Building up your CAMP in Fallout 76 is essential, as is finding the right items. Once you have a CAMP up and running, there are some items you will want to prioritize over others that will help you progress. There are some basics that everyone needs, but there are also some items that will be more important as you get further in the game.

Items in Fallout 76 are quite important throughout the game, as many of them give you buffs or perform functions that you cannot play properly without. Some of these items are locked behind certain story missions, but for most early items, the missions are not hard and are mostly dialogue-focused. Once they are done, you can keep building up your CAMP and grab some nonessential but very cool items.

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8 Bed

Rested Buff

Placing a bed in a CAMP in Fallout 76

While it may seem obvious, the Bed is one of the most important CAMP items you can include in the base. It does not matter what kind of Bed you use, as several varieties are available throughout the game, but you will want it to be one of the first things you build. A simple, modern Bed plan can be bought from Pendleton or Grahm for 100 Caps.

Any Bed will give you the Well Rested buff, although a Sleeping Bag will just give you Rested. Additionally, if an Ally is present in the CAMP, you will get a Kindred Spirit buff, and if that Ally has been romantically wooed, you will get the Lover’s Embrace buff.

Material

Quantity

Cloth

x5

Steel

x4

7 Stash Box/Vault-Tec Stash

Inventory Storage

Stacking two stash boxes in Fallout 76

Another extremely important item, the Stash box in Fallout 76, is likely one of the first things you will put down. This allows you to dump your inventory and save it for another day. All Stash boxes owned by the same individual will have the same content regardless of where it is, allowing you to access it wherever you can put it down. They can hold a total of 1200 pounds.

Other players on the same server can not see someone else’s Stash inventory.

These containers are incredibly useful and let you access your inventory without carrying everything with you. However, since it does have a limit, you will still want to sell off what you do not think you will need. The basic version of the container is unlocked by default.

Material

Quantity

Wood

x2

Steel

x2

6 The Fertilizer Producer

Brahmin Production

A Brahmin and a Fertilizer Producer in Fallout 76

The biggest reason to use this item is that it ively creates fertilizer by spawning a brahmin that wanders around the area directly nearby. It can store up to 5 units of fertilizer, which can be used to make and grow crops. Additionally, the brahmin can be milked (carefully) to get Brahmin Milk. This gives you a way to produce more crops and get extra substance in the form of milk.

The plan for this can be found in many locations, including any lootable area on the world map, and it can be awarded for various quests and events. You can also have a chance to get it from Daily Ops.

Material

Quantity

Steel

x3

Razorgrain

x4

5 Vending Machine

Become A Vendor

Having a Vending Machine in your CAMP will allow players to sell items to each other and mark your CAMP as a Vendor location. You can sell items by marking them as for sale in your Stash, and you will receive 90% of the sale price. This is a great way to get rid of items you don’t need and get something in return.

If you lose power or an enemy destroys the machine, your CAMP will lose the Vendor icon until this has been resolved.

Like the Stash, you will learn this by default upon starting the game, and you can list 120 different items on the machine. You can build up to 4 total Vending Machines in your CAMP, each sharing the same inventory. You can see some of the best items to sell in MrWestTek's video.

Material

Quantity

Steel

x3

Wood

x5

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4 Ammo Converter

Using Extra Ammo

The Ammo Converter is an extremely useful item that converts your ammo into Ammo Points. At the machine, you can convert used ammo or spend Ammo Points on new ammo. You can also buy and sell several different types of ammo, including ballistic, energy, explosive, and high—and low-powered types.

There are two different ways to unlock the Ammo Converter, one through finding the plan at Mortimer’s shop in the Crater Core. You must have a reputation with the Raiders of Cautious or better, and it costs 1250 Gold Bullion. It is also available in the Atomic shop for 500 Atoms. Finder's Keepers' video will help you understand how the Ammo Converter works.

Material

Quantity

Steel

x5

Circuitry

x5

Gears

x5

Copper

x5

3 Ally

Companion Buffs

Grandma's Chair in Fallout 76

While this is not strictly an item, it is in the sense that you have to build an item for them to summon them to your CAMP. There are 18 possible Allies with an associated item, and three are currently romanceable. Most have an associated location or quest or can be found in the Atom store. Once their object is built, they will be added to the CAMP and give you a daily buff. Preferably, you will want to pick one who can at least give you the Kindred Spirit buff.

Beckett, Sofia, and Adelaide are all possible romance options in Fallout 76.

You can only have 1 Ally object in your CAMP at a time, and they can be switched out by removing their object and adding another one. However, some CAMP slots can have different allies added to them.

