Originally posted by Achivai:

You still need X-amount of pickaxes though, otherwise the cart is useless since you still need to head back to base and repair the pickaxe

You can make a workbench to repair it at the vein. Either in a nearby existing shelter or one you make yourself.

Originally posted by MrDugan:

Originally posted by fmalfeas:

Cart recipe comes with the creation of nails. Which doesn't take much bronze at all.

This is sincerely helpful. I had zero intention of crafting the nails until I had dealt with other things that needed bronze. Be honest though, how much of a pain is lugging the cart around? With some of the other choices they made for the game I can see me disliking cart usage if it's going to be how I imagine it.

It also gives you the first ship which can carry 4 full stacks.