Gas Lamp
The Gas Lamp is a common camping light source in DayZ. It requires a Gas Canister to operate, takes 12 inventory slots, weighs 330 g, can be placed on the ground while turned on, and provides one of the brightest portable light sources in the game.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
The Gas Lamp is a portable artificial light source in DayZ powered by compressed gas. To use it, attach a Small, Medium, or Large Gas Canister and turn it on. It can be carried or placed on the ground to light a specific area, making it useful for camps, bases, nighttime looting, and cooking setups. Because it is extremely bright and visible from a distance, it should be used carefully when other survivors may be nearby.
In-game description
“A portable source of artificial light that requires compressed gas as a fuel.”
Main Uses
- Create a bright artificial light source at night
- Light up a camp, base, tent, or cooking area
- Place on the ground while turned on to illuminate a specific spot
- Use with Small, Medium, or Large Gas Canisters
- Provide strong visibility without needing a 9V Battery
- Help with nighttime looting, sorting gear, or cooking
How to use this item
Use a Gas Lamp
Attach a Gas Canister to the Gas Lamp and turn it on to create a bright portable light source.
- Find a Gas Lamp.
- Find a Small, Medium, or Large Gas Canister.
- Attach the Gas Canister to the Gas Lamp.
- Select Turn On to light it.
- Carry it or place it on the ground to illuminate an area.
Choose the right Gas Canister
Different Gas Canister sizes change how long the Gas Lamp can stay lit.
- Use a Small Gas Canister for about 60 minutes of light.
- Use a Medium Gas Canister for about 90 minutes of light.
- Use a Large Gas Canister for about 120 minutes of light.
- Turn the lamp off when you do not need it to save fuel.
How to get Gas Lamp
- Search camping loot locations.
- Check campsites, cabins, hunting areas, outdoor survival spots, and other camping-related loot spawns.
- Look near gas canisters, cooking supplies, tents, and other outdoor equipment.
- Loot players carrying base, camping, cooking, or nighttime travel gear.
Spawn info
- • The Gas Lamp is a portable light source.
- • It requires a Gas Canister to operate.
- • It can use Small, Medium, or Large Gas Canisters.
- • It takes 12 inventory slots and weighs 330 g.
- • It can be placed on the ground while turned on.
- • It is one of the brightest light sources in DayZ.
- • Its bright light can be seen from a distance.
- • It spawns in camping loot locations.
- • It is common.
Important notes
- The Gas Lamp requires a Gas Canister to work.
- Any Gas Canister size can be attached.
- A Small Gas Canister powers it for about 60 minutes.
- A Medium Gas Canister powers it for about 90 minutes.
- A Large Gas Canister powers it for about 120 minutes.
- It can be placed on the ground while turned on.
- It is one of the brightest light sources in the game.
- Its brightness makes it useful at night, but it can reveal your position from far away.
- It does not require a 9V Battery.
- It spawns in camping loot and is common.