Wooden Crate
A Wooden Crate is a crafted 50-slot storage container in DayZ. It is made with 8 Wooden Planks and 16 Nails, can be buried as an underground stash, and can also be stored in the M3S Truck crate slots.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
The Wooden Crate is one of the most useful crafted storage items in DayZ. It provides 50 slots of storage, can be buried to hide loot, and is commonly used for stashes, small camps, base storage, and vehicle storage setups.
In-game description
“Crate made from wooden planks. It offers a place to store items, even if it is a bit improvised.”
Main Uses
- Store up to 50 slots of items
- Create hidden underground stashes
- Organize loot inside a base
- Store extra gear at camps or temporary hideouts
- Place up to 4 Wooden Crates in the M3S Truck built-in crate slots
- Protect stored items from normal server shutdown despawn behavior
- Dismantle into planks and nails with the right tools
How to use this item
Craft a Wooden Crate
Combine Wooden Planks and Nails to craft a Wooden Crate for storage.
- Collect 8 Wooden Planks.
- Collect 16 Nails.
- Combine the materials to craft a Wooden Crate.
- Place or carry the crate where you want to store items.
Bury as an underground stash
Wooden Crates can be buried to make hidden stashes. This makes them much harder for other players to find than exposed storage.
- Place items inside the Wooden Crate.
- Move the crate to a hidden location.
- Use the proper digging tool to bury it.
- Remember that buried storage has a shorter lifespan than unburied storage.
Use in the M3S Truck
Up to 4 Wooden Crates can be stored in the M3S Truck's built-in crate slots for extra organized vehicle storage.
View related guideDismantle for materials
A Wooden Crate can be dismantled into planks and nails with a Crowbar, Axe, or Hatchet.
View related guideHow to get Wooden Crate
- Craft it from 8 Wooden Planks and 16 Nails.
- Find crates left behind in abandoned bases or stashes.
- Take them from other players or hidden storage spots when safe.
- Dismantle unwanted crates if you need planks and nails back.
Spawn info
- • Wooden Crates are crafted storage containers.
- • The wiki lists rarity as unknown because the item is crafted rather than a normal loot spawn.
- • They are commonly used for buried stashes and base storage.
Crafting and item conversions
How to craft Wooden Crate
Wooden Crate
Result: Wooden Crate
Craft Wooden Crate using 8 Planks and 16 Nails.
View crafting guideImportant notes
- The Wooden Crate holds 50 slots of items.
- It is crafted with 8 Wooden Planks and 16 Nails.
- It can be buried as an underground stash.
- Unburied Wooden Crates last about 45 days.
- Buried Wooden Crates last about 12–14 days.
- Up to 4 Wooden Crates can fit in the M3S Truck built-in crate slots.
- Stored items inside a Wooden Crate are protected from normal periodic server-shutdown despawn behavior.
- Wooden Crates can be dismantled into planks and nails with a Crowbar, Axe, or Hatchet.