How do I restock healing supplies before an expedition?

The Workbench recipe makes Bandages from six Linen Rags and is available by default. The Alchemy Alcove offers alternative default recipes using four Hemp Rags, four Cotton Rags or four Wool Rags. These are separate methods for the same output, so choose the rag type you already have instead of waiting for one specific material while the others fill the stash.

Open the Bandages page and choose the recipe that matches the facility currently available in camp. Count complete batches, not just the total number of rags. If you have five Linen Rags, that is still short of the Workbench recipe; if you have four Cotton Rags and the Alchemy Alcove, the alternative recipe may already be ready.

• Choose one available facility.
• Pick the rag recipe you can complete now.
• Craft in complete batches.

Poultice Bandages require the Alchemy Alcove, four Matricaria Chamomilla, two Bloodwood Sap, one Bandages and four Honey Extract. The ordinary bandage is therefore not replaced by the advanced recipe; it becomes one of its ingredients. Keep one batch for immediate use before converting every basic bandage in the stash.

Turn missing ingredients into one collection list. If the recipe lacks both Chamomilla and Honey Extract, write those as the purpose of the next expedition rather than carrying unrelated valuables home. When only one ingredient remains missing, compare its item sources and reserve enough inventory space for the quantity the recipe actually needs.

Hemocathar uses the Chemistarium and requires an Alembic. Its listed recipe combines Bloodwood Sap, Distilled Spirits, a Glass Vial and Honey Extract, and it is not unlocked by default. Finding some of those ingredients does not mean the potion can be produced immediately; the facility, tool, unlock and every required quantity must all be ready together.

Use separate stash groups for supplies you can use now and ingredients reserved for later recipes. This prevents a future potion ingredient from occupying the place of the bandage needed for the next run. When the Chemistarium becomes available, open the exact potion page again and follow that recipe rather than assuming every Hemocathar or Vita Salis version uses the same ingredients.

Decide how many healing slots the route deserves after accounting for the weapon, light source, quest item and intended loot. A compact 1×1 supply is easy to place, but several small items still consume the space reserved for the expedition goal. Pack for the likely fights and keep a small return margin rather than carrying the entire camp stock.

Set a simple trigger before entering: after the reserve item is used, after the main injury supply falls to one, or when the route ahead is longer than the known route home. The exact choice depends on the character and equipment, but making it early turns healing into part of the retreat plan instead of permission to push until nothing remains.