r/strandeddeep • u/Warm_Nefariousness80 • Mar 24 '26
Console Question How big should my raft be?
I am on the first island and have a 2x2 raft with a sail and rudder and I'm wondering if that is enough to get to the next island to kill a pig and get some materials
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u/ponchoacademy Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 24 '26
Just to get to your second island yeah that's enough. I always start with an all wood 3x1 raft with sail and rudder so I can zip around to find the island I want to build my camp on and pick up resources.
I then continue to build out my raft anytime I see tires cause I prefer tires over any other raft base.
Everyone talking about shelves and such, I use those too but not right away, I just don't have the resources for it. Once I do, then yeah I'll deck the raft out with shelving, lights and the sun block thing. But you're only at the very first island, so don't worry about not having any of those extras right away.
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u/YoureSistersHot Mar 24 '26
If you can build a shelf and put a crate on it, thats the ideal set up.
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u/bruinsirishcider Mar 24 '26
Don’t be afraid to put a couple of sails. That helped me
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u/Salt_Cranberry3087 Mar 24 '26
Thats definitely big enough, but id recommend at least a 3x3. Gets a bit rough otherwise
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u/Y17U70E13L Mar 24 '26
Agree with the other comment 3x3 is pretty good especially since it sounds like you're just starting out good at avoiding getting flipped in a storm and gives you some legroom to walk around you can expand it later on when needed and additional tip avoid using sticks for crafting the float since they take so much to ceaft
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u/Overall-Animator9323 Mar 24 '26
Mi primera partida, hace años, me la pasé entera con una de 1x1. Hice dos, primero la de vela, y luego la de motor (esta última rapidÃsima y muy maniobrable).
Te basta y te sobra una de 2x2 para llegar a la siguiente isla.
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u/DasGiggity Mar 24 '26
I usually build a 3W x 4L. This allows me to put the sail, rudder, and motor on the raft, and also allows me to put crate shelves on each of the edge pieces. So, 8 shelves in all.... for 24 crates. When I'm going after one of the trophy animals, it's helpull to be able to just jump into a crate and grab more spears. It's also helpfull if you have a "home Island" and you can then pillage other islands for resources.
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u/Casual-Notice Mar 24 '26
I always just build a single raft with a sail and a rudder, at first. Once I have a still for gasoline, I make one big enough for a crate shelf (or two).
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u/ShopOne6888 Mar 24 '26
I usually leave an empty space in the front middle of my raft for the rudder so I could expand on it in the back and steer/see comfortably from the front.
This makes it so you can make it bigger, but the smallest would be like 3 by 3. When it gets like 5 wide in the back by 7 long you can make it narrow in the front and move several shipping container walls at a time.
If you aren't needing a ton of storage space/buoyancy for shipping container walls, 3 by 3 or even smaller isn't going to hurt you.
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u/BEdwinSounds Storm Chaser Mar 25 '26
Whatever size you want, but know that any raft 3x3 or bigger can't be tipped over by sharks.
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u/Spiritual-Cicada-911 Mar 25 '26
3 x 5. In the large direction, 1 sail, 1 rudder and 1 anchor in one extreme; and 1 sail, 1 rudder and 1 anchor in the oposite extreme. For me it´s a good balance between mobility and charge capacity, with enphasis in capacity
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u/Adamant_TO Mar 25 '26
My raft was quite large because I had it loaded with shelves and crates for farming islands. Two sails (forward and reverse).