Container

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A container is a crafted item used for organizational purposes, the storage of smaller items, and the prevention of decay.

Comparison table

Every container has weight, depending on the materials used to make it, and can hold a specific volume of items inside. Some containers will not hold liquids, some are mobile, others are stationary, and some may be carried in your inventory. The following table seeks to list this information for each container found in Wurm.

For additional information on a particular container listed here, including recursive storage info (storing containers inside of other containers), it is advisable to check that container's specific page within the Wikipedia.

See Legend below for additional meanings of symbols and terms used herein.

Small containers

Container	Volume	Weight (kg)	Holds liquid	Move	String of cloth	Fillet (0.3kg)	Pottery Jar or Frying pan	Pottery or metal bowl	Cotton (1.0kg)	Small barrel	Ore	Logs	Felled tree	Metal lumps (1.0 kg)
Backpack	75	2	No	I	100	100	37	8	9	0	4	0	0	75
Baking stone	13.125	2	Yes	I	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Beer stein			Yes	I	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bulk storage bin	16000	20	No	L I(empty)	16,000,000	0	0	0	2,000	0	853	199	0	16,000
Cake tin / Pie dish / Roasting dish	6	0.60	Yes	I	0	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Campfire	337	0	No	S	100	100	100	37	42	7	18	4	1	100
Cauldron	64	5.50	Yes	I	100	100	32	7	8	0	3	0	0	64
Coffee pot	4.50		Yes	I	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Coffer	300	100	No	L	100	100	100	33	37	6	16	0	0	100
Coffin	500	240	No	L	100	100	100	56	63	11	27	6	2	100
Cupboard	568	6.5	No	L I	100	100	100	63	71	12	0	0	0	100
Flask	0.25	0.10	Yes	I	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Food storage bin	16000	20	No	L I(empty)	0	190,476 (?)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forge	525	?	No	L	100	100	100	58	66	12	28	7	2	100
Fountain	1125	?	Yes	L	100	100	100	100	100	25	60	14	4	100
Frying pan	2	2.50	Yes	I	100	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Huge tub	2250	?	Yes	L I	100	100	100	100	100	50	100	28	7	100
Large barrel	250	5	Yes	L I	100	100	100	28	31	6	13	3	1	100
Large chest	300	0	No	L	100	100	100	33	38	7	16	4	1	100
Large crate	1734.69	20	No	L	300	300	0	0	300	0	300	300	0	300
Large pottery amphora	275	12	Yes	I	100	100	100	30	34	6	14	0	0	100
Large storage unit	(4032) 1344*3	230	No	I(empty)	100	300	100	?	?	29	?	?	?	100
Oven	~423	70	No	L	100	100	100	47	53	9	22	5	1	100
Plate	6	0.25	Yes	I	0	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pottery bowl	9	0.50	Yes	I	100	100	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	9
Pottery jar	2	0.30	Yes	I	100	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Satchel	18	0.50	No	I	100	100	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	18
Sauce pan	7.16	1.50	Yes	I	100	100	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Small barrel	45	2	Yes	I	100	100	23	5	6	0	2	1	0	45
Small bucket	12	1.50	Yes	I	100	100	6	1	2	0	1	0	0	12
Small chest	45	5	No	I	100	100	22	5	6	1	2	1	0	45
Small crate	1000	20	No	L	150	150	0	0	150	0	150	150	0	150
Small pottery amphora	112	6	Yes	I	100	100	56	12	14	2	5	0	0	100
Teapot	4.50		Yes	I	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Water skin	2.50	0.25	Yes	I	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Unusual containers

• For the Bag of keeping or Master bag of keeping see their individual pages.
• Small magical chests and large magical chests hold the same as small chests and large chests, respectively.
• Small crates and Large crates hold 150 and 300 items, respectively, regardless of the volume of those items. Because of this, it can be a better idea to put bulky items, like low quality ore or logs, into crates over Bsbs. Both crates and BSBs will average the quality of the items inside.
• Quivers generally hold arrows but can be used to hold very small items like needles. They don't hold liquid at all.
• Some containers only hold one kind of item.
  • Rack for empty bsbs - Only holds up to 30 empty bulk storage bins.
  • Bulk container unit - Hold 4 bulk storage bins which can be filled.
  • Wine barrel rack - holds up to 30 empty or full wine barrels.
  • Small barrel rack - holds up to 30 empty or full small barrels.
  • Large barrel rack - holds up to 10 empty of full large barrels.
  • Planter rack - holds up to 30 empty or full pottery planters.
  • Crate rack - holds up to 30 empty or full large crates or 51 small crates.
  • Amphora rack- holds up to 30 empty or full large or small pottery amphoras.

Vehicles

Container	Volume	Weight (kg)	Move	Small rafts	Small crates	Large crates	Small barrel	Ore	Logs	Felled tree
Caravel	107136	?	D L	100	100	62	100	100	100	100
Cog	51000	?	D L	67	51	29	100	100	100	100
Corbita	85000	?	D L	100	85	49	100	100	100	100
Knarr	75304	?	D L	100	75	43	100	100	100	100
Large cart	5904	240	D L	7	5	3	100	100	74	18
Rowing boat	756	?	D L	0	0	0	16	40	9	2
Small cart	756	60	D L	0	0	0	16	40	9	2
Small raft	756	60	D I	0	0	0	16	40	9	2
Small sailing boat	756	?	D L	0	0	0	16	40	9	2
Wagon	20800	?	L	27	20	12	100	100	100	65

Legend

• Volume = the total amount of physical space a container takes up as well as offers internally for storage purposes.
• Weight = the total weight of the container without any items inside.
• Move: D = can be dragged, I = Can be picked up into inventory, L= Can be loaded
•  ? = Data required

Container features

Performing actions with containers

All containers, including the inventory and inventory groups, can be activated like other items. Some actions have special functionality when a container is activated, and will choose the first valid item in the container when performing the action. These actions currently include:

• Sowing seeds
• Planting herbs and spices in pottery planters
• Planting sprouts, flowers, and other plants
• Taming and feeding creatures

For example, if a satchel is activated and it happens to contain seeds, multiple sowing actions can be queued with the satchel activated and each action will automatically use a different seed item.

When a container is on the toolbelt, the number of items inside the container will be shown on its toolbelt icon. By clicking the toolbelt slot again, or pressing the hotkey for that slot, the activated item will toggle between the container itself and the first item inside the container.

Additional Notes

• To effectively gauge how much of an item a particular container may hold, simply divide that container's volume, given in the chart above, by the volume that a single unit of that item takes up. The resulting number represents how many of that item will then actually fit in the desired container.

See also

• Decay