When crafting its annoying having to carry your weapon in your backpack some weapons like axes and large shields weigh so much bulk and now with so many mobs guarding all the resources you may need your weapon without losing bulk capacity.
A sword, dagger can have a scabbard on the belt, one hand axes, maces and warhammers could slip in the belt large axes and maul could be carried on the back as well as shields could to. just a thought