You make it back to the shelter with a bag full of loot, already thinking about the next drop, and then the game hits you with it: no stash space. It's a buzzkill. If you want breathing room without feeling broke, it helps to know what's easy to replace and what isn't, and even checking out cheapest Arc Raiders items can make it clearer which gear is not worth babysitting in storage.

Start with the painful cuts

First habit: sell or scrap right away, before you start "organising." Most players do the opposite and end up attached to rubbish. Duplicate blueprints. Gone. Little collectibles that look cute but do nothing. Gone. Basic ammo in huge stacks. Also gone. You'll find more on the surface, and crafting it later is cheaper than paying with stash slots now. Same with spare guns: keep a small core loadout you actually run. If you haven't taken a weapon out in a week, you're not suddenly going to become a sniper main tomorrow. Recycle the extras, especially mid-tier weapons, because the components you get back are what you'll be short on when upgrades start asking for them.

Stop letting attachments live on the floor

Loose mods are space thieves. It's wild how fast they fill the grid. If an attachment fits on a weapon, stick it on there, even if you're not taking that gun next raid. Think of guns as storage boxes that also shoot. You can always pull the part back off when you're building a kit. This goes double for sights and barrels, since they're awkward shapes that leave annoying gaps. The same logic applies to armour bits and utility pieces: don't keep five "finished" builds. Keep the parts you can recombine, and you'll waste less space and less time playing stash Tetris.

Craft late, hoard smart

Crafting early feels safe, but it clogs you up. You're better off holding the materials that stay useful across builds. Gun parts, springs, batteries, mod components—those have a place in almost every plan. But big, specific items that only matter for one blueprint. Sell them unless you're actively chasing that craft right now. Keys are another trap since they don't stack. If you're sitting on a pile of them, you're basically storing "maybe loot." Take them out and convert them into actual gear, or at least into materials you can use.

Keep your stash ready for tomorrow

Try setting a simple cap for yourself: a small reserve of trading currency, a few reliable weapons, and enough core materials to rebuild after a bad run. Everything else should be moving—used, sold, or broken down. If you're still stuck because you're short on one annoying component that blocks your whole craft chain, that's when services like eznpc can be handy for topping up items or currency so your stash stays lean and your next raid isn't delayed by inventory gridlock.