Collapsing Container

Ultimate Equipment Guide II

Author Greg Lynch, J. C. Alvarez
Publisher Mongoose Publishing
Publish date 2005

Adventurers, and anyone else out on the road for a significant length of time, invariably needs containers to transport things, whether it be water, food or hard-won gold. However, carrying empty containers about is likely to prove both frustrating and inefficient, for though they may not weigh much when empty, the sheer bulk of baskets, pails and chests can rapidly become an impossible load for a man on foot, or can consume all available space on a pack animal. With this problem in mind, Madrion Celeben of The Prudent Traveller created an elegant solution. He offers two kinds of collapsing containers for sale, both of them in varying sizes. The collapsible basket is made of thick reeds around a hinged wooden frame. When not needed, it can collapse into a disk shape only two inches thick (including the lid). The other, more popular collapsing container is the collapsing pail. Made of oil and cured leather over a hinged metal frame, the collapsing pail can be reduced to a disk only one inch thick when not in use. Unlike the basket, the collapsing pail is watertight (though the space between the pail and the lid is not).

• Collapsing Basket (Small, holds 1 cubic ft.): 4 gp; 1 lb.
• Collapsing Basket (Large, holds 2 cubic ft.): 6 gp; 2 lb.
• Collapsing Pail (Small, holds 2 gal.): 5 gp; 3 lb.
• Collapsing Pail (Large, holds 4 gal.): 10 gp; 5 lb.