Use a Tier 1 Workbench’s Tinkering section to craft the base Backpack unlock with 8 Iron Ingots and 8 Medium Leather. Use the crafted consumable, then open the Backpack in inventory. Official Update 1 reduced the old 16-leather requirement.
On screen: Workbench › Tinkering shows Unlock Backpack (Consumable, “Unlocks the backpack when consumed”) with Iron Ingot and Medium Leather costs; after it is used, the inventory screen has a new empty row of backpack slots above the main inventory.
Smelt the Iron Ore with fuel and collect the ingots. Process Medium Hide at the Tanning Rack and collect the leather.
At a Tier 1 or higher Workbench, open Tinkering and select the base Backpack unlock. Confirm the displayed materials and craft it.
Hold the resulting consumable and use its interaction; launch PC reporting uses right-click on default controls. Follow your current binding.
Look for the capacity-increase notice, then open the backpack icon beside the character in inventory. Kingy’s success check is visible additional slots, not merely an item in your inventory.
Official Update 1 lowered Backpack Upgrade I to Workbench Tier 2. Nodecraft’s July 14 guide lists 40 Cindercloth Scraps, 24 Heavy Leather and 8 Cobalt Ingots for that first upgrade. Do not wait for Tier 3 on the strength of a launch walkthrough.
Backpack Upgrade II changed in hotfix 0.7.2 (October 14). It now crafts at the Goblin Tinkerer’s Workbench once you have repaired the Compressor, and costs 150 Scraps, 10 Spider Silk and 1 Voidtaken Grizzly Hide. It no longer needs 100 restored Memories.
Guides written before October 14 list a Tier 3 recipe behind 100 restored Memories, and Nodecraft’s Storm Leather note dates from January 24; both describe the old recipe. Kingy has not crafted the new one; check the recipe your installed build shows.
Update 5 allows Repair Kits to target items inside the Backpack. You do not need to move a stored tool solely to make it repairable.
Kingy inventory habit: store bulky construction supplies and spare tools in the extra space. Keep the items needed during a fight in your main inventory or hotbar. Leave spare capacity before entering a new area.
Raw Medium Hide is an input for the rack. Collect its processed output before returning to the Workbench.
You are collecting 16 leather or waiting for Tier 2
Those base-unlock requirements predate official Update 1. Check your installed branch and any server recipe changes.
Crafted item, but no extra inventory
Use the unlock consumable and open the Backpack panel. Crafting and activation are separate steps.
Upgrade unavailable after the base unlock
Check which upgrade is selected: the first uses a Tier 2 Workbench; since 0.7.2 the second is made at the Goblin Tinkerer’s Workbench after the Compressor repair, with no Memory gate.
Sources · 7Official · Walkthrough · checked 23 Oct 2026 · Research checked 15 Oct 2026
Update 7 hotfixes: 0.7.1 and 0.7.2 ↗Update 7 hotfixes through 0.7.3 (October 21): connection and packet crashes, hosted-world stalls, death durability setting, low-thread-count worldgen and Linux glibc 2.28 support; untested by Kingy.Official ·
Unlock the Backpack ↗Launch reporting for consumable activation. Official Update 1 overrides its old base cost and first-upgrade tier; later ingredients remain reported.Walkthrough ·
Update 1: Backpack gates and hide processing ↗Official reduction to 8 Medium Leather / Tier 1 for the base Backpack, Tier 2 for its first upgrade; faster hide processing. Overrides launch-era requirements.Official ·
Make a Backpack: the processing chain ↗Updated July 14, 2026; eight Medium Hide, Tanning Rack and Furnace route. Initial publication and tested build unstated; activation omission filled by PC Gamer.Walkthrough ·
Upgrade a Backpack: distinguish the two recipes ↗Updated July 14, 2026; first upgrade at Workbench Tier 2 and recipe, second upgrade Tier 3 and Memories. January-only Storm Leather availability is not treated as current.Walkthrough ·
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