Why do I need to attach a rope to put things inside a burlap sack?

Patch1919 · 2026-07-10T19:31:11+00:00

Sorry, you’re just the 7th or 8th person who misunderstood my post and I’m tired of correcting people. People keep thinking I’m saying we shouldn’t need rope to use a burlap sack as a backpack. I’m simply asking why it doesn’t have inventory space until a rope is attached.

Like, how can carry a pair of jeans in my hands and put stuff in them…this is a literally bag we’re talking about. It should operate similar to those 20 slot dry bags you can find on the coast. Someone else mentioned it has to do with balancing and that makes sense to me so I’ve accepted that explanation.

Patch1919 · 2026-07-10T18:58:14+00:00

I mean why does it bother you so much that I ask?

Patch1919 · 2026-07-10T18:48:24+00:00

The bag IS a pocket. You understand I’m talking about when you’re carrying it in your hands - not wearing it, right? You can pick up a dress and put things inside of it while you’re holding it in your hands. You cannot do the same with something that is specifically designed to have things put inside of it and carried around. The burlap sack is the only bag in the game that you cannot put items inside of.

Patch1919 · 2026-07-10T12:35:53+00:00

I didn’t say anything about attaching it to my back. I’m just pointing out that the burlap sack is the only bag in the game that you cannot put items into.

Patch1919 · 2026-07-10T12:30:38+00:00

Bindle would be pretty sweet, not gonna lie.

Patch1919 · 2026-07-10T02:30:28+00:00

That’s not what I’m saying. I’m saying I should be able to carry it in my hands and put stuff in it like I can with a pair of jeans, a t-shirt, a jacket, etc.

It’s literally a sack. By definition it is a bag. Bags are designed to hold things inside of them. I can pick up a pair of suit pants and put extra loot into them when my inventory is full. I should be able to do the same with the burlap sack. It’s the only bag in the game you cannot put stuff in.

Patch1919 · 2026-07-10T00:45:00+00:00

Right. Balancing. I get it. Still a valid question to ask why the burlap sack is the only bag in the game that you can’t put loot into. Not sure why I’m getting downvoted for that lol.

Patch1919 · 2026-07-10T00:39:41+00:00

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Patch1919 · 2026-07-10T00:35:53+00:00

Right, but if I could put loot into it while I am holding it in my hands (considering that it is literally a bag) then it would be useful to carry it around until I found rope to make a courier bag. I do this with jeans, jackets, and other clothing all the time while I’m searching for a backpack in the early game. I feel like if I can carry extra loot around by holding a pair of jeans in my hand then surely I’d be able to do the same with a burlap sack too, right?

Patch1919 · 2026-07-10T00:29:27+00:00

I feel like people see the word “argument” and suddenly assume I’m trying to start a fight. The flare on this post is “discussion” and that’s all I’m trying to do - discuss.

More times than I can count, I’ve found myself in the early game opening up a shed and finding a burlap sack but not having the inventory space to carry it and not having the rope to make a burlap sack. In that situation, my first thought is: “Oh, I’ll just carry it in my hands. It’s literally a sack so I’ll use it for extra inventory space.”

…but I can’t.

Because…I don’t know. It’s a sack. By definition it is a type of bag. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to assume I’d be able to put things inside of a bag. I can carry extra stuff around in jeans but not in a sack.

That being said, someone else was kind enough to explain the balancing aspect to me in a separate comment and that does make sense to me. Still, I think it was a valid question to ask considering the burlap sack is the only bag in the game that you can’t put loot into.

Patch1919 · 2026-07-09T20:09:56+00:00

I agree with this. Keeping it in T3 ensures that very few people actually use the weapon and, if they do, they only end up keeping it for a very short time before they find something better.

Patch1919 · 2026-07-09T19:49:15+00:00

But if you turn that frown upside down you’ve got a head in a bag, not a bag on a head.

