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Short answer
This route starts at the early sewer/hammer area. Bring a light and room for loot. The pouch requires a Workbench; building your first bench costs one additional Leather. The footage is PC co-op from the release period, with no exact executable build displayed.
Backpack vs pouch: the difference that matters
| Requirement / result | Backpack | Pouch |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 9 separate slots while equipped | +3 permanent main slots; 6 → 9 shown |
| Recipe | 1 Leather + 2 Ragged Cloth + 1 Rope | 2 Leather + 2 Vines |
| Where to craft | Crafting menu | Workbench |
| How it applies | Equip the crafted backpack | Applied immediately on crafting; no separate equip step |
| Movement | Player reports slower movement; no measured percentage | Speed not measured in this review |
| Good first choice when… | You already have cloth and rope and need hauling space | You can build a bench and want permanent main-slot space |
If you cannot find two cloth, the pouch does not need any. Multiple-pouch stacking, backpack-plus-pouch totals, and exact speed modifiers have not been verified here.
1. Find the sewer chest with leather
Follow the brick sewer passage to the ladder-and-pipes chamber shown at 48:08. The players head along the pipes toward the Hammer. At 51:15, the viewpoint reaches a skeleton beside an opening in the metal bars, with the hammer already held. Continue to the small chest beside the bars and wall torch.
Open the small chest beside the metal bars
Inspect this chest and move the Leather into your inventory; leave enough space before looting.
Grillmastah · 51:44 · watch on YouTube ↗PC co-op footage, October 14, 2026; exact game build not shown. Video reviewed, not our own playtest.
- Look for this
- The SMALL CHEST panel, Bone Club in the first slot and Leather ×2 in the next slot.
- Before moving on
- You can see the Leather in your inventory after the transfer. The recording at this timestamp shows the chest contents before transfer.
- If it does not match
- If the chest is empty in co-op, check whether your teammate took the leather. If its contents differ, this single recording does not establish an identical drop in every save.
For the backpack: also check the sewer chamber's floor and ledges for Ragged Cloth. The player calls out cloth at 48:23, and it appears in the inventory afterward. The release item table lists cloth as spawn-point loot: this is a place to inspect, not a guaranteed two-cloth pickup. Make a Rope from 1 Stick + 2 Vines if you do not already have one.
2. Reserve one Leather for your Workbench
The Workbench recipe is 3 Wood Plank + 2 Iron Rod + 1 Leather. If you want the pouch, reserve that first leather before making other equipment. With a new bench, your total budget is 3 Leather + 2 Vines + 3 Wood Plank + 2 Iron Rod.
Use one for the bench. Keep the other. Then make one more leather from two Animal Hide at that bench. You now have the two leather for the pouch. If you already have a Workbench, both chest leather can go straight into the pouch recipe.
The bench cost is discussed at 55:19 and matches the release recipe table. Keep the required planks and rods from your exploration; this guide does not establish fixed pickup coordinates for them.
3. Make the missing Leather from Animal Hide
Process Rats through the Raw Meat recipe
With a Rat in your inventory, open Crafting and select Raw Meat. Repeat with a second Rat if you need two hides.
Grillmastah · 1:21:38 · watch on YouTube ↗PC co-op footage, October 14, 2026; exact game build not shown. Video reviewed, not our own playtest.
- Look for this
- The recipe shows Rat → Raw Meat + Animal Hide. The hide is a co-product of this crafting recipe.
- Before moving on
- Animal Hide appears in your inventory along with Raw Meat. Collect two hides for one Leather.
- If it does not match
- If the Rat ingredient is red or crafting is unavailable, you do not have the ingredient available to that recipe. Check your inventory rather than trying to cook the rat on the fire.
Convert two hides at the Workbench
Interact with the Workbench, select Leather and craft it with two Animal Hide.
Grillmastah · 1:38:48 · watch on YouTube ↗PC co-op footage, October 14, 2026; exact game build not shown. Video reviewed, not our own playtest.
- Look for this
- Animal Hide ×2 on the left of the arrow and Leather on the right.
