Originally posted by dancode2022:

if he leaves a chest lying around wont enemies just destroy the chest and then he would again loose his loot wouldn't he?. im only saying this because iv never had a chest break on me and i don't know what happens to the loot inside

If a chest breaks, the loot drops on the ground. If a cart or boat breaks, the loot drops in crates that don't despawn.

Enemies almost never aim at chests or structures if you don't leave them out in the open. Always try to enclose them in some kind of walls or natural repair - That is, along the wall of the crypt if you don't want to cheese them on the roof.