Backpacks

Backpacks are carrying equipment worn on the back. When equipped, it gives the unit extra space, and depending on the bag, the ability to stack Trade Goods that normally would not stack, but at the cost of combat stats.
For Garru and Bull backpacks, the stack multiplier is applied directly. For Trader and Wooden backpacks, stack size is first set to a minimum (2 for Trader and 3 for Wooden), if its lower than minimum, and then its multiplied by stack multiplier of 3x.
Backpacks are obtained differently depending on their category. Normal Backpacks are widely for sale in Travel and Repairs Shops. Thieves Backpacks are sometimes found at normal Travel Shops but are also sold by Shinobi Traders. Animal Backpacks are sold by Travel Shops, Farm Shops and some independent animal traders. Tech Hunter Shops offer a large selection of backpacks. Traders Backpack Large and Shopkeeper Goods Bag are not for sale and can only be obtained by stealing one off of a shopkeeper's back. 
Flats Lagoon, Mourn and Squin are good locations to find a large selection of backpacks in various shops.
Occasionally you can find some of the animal Backpacks, Scavenger Basket and the Wooden Backpacks inside of containers found in town ruins such as Old Village, Expedition 4, Expedition 5, Bast and Free Settlement to name a few.
== Types of backpacks ==
Backpack 	GridSize	Effective Size	Stack Min	Stack Mult	Weight	Base value	Encumbrance reduction	Combat skills bonus	CombatSpeed	Stealth	Dodge
Small Thieves Backpack 	8x8 	64 	1x 	1x 	1 kg 	3,000 	60% 	0 	1.00x 	1.00x 	1.00x
Thieves Backpack 	10x14 	140 	1x 	1x 	2 kg 	5,000 	60% 	 	 	 	
1.00x 	1.00x 	1.00x 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Small Backpack 	8x8 	64 	1x 	1x 	1 kg 	1,000 	50% 	 	 	 	
0.95x 	0.85x 	0.85x 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Medium Backpack 	10x14 	140 	1x 	1x 	4 kg 	1,500 	50% 	 	 	 	
0.90x 	0.50x 	0.50x 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scavenger's Basket 	10x14 	140 	1x 	1x 	1 kg 	250 	30% 	 	 	 	
0.90x 	0.50x 	0.50x 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Large Backpack 	12x20 	240 	1x 	1x 	8 kg 	3,000 	50% 	 	 	 	
0.80x 	0.25x 	0.25x 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Trader's Wooden Backpack 	8x8 	64 	3x 	3x 	4 kg 	800 	50% 	 	 	 	
0.90x 	0.40x 	0.40x 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Wooden Backpack 	8x8 	64 	3x 	3x 	4 kg 	800 	50% 	 	 	 	
0.90x 	0.50x 	0.50x 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bull Backpack 	20x20 	400 	1x 	5x 	6 kg 	2,000 	90% 	 	 	 	
0.80x 	1.00x 	1.00x 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Garru Backpack 	20x20 	400 	1x 	6x 	6 kg 	2,000 	90% 	 	 	 	
0.80x 	1.00x 	1.00x 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Shopkeepers goods bag 	20x20 	400 	1x 	1x 	100 kg	5,000 	0% 	 	 	 	
0.50x 	0.00x 	0.00x 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Traders Backpack Medium (Unobtainable)	8x8 	64 	2x 	3x 	4 kg 	2,500 	50% 	 	 	 	
0.90x 	0.50x 	0.50x 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Traders Backpack Large 	10x14 	140 	2x 	3x 	8 kg 	4,500 	50% 	 	 	 	
0.80x 	0.20x 	0.20x 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Loading screen tips ==
== History ==
Backpack.png|Backpacks in the Old World
== Trivia ==
* The combat skill penalty which many backpacks have only reduces a units attack and defense. Their Martial Arts and Dodge at unimpacted. This means that a Martial Artist can wear a Thieves Backpack without having any of their stats reduced.
* As having lower attack (than your opponent's defense) and defense (than your opponent's attack) multiplies the XP gain you receive in combat, the Large Backpack and Traders Backpack Large can speed up leveling massively.
* Back in the Old World version of Kenshi you used to be able to purchase the Traders Backpacks.
* You can hide items from smuggling checks by placing them inside of your Backpack and putting your Backpack in your inventory.
* When a Backpack is dropped, items inside may become bugged and only sell for 1/4th of their normal value. If mousing over the items after selling them they will be labeled as "Stolen from *player name*". You can fix this bug by simply dropping the items on the ground and picking them back up. Just be sure if the items inside were originally stolen that you do so outside of a shop and away from prying eyes as looting stolen items inside a shop may cause NPCs to believe you just looted from their store.
* If you drop a Backpack, you can loot it from the ground by holding down right click (without holding alt) and selecting loot. 
** This can be very useful if you wish to train Strength (or Martial Arts by encumbering yourself) as you can stack many cheap heavy items like water inside of a Garru Backpack. A Garru Backpack filled with (96) water will weigh a massive 966 kg. 
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