- Before moving on
- One Leather is added. Combine it with your remaining found leather for the pouch.
- If it does not match
- Red ingredients indicate a shortage; the recording at this timestamp shows a recipe view, not a successful craft. If Leather is missing from your recipe list, first pick up found Leather and reopen the bench—the release guide reports a discovery unlock, not a menu available from the start.
Rat spawn locations and refill times were not established from these scenes. The material conversion is verified in the footage; a guaranteed farming loop is not.
4. Craft the Pouch and check the permanent slots
Make a Pouch at the Workbench
Bring 2 Leather and 2 Vines to the Workbench, select Pouch, and complete crafting.
Grillmastah · 3:48:30 · watch on YouTube ↗PC co-op footage, October 14, 2026; exact game build not shown. Video reviewed, not our own playtest.
Grillmastah · 3:48:32 · watch on YouTube ↗PC co-op footage, October 14, 2026; exact game build not shown. Video reviewed, not our own playtest.
- Look for this
- The Pouch recipe says it adds three inventory slots. Before completion, the main bar has six numbered slots.
- Before moving on
- The completion message says the pouch permanently increases inventory by three slots, and the main bar changes to nine. There is no separate pouch equip step in this sequence.
- If it does not match
- If you still have six slots, verify that crafting completed rather than stopping at the recipe panel. Keep two leather for this recipe after paying any Workbench construction cost.
5. If you chose the Backpack, equip it before hauling
Use 1 Leather + 2 Ragged Cloth + 1 Rope in Crafting, then equip the Backpack. The sequence at 1:23:00–1:24:17 shows the crafting and use.
Check for a separate nine-slot row
Open storage with the backpack equipped and use the on-screen Move Item or Quick transfer mouse prompts to load it.
Grillmastah · 1:24:07 · watch on YouTube ↗PC co-op footage, October 14, 2026; exact game build not shown. Video reviewed, not our own playtest.
- Look for this
- A backpack icon with a Drop Backpack prompt, then a separate row of nine empty slots above the main inventory.
- Before moving on
- Transferred items appear in that separate backpack row. This is equipped storage, not the permanent main-bar change produced by the pouch.
- If it does not match
- If the row is absent, check that you equipped the bag. Test movement on safe ground before crossing a gap: the player repeatedly reports slower movement while carrying it.
Budget your next upgrade
Switch on “I already have a Workbench” only if your camp has one available. Otherwise the pouch list includes the bench's materials.
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Check a material only when you have the full quantity. Saved in this browser; no connection to your game inventory.Common questions
Do I need to equip the pouch?
The checked sequence applies its three permanent slots immediately when crafting finishes. It does not show a separate equip action or a pouch occupying one of the new main slots.
What if I cannot find two Ragged Cloth?
Keep checking loot points as you explore; the single sewer pickup is not a guaranteed farming spot. You can pursue the pouch instead, which needs leather and vines but no cloth.
Can I stack multiple pouches?
That was not tested or shown in the reviewed sequence. An item's stack-size value is not proof that its upgrade effect stacks. Do not spend more leather assuming another three-slot increase.
My backpack disappeared after death. Is there a fix?
The original Steam thread contains player reports and a developer acknowledgement. It does not establish a successful recovery method or a shipped fix. The crafting route on this page does not recover lost quest items.
Sources and version scope
- Grillmastah — Diving Into A Dungeon Cooking Our Way Through: selected PC co-op video scenes, October 14, 2026; exact executable build unknown. This guide reviews footage, not our own gameplay.
- NPC Tips recipe table and item table: labelled Steam build 25902716. The extraction was not independently reproduced.
- NPC Tips Leather guide: release-version discovery unlock explanation; not an independently reproduced unlock test.
- Original inventory-space question and backpack disappearance discussion: player reports, separate from verified crafting steps.
Checked October 14, 2026. Recipe views, visible completed results, and attributed player reports are distinguished above. Chest consistency, exact movement modifiers and upgrade stacking remain unverified.