Want to know whether Red Dead Redemption 2 satchel upgrades are worth it? They most certainly are. We found ourselves regularly running out of inventory space, but increasing the capacity of your satchel means no more valuable lootings get left behind.
Once you’re introduced to the camp, you’ll find Pearson, doubling as the camp cook and handyman – he’ll be the one you interact with most at the campsite. You’ll need to hand over your hunts for the camp stew and you can upgrade your camp with cosmetics such as antlers for your tent or a nice bear skin rug. One of the more practical upgrades is to your satchel which you can modify to increase the capacity for a range of inventory items.
You’ll soon discover that upgrading your satchel in Red Dead Redemption 2 isn’t made easy. You’ll need very specific ingredients which require a lot of perfect animal pelts as well as requirements before you can ask Pearson for an upgrade.
Red Dead Redemption 2 Leather Working Tools
To upgrade your satchel at camp you’ll need Leather Working Tools, which as you can see below, is a requirement for all satchel upgrades. To unlock Leather Working Tools, you’ll need to complete a mission from Strauss. You can find him after the first five campaign missions in Chapter 2 and the quest is called Money Lending and Other Sins. Once you complete this mission, a ledger will unlock behind Dutch’s tent in camp. You can purchase Leather Working Tools from this ledger for $225.
Red Dead Redemption 2 satchel upgrades
Here are all the satchel upgrades in Red Dead Redemption 2.
| Satchel | Upgrade | Requirements | Recipe |
| Tonics satchel | Increases carrying capacity for tonics |
Leather Working Tools Upgrade medicine wagon twice |
Perfect deer pelt Perfect buck pelt Perfect elk pelt |
| Ingredients satchel | Increases carrying capacity for edible ingredients |
Leather Working Tools Donate 5 animal carcasses to camp |
Perfect deer pelt Perfect badger pelt Perfect squirrel pelt |
| Kit satchel | Increases carrying capacity kits |
Leather Working Tools Donate 3 valuables to camp |
Perfect deer pelt Perfect elk pelt Perfect panther pelt |
| Provisions satchel | Increases carrying capacity for provisions |
Leather Working Tools Upgrade provisions wagon twice |
Perfect deer pelt Perfect bison pelt Perfect raccoon pelt |
| Materials satchel | Increases carrying capacity for materials |
Leather Working Tools Craft 3 recipes at the scout fire |
Perfect deer pelt Perfect boar skin Perfect iguana skin |
| Valuables satchel | Increases carrying capacity for valuables |
Leather Working Tools Donate $50 to camp |
Perfect deer pelt Perfect beaver pelt Perfect rabbit pelt |
| Legend of the East satchel | Increases carrying capacity of all items |
Leather Working Tools Craft all other satchels |
Perfect deer pelt Perfect cougar pelt Perfect wolf pelt |
How to get a perfect pelt in Red Dead Redemption 2
To upgrade your satchel and for other camp upgrades, you’ll need to know how to get a perfect pelt in Red Dead Redemption. Here are all the perfect pelts you’ll need for your RDR2 satchel upgrades.
| Animal | Location | Weapon |
| Perfect deer pelt |
Roanoke Ridge New Hanover Lemoyne |
Long distance rifle/poison arrows |
| Perfect buck pelt | Forest areas | Bolt-action rifle |
| Perfect elk pelt |
West Elizabeth Dakota River Roanoke Ridge |
Long distance rifle/poison arrows |
| Perfect badger pelt |
West Elizabeth Scarlett Meadows Ambarino |
Varmint rifle |
| Perfect squirrel pelt | Forest areas | Small game arrows |
| Perfect panther pelt |
Bolger Glade Lagras |
Long distance rifle/poison arrows |
| Perfect bison pelt |
Blackwater Heartland Overflow |
Sniper rifles/improved arrows |
| Perfect raccoon pelt | Rhodes | Varmint rifles |
| Perfect boar skin |
Bluewater Marsh Kamassa River Rhodes |
Rifles |
| Perfect iguana skin | Flat Iron Lake | Varmint rifles |
| Perfect beaver skin |
Lake Isabella Lake Owanjila |
Bow headshot/repeater |
| Perfect rabbit skin | Everywhere | Small game arrows |
| Perfect cougar skin |
Roanoke Valley Little Creek River |
Rifles/poison arrows |
| Perfect wolf skin |
Grizzlies East Little Creek River |
Rifles/poison arrows |
Although these weapons are best for getting you that perfect pelt in RDR2, our guide to rare weapons in Red Dead Redemption will help you find all the weapons not available for sale at the general store.
As well as discovering 48 different weapons in RDR2, If you’re looking to tick another item off the 100% list, you’ll need to complete the exotics quest in Red Dead Redemption 2.