We did not carry oil-stoves at all, except some very small ones with two-inch wicks, which we used for drying mittens.
The standard method for loading each sledge was as follows: On the bottom was a layer of dog pemmican in red tins, covering the entire length and width of the sledge; on this were two tins of biscuit, and crew pemmican in blue tins; then the tins of alcohol and condensed milk, a small skin rug for the man to sleep on at night in the igloo, snowshoes and spare footgear, a pickax and a saw knife for cutting snow blocks.

Practically the only extra items of wearing apparel which were carried were a few pairs of Eskimo sealskin _kamiks_ (boots), for it can readily be imagined that several hundred miles of such walking and stumbling over snow and ice would be rather hard on any kind of footgear which could be made.
Compactness was the main idea in packing one of these sledges, the center of gravity of the load being brought as low as possible in order that the sledges might not easily overturn.
The standard daily ration for work on the final sledge journey toward the Pole on all expeditions has been as follows: 1 lb.

pemmican, 1 lb.

ship's biscuit, 4 oz.

condensed milk, 1/2 oz.
compressed tea, 6 oz.