How to Get the Legend of the East Satchel in Red Dead Redemption 2: Every Satchel and Pelt You Need

Arthur Morgan's starting satchel fills up fast. Tonics, ingredients and loot all hit their caps long before you're done exploring, and the fix is a chain of camp crafting projects that ends with the best bag in Red Dead Redemption 2: the Legend of the East Satchel. It raises the limit for most item types to 99, which means far fewer trips back to camp to dump or sell.

There's no shortcut in the normal story path. You need to craft all six other satchels at Pearson's table first, and every one of them takes perfect-quality animal parts. This guide lists every recipe, the unlock task behind each one, and the hunting that trips most players up.

Quick answer

Every recipe needs perfect (three-star) quality, and every one also uses a perfect Deer pelt, so you'll need seven perfect Deer pelts and two perfect Elk pelts in total. No legendary pelts are needed for any satchel.

Requirements

• Chapter 2 or later. Satchel crafting opens once the gang is settled at Horseshoe Overlook and you can buy camp upgrades.
• Leather Working Tools. Pearson can't make any satchel without them. They're a camp upgrade bought from the ledger in Dutch's tent and cost $225 from the camp funds.
• Perfect pelts, skins and carcasses for every recipe in the table.
• Some camp spending. Two satchels require wagon upgrades and two need donations, so keep putting money in the box.

Step-by-step: from the first satchel to Legend of the East

1. Fund and buy the Leather Working Tools. Open the ledger behind Dutch's tent and look for the tools on the last page. If the camp can't afford them yet, donate to the tithing box until it can.
2. Knock out the cheap unlock tasks. Donate $50 (Valuables), drop 3 valuables such as jewelry into the box (Kit), hand Pearson 5 carcasses (Ingredients) and craft 3 recipes at the scout fire (Materials). These cost little and can all be done early.
3. Buy the wagon upgrades. The Provisions and Tonics satchels each need their wagon upgraded twice through the ledger. These are the pricier tasks, so budget for them.
4. Hunt the easy animals first. Deer, rabbits, squirrels, raccoons, badgers and boar are common, so grab them whenever a perfect one shows up during normal play.
5. Plan trips for the harder ones. Bison, beaver, elk, iguana, panther, cougar and wolf usually take dedicated hunting runs, and the rarest four are covered below.
6. Craft at Pearson's table. Bring the materials back to camp, use the crafting menu at Pearson's wagon, and build each satchel as soon as its unlock task and pelts are ready. The order doesn't matter.
7. Craft the Legend of the East. Once all six satchels are done, the final recipe unlocks. Hand over a perfect Deer, Cougar and Wolf, and the bag is yours.

Where to hunt the tricky animals

• Panther (Kit Satchel): The wetlands of Lemoyne, especially around Bolger Glade.
• Iguana (Materials Satchel): The island east of Flat Iron Lake. It's one of the few places you can find them while playing as Arthur.
• Cougar (Legend of the East): The Roanoke Ridge and Roanoke Valley area in northeast New Hanover is a good bet, and they also turn up around Big Valley. Cougars are aggressive and soak up damage, so a clean kill takes good aim.
• Wolf (Legend of the East): Packs roam Ambarino and West Elizabeth, including the West Grizzlies and the Little Creek River area. Expect several wolves at once.

Tips for perfect pelts

• Check the star rating first. Study an animal with your binoculars before you shoot and save your ammo for the three-star ones.
• Use the right weapon. The game's hunting info suggests a weapon class for each animal. Small game like squirrels and rabbits need small game arrows or a varmint rifle, while big animals need a rifle or regular arrows.
• Aim for a clean kill. One shot to the head or vital area keeps the pelt intact. Several hits or the wrong ammo will downgrade it.
• Skin right away. Skin the animal as soon as it's down, then get the pelt back to camp before you start the next hunt.

Common mistakes

• Forgetting the extra Deer and Elk. Every satchel uses a perfect Deer pelt, and both Kit and Tonics use an Elk. Many players craft one satchel and then realize they need to go hunting for deer again.
• Selling perfect pelts by accident. Selling to the butcher or donating to Pearson as camp supplies removes pelts you might need. Craft first, sell the extras later.
• Hunting legendary animals for satchels. None of the recipes use legendary pelts, so you can skip them if all you want is more inventory space.
• Ignoring the unlock tasks. Having the right pelts isn't enough. If a recipe stays locked, check whether you've done its donation, wagon upgrade or crafting task.
• Waiting too long. Pearson's satchel crafting is tied to camp. If you've already finished the story, you can still buy the satchels from a fence, but it costs money instead of hunting time.