Stashes are item caches left behind by stalkers for a number of reasons, such as temporary storage. Stashes come in a number of locations throughout the Zone and one needs to learn of the coordinates of a certain stash to access its contents; otherwise, the stash will be empty. One can also use emptied stash locations to store items you might need for future events. A word of advice though: keep stash locations remembered, as they will not be displayed on radar. As much as possible, keep them in known locations, such as inside faction bases.

Items inside stashes can be a wide variety of items, including medical equipment, ammunition, armor, weaponry, and artifacts, although all stashes have specific contents and are never randomized. Most of the time you will have to get stash locations by searching dead bodies of stalkers (including zombified stalkers) and they will give a random stash coordinate. Them giving the coordinates and the chances of them giving it are completely random. Once you obtain the coordinates of a stash, it will be displayed on your PDA as a violet circle with 3 triangles inside, and you will also be prompted with a ping. However, in Clear Sky and Call of Pripyat, ammunition containers near outposts throughout the Zone and in faction bases might contain some supplies that can be used by the player.

Shadow of Chernobyl

• Shadow of Chernobyl stashes - Alphabetically by Location
• Shadow of Chernobyl stashes - Alphabetically independent of Location

Stash locations can be obtained from dead men and some specific stashes from the Snitch. They are level and storyline dependent—some will not be unlocked until the player reaches a certain rank or completes a certain story mission. Some corpses will provide multiple stash locations if you leave the map and return. So, always check them even if you've looted the corpse before.

Clear Sky

• Clear Sky Stashes by Location - Alphabetically by Location
• Clear Sky stashes - Alphabetically independent of Location

One can buy the coordinates of Stashes from a number of NPCs, such as barmen and traders. Sometimes the dealer knows the contents of the stash, and sometimes he doesn't, leaving it up to instinct and intuition to guess its contents. The more expensive the coordinates, generally the better the quality of loot contained inside. This is a good way of saving cash, as most of the time the contents of the stash are more valuable than the price of its coordinates, if you, of course, mind traveling a short (sometimes long) distance to gain access to it.

Some of the Flash drives can only be found inside stashes.

Call of Pripyat

• Call of Pripyat Stashes by Location - Alphabetically by Location
• Call of Pripyat stashes - Alphabetically independent of Location

Most stash locations in Call of Pripyat are gained through completing certain missions. However, you don't have to have the stash location marked on your map, as all stashes are spawned at the beginning of the game. The majority of stashes are no longer inside a container; instead, they are items grouped together, with a few specific exceptions. The PDA map icons for stashes have also been changed from purple to green.

Heart of Chornobyl

• Heart of Chornobyl Stashes by Location
• Heart of Chorbobyl Named Stashes

The majority of stashes are found randomly from looting bodies, with some specific stashes coming from PDAs or as quest rewards. Generic stashes appear in the world and are filled without needing coordinates and have a randomized name attached to them, while quest-tied or special stashes may not spawn until known. Stashes found from bodies will appear in the Region currently in, but if all stashes in a Region are recorded or looted, a stash will be revealed in a random part of the map.