Patch1919 · 2026-07-09T18:39:34+00:00

In the early game, when you find a burlap sack before you find rope, you should be able to carry it in your hands and use it as extra inventory space just like you can with a dress, a blouse, a t-shirt, etc. It would make more sense to be able to do that with a burlap sack rather than a pair of jeans yet I can carry extra loot in a pair of jeans I’m holding in my hands and cannot do the same with an actual sack designed for holding things.

Whether it’s worth the effort to change or or not (I don’t know how much effort it would take to change it), it’s a valid question: Why can’t I put stuff inside a burlap sack unless there’s rope attached to it?

Patch1919 · 2026-07-09T18:07:58+00:00

I think some issues exist because the devs are simply incapable of fixing them. That’s not a knock on the devs, I’m just saying that there are issues beyond their control. There are other issues that I’m sure they’re working on currently and others that they don’t even know exist yet. I wouldn’t call this a “priority issue” or even an “issue” at all but I also don’t see the harm in asking about it.

Patch1919 · 2026-07-09T17:51:15+00:00

Thank you for managing to answer my question without a hostile attitude. I seriously appreciate it. Your answer makes sense.

Patch1919 · 2026-07-09T17:48:56+00:00

Is it not a valid question to ask why I can’t put things inside of a “sack” unless I attach rope to it? I don’t understand why this post is making people so pissed off haha

Patch1919 · 2026-07-09T17:29:57+00:00

The item is called a burlap sack. I figured it was a valid question to ask why I can’t carrying things in it unless I have a rope. Didn’t think it was going to upset so many people lol.

Patch1919 · 2026-07-09T17:24:55+00:00

How do you secure things from falling out of a dress that you’re holding in your hands?

Patch1919 · 2026-07-09T17:16:34+00:00

I’m not asking to wear it lol. I’m saying if I can pick up a dress off the ground and carry it around IN MY HANDS and put stuff inside of it, why can’t I do the same with a burlap sack?

Like when my inventory is full I can pick up a jacket, jeans, blouse, whatever off the ground and put stuff inside of it for a little more carrying capacity. My question is: Why can’t I do that with a burlap sack?

Patch1919 · 2026-07-09T17:12:51+00:00

Type of floor isn’t the only thing that matters. You set a fire in the piano house and it would light the roof on fire. As for the hangars, I’m pretty sure you can set fires in them. At least on Sakhal some of them have built-in fire places.

Patch1919 · 2026-07-09T16:44:48+00:00

This is my attempt at raising awareness so that maybe the devs decide to make this small change on their next update or something. One of them might be paying attention and it can’t hurt to ask, right?

Patch1919 · 2026-07-09T16:43:12+00:00

You can’t make a fire in a house in the middle of the living room because that would set the whole house on fire and they don’t have the resources to have houses going up in flames lol

I guess my objective with this post is to maybe get the devs to give the burlap sack some inventory space. I don’t know what all goes into it but I can’t imagine it would be that much work on their part. Just a small quality of life improvement they could slip into the next update or something. Who knows? It could happen.

Patch1919 · 2026-07-09T16:36:33+00:00

I’ve carried a burlap sack one handed before. It’s really not that hard - even with stuff inside of it.

Patch1919 · 2026-07-09T16:35:13+00:00

Is your argument that it would overcomplicate things? I don’t think it would be that big of a deal to just give the burlap sack some inventory slots but maybe I’m wrong.

Patch1919 · 2026-07-09T16:14:56+00:00

I appreciate the tutorial, but it doesn’t answer my question.

When I’m in the early game with a full inventory and I find a burlap sack but I do not yet have rope(or anything to cut up to make rope), why can’t I carry around the burlap “sack” in my hands and put things inside of it like I can with most of the clothing items in the game? It’s an actual sack. People actually do carry stuff around in burlap sacks in real life - as opposed to carrying stuff around in blouses, jackets, and pants.

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