The year is 1880. You're just an average Joe (or Joan), not a "big rancher" type and not a drover workin' for a big outfit, doin' what ya can to get by:
If you have to get from point A to point B, would you saddle the horse or hitch up the buckboard or wagon? No load to carry, you're just travelin'. Horse for myself and sons, buckboard for the missus.
If you wake up at 2am and have to "take care of business", will ya trek to the outhouse or do ya keep a pot inside? Chamber pot for the missus, outhouse for me and the boys.
Would ya keep chickens or buy/trade for eggs and such? How 'bout a milk cow... would ya have one? We'd keep chickens and a milk cow.
Would ya tend a garden? Let the boys and missus tend to that.
Would ya hunt wild game for food? Absolutely!
I'll assume you'd have a gun handy. What is it? Would have more than a gun, but the "house gun" would be a Colt SAA .45 with a 4 3/4" barrel, same as my carry gun.
What's your trade? No doubt about it, Gunsmith. With being a lawdawg on the side.
What three things will you always have on hand? Coffee, sugar, and beans.