The Pack Animals for Transport calculator computes the number of pack animals needed to transport an amount (weight) of materials.
INSTRUCTIONS: Choose units and enter the following:
Number of Pack Animals (n): The calculator returns the number of pack animals needed to transport the material.
Pack animals range in size, variety and hardiness. Traditional pack animals include horses, donkeys, mules, camels, goats, yaks, reindeer, water buffaloes, llamas and even dogs. Different animals are better in different terrains and weather conditions (e.g. camels in the dessert and sled dogs in the arctic). A major factor is load carrying capacity. Load Capacity of Pack Animals varies due to several factors. Certainly the health, size and age of any animal should be taken under consideration. However, the following Pack Animal Load Capacities can be useful as a place to start.
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