The problem is that if I have many small items in a barrel, I do not see immedately the little potion between them ...
What I do when I set up camp in the battlefields is this:
I place 4 barrels near Elkar. I use the barrels this way -
Barrel #1: trash loot that I plan to sell before going to the next act (this barrel will end up really full with many items covering other items, but that is no big deal).
Barrel #2: Very important items that I don't have the stats to use yet, all my arrows that I do not have equipped, and all alchemy components.
Barrel #3: Potions, charms, crystals (I only save the extra crystals because I can sell them for lots of gold later on).
Barrel #4: Any orange or yellow coded items that I want to review before going to the next act. Some I will keep and others I will sell.
Inside the first dungeon I will pick up 4 wooden chests (carry them "opened" and they don't weigh anything) and I replace the barrels with the chests because I am always accidentally smashing the barrels and I am a neat freak.
If you use a method similar to this, then you will not have a problem finding any of your items. Also if you sell everything at one time when the battlefield is completely done you can overload your inventory and sell to Elkar, Annabelle, and Brian without having to move.
Have fun......
