Travel Kit:

AAA State maps

AAA Guide books

Nat'l Park Service Historic Trails Auto Tour books

Trails West guides (Applegate, Lassen, California Trail/Nevada)

Reference works:

- Bruff

- Padden (2)

- Willoughby: Great Western Migration

- Mattes: Great Platte River Road

- Holliday: World Rushed in

- Johnston: Legendary Truths

Binder of Overland Trail diaries, memoirs & info about Pleasant & Mike Gray

Gifts:

California olive oil, wines

Almanor stones for gravesites

Office Kit:

Office supply kit

Black grease pen & paper for rubbings

Blank note journal 

Clear packing tape 

Stamps

Cooking/Laundry Kit:

Paper towels

Utensil set

Cutting knife & sheaf

Microwave dishes

Dish towel

Dish soap

Ziplocks

Laundry soap

Basic Camp Kit:

Cooler chest & freeze pak

Lantern

Head lamp

Sleeping bag

Buckwheat pillow

Blow up bed & pump

Tarp/rug

Rope or twine

Spare batteries 

Don’t Forget:

Spare reading glasses

Aspirin

Pantry Kit:

Instant oatmeal

2 Prosecco

Microwave popcorn

Breakfast bars

Smokehouse almonds