Camp item requests in Red Dead Redemption 2 are small errands from gang members, but many only appear during specific chapters or times of day, which makes some of them pretty easy to miss. There are 22 companion item requests in total.
If you want to quickly know which item request you can get from each gang member, in what chapter, what you’ll get in return, and everything, then let’s begin.
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Red Dead Redemption 2: All Camp Item Requests: Locations & Rewards
Camp item requests in RDR2 become available when you spend time around the gang members, though a good number of them only appear in specific chapters or during certain hours of the day.
The table below offers a quick overview of every request. You can see every item and what you’ll receive in return.
| Availability | Time of Day | Companion | Request | Item Location | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapter 2 | 8am-8pm | Abigail | $5 | Your savings | Honor |
| Chapters 2, 3, 4 | 8am-8pm | Bill | Hair Pomade | Common collectible, sold in general stores | Repeater Cartridges – High Velocity |
| Chapters 2, 3, 4 | 8am-8pm | Charles | Moonshine | Common collectible, sold in fence shops | Fire Arrows |
| Chapters 2, 3, 4 | 8am-8pm | Charles | Oleander Sage | Common collectible | Poison Arrows |
| Epilogue 2 (before “American Venom”) | 8am-8pm | Charles | Eagle Feathers | Hunting | Horse Reviver |
| Chapters 2, 3, 4 | 8am-8pm | Dutch | Pipe | On a desk inside the Vetter’s Echo shack (west of Wallace Station, near the west edge of the world map) | Vaquero Rider Spurs |
| Chapters 2, 3, 4 (pick up The Deceitful German at Hosea and Bill’s tent) | 8am-8pm | Hosea | The Case of the Shrew in the Fog (book) | Hagen Orchards, on a table inside the house (northwest of Saint Denis) | Predator Bait |
| Chapter 3 | 8am-8pm | Hosea | American Ginseng x2 | Common collectible | Potent Health Cure |
| Chapter 2 | 8am-8pm | Jack | Abigail’s Thimble | Looted from characters once the item request is active | Drawing from Jack |
| Chapter 2 (complete “A Fisher of Men”) | 8am-8pm | Jack | Penny Dreadful Comic Book | Five possible locations: • Osman Grove, on a nightstand in the shack (east of Emerald Ranch) • Clawson’s Rest, on a nightstand in the shack (northwest of Valentine) • Pleasance, on a table in the abandoned schoolhouse (northeast of Eris Field) • Downes Ranch, on a nightstand in the house (east of Wallace Station) • Lake Don Julio, on a nightstand in the shack (southeast of Armadillo) | Chocolate Bar |
| Chapter 2 | 8am-8pm | Javier | Oleander Sage | Common collectible | Poison Throwing Knives |
| Chapter 3 | 12pm-6pm | Kieran | Burdock Root x2 | Common collectible | Horse Stimulant + Horse Meal Pamphlet |
| Chapters 2, 3, 4 | 8pm-3am | Lenny | Pocket Watch | Vetter’s Echo, on a desk in the shack (west of Wallace Station, near the west edge of the world map) | Dynamite |
| Chapter 2 | 8am-8pm | Mary-Beth | Fountain Pen | Osman Grove, inside a drawer in the cabin (east of Emerald Ranch) | Ring |
| Chapter 3 | 8am-8pm | Molly | Pocket Mirror | Martha’s Swain, on a nightstand in the cabin (east of Three Sisters) | Cigar |
| Chapters 2, 3, 4 | 8am-2pm | Pearson | Rabbit Carcass | Hunting | Scout Jacket |
| Chapters 2, 3, 4 (when playing poker) | 8am-2pm | Pearson | Naval Compass | Braithwaite Manor, in the boathouse, or looted from the back of Ashton’s stagecoach in “Fatherhood and Other Dreams” | Guarma Rum |
| Chapters 3 & 4 (complete “Further Questions of Female Suffrage”) | 8am-8pm | Sadie | Harmonica | Granger’s Hoggery, on a cupboard inside a shack east of Flatneck Station | Gun Oil |
| Chapter 2 | 8am-6pm | Sean | Kentucky Bourbon | Common collectible, sold in general stores | Fire Bottle |
| Chapters 2, 3, 4 | 8am-8pm | Sean | Any 2 Seasoning Herbs: Wild Mint, Oregano, or Creeping Thyme | Common collectible | Potent Miracle Tonic |
| Chapter 3 (when playing dominoes) | 8am-8pm | Tilly | Necklace | Looted from lockboxes or people | 2 Health Cures |
| Epilogue 2 (after “American Venom”) | 8am-8pm | Uncle | Home Remedy Ingredients | Milkweed, Kentucky Bourbon, Peppermint, Hair Pomade, and Skunk Carcass | Tornado Boots, Classic Frock Coat, Drifter Hat, and Frontier Vest |
Abigail’s $5 Request
There’s a point in Chapter 2 when Abigail talks with Jack about how she will get some money to buy him some new clothes. Arthur can offer her his help and give Abigail $5. This interaction happens between 8am and 8pm in the camp.
The cash comes straight out of Arthur’s own money, provided you accept, of course, which finishes the request and earns him Honor.
