they would have to find room on the wagon for all their recent purchases of ropes , stoves and ironmongery , and the wagon was already loaded with tents and all their bows , arrows , swords , shields , cross-bows , leather breeches and leather jerseys , silk underwear , lacy under garments , silk stockings , huge piles of thick woolen garments : trousers , sweaters , socks ; thick wool cloaks , huge wind-proof canvas cloaks with immense hoods ; silk scarves ; flannel scarves ; sheepskin mittens ; piles of wool blankets and eider down comforters etc .