Minecarts with Chests (also known as Storage Minecarts or Chest Minecarts) are Minecarts that cannot be ridden, but instead they can store up to 27 stacks of items, just like a regular Chest. Items can be placed in or taken out of a Storage Minecart through the use of a Hopper, but not, surprisingly, by a Minecart with Hopper. Storage Minecarts can be accessed at any time when a player is in range, and there is not a solid block between them and the Minecart, even if there is a block above the Minecart.