Money making guide/Tanning hides (2024)

Soft leather is used to train Crafting in free-to-play, and it is in reasonable demand. Because it must be tanned before it can be crafted, tanning cowhide into soft leather can be quite profitable at times.

It should be noted that cowhide has a buylimit of 10,000 every 4 hours so to get this hourly profit you'll have to stack up on cowhides beforehand. It is also possible to work around the limit by directly trading with other players, or by using alternate accounts. Doing this method with 10,000 cowhides will take you around 10 minutes and net you a profit of 3,081,078.It's recommended to have at least 4,039,461 coins for 5 minutes of this method requiring 5,000 cowhides, 1 portable crafter and 15,000 coins.

Because the price difference between hides and leather can be fairly small, it is important to buy the hides for a low price and sell the leather for a high price; you can lose out on up to 50% of the profit if you are not patient. Test the profit by buying one soft leather and one cowhide, making sure that the prices are good enough that you will make a decent profit. If you run out of cowhides, you may buy some more, but if you don't wish to spend money but you do have at least 45 Magic, you may use the Chain ability to kill more cows at once. This method makes players take less time killing cows and increases their profit per hour. Using an air mindspike or an air staff would make this process more profitable because casting air spells such as Wind Bolt or Wind Blast only requires air runes and a magic weapon.

Tanning hard leather instead is a good alternative if the price of soft leather is not high enough. While hard leather is usually more expensive (currently Hard leather 836 vs. Soft leather 1,116), soft leather is often easier to sell on the Grand Exchange.

To tan soft leather with maximum efficiency, deploy a portable crafter near a bank or bank chest (for example, near the bank chest in the Lumbridge Market), make a preset with 28 cowhide, and load it. Then right-click the crafter and choose Tan Leather. Additionally, you can use portable crafters on the one already deployed to increase its duration by five minutes per crafter.

To get the fastest tanning speeds, you will need to make sure you're on the lowest ping world.

Method

1. Zoom in and adjust your camera so the portable crafter and the bank would be next to each other.
2. Now load your bank preset by pressing a keybind, then instead of closing the bank interface, click on the portable.
3. Press space, and at the same time, click on the banker.

This way you don't need to wait until the bank or tanning interface opens up and can tan with little to no delay. You should be expecting to tan 60,000 cowhides an hour however at its peak, it is possible to tan over 6,600 cowhides per portable crafter, or nearly 80,000 per hour.

Green dragon leather is used to train Crafting, and it is always in high demand. Because green dragonhide must be tanned into leather before it can be crafted, tanning the hides in bulk can be highly profitable. It should be noted that green dragonhide has a buy limit of 10,000 hides every 4 hours. At peak efficiency, 60,000 dragonhides can be tanned in an hour, which requires stocking up beforehand but can generate a profit of 16,746,468 coins per hour. It is also possible to work around the limit by directly trading with other players or by using alternate accounts.

Because the price difference between hides and leather can be fairly small, it is important to buy the hides for a low price and sell the leather for a high price; you can lose out on up to 50% of the profit if you are not patient. Test the profit by buying one green dragonhide and one green dragon leather. If the difference between the two is less than 200, it may be better to tan other dragonhides instead.

It should take you around 10 minutes to tan 10,000 hides. It is recommended to have at least 2,809,461 coins; this is the least amount of coins you need for doing this method for 5 minutes.

To tan dragon leather with maximum efficiency, deploy a portable crafter near a bank or bank chest (for example, near one of the bank chests in Fort Forinthry), make a preset with 28 green dragonhide, and load it. Then right-click the crafter and choose Tan Leather. Alternatively, you can right-click configure the portable crafter so that the default left-click action is tan hides. You can also use portable crafters on the one already deployed to increase its duration by five minutes per crafter. It is also possible to avoid the cost of the portable crafters by using those placed by other players. Fort Forinthry in World 84 almost always has a portable crafter set up next to the bank chest.

To get the fastest tanning speeds, you will need to make sure you're on the lowest ping world.

Method

1. Zoom in and adjust your camera so the portable crafter and the bank would be next to each other.
2. Load your bank preset by pressing a keybind, then click on the portable.
3. Press space, and at the same time, click on the banker.