Bill’s Hair Pomade Request
Bill puts in a request for Hair Pomade anytime from Chapters 2 through 4, again between 8am and 8pm. You can usually pick some up from cabinets or buy it at a General Store. Hand it over and Bill’ll give you High Velocity Repeater Cartridges as a reward.
Charles’s Moonshine Request
Charles asks for Moonshine in Chapters 2-4 during the same 8am-8pm window. You can find it out in the world or buy it from a Fence. The reward is Fire Arrows, which can come in handy when you get cornered by Skinners.
Charles’s Oleander Sage Request
Charles can also ask for Oleander Sage in the same Chapters 2-4 and between 8am and 8pm. Bring him the herb and you’ll get Poison Arrows in return.
Charles’s Eagle Feathers Request
Later on, during Epilogue Part 2 (before American Venom), Charles asks for Eagle Feathers between 8am and 8pm. You’ll need to hunt for them. Finish the request and he hands over a Horse Reviver.
Dutch’s Pipe Request
Dutch will ask Arthur for a Pipe in Chapters 2-4, 8am to 8pm. The one he wants sits inside Vetter’s Echo, west of Wallace Station. Bring him that pipe and he rewards you with Vaquero Rider Spurs.
Hosea’s Shrew in the Fog Book Request
In Chapters 2-4, after you’ve already picked up The Case of the Deceitful German crime novel at Hosea and Bill’s tent, Hosea requests The Case of the Shrew in the Fog. That book turns up at Hagen Orchards, northwest of Saint Denis and the reward is Predator Bait.
Hosea’s American Ginseng Request
Hosea also asks for two American Ginseng plants in Chapter 3 between 8am and 8pm. Deliver both and he gives you a Potent Health Cure.
Jack’s Abigail’s Thimble Request
Jack asks Arthur to find him a thimble (since he lost his mother’s thimble) in Chapter 2, 8am-8pm. Once you can see the request in the log, you can go ahead and loot it from dead bodies. Deliver it to Jack and he rewards Arthur with a drawing.
Jack’s Penny Dreadful Comic Book Request
After you finish A Fisher of Men in Chapter 2, Jack asks for a Penny Dreadful Comic Book between 8am and 8pm. There are several places where you can find a copy of this comic book: Osman Grove, Clawson’s Rest, Pleasance, Downes Ranch, and Lake Don Julio. Bring one back and he gives you a Chocolate Bar in return.
Javier’s Oleander Sage Request
Javier asks for Oleander Sage in Chapter 2 between 8am and 8pm. Hand over the herb and you’ll receive Poison Throwing Knives.
Kieran’s Burdock Root Request
Kieran wants two Burdock Roots in Chapter 3, but only between 12pm and 6pm. Complete the request and Arthur gets a Horse Stimulant plus the Horse Meal Pamphlet.
Lenny’s Pocket Watch Request
Lenny’s request for a Pocket Watch pops up in Chapters 2-4. The time window is later: 8pm to 3am, which is a little bit different from other item requests. There’s a pocket watch at Vetter’s Echo. Turn it in and he rewards you with Dynamite.
Mary-Beth’s Fountain Pen Request
Mary-Beth asks for a Fountain Pen in Chapter 2 between 8am and 8pm. You’ll find it inside the cabin at Osman Grove, east of Emerald Ranch. The reward is a wedding ring.
Molly’s Pocket Mirror Request
Molly requests a Pocket Mirror in Chapter 3, 8am-8pm. It’s inside the cabin at Martha’s Swain, east of Three Sisters. She gives Arthur a Cigar for it.
Pearson’s Rabbit Carcass Request
Pearson asks for a Rabbit Carcass in Chapters 2-4 between 8am and 2pm. Hunt one down and bring him the carcass. He’ll give you the Scout Jacket.
Pearson’s Naval Compass Request
If you play poker with Pearson in Chapters 2-4 (same 8am–2pm window), he asks for a Naval Compass because he lost his old one. You can grab it from the Braithwaite Manor boathouse or get it from the back of Ashton’s stagecoach during Fatherhood and Other Dreams. The reward is Guarma Rum.
Sadie’s Harmonica Request
Once you’ve finished Further Questions of Female Suffrage, Sadie asks for a Harmonica in Chapters 3-4 between 8am and 8pm. It’s at Granger’s Hoggery, east of Flatneck Station. Sadie rewards you with Gun Oil when you give her the harmonica.
Sean’s Kentucky Bourbon Request
Sean asks for Kentucky Bourbon in Chapter 2, 8am to 6pm. You can find it out in the world or buy it at General Stores. Hand it over and he gives Arthur a Fire Bottle.
Susan’s Seasoning Herbs Request
Susan requests two seasoning herbs in Chapters 2-4 between 8am and 8pm. Wild Mint, Oregano, or Creeping Thyme all work. The reward is a Potent Miracle Tonic.
Tilly’s Necklace Request
If you play dominoes in Chapter 3 (8am-8pm), Tilly will be there playing. She asks for a necklace. You can loot them from people or lockboxes. Finish the request and she gives Arthur two Health Cures.
Uncle’s Home Remedy Request
After American Venom in Epilogue Part 2, Uncle asks John for Milkweed, Kentucky Bourbon, Peppermint, Hair Pomade, and a Skunk Carcass. So it’s not just one item. The whole request gives John the Tornado Boots, Classic Frock Coat, Drifter Hat, and Frontier Vest. Hefty request, hefty reward.
