Firewood
Firewood is a wood resource in DayZ used as fuel and crafting material for Fireplaces. It takes 10 inventory slots, weighs 2 kg, stacks up to 3, can be obtained from trees or Wooden Logs with tools, and can be split into 3 Short Sticks.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
Firewood is a common survival resource in DayZ used for crafting and feeding Fireplaces. It can be obtained by sawing Wooden Logs or cutting down trees with supported tools such as saws, axes, pickaxes, or knives. Firewood can be combined with kindling materials to craft a Fireplace, added to fires as fuel, or split into Short Sticks for other survival recipes.
In-game description
“Ordinary firewood which produces a lot of heat when fed to a fireplace. Can be split into smaller parts.”
Main Uses
- Use as fuel for a Fireplace
- Craft a basic Fireplace with bark, paper, rags, bandages, Short Sticks, or other kindling
- Split into 3 Short Sticks
- Use for warmth, cooking, and drying wet clothing near a fire
- Carry as a heavy but reliable fire resource
How to use this item
Get Firewood
Firewood can be obtained from trees or Wooden Logs using supported cutting tools.
- Find a tree or Wooden Log.
- Equip a saw, axe, pickaxe, knife, or another supported cutting tool.
- Use the tool to cut or saw the wood.
- Collect the Firewood.
- Use it for crafting, fuel, or splitting into Short Sticks.
Craft a Fireplace with Firewood
Combine Firewood with a valid kindling item to craft a basic Fireplace.
- Place Firewood in your hands or inventory.
- Combine it with Dark Bark, Light Bark, Paper, Rag, Bandage, Carnival Mask, Short Stick, or Punched Card.
- Craft the Fireplace.
- Add more fuel if needed.
- Ignite the Fireplace with Matches, a Petrol Lighter, Road Flare, Hand Drill Kit, Blowtorch, or Torch.
Split Firewood into Short Sticks
Cut Firewood into Short Sticks for recipes like Hand Drill Kits, Splints, Torches, improvised bolts, and base-building kits.
- Place Firewood in your hands or inventory.
- Use a supported cutting tool such as a saw, axe, pickaxe, or knife.
- Split the Firewood.
- Collect 3 Short Sticks.
How to get Firewood
- Cut down trees with supported tools.
- Saw Wooden Logs into Firewood.
- Use tools such as saws, axes, pickaxes, or knives.
- Loot players carrying fire-starting supplies or survival materials.
Spawn info
- • Firewood is obtained from trees or Wooden Logs.
- • Supported tools include saws, axes, pickaxes, and knives.
- • The amount obtained is 3.
- • Firewood stacks up to 3.
- • It takes 10 inventory slots and weighs 2 kg.
- • It can be used to craft a Fireplace.
- • It can be split into 3 Short Sticks.
- • It is used as fuel for Fireplaces.
Crafting and item conversions
Used in recipes
Craft Fireplace
Result: Fireplace
Combine Firewood with Light Bark to craft a Fireplace.
Craft Short Sticks
Result: Short Stick
Cut Firewood with a supported tool to produce 3 Short Sticks.
3 Short Sticks
Result: 3 Short Sticks
Craft 3 Short Sticks using Firewood and Hatchet.
View crafting guideFireplace
Result: Fireplace
Craft Fireplace using Wooden Stick and Firewood.
View crafting guideImportant notes
- Firewood is used as fuel for Fireplaces.
- It can be combined with kindling to craft a Fireplace.
- It can be split into 3 Short Sticks.
- It is obtained from trees or Wooden Logs.
- Supported tools include saws, axes, pickaxes, and knives.
- It takes 10 inventory slots.
- It weighs 2 kg.
- It stacks up to 3.
- It has 0.3 absorbency.
- Firewood is useful for warmth, cooking, drying clothing, and survival crafting.