# How does trunk and box storage work?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-does-trunk-and-box-storage-work/2586>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [August 6, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-does-trunk-and-box-storage-work/2586 "2013-08-06T21:57:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-does-trunk-and-box-storage-work/2586/1 "2013-08-06T21:57:25Z")

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is it weight, volume, or a 75 item limit?

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**Author:** ![FunsizeNinja123](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/funsizeninja123/32/118_2.png) [@FunsizeNinja123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/FunsizeNinja123)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-does-trunk-and-box-storage-work/2586/2 "2013-08-06T22:01:26Z")

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Try to fit as many things you can cram in there. I’ve never ran out of space in a car trunk.

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**Author:** ![Livingstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f0a364/32.png) [@Livingstone](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Livingstone)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 10:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-does-trunk-and-box-storage-work/2586/3 "2013-08-06T22:03:45Z")

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Depends. Trunks do have a volume limit of something like 4000, boxes have less storage. There’s no actual item limit anymore.

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**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 10:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-does-trunk-and-box-storage-work/2586/4 "2013-08-06T22:07:02Z")

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ok that’s nice, i was wondering why i was able to fit more in than usual.

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**Author:** ![i2amroy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/i2amroy/32/909_2.png) [@i2amroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/i2amroy)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2013, 12:53am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-does-trunk-and-box-storage-work/2586/5 "2013-08-07T00:53:06Z")

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They have both an item limit and a volume limit, but the item limit is so high that the volume limit is practically the only thing that matters.

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**Author:** ![drake1storm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/54ee81/32.png) [@drake1storm](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/drake1storm)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2013, 2:04am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-does-trunk-and-box-storage-work/2586/6 "2013-08-07T02:04:29Z")

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You’ll have a hard time getting 62^3 (roughly IIRC) different items in any game, ever.

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**Author:** ![vultures](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/vultures/32/69_2.png) [@vultures](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vultures)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2013, 2:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-does-trunk-and-box-storage-work/2586/7 "2013-08-07T02:09:40Z")

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Yeah.  
So, how do you put an elephant in the fridge?

1. Open Fridge Door,
2. Put Elephant In,
3. Close Fridge Door.

Since we don’t have working refridgeration in Cataclysm, here’s what we could do:  
How do you put an elephant into a trunk tile in Cataclysm?

1. Press “/” for AdvInvMngmnt,
2. Move the elephant onto the trunk tile,
3. Press ESC or “q”.

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**Author:** ![John\_Candlebury](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/john_candlebury/32/6437_2.png) [@John\_Candlebury](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/John_Candlebury)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2013, 2:26am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-does-trunk-and-box-storage-work/2586/8 "2013-08-07T02:26:13Z")

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They greater limitation is volume, i think the most they can hold is the volume occupied by 20 steel jerrycans, a lot actually

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**Author:** ![Otaku](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/otaku/32/27_2.png) [@Otaku](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Otaku)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-does-trunk-and-box-storage-work/2586/9 "2013-08-07T03:15:55Z")

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From my lumberjack days I think that the limit for trunk storage is somewhere in the region of 500, IIRC. I would go check this to make sure.

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**Author:** ![John\_Candlebury](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/john_candlebury/32/6437_2.png) [@John\_Candlebury](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/John_Candlebury)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-does-trunk-and-box-storage-work/2586/10 "2013-08-07T03:23:45Z")

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> [@Otaku](#):
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> From my lumberjack days I think that the limit for trunk storage is somewhere in the region of 500, IIRC. I would go check this to make sure.

Actually both boxes and trunks can hold a max volume of 2000

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**Author:** ![Zireael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zireael/32/956_2.png) [@Zireael](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zireael)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2013, 6:55am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-does-trunk-and-box-storage-work/2586/11 "2013-08-07T06:55:28Z")

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How can I store stuff in counters/bookcases that I built in my base?

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**Author:** ![Ziusudra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ziusudra/32/990_2.png) [@Ziusudra](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ziusudra)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2013, 7:03am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-does-trunk-and-box-storage-work/2586/12 "2013-08-07T07:03:53Z")

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Stand next to one and press ‘D’ then direction of furniture. (EDIT: to be clear that is shift+d)

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**Author:** ![HeadWar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/headwar/32/2685_2.png) [@HeadWar](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HeadWar)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2013, 7:59am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-does-trunk-and-box-storage-work/2586/13 "2013-08-07T07:59:58Z")

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> [@John Candlebury](#):
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> [quote=“Otaku, post:9, topic:2586”]From my lumberjack days I think that the limit for trunk storage is somewhere in the region of 500, IIRC. I would go check this to make sure.

Actually both boxes and trunks can hold a max volume of 2000[/quote]  
In what version? I’m playing the stable release, and there is a limit of 500 volume for trunks, and 1000 for ground tiles. (Easy to see through the [/] advanced inventory management, it lists exactly how much volume and weight is in a location.)

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**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2013, 11:40am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-does-trunk-and-box-storage-work/2586/14 "2013-08-07T11:40:38Z")

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> [@HeadWar](#):
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> [quote=“John Candlebury, post:10, topic:2586”][quote=“Otaku, post:9, topic:2586”]From my lumberjack days I think that the limit for trunk storage is somewhere in the region of 500, IIRC. I would go check this to make sure.

Actually both boxes and trunks can hold a max volume of 2000[/quote]  
In what version? I’m playing the stable release, and there is a limit of 500 volume for trunks, and 1000 for ground tiles. (Easy to see through the [/] advanced inventory management, it lists exactly how much volume and weight is in a location.)[/quote]i myself am playing one of the nightly builds, and i’d keep up to date if there was a way to keep my saves.

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**Author:** ![John\_Candlebury](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/john_candlebury/32/6437_2.png) [@John\_Candlebury](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/John_Candlebury)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2013, 12:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-does-trunk-and-box-storage-work/2586/15 "2013-08-07T12:31:31Z")

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> [@HeadWar](#):
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> [quote=“John Candlebury, post:10, topic:2586”][quote=“Otaku, post:9, topic:2586”]From my lumberjack days I think that the limit for trunk storage is somewhere in the region of 500, IIRC. I would go check this to make sure.

Actually both boxes and trunks can hold a max volume of 2000[/quote]  
In what version? I’m playing the stable release, and there is a limit of 500 volume for trunks, and 1000 for ground tiles. (Easy to see through the [/] advanced inventory management, it lists exactly how much volume and weight is in a location.)[/quote]

Well, i am playing yesterdays nightly build

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**Author:** ![HeadWar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/headwar/32/2685_2.png) [@HeadWar](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HeadWar)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/how-does-trunk-and-box-storage-work/2586/16 "2013-08-07T14:53:17Z")

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> [@John Candlebury](#):
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> [quote=“HeadWar, post:13, topic:2586”][quote=“John Candlebury, post:10, topic:2586”][quote=“Otaku, post:9, topic:2586”]From my lumberjack days I think that the limit for trunk storage is somewhere in the region of 500, IIRC. I would go check this to make sure.

Actually both boxes and trunks can hold a max volume of 2000[/quote]  
In what version? I’m playing the stable release, and there is a limit of 500 volume for trunks, and 1000 for ground tiles. (Easy to see through the [/] advanced inventory management, it lists exactly how much volume and weight is in a location.)[/quote]

Well, i am playing yesterdays nightly build[/quote]  
Huh. That’s a huge increase.