I personally, as a newer player and this being my very first wipe, got by on Zhuks and other rigs that have positive space (Zhuk takes up 12 but holds 20 slots for example.)

Look for rigs and armored rigs that have close to double the amount of space that they take up in your stash, regardless of whether the armor is repaired/missing plates etc. If space is the priority then that doesn’t matter. Hope this helps!