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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
June 1, 1947
EXPEDITION OUTFIT LIST
Check-list of equipment and supplies likely to be required on a field trip, compiled from lists of materials used on expeditions made during the past forty years.

[[underlined]]Average[[/underlined]] quantities are given, for two months unless otherwise stated. Supplies listed in the following order:  1. Ammunition.  2. Traps.  3. Photographic outfit.  4. Materials used in preparation of specimens.  5. General outfit.  6. Cook outfit.  7. Groceries.  8. Personal outfit.  9. Automobile outfit.

1. AMMUNITION
Loaded auxiliary shells       7 per man per day
Loaded 16-ga. half loads
12 shot                       3 per man per day
Loaded 16-ga. shells,
6 shot                        1 per man per day
Loaded 16-ga. shells,
8 shot                        1 per man per day
Loaded 16-ga. shells,
10 shot                       2 per man per day
Rifle shells are needed for special objectives.

2. TRAPS
Mouse traps                   100 per man
Rat traps (wired)              20 per party
Gopher traps (wired)           20 per party
Mole traps                      1 per man
No. 1 steel traps              10 per party
No. 3 steel traps               5 per party