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# Adventuring Gear; Container Capacity
*Source: SRD / Basic Rules* 

`dice: [](adventuring-gear-container-capacity.md#^table)`

**Container Capacity**

| Container | Capacity |
|-----------|----------|
| [Backpack](compendium/items/backpack.md)* | 1 cubic foot/30 pounds of gear |
| [Barrel](compendium/items/barrel.md) | 40 gallons liquid, 4 cubic feet solid |
| [Basket](compendium/items/basket.md) | 2 cubic feet/40 pounds of gear |
| [Bottle](compendium/items/glass-bottle.md) | 1½ pints liquid |
| [Bucket](compendium/items/bucket.md) | 3 gallons liquid, 1/2 cubic foot solid |
| [Chest](compendium/items/chest.md) | 12 cubic feet/300 pounds of gear |
| [Flask](compendium/items/flask.md) or [tankard](compendium/items/tankard.md) | 1 pint liquid |
| [Jug](compendium/items/jug.md) or [pitcher](compendium/items/pitcher.md) | 1 gallon liquid |
| [Pot, iron](compendium/items/iron-pot.md) | 1 gallon liquid |
| [Pouch](compendium/items/pouch.md) | 1/5 cubic foot/6 pounds of gear |
| [Sack](compendium/items/sack.md) | 1 cubic foot/30 pounds of gear |
| [Vial](compendium/items/vial.md) | 4 ounces liquid |
| [Waterskin](compendium/items/waterskin.md) | 4 pints liquid |
^container-capacity

* You can also strap items, such as a bedroll or a coil of rope, to the outside of a backpack.
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