This way, you do not need to wait for the bank or tanning interface to open up and can tan with little to no delay. You should expect to tan around 60,000 green dragonhides an hour. However, at its peak, it is possible to tan over 6,600 hides per portable crafter, or nearly 80,000 per hour.

Blue dragon leather is used to train Crafting, and it is always in high demand. Because blue dragonhide must be tanned into leather before it can be crafted, tanning the hides in bulk can be highly profitable. It should be noted that blue dragonhide has a buy limit of 10,000 hides every 4 hours. At peak efficiency, 60,000 dragonhides can be tanned in an hour, which requires stocking up beforehand but can generate a profit of 21,726,468 coins per hour. It is also possible to work around the limit by directly trading with other players or by using alternate accounts.

Because the price difference between hides and leather can be fairly small, it is important to buy the hides for a low price and sell the leather for a high price; you can lose out on up to 50% of the profit if you are not patient. Test the profit by buying one blue dragonhide and one blue dragon leather. If the difference between the two is less than 200, it may be better to tan other dragonhides instead.

It should take you around 10 minutes to tan 10,000 hides. It is recommended to have at least 3,884,461 coins; this is the least amount of coins you need for doing this method for 5 minutes.

To tan dragon leather with maximum efficiency, deploy a portable crafter near a bank or bank chest (for example, near one of the bank chests in Fort Forinthry), make a preset with 28 blue dragonhide, and load it. Then right-click the crafter and choose Tan Leather. Alternatively, you can right-click configure the portable crafter so that the default left-click action is tan hides. You can also use portable crafters on the one already deployed to increase its duration by five minutes per crafter. It is also possible to avoid the cost of the portable crafters by using those placed by other players. Fort Forinthry in World 84 almost always has a portable crafter set up next to the bank chest.

To get the fastest tanning speeds, you will need to make sure you're on the lowest ping world.

Method

1. Zoom in and adjust your camera so the portable crafter and the bank would be next to each other.
2. Load your bank preset by pressing a keybind, then click on the portable.
3. Press space, and at the same time, click on the banker.

This way, you do not need to wait for the bank or tanning interface to open up and can tan with little to no delay. You should expect to tan around 60,000 blue dragonhides an hour. However, at its peak, it is possible to tan over 6,600 hides per portable crafter, or nearly 80,000 per hour.

Red dragon leather is used to train Crafting, and it is always in high demand. Because red dragonhide must be tanned into leather before it can be crafted, tanning the hides in bulk can be highly profitable.

Because the price difference between hides and leather can be fairly small, it is important to buy the hides for a low price and sell the leather for a high price; you can lose out on up to 50% of the profit if you are not patient. Test the profit by buying one red dragonhide and one red dragon leather. If the difference between the two is less than 200, it may be worth it to switch to other dragonhides. Red dragonhides have a lower trade volume than the other types of dragonhide, so it may be difficult to buy and sell them in bulk.

It should be noted that red dragonhide has a buylimit of 10,000 every 4 hours. It should take you around 10 minutes to tan them. It's recommended to have at least 5,989,461+ recommended coins though this is the least amount of coins you need for doing this method for 5 minutes. It is possible to work around the limit by letting the order fill while doing other activities, directly trading with other players, or by using alternate accounts.

To tan dragon leather with maximum efficiency, deploy a portable crafter near a bank or bank chest (for example, near one of the bank chests in Fort Forinthry), make a preset with 28 red dragonhide, and load it. Then right-click the crafter and choose Tan Leather. Additionally, you can use portable crafters on the one already deployed to increase its duration by five minutes per crafter. It is also possible to avoid the cost of the portable crafters by using those placed by other players. The Minigames and D&Ds forum is a good place to check.

To get the fastest tanning speeds, you will need to make sure you're on a world with the lowest ping.

Method

1. Zoom in and adjust your camera so the portable crafter and the bank would be next to each other.
2. Now load your bank preset by pressing a keybind, then instead of closing the bank interface, click on the portable.
3. Press space, and at the same time, click on the banker.

