Rig

Copied from Hair's pages with a few modifications.

Rigs help with carrying eq swap sets around. They are just containers that you can also wear, and they offer a significant weight reduction for the items contained inside them, and an even more significant reduction if they are worn, instead of just carried in your inventory.

Rigs come in 5 sizes. From smallest to largest they are Pouch, Bandolier, Satchel, Backpack, and Equipment frame. Rigs take the "rig" slot. All races except barsoomian get a rig slot, and centaur gets 2 rig slots. Most rigs that you see will be merchant made armour, but there are apparently some stat-boosting rigs that can be gotten from monsters.

There are a few tricks to rigs. First, while worn, the rig can carry quite a bit more than if you load it while just carried. Also you get better results if you put your heavier and bulkier items into the rig, before you put your smaller and lighter items in. Think of it as using the smaller items to fill in all the crevices and crannies to make the best use of space. If you remove a loaded rig, then get the contents from the rig, the weight of the rig does not decrease back to its empty weight. If you wear the rig, and then put something in the rig, then take all from the rig before removing the rig again, the weight will fix itself.

Finally, different materials give different weight reductions and carrying capacities for rigs. Below is a chart outlining some common materials for rigs and the stats for each type.

Rig type	Size	Material	Empty weight	Capacity	Worn reduction	Carried Reduction
Pouch	Small	Bamboo	0.035	17.9	64%	22%
Bandolier	Small	Bamboo	0.3	26.7	64%	22%
Satchel	Medium	Bamboo	0.3	39.7	64%	22%
Backpack	Medium	Bamboo	1.2	59	64%	22%
Equipment frame	Large	Bamboo	1.5	99.7	64%	22%
Pouch	Small	Cloth	0.215	9.1	46%	16%
Bandolier	Small	Cloth	1.75	12.6	46%	16%
Satchel	Medium	Cloth	1.75	18.7	46%	16%
Backpack	Medium	Cloth	4.2	27.8	46%	16%
Equipment frame	Large	Cloth	3.5	47.0	46%	16%
Equipment frame	Large	Emulsion	4	69.9	32%	11%
Pouch	Small	Fire	0.05	16.4	70%	24%
Bandolier	Small	Fire	0.05	16.4	70%	24%
Satchel	Medium	Fire	0.05	17.8	70%	24%
Backpack	Medium	Fire	0.01	26.6	70%	24%
Equipment frame	Large	Fire	0.01	45.1	70%	24%
Equipment frame	Large	Flesh	3.75	41.3	51%	19%
Equipment frame	Large	Ice	1.833	35.3	43%	15%
Pouch	Small	Silk	0.02	15.0	67%	23%
Bandolier	Small	Silk	0.185	22.4	67%	23%
Satchel	Medium	Silk	0.185	33.4	67%	23%
Backpack	Medium	Silk	0.75	49.7	67%	23%
Equipment frame	Large	Silk	0.935	84.0	67%	23%
Equipment frame	Large	Vegetation	3	59	53%	18%
Equipment frame	Large	Water	2	87.1	42%	17%