Sperm oil doesn't go bad or freeze. It's a waxy substance, not the oil that is rendered by burning the fat. It was the wonder lube of it's day.
Back then shirts didn't have attached collars. You could swap the flannel collar for the starched white collar and be fit for dinner attire.
The chocolate was probably to barter with.
The following items you all carry now, you just don't consider it as exclusively for those purposes:
Notebook
Compass
Pocket Lens
Prayer book
Maps
Lamp
Watch
Pocket Dictionary
Conversation Book
Guide Book...
We call it a cell phone.
@Stephen! "Small silk flag" at the bottom of the third column before the luxuries refers to the Union Flag.
1.
{worn on person}
Helmet
Riding Boots
Riding pants
Riding jacket
LDComfort top/bottom
Socks
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Extra socks
comb or brush
toothbrush & paste
Money
Credit cards
Matches (windproof preferred)
Drinking cup
Flask
Razor
Soap
micro towel/magic towel
first aid kit
Cell Phone
Neckerchief
Paper Maps
Tool kit
Flashlight (x2 or 3)
Sunglasses
Cleaning cloth (visor/windscreen)
Plexus or other cleaning agent
Padlock and cable (for gear or bike or both)
Wire/zip ties
Duct Tape
Swim suit
Extra oil
Spare spokes
Corkscrew
Rok Straps
Sewing kit
Nail clippers
Spare fuses/misc hardware
Tire Iron (x2)
Hat or cap
Cell Phone/Sena USB charger
Pen (x2)
Suspenders
Belt
Neosporin (A.K.A. permanganate of potash)
Riding gloves
Spare Tube (if riding a bike with tube tires)
Spares specific to your machine
Advil/Tylenol/Etc
Electrical Tape
Spare headlight bulb
Spare Visor w/PinLock insert
Spare glasses (prescription)
Quarters for laundry (x16)
USB cables (x3)
USB/Cig port insert
Thread
Space blanket
A bunch of other crap I can probably do w/o.
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2. Luxuries
Extra Gloves for hot/wet
Gold Bond/Anti Monkey Butt/Talcum powder (A.K.A. French Chalk)
Heated jacket liner
Street shoes
Sandals or flip flops
Tow strap
Water Filtration Straw
street clothes
Paper & Envelopes
Fuel filtration funnel
Tea/coffee/cocoa
Stamps
Backpacker pot
Backpacker stove w/fuel
Postcards
Emergency food
5 Hr Energy (X?)
Heat-Troller
Is the list so different?