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Rain Collector Crate

Rain Collector Crate
Rain Collector Crate
Class Building
Type Outdoor Build
Build Menu Outdoors
Build Skill Carpentry: 3
Build XP Carpentry: 30
Build Tools Claw Hammer
Holds 400 L of water
Looks Rain Collector Crate, Rain Collector Crate Tarp
Location Built

The Rain Collector Crate is an open wooden crate that catches rainwater. The tooltip says it is an open container which can collect rain if outdoors.

It belongs to Carpentry and sits in the Outdoors section of the Building menu. It comes in several looks. One is lined with garbage bags and the other with a Tarp. Both hold the same amount of water and fill at the same speed.

A rain collector is one of the most important builds for a long-term base. Once the taps run dry, it gives a steady supply of water without trips to a river or lake.

How to Build Rain Collector Crate

Both looks take a hammer, Plank and Nails. The garbage bag look also needs garbage bags. The Tarp look needs a single Tarp in their place. The hammer comes back after the work.

Both need Carpentry level 3 and give the same Carpentry XP. The recipes are known from the start.

Planks come from sawing logs or from dismantled wooden furniture. Nails are found wherever hammers and tools turn up. Pick the look that matches the materials on hand.

Each version of the Rain Collector Crate has its own tab with the skill it needs, the XP it gives and its materials.

It needs Carpentry level 3. Building it gives 30 Carpentry XP.

Name Image Amount Kept Spawn ID
Claw Hammer Claw Hammer 1x Yes /additem Base.Hammer
Plank Plank 4x No /additem Base.Plank
Nails Nails 4x No /additem Base.Nails
Garbage Bag Garbage Bag 4x No /additem Base.Garbagebag

It needs Carpentry level 3. Building it gives 30 Carpentry XP.

Name Image Amount Kept Spawn ID
Claw Hammer Claw Hammer 1x Yes /additem Base.Hammer
Plank Plank 4x No /additem Base.Plank
Nails Nails 4x No /additem Base.Nails
Tarp Tarp 1x No /additem Base.Tarp

How to Use Rain Collector Crate

The crate is a fluid container. It must stand outdoors to catch rain. Rain fills it slowly over time.

Water collected from rain is not safe to drink straight away. Boil it or treat it first.

Build Tiers

Both looks are equal in use. The garbage bag look suits a survivor with a stack of bags. The Tarp look uses one Tarp and saves the bags for other jobs.

Each version of the Rain Collector Crate is listed with the skill it needs, the XP it gives and how much health it has once built.

Version Image Build Skill Build XP Health
Rain Collector Crate Rain Collector Crate Carpentry: 3 Carpentry: 30 -
Rain Collector Crate Tarp Rain Collector Crate Tarp Carpentry: 3 Carpentry: 30 -

Notes

  • Must stand outdoors to collect rain.
  • Both looks hold the same amount of water.
  • Needs Carpentry level 3.
  • Build several to keep up with a large base.


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