Ally

Unlock

Object Needed

Romance/Kindred Spirit

Buff/CAMP Benefit

Beckett

Narrow Escape (Quest)

Beckett's Bar

Yes/Yes

Food & Alcohol Vendor

Sofia Daguerre

Crash Landing (Quest)

U.S.S.A. console

Yes/Yes

Unlock ATHENA random encounter

Adelaide

Season 16

Adelaide's Table

Yes/Yes

Human & Robot Interfacing/Clothing & Alcohol Vendor

Daphne

Season 6

Daphne's Toy Box

No/Yes

Daily Buff/Toy Vendor

Del Lawson

Atomic Shop (Free)

N/A

No/Yes

Tune-Up/Misc Vendor

Grandma Junko

Season 14

Grandma's Chair

No/Yes

Fills Hunger & Thirst/Consumable & Recipe Vendor

Joey Bello

Season 13

Joey's Stage

No/Yes

Damage Reduction/Alcohol & Junk Vendor

Katherine Swan

Season 7

Katherine's Research Desk

No/Yes

Ammo Weight Reduction & Perception Boost/Energy Vendor

Leo Petrov

Season 11

Leo's Desk

No/Yes

Random Nuka Effect/Misc Vendor

Ally

Unlock

Object Needed

Romance/Kindred Spirit

Buff/CAMP Benefit

Maul

Season 6

Maul's Cauldron

No/Yes

Melee Weapon Weight Reduction, Radiation Resistance, Strength Buff/Misc Vendor

Raider Punk

The Crater Core/Camp RE

Rader Punk Radio

No/Yes

Quest Giver & Random Encounters

Sam Nguyen

Season 8

Sam's Workbench

No/Yes

Tune-Up Buffs/Misc Vendor

Settler Forager

Founder's Hall/Camp RE

Forager's Chair

No/Yes

Quest Giver & Random Encounters

Settler Wanderer

Camp RE

Wanderer's Guitar

No/Yes

Quest Giver & Random Encounters

Solomon Hardy

Season 3

Solomon's Medic Station

No/Yes

Doctor & Removes Diseases/Medical Vendor

Steven Scarberry

Season 12

Scarberry's Shrine

No/Yes

XP Buff/Misc Vendor

Xerxo

Season 7

Xerxo's Spaceship

No/Yes

Fast Travel Cost Reduction & Agility Boost/Ammo, Weapon, Chem Vendor

Yasmin Chowdhury

Season 3

Yasmin's Cooking Stove

No/Yes

Restore Hunger/Misc Vendor

2 Workbenches

Simple But Effective

Players can build several different workbenches in their CAMP. Some can be built right away, but others must be completed by completing some very early-game quests. Thirst Things First will unlock the Chemistry Workbench. Second Helpings will unlock the Tinker’s Workbench. Both of these make essential items in Fallout 76, like ammo and aid items, making it important to make these items a priority.

Other crafting stations for specific use cases like Armor, Cooking, and Weapons exist. Having these workbenches can help, but priorities should be the Chemistry and Tinker’s Workbench once you can get them. MrWestTek's video has some pointers about how to reach these specific quests.

Chemistry Station

Material

Quantity

Copper

x3

Glass

x4

Rubber

x3

Screw

x3

Steel

x6

Wood

x3

Tinker's Workbench

Material

Quantity

Aluminum

x8

Gear

x5

Oil

x7

Screw

x4

Spring

x4

1 Sympto-Matic

Cure All

The player character using a Sympto-matic machine in Fallout 76

If you do not want your ally slot taken up by the doctor, you can use the Sympto-Matic instead to treat your wounds and any conditions. It has several different abilities in the lore, but realistically, it can cure any disease you have, which makes it helpful to have on hand as you will not have to make many aid items or find a doctor.

You have to have quite a high level to get this one, as you will need Level 50 to earn it through the Daily Op rewards. However, the plan for it can also be bought from Minerva, but it is an item on rotation, so you will have to check with her often. If it is there, it will cost 2000 Caps to get this item in Fallout 76.

Material

Quantity

Aluminum

x4

Circuitry

x3

Fiber Optics

x2

Glass

x3

Gears

x2

Screw

x3

Steel

x4

Source: MrWestTek/YouTube

Video Credit: Finder's Keepers/YouTube

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Your Rating

Fallout 76
7/10
Released
November 14, 2018
ESRB
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Use of Alcohol
Developer(s)
Bethesda
Publisher(s)
Bethesda
Engine
Creation
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer
Cross-Platform Play
no

Franchise
Fallout
Platform(s)
Xbox One