Tools+and+Supplies

to fixed wheels!
 * = Hammers were used

||= Nails were used to hold down tents ! ||  yourself in the river.
 * Soap was used to clean

||= Wagons were used to travel in.

||  water in!
 * Buckets were used to carry

|| Tents were used to sleep in on  the Oregon Trail! ||



=== The tools and supplies that were brought on the Oregon Trail were very important for survival on the 2,000-mile westward journey. The pioneers took many tools on the trip to Oregon City. They took axes, shotgun, rifles, knives, pocketknives, and different types of handguns, gunpowder, and bullets. The pioneers also packed plates, knives, forks, spoons, cups, pots and pans. The tools were kept in a box in the back of the wagon. They also took leather to fix up worn out shoes. They would have to make their own repairs. So they also brought nails, string, saws, and hammers. The pioneers could not forget the important tools to fix their wagons. Wagons broke down many times on the 2,000-mile journey. They also took spare wheels, plows, seeds, shovels and other equipment needed for making a good farm once they got to Oregon. They brought guns to protect their families from wild animals, horse thieves and bad Indians. Parents would need to take schoolbooks to teach their children on the long journey. They also brought some whiskey, and they claimed it was for medicine. It is pretty obvious they needed many tools on the Oregon Trail! They had to be careful what to bring as it could mean life or death!!! Matthew N. ===