Backpacks?

[Sliknik18]

I know about the mods...however I'm trying to play through vanilla first before doing any modding.

My question is...I'm only level 26 and I've not seen any backpack or equivalent to help carry items. I feel silly wondering the wasteland without something to store my stuff inside (not including companions). Right?!

I mean I can wear a teddy bear head while I adventure the wasteland but the vanilla game doesn't have the one thing everyone would take if they were going on a hike for just the weekend? Have I missed them or are they just not there?

[GiorgioArmani®xMinecraft]

They're unnecessary, just because your inventory is so huge; it's almost like you are already wearing a camper pack. Plus, backpacks would make strength much less important for anybody who doesn't melee, like myself.

If you like backpacks that much, Day Z has a great backpack system, where every single piece of clothing adds inventory space to store stuff -- but that's really incompatible with Fallout's current inventory system.

[TVMAN]

Correct, the vanilla game does not have backpacks. Your inventory is being stored in hammerspace.

[WarMachine]

You already have one, you just can't see it. How else do you explain holding 3 missle launchers, 4 different rifles, 2 pistols, 1500+ rounds of loose ammo, enought food for a month, and mutiple deathclaw hands.

The perks strong back, lone wanderer , placing points into STR, and pocketed gear are the ways to bring up your carry weight.

[Old Cat 🐱]

Armor upgrades which increase carry weight are pretty close to backpacks, I suppose.

[Von Faustien]

You pants clearly have a link to a different plane hence why the lack of need for backpacks

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bag_of_holding

[Sliknik18]

Thanks for the replies...I'm not looking to improve carrying capacity. Rather, I'm trying to increase the immersion is all.

I just think a backpack would be in the top 10 list for any post apocalyptic wastelander IRL.

[watchdog79]

Originally posted by WarMachine:

You already have one, you just can't see it. How else do you explain holding 3 missle launchers, 4 different rifles, 2 pistols, 1500+ rounds of loose ammo, enought food for a month, and mutiple deathclaw hands.

The perks strong back, lone wanderer , placing points into STR, and pocketed gear are the ways to bring up your carry weight.

How do I explain it? I would say there is no invisible backpack. More like an invisible medium sized submersible hovercraft lorry silently following you around. :-P

[Licher]

some brotherhood of steel outfits have backpacks on the back, i recommend just installing wearable backpacks and pouches which should spawn them in the commonwealth.