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Backpacks for Dummies

by Spydnel

With Backpacks for Dummies, a player carries extra inventory in a wearable backpack that can be placed and picked up again.

NeoForgeClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.21.1

What it does

Backpacks for Dummies keeps its design simple. A backpack is crafted from leather, rope and other everyday materials. Once worn, it can be set down as a block and picked up again with a shift-click. Backpacks take dye colors the way leather armor does, and they hold their contents even when placed in water, where they float on the surface.

The mod runs on NeoForge 1.21.1 only. Installation covers the server and each player's game. It is released under the MIT License. Curios Backpacks requires it.

Key features

  1. Simple crafting

    Backpacks are made from leather, rope and common materials, keeping the recipe close to everyday items.

  2. Placeable and pickable backpacks

    A worn backpack can be placed on the ground as a block and picked up again, keeping its contents.

  3. Dyeable backpacks

    Backpacks take dye colors the same way leather armor does, so players can tell them apart.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.10.4.2
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Required by 1 mod

Curios Backpacks1.21.1

How it compares

Full comparison

Orbital's Backpack Mod is a NeoForge option for 1.21.1 with the same client and server environment, under the MIT License. Literally Just Backpacks is also released under the MIT License, but it covers 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 and is not open source.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Backpacks for DummiesNeoForge1.21.1Client and server2026-05-14
Orbital's Backpack ModNeoForge1.21.1Client and server2026-04-26
Literally Just BackpacksNeoForge1.21.1 – 1.21.8Client and server2026-05-19

Questions

Does Backpacks for Dummies need to be installed on the server?

Yes. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.

In the catalog

Backpacks for Dummies is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,794 Storage mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Storage mods4,058NeoForge modsMods for 1.21.132,366

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What the author says

Crafted using leather (and rope if farmers delight is installed), backpacks can be placed down as a block or worn on your chestplate-slot. They can be placed down or picked up quickly by shift-clicking. Backpacks can be dyed any color just like leather armor.
Spydnel, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Spydnel
Published
2025-04-05
Updated on Modrinth
2026-05-14
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

EquipmentStorageUtilityAdventureTransportation
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