v · d · e Stashes in Shadow of Chernobyl
Cordon A good place Bandits' warehouse By a country road Cellar in the village Container in the train car Gas pipe Goods of the shooter Hidden things Safe on the farm Shelter in the cellar The backpack is near the village The cross by the bandits' camp The robbers' cellar The valuables of the commander Things belonging to the one who perished in the anomaly Things by the bridge Tower at the check-point Train car above the bridge Under the cross Vorpal's secret stash
Garbage Assorted supplies Backpack in the ruins Backpack of Weakling Bandits' storage Chest at the heavily armed military checkpoint Extra cash in the scrap metal Grizzly's things Iron furnace next to the cistern. Log in the forest Nobody's backpack Old crane Pipe by the bus Pipe on the East pile Pipe on the North pile Rotted stump Safe in the South pile Secret stash in the car Stalker's backpack in the bus Storage in the scrap metal yard. Storage of the Strelok faction String bag in the pothole Supplies in the chest The Backpack is in the Ruins The belongings of the murdered one The extra cash is under the concrete blocks Under the dipper
Agroprom Agrosafe Archive box Backpack is in the porthole Backpack of a chimney sweeper Backpack under tree By the three cisterns Chest from the institute Chest in the stairwell Chest on the roof Drunkard's backpack Factory chest Metalworking inventory Radioactive chest Radioactive pipe Rotted log Safe under the bush Safe under the tree Seriy's secret stash Stump with hole The bag is on the support beam The body of the truck The mark is under the cross The pile Things in the pipe Trash bin Under the bush by the wall Under the trap door Zavhoz chest
Agroprom Underground Backpack is in a side-street Bandits' communal "fund" Bloodsucker's chest Mole hole Stalker's goodies
Dark Valley Backpack in a secret place Backpack under the bridge Borov's secret stash Car with the secret stash Chest Chest 2 Chest in the car Chest in the secret stash Chest with goods Chest with supplies Forgotten chest Government chest Hidden backpack Hidden backpack 2 Hidden safe Nondescript chest Safe at the gas station Safe at the gas station 2 Secret place in the pipe Secret stash Secret stash behind the pipe Secret stash in a stump Secret stash in the car Secret stash in the chest Secret stash in the electricity room Secret stash in the manhole Secret stash in the log Secret stash in the pipe Secret stash under the cross Secret stash under the pine tree Stalker's backpack The left-behind backpack Warehouse in the train car
Bar Arny's secret stash Backpack Backpack 2 Chest Hidden backpack Secret stash Secret stash 2 Secret stash 3 Secret stash 4 Secret stash 5 Secret stash 6 Secret stash 7 Secret stash on the tower Secret stash under the cross Secret stash under the cross 2 Small chest Supplies in the bunker Switchboard with a secret stash The backpack that was left behind
Wild Territory Backpack Backpack in the secret stash Chest in a safe spot Chest in the crane Chest under the small house Chest with medicine Construction side street Hidden backpack Hidden chest Hidden chest 2 Nychka Safe in the house Secret stash Secret stash behind the tree Secret stash in the garage Secret stash in the manhole Secret stash in the pipe Secret stash in the pipe 2 Secret stash in the pipe 3 Secret stash of the Lucky One Secret stash of the stalker Secret stash under the cross Secret stash under the cross 2 Secret stash under the concrete Small chest under the roof Stalker's backpack The dropped backpack
Yantar Backpack behind the garages Backpack of the tester Backpack with the loot Chest with goods Old backpack Old safe Old secret stash Pipe with goods Secret stash in the bus Secret stash of a grouping Secret stash of the scientist Secret stash under the cross The loot is in the car Treasure in a log
Lab X-16 Goodies in the electrical outlets Scout's backpack
Lab X-18 Secret stash of Smoked The left-behind backpack
Army Warehouses Auto-secret stash Backpack in the tunnel Backpack with equipment Chest from the helicopter Chest with goodies Chest with goods Dangerous secret Furnace secret stash Good supply chest Goodies in the log Pipe with goods Secret in the tombstone Secret stash in KAMAZ Secret stash in the car Secret stash in the furnace Secret stash in the log Secret stash in the log (2) Secret stash in the pipe Secret stash of the high altitude worker Secret stash of the stalker Secret stash on a hill Secret stump Stalker's stash Steel secret stash Temporary secret stash The agreed-upon secret stash Treasure in the log Treasure in the tower Treasure under the cross
Red Forest Goodies in the safe Goodies of the dead stalker Goodies of the leader of former faction Murk's treasure Package for Duty Supplies of the reckless group
Pripyat Fang's goodies Old secret stash Things of the dead stalker Treasure in the garage Supplies of the leader of Freedom