Camp expansion | Setting up a camp Don't Starve Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
![Once you are ready to defend the camp, you can finally start expanding it - Camp expansion - Setting up a camp - Dont Starve - Game Guide and Walkthrough](/dontstarve/gfx/word/517586669.jpg)
Once you are ready to defend the camp, you can finally start expanding it. It is best to start by building items for storing the collected resources.
![This means that what you should create is a Backpack and a Chest - Camp expansion - Setting up a camp - Dont Starve - Game Guide and Walkthrough](/dontstarve/gfx/word/517586684.jpg)
This means that what you should create is a Backpack and a Chest. The former one requires 4x Twigs and 4x Grass, and the latter 3x Boards (the Refined tab).
![Your next task is to build the Alchemy Engine, which will unlock a lot of new schemata - Camp expansion - Setting up a camp - Dont Starve - Game Guide and Walkthrough](/dontstarve/gfx/word/517586700.jpg)
Your next task is to build the Alchemy Engine, which will unlock a lot of new schemata. What you are going to need here is 6x Gold Nugget, 4x Boards and 2x Cut Stone.
![It is not easy to acquire six gold nuggets, but this is the only way to gain access to an Improved Farm and a Bird Cage - Camp expansion - Setting up a camp - Dont Starve - Game Guide and Walkthrough](/dontstarve/gfx/word/517586716.jpg)
It is not easy to acquire six gold nuggets, but this is the only way to gain access to an Improved Farm and a Bird Cage. You will also need a Crock Pot. The description of these items can be found in the chapter devoted to food.