How can I transfer items to another character?

If I place items in a chest on a planet then go there on an alternate character, would that work?

I keep reading people say that they transferred items they've found to other characters and I'm confused.

I know that it would work through multiplayer, but I don't want to ask my friends to hop on whenever I need an item sent over.

 

Yes, it works. I do it all the time.

 

Okay, very good, thanks for your speedy response.

 

the universe is constant across all characters. so yes, one character can visit another character's base and vice versa.

 

I DID NOT KNOW THAT
So many new possibilites...

 

Best tip I can give on this subject is to use your mouse and keyboard.

 

There's also the Creative Mode mod which will let you spawn in the items you want and also unlock the tier that your old character was on. This is particularly great if you wanted to make a small change like changing your characters race, gender, hair colour etc.

 

Wait... We actually can go to our other characters bases and stuff? I've used my friend's server when I've had to give some items from my characters to another