How Do I Make A Crate In DayZ?

Sooner or later you are going to run out of places to put things when you start to get good at DayZ. Your inventory only has so much space and if you die in game then all your loot will remain on your body and will probably be swiftly picked dry by other players.

One of the best ways to overcome this situation is to store extra loot in a wooden crate, and for that you will need to know how to make your own crate.

The best way to make a crate in DayZ is to use 8 planks and 16 nails. Hold the nails in your hand while looking at the planks on the floor. You will then have the option to craft a wooden crate. Once completed the wooden crate will appear on the floor before you.

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What Do I Need To Craft A Wooden Crate?

As stated you will certainly need planks and nails. Nails are usually found in sheds or garages around the map and are packaged in boxes of a hundred. They are not that rare and can be found with a little bit of dilligence when searching areas. They do appear quite small and so use when you are in an area you think there may be small items around, use your inventory key and a view of the immediate area will be shown. This tip is great for searching dark areas too.

Planks are a different matter. If you are lucky enough to be situated near a lumber pile in a building site say, you can take them directly from there if you have a saw. If not, you may need to chop down a tree and craft the planks yourself.

To make a crate in DayZ, use an axe to chop the tree down which will drop logs in the immediate vicinity. Take a saw or hacksaw and drag the log into the combine slot of your inventory. This will produce planks and from there you should be able to craft a wooden crate by combining 8 planks and 16 nails. The wooden crate will fall to floor at your feet.

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Make as many crates as you think you will need while you have the tools on you.

How Do I Use A Crate?

When you are standing near a wooden crate you should be able to see the crate appear on the left of your screen. If you view your inventory, the crate will appear to the left of your screen. From here you can add or remove items.

Just be aware that if a crate is buried or is underwater you will not be able to see it at all. A crate that is underwater can be viewed if you stand near it and select inventory. Of course if you can’t see the crate it makes it tricky to stand next to it!

How Many Inventory Slots Are There In A DayZ Crate?

There are actually 50 slots in a wooden crate in DayZ. That seems like quite a bit but is easily used up if you are a hoarder. A large weapon or tool can easily take up many of the slots in the crate so it may be worth crafting as many crates as you need when you have the tools on you.

It is worth remembering that some items are just too big to fit in a crate. For those you will need to find another solution – perhaps barrels or tents.

How Long Does A Wooden Crate Last?

Wooden crates in DayZ have the benefit of lasting well beyond the normal item despawn rate. At last count this was about 40 days. This counter will restart if the crate is interacted with. What counts as an interaction? Opening the crate and placing and item or removing an item should reset the interaction timer.

Whats The Best Way To Hide My Crate?

There are many ways to hide crates in DayZ. None of these ways will guarantee that your crate isnt found by bandits or hungry survivors. But it has to be better than leaving in the middle of the road for all to see.

• Bury your crate using a pick, shovel or garden hoe. Just be sure to remember where you buried it. Don’t forget that you will need something to dig it out with as well!
  
• Hide the crate at the bottom of a muddy pond. You will be able to accessing it using the inventory screen when stood close-by
  
• The middle of a forest makes a good spot for hiding things. Make sure that where you decide to hide it isnt between two places of interest that players may traverse
  
• Inside a well secured base. Crates can actually be stacked inside each other so you can store a lot more stuff in a small area than you might think
  
• On top of a deserted building. Make sure that its in an area that isnt overlooked and that players rarely frequent
  
• In the sea. The sea can be a good place to hide stuff although make sure you are not spotted and that you get warm and dry as soon as you can after you have finished.

Can You Carry A Crate In DayZ?

It is possible to carry crates around in DayZ although your pace will be slow. You will be so hampered with carrying the heavy crate and you will not be able to draw a weapon to defend yourself. Moving crates might be an undertaking best done under the veil of a dark evening when no one will see you.

You can also carry crates when they have stuff in them.

What Are The Best Uses For Crates In DayZ

The best use for a crate is to store some food and a good selection of starting gear to get you back into the game again for when you get killed.

Make sure you hide your crates relatively close to spawn areas so that you quickly locate your stash and get yourself going again.

You might want to organise your equipment if you are further into the gameplay. For example you could store farming equipment in one crate and ammunition and medical supplies in another.

It is a good idea to hide your crates some distance apart from one another. In this way if one is found then the others are not in danger of being discovered too.

Everything Else To Know About Wooden Crates In DayZ

Here are all my other tips related to crates in DayZ

• Dont let others know where your crate stash is. Its a rookie mistake to trust another player with this information as your likely to be stabbed in the back and your crates raided.

• Make sure to a sharp eye on your surroundings when you are approaching your hidden crates. You must be sure that you have not been followed and you keep your activities as secret as possible.

• When burying crates underground or placing underwater be sure to make a note of local landmarks so that you can find the exact place where you left it. There is nothing worse than losing a crate to not taking note of where it was.
  
• Crates can be picked up but they must be empty when you do. Amusingly, once you have picked a crate up you are then able to stuff it full of items until it is full.

• If your going to be making a lot of wooden crates then it may be worth having a sharpening stone with you so that when your tools get blunt then you can repair them easily

Crates can be an incredibly useful tool to a skilled player in DayZ. I hope this guide has given you the information you need and that you put what you learned into practice in your DayZ sessions!

Quick Guide To Making A Wooden Crate

Use	Instructions
	Use a Hatchet, Splitting Axe or a Firemans Axe to chop down a tree to get logs
	Use a Saw or a Hacksaw to chop the logs into planks
	Unpack a box of nails to get to the nails inside
	Combine the nails with the planks to craft your wooden crate
	Fill up your crate and hide it somewhere hard to find!