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Pumpkin Basket
Event item and key,Uncommon
Dropped on the ground, the Pumpkin Basket despawns after 20 minutes.
Pumpkin Basket recycling
What the Pumpkin Basket gives back in each recycler
Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item. Scrap keeps its decimals: the recycler pays whole pieces and carries the rest into its next payout.
Pumpkin Basket stats, mechanics, and overview in Rust
In Rust, Pumpkin Basket is a event item and key in the Misc category (item ID #1346158228, console shortname pumpkinbasket). In active play, it follows standard server rules for event item and key gear across procedural maps. Inventory storage holds a single unit per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 20 minutes.
A pumpkin basket to help you collect candy much faster during Trick or Treat events with left click. Use right click to throw candy.
Monument recycling yield: Radtown green units return 50% of ingredients (5s cycle), beating 40% yellow safe-zone units by +25%
Maintenance rule: Carries no condition wear bar and needs no bench maintenance
Conveyor & sorting profile: Filter by shortname pumpkinbasket in Industrial Conveyors for automated box sorting
Pumpkin Basket crafting, blueprint progression, and recycling in Rust
In Rust, Pumpkin Basket has no player crafting recipe; acquisition relies on map collection, smelting, or vendor trades read from the Rust game files. Shredding a spare copy at a green recycler returns 15 scrap at fifty percent yield (vs forty percent at safe-zone yellow units). Equipped and stored units carry no durability wear bar.
How Pumpkin Basket compares to related misc in Rust
When comparing Pumpkin Basket against related misc in Rust, prioritize farming its highest-probability monument containers or recycling surplus components at an unpowered radtown green recycler (fifty percent base yield, versus forty percent at safe-zone yellow units) because this item cannot be crafted at a player workbench.
Item
Category
Stack Limit
Craft / Source
Tech Tree / Research
Green Recycler Yield
Pumpkin Basket
Misc
1 per slot
World loot / gather
No blueprint
Not recyclable
Apartment Key
Misc
1 per slot
World loot / gather
No blueprint
Not recyclable
Captain's Log
Misc
1 per slot
World loot / gather
No blueprint
Not recyclable
Door Key
Misc
1 per slot
World loot / gather
No blueprint
Not recyclable
To compare Pumpkin Basket against every item in its inventory category, browse All 50 items in Misc.
Frequently asked questions about Pumpkin Basket in Rust
What does the Pumpkin Basket recycle into in Rust?
The Pumpkin Basket recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 15 scrap and 50 Metal Fragments. Monument green recyclers shred items one unit at a time on fast radtown cycles, whereas safe-zone yellow units trade lower material recovery for peacekeeper protection.
Can you craft or research the Pumpkin Basket at a workbench in Rust?
The Pumpkin Basket has no crafting blueprint in Rust and cannot be made at a workbench or Research Table. Within the Misc category (18 craftable of 50), it spawns in the world or via inventory.give pumpkinbasket 1, with item ID 1346158228 and despawns after 20 minutes when dropped.
Does the Pumpkin Basket lose condition or require repairs in Rust?
The Pumpkin Basket has no durability bar in Rust and never loses condition in storage or on the belt, so condition never degrades during use. Grouped with 50 misc entries under Misc, it stacks to 1 per slot and despawns in 20 minutes.
How many inventory slots does the Pumpkin Basket take in Rust?
The Pumpkin Basket is limited to 1 unit per slot in Rust, so each copy takes its own slot in a 24-slot player inventory, 6-slot belt, or 48-slot large wood box. Across 50 Misc entries, it carries ID 1346158228 and despawns after 20 minutes.
What happens when the Pumpkin Basket is dropped on the ground in Rust?
The Pumpkin Basket remains on the ground for 20 minutes (1,200 seconds) before despawning on a default Rust server. Picking it back up into an inventory (up to 1 per slot) or storage box resets that timer under the Misc category (item ID 1346158228).
What is the item ID for the Pumpkin Basket in Rust?
The Pumpkin Basket has 32-bit signed item ID 1346158228 and shortname pumpkinbasket in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Misc category (stack limit 1 unit per slot).
What is the give command for the Pumpkin Basket in Rust?
Server administrators in Rust spawn the Pumpkin Basket in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give pumpkinbasket 1 or inventory.giveid 1346158228 1 for a single unit. Both console spawn commands work only on dedicated or local worlds where your Steam account holds administrator or moderator privileges.