Drysack
The Drysack is a rare small storage container in DayZ that protects items from dust, sand, dirt, and water. It takes 20 inventory slots, weighs 350 g, provides 20 slots of storage, spawns on the coast, can be repaired with Duct Tape, and can be buried with a Shovel or Pickaxe.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
The Drysack is a small watertight storage container in DayZ. It is useful for protecting small supplies from water and environmental damage while traveling, looting the coast, or setting up hidden stashes. Like a Wooden Crate, it can be buried using a Shovel or Pickaxe to store loot. When unburied it lasts 6 hours, and when buried it lasts 7 days.
In-game description
“Flexible watertight container. Capable of protecting contents from dust, sand, dirt and water.”
Main Uses
How to use this item
Use the Drysack as storage
Store small supplies inside the Drysack to protect them from water and environmental exposure.
- Find a Drysack on the coast.
- Open its internal storage.
- Place up to 20 slots of items inside.
- Keep it in your inventory, backpack, crate, or stash.
- Use it to protect supplies from water, dust, sand, and dirt.
Bury a Drysack
Use the Drysack as a hidden stash by burying it with a Shovel or Pickaxe.
- Place the items you want to hide inside the Drysack.
- Find a Shovel or Pickaxe.
- Choose a hidden location.
- Bury the Drysack.
- Return before the buried lifespan expires.
Repair a Drysack
Repair a damaged Drysack with Duct Tape.
- Find Duct Tape.
- Select the damaged Drysack.
- Use the Duct Tape on the Drysack.
- Repair it before it becomes ruined.
How to get Drysack
- Search coastal loot locations.
- Check boats, shoreline areas, coastal buildings, and early-game coastal loot spots.
- Look for green, orange, or yellow variants.
- Loot players carrying small waterproof storage or buried stash supplies.
Spawn info
- • The Drysack is a small waterproof storage container.
- • It protects contents from dust, sand, dirt, and water.
- • It provides 20 internal storage slots.
- • It takes 20 inventory slots and weighs 350 g.
- • It can be repaired with Duct Tape.
- • It can be buried with a Shovel or Pickaxe.
- • It lasts 6 hours when unburied.
- • It lasts 7 days when buried.
- • It spawns on the coast.
- • It is rare.
- • It comes in green, orange, and yellow variants.
Crafting and item conversions
Used in recipes
Drysack Bag
Result: Drysack Bag
Craft Drysack Bag using Drysack and Rope.
View crafting guideImportant notes
- The Drysack is a 20-slot waterproof storage container.
- It protects contents from dust, sand, dirt, and water.
- It can be buried using a Shovel or Pickaxe.
- It has a 6 hour lifespan when unburied.
- It has a 7 day lifespan when buried.
- It takes 20 inventory slots and provides 20 internal storage slots.
- It weighs 350 g.
- It can be repaired with Duct Tape.
- It spawns on the coast.
- It is rare.
- It comes in green, orange, and yellow variants.
- Since version 1.0, the Drysack has had both item size and cargo size set to 20 slots.