As you go out and about exploring and building in LEGO Fortnite, your inventory will quickly fill up and inventory management quickly comes into play. You can always throw away unnecessary stuff, but why do that when you can craft storage chests?
Here’s how to get and use storage chests in LEGO Fortnite.
How to unlock and make storage chests in LEGO Fortnite
The first chest you will unlock is the Small Chest, which will become available during the tutorial after you build your first shelter. It’s the most basic storage unit in LEGO Fortnite and can hold up to 10 stacks of items. You’ll unlock better options as you get further into the game, but for now, this chest must do.
How to make a small storage chest in LEGO Fortnite
To make the Small Chest, you need six Planks. And if you don’t have Planks yet, you’ll need a Lumber Mill to craft them. At a Lumber Mill, you can convert Wood to Planks (in a one-to-one ratio) almost instantly. You can always send a villager to do the job, although it’ll take significantly longer.
When you have all the Planks collected together:
- Open up your Build menu
- Head to the Furniture tab
- Then, find the Storage tab
- You’ll find the Small Chest and any other storage items you have unlocked there. Select it and place it whenever you want.
Be careful when choosing a place because you can’t move objects once placed in LEGO Fortnite, and if your chest is complete, it can be an issue, much like in Minecraft.
How to use storage chests in LEGO Fortnite
Using storage in LEGO Fortnite is very simple. Get close to the chest and press the interact button (E on PC by default). Then, throw all you need to get rid of into the chest by dragging and dropping the items or using the Deposit Stack button (E key on PC by default). If you want to split the stack of items, click on the stack and select “Split,” then choose the stack size and confirm the action.
An important note when using chests and storage in LEGO Fortnite: When you use the Deposit Stack button to store items, they don’t stack with other items. Let’s say you have two stacks of 15 vines. If you throw them into the chest using Deposit Stack, there will still be two stacks of 15, not one stack of 30. It’s small but can potentially waste your space, which can be crucial in the early game.
Use a handy Merge button (M key on PC by default) before storing stuff in the chest. I said “before” because, unfortunately, Merge doesn’t affect items already in the chest, only in your inventory.
You can create Storage Chests to keep in your Village, but you can also spread them around the map stored with emergency supplies, so when you are in a pinch, you have a chest nearby.
All chests and storage in LEGO Fortnite
You’ll unlock more options as you play, including chests, closets, and drawers. You can also find some chests in the wild and break them if you have the right pickaxe.
Here are all the chests in LEGO Fortnite, how much they store, and the materials needed to craft them:
| Object | Capacity | Materials needed for crafting |
|---|---|---|
| Simple Chest | Six slots | Five Planks |
| Simple Trunk | Six slots | Five Planks |
| Ancient Chest | Six slots | Five Obsidian Slabs, two Copper Bars |
| Palatial Chest | Six slots | Three Obsidian Slabs, two Copper Bars |
| Grand Chest | 24 slots | Eight Frostpines, four Iron Bars |
| Large Chest | 20 slots | Six Obsidian Slabs, four Copper Bars |
| Medium Chest | 16 slots | Eight Knotroots, six Marble Slabs |
| Small Chest | 10 slots | Six Planks |
Here’s all the other storage furniture in LEGO Fortnite, how much they store, and the materials needed to craft them:
| Object | Capacity | Materials needed for crafting |
|---|---|---|
| Fridge | Six slots | Five Marble Slabs |
| Modern Closet | Eight slots | Six Planks |
| Ancient Armoire | 10 slots | Eight Planks |
| Modest Closet | 10 slots | Eight Planks |
| Manor Dresser – Small | Four slots | Three Planks |
| Modern Dresser – Small | Four slots | Three Planks |
| Manor Dresser – Medium | Six slots | Five Planks |
| Modern Dresser – Medium | Six slots | Five Planks |
| Off-the-snap Dresser | Six slots | Five Planks |
| Manor Armoire | Eight slots | Six Planks |
| Manor Wardrobe | Eight slots | Six Planks |
| Manor Armoire – Large | 10 slots | Eight Planks |
So, there you have it. You now know everything you need to know about crafting storage chests and furniture in LEGO Fortnite. Get out there and build to your heart’s content.
