Enshrouded 1.0: How to Get the Drying Rack

The Drying Rack is crafted at the Hunter. You build it through her, place it nearby, and use Salt for the fur and hide recipes. Here is exactly how to unlock it and what it produces.

Quick answer: Rescue the Hunter, bring her to your base, then craft the Drying Rack from her for 10 Wood Logs and 6 String.

What the Drying Rack does

The Drying Rack uses Salt to keep furs usable for longer. Its in-game description reads: “Uses salt to conserve furs for further usage. Place near a Hunter.” You need the Hunter at your base to craft it.

How to unlock and build the Drying Rack

Save the Hunter and return her to your base. Her presence unlocks the Drying Rack recipe, making this your first task. If you still need to find her, follow the route to locate the Hunter at the Ancient Vault.

Collect 10 Wood Logs and 6 String. That’s everything the Drying Rack requires, so have it all ready before speaking with her.

Open the Hunter’s menu and craft the Drying Rack there. Selecting its recipe card displays the station and the materials needed.

Drying Rack recipe card at the Hunter — The Drying Rack recipe card under the Hunter, where you confirm the 10 Wood Logs and 6 String cost. Shown at 00:56 in SurvivalGameGuide’s video. Image: Keen Games GmbH

Place the Drying Rack near the Hunter.

placing the Drying Rack — Positioning the Drying Rack next to the Hunter's hut using the blue placement preview. Shown at 01:20 in SurvivalGameGuide’s video. Image: Keen Games GmbH

Interact with the Drying Rack, pick a recipe, and load in the resources. From here it runs on its own and hands back the finished materials when the timer ends.

Drying Rack recipes and outputs

Each recipe takes your raw material plus Salt (except the fruits) and returns a preserved version. These are the five things the Drying Rack makes.

Recipe	Inputs	Output	Time
Dried Fur	1 Animal Fur + 3 Salt	1 Dried Fur	60 seconds
Reptile Leather	1 Reptile Hide + 3 Salt	3 Reptile Leather	60 seconds
Water Reptile Leather	1 Water Reptile Hide + 3 Salt	3 Water Reptile Leather	60 seconds
Dried Purple Berry	1 Purple Berries	1 Dried Purple Berry	300 seconds
Dried Banana Chips	1 Banana	1 Dried Banana Chips	360 seconds

You will need a steady supply of Salt for the fur and hide recipes. The leather lines are worth noting too, since one hide returns three leather. You can read more on Reptile Leather and Water Reptile Leather if you want to farm the hides.

Drying Rack outputs Dried Purple Berry — The Drying Rack output list with Dried Purple Berry selected, one of the recipes that needs no Salt. Shown at 01:54 in SurvivalGameGuide’s video. Image: Keen Games GmbH

What the preserved items are for

Dried Fur item text reads: “After drying the Animal Fur on the Drying Rack, it becomes sturdier and more durable for a longer period of time.” Once dried, it goes back to the Hunter, where it feeds her armor and rug recipes. You will want a stock of Animal Fur ready to run through it.

The two fruit recipes trade some of the raw item’s healing for a longer effect. The Dried Purple Berry description reads: “When conserved, the Dried Purple Berry do not regenerate as much Health as the Purple Berries. However, the duration lasts longer.” The Dried Banana Chips carry a similar note: “These conserved banana chips do not regenerate as much health as the raw fruit. However, the duration of their effect lasts longer — and the crunch is nice, too.”