This way you don't need to wait until the bank or tanning interface opens up and can tan with little to no delay. You should be expecting to tan 60,000 red dragonhides an hour however at its peak, it is possible to tan over 6,600 hides per portable crafter, or nearly 80,000 per hour.

Black dragon leather is used to train Crafting, and it is always in high demand. Because black dragonhide must be tanned into leather before it can be crafted, tanning the hides in bulk can be highly profitable. It should be noted that black dragonhide has a buy limit of 10,000 hides every 4 hours. At peak efficiency, 60,000 dragonhides can be tanned in an hour, which requires stocking up beforehand but can generate a profit of 15,126,468 coins per hour. It is also possible to work around the limit by directly trading with other players or by using alternate accounts.

Because the price difference between hides and leather can be fairly small, it is important to buy the hides for a low price and sell the leather for a high price; you can lose out on up to 50% of the profit if you are not patient. Test the profit by buying one black dragonhide and one black dragon leather. If the difference between the two is less than 200, it may be better to tan other dragonhides instead.

It should take you around 10 minutes to tan 10,000 hides. It is recommended to have at least 8,649,461 coins; this is the least amount of coins you need for doing this method for 5 minutes.

To tan dragon leather with maximum efficiency, deploy a portable crafter near a bank or bank chest (for example, near the bank chest in Castle Wars), make a preset with 28 black dragonhide, and load it. Then right-click the crafter and choose Tan Leather. Alternatively, you can right-click configure the portable crafter so that the default left-click action is tan hides. You can also use portable crafters on the one already deployed to increase its duration by five minutes per crafter. It is also possible to avoid the cost of the portable crafters by using those placed by other players. The Lumbridge Market in World 84 almost always has a portable crafter set up next to the bank chest.

To get the fastest tanning speeds, you will need to make sure you're on the lowest ping world.

Method

1. Zoom in and adjust your camera so the portable crafter and the bank would be next to each other.
2. Load your bank preset by pressing a keybind, then click on the portable.
3. Press space, and at the same time, click on the banker.

This way, you do not need to wait for the bank or tanning interface to open up and can tan with little to no delay. You should expect to tan around 60,000 black dragonhides an hour. However, at its peak, it is possible to tan over 6,600 hides per portable crafter, or nearly 80,000 per hour.

Royal dragon leather is used to train Crafting, and it is always in high demand. Because Royal dragonhide must be tanned into leather before it can be crafted, tanning the hides in bulk can be highly profitable.

Because the price difference between hides and leather can be fairly small, it is important to buy the hides for a low price and sell the leather for a high price; up to 50% of the profit can be lost otherwise. Test the profit by buying one Royal dragonhide and one Royal dragon leather. If the difference between the two is less than 200, it may be worth it to switch to other dragonhides.

It should be noted that royal dragonhide has a buylimit of 10,000 every 4 hours. It should take around 10 minutes to tan them. It's recommended to have at least 11,164,461 coins though this is the least amount of coins needed for doing this method for 5 minutes. It is possible to work around the limit by letting the order fill while doing other activities, directly trading with other players, or by using alternate accounts.

To tan dragon leather with maximum efficiency, deploy a portable crafter near a bank or bank chest (for example, near one of the bank chests in Fort Forinthry), make a preset with 28 royal dragonhide, and load it. Then right-click the crafter and choose Tan Leather. Additionally, portable crafters can be used on the one already deployed to increase its duration by five minutes per crafter. It is also possible to avoid the cost of the portable crafters by using those placed by other players. Fort Forinthry on world 84 and the Minigames and D&Ds forum are good places to check.

To get the fastest tanning speeds, make sure to join the lowest ping world.

Method

1. Zoom in and adjust your camera so the portable crafter and the bank would be next to each other.
2. Now load your bank preset by pressing a keybind, then instead of closing the bank interface, click on the portable.
3. Press space, and at the same time, click on the banker.

This way, the bank or tanning interface will not have to fully load, causing little to no delay. 60,000 royal dragonhides can be tanned in this way per hour; however, at its peak, it is possible to tan over 6,600 hides per portable crafter or nearly 80,000 per hour.