Carrying Capacity for Containers

[Maine-iac!]

I'm sure I am just overlooking this, but is there a table for the weights and volumes that various containers (i.e., backpacks) can hold?

 

[Nyarlathotep]

I'm sure I am just overlooking this, but is there a table for the weights and volumes that various containers (i.e., backpacks) can hold?

Not that I'm aware of, but I believe the rule of thumb is something like 10 lbs. per cubic foot.

 

[Arkhandus]

In the Player's Handbook, equipment chapter. I'm not sure if it's in the 3.5 version or not, but it's in the 3.0 PHB. I can't find a copy of the table in the Hypertext SRD so I'm not sure about 3.5

Here's the list from the 3.0 PHB.

Table 7-8: Containers and Carriers
[U]Hauling Vehicles[/U]
[B]Item			Cost		Weight *	Holds or Carries[/B]
Card			15 gp		200 pounds	1/2 ton
Sled			20 gp		300 pounds	1 ton
Wagon			35 gp		400 pounds	2 tons

[U]Dry Goods[/U]
[B]Item			Cost		Weight *	Holds or Carries[/B]
Backpack		2 gp		2 pounds **	1 cubic foot
Barrel			2 gp		30 pounds	10 cubic feet
Basket			4 sp		1 pound		2 cubic feet
Bucket			5 sp		2 pounds	1 cubic foot
Chest			2 gp		25 pounds	2 cubic feet
Belt Pouch		1 gp		1/2 pound **	1/5th cubic foot
Sack			1 sp		1/2 pound **	1 cubic foot
Saddlebags		4 gp		8 pounds	5 cubic feet
Spell Component Pouch	5 gp		1/4 pound **	1/8th cubic foot

[U]Liquids[/U]
[B]Item			Cost		Weight *	Holds or Carries[/B]
Glass Wine Bottle	2 gp		***		1 & 1/2 pints
Flask			3 cp		***		1 pint
Clay Jug		3 cp		1 pound		1 gallon
Clay Mug/Tankard	2 cp		***		1 pint
Clay Pitcher		2 cp		1 pound		1/2 gallon
Iron Pot		5 sp		2 pounds	1 gallon
Ink/Potion Vial		1 gp		***		1 ounce
Waterskin		1 gp		***		1/2 gallon
[I]* Empty weight
** These items weigh one-quarter this amount and carry one-quarter
the normal amount when made for Small characters
*** No weight worth noting[/I]

 

[ChimericDream]

*yoinked*

For those who haven't checked yet, there's no table like this in the 3.5 PHB (unless they moved it from the equipment section).

Thanks for reprinting this.

 

[Maine-iac!]

Not that I'm aware of, but I believe the rule of thumb is something like 10 lbs. per cubic foot.

This would be tricky. Using the Containers and Carriers chart that Ark posted, that would mean a backpack could only hold 10 lbs. Maybe it's 100 lbs/ft^3? That sounds about right I think. In the Army I could pack half my body weight in a ruck sack.