Camps in Red Dead Redemption 2 are the base of your operations, where your gang lives and the place you have to visit very often if you want to keep things running smoothly inside your gang. Here we will explain you activities you can perform in your camp.
Camp Morale
Though players can completely ignore their camp and other gang members, its still advised to visit it as often as you can and make sure everyone's happy. To do that you can perform certain actions:
- Restock supplies and keep them at least in white colour
- Complete item requests from gang members
- Upgade the lodging
- Craft new camp decorations
- Do chores for the camp
- Donate money and items to donation box
Its important to keep your gang's morale high, this way they will donate more items and money to the camp and get along way better.
Camp Upgrades
First, to unlock the opportunity to upgrade your camp you need to complete the mission called Money Lending and Other Sins. You can unlock this mission after going through first 5 missions in chapter 2. Once you completed Money Lending and Other Sins, you can find the ledger next to donation box from where you can upgrade your camp.
Arthur's Wagon
From here you can rest, shave, change your outfit, and re-supply (you can find ammo behind Arthu's tent). When you unlock Fast Travel you can also perform it from Arthur's tent.
| Upgrade | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Start Simple | Free | Revolver and Pistol Ammunition |
| Improve Our Offense | $60 | Repeater Ammunition and Arrows |
| Restock | $8 | Refills currently unlocked ammo |
Strauss' Wagon
Strauss is gang's doctor and you can come to his wagon to find medicine donated by other gang members.
| Upgrade | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | Free | Stocks basic liquor, Bitters, and Health Cures |
| Sharpen the Senses | $30 | Stocks Potent Bitters and Snake Oil |
| Something with Kick | $50 | Stocks Premium Liquor and Tonics |
| Restock | $15/$25 | Restocks medicine in cart |
Dutch's Tent
Dutch's tent is located in the middle of your camp. Donation box and ledger is also near his tent. Dont forget to come by and donate some money to your gang to keep their morale high and upgrade your camp.
| Upgrade | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Bare-Bone Shelter | Free | Basic canvas and old furs for warmth |
| First Things First (Dutch's Tent) | $220 | Improves Dutch's Tent, inspires gang to contribute more |
| Next in Line (Arthur's Wagon) | $325 | Unlocks a map, which you can use to fast travel to previously discovered locations, and unlocks grooming supplies |
Pearson's Chuckwagon
Pearson is a cook in your camp. He handles food supplies and utilizies animal parts to upgrade both your camp and your satchel inventory. To unlock more upgrades at Pearson's wagon you have to purchase Leather Working Tools first, you can buy it from the ledger. To unlock certain upgrades, you have to upgrade your camp first of find recipes.
| Upgrade | Requirement | Recipe | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonics Satchel | Leather Working Tools, upgrade Strauss' Wagon two times | Perfect Deer Pelt, Perfect Buck Pelt, Perfect Elk Pelt |
Increases the carrying capacity of all types of Tonics |
| Ingredients Satchel | Leather Working Tools, donate 5 animal carcasses | Perfect Deer Pelt, Perfect Badger Pelt, Perfect Squirrel Pelt |
Increases the carrying capacity of edible Ingredients |
| Kit Satchel | Leather Working Tools, donate 3 Valuables | Perfect Deer Pelt, Perfect Elk Pelt, Perfect Panther Pelt |
Increases the carrying capacity of all types of Kits |
| Provisions Satchel | Leather Working Tools, upgrade Pearson's Wagon two times | Perfect Deer Pelt, Perfect Bison Pelt, Perfect Raccoon Pelt |
Increases the carrying capacity for all types of Provisons |
| Materials Satchel | Leather Working Tools, craft 3 recipes at the Scout Fire | Perfect Deer Pelt, Perfect Boar Pelt, Perfect Iguana Skin |
Increases the carrying capacity for mostly inedible Materials |
| Valuables Satchel | Leather Working Tools, donate $50 | Perfect Deer Pelt, Perfect Beaver Pelt, Perfect Rabbit Pelt |
Increases the capacity for all types of Valuables |
| Legend of the East Satchel | Leather Working Tools, craft all other Satchels | Greatly expands the carrying capacity for all types of items | |
| Arthur's Wagon - Alligator Skull | Perfect Alligator Skin 1x | ||
| Arthur's Wagon - Big Horn Ram Skull | Perfect Ram Carcass 1x | ||
| Arthur's Wagon - Cougar Pelt Covered Chest | Leather Working Tools, Perfect Cougar Pelt | ||
| Arthur's Wagon - Bear Skin Table Cover | Leather Working Tools, Perfect Bear Pelt | ||
| Arthur's Wagon - Ox Hide Rug | Perfect Ox Hide 2x | ||
| John's Tent - Boar Skin Rug | Perfect Boar Pelts 4x | ||
| Camp Tables - Pronghorn Leather Table Tops | Leather Working Tools, Perfect Pronghorn Hide | ||
| Chuckwagon - Pronghorn Skull | Perfect Pronghorn Carcass | ||
| Main Campfire - Moose Antlers | Moose Antler 1x | ||
| Main Campfire - Wolf Skull | Perfect Wolf Carcass 1x | ||
| Main Campfire - Snake Skin Banjo Head | Leather Working Tools, Perfect Snake Skin 1x | ||
| Main Campfire - Campfire Seat Covers | Perfect Beaver Pelt, Perfect Muskrat Pelt, Perfect Fox Pelt | ||
| Main Campfire - Campfire Log Seat Covers | Perfect Wolf Pelts 2x | ||
| Main Campfire - Lean-to Cow Hide Ground Cover | Perfect Cow Hide 1x | ||
| Scout Campfire - Scout Fire Ground Cover | Perfect Goat Hides 2x | ||
| Elk Antlers | Elk Antler 1x | ||
| Hanging Bones | Buck Antlers 1x | ||
| Essentials | Free | Stocks the basics, Bread and Biscuits | |
| Less Bland | $30 | Stocks fresh Fruit and basic Canned Goods | |
| Some Real Variety | $45 | Stocks Chewing Tobacco and premium Canned Goods | |
| Restock | $15/$25 | Replenishes Supplies |
Other Upgrades
Extra upgrades you can purchase to improve the quality of life around camp and unlock new upgrades and items.
| Upgrade | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Horse Station | $300 | More hitching posts for horses, and allows you bring horses from stables and recall your main horse |
| Chicken Coop | $175 | More chickens in camp, bolstering the camp stew to increase Dead Eye boost |
| Leather Working Tools | $225 | Allows Pearson to craft more upgrades |
Camp morale is all bs. I donated 5k and bought everything. The camp donated 5$
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