Ghillie Hood
The Ghillie Hood is an extremely rare camouflage headgear item in DayZ with best insulation, drenched max wetness, 120 durability on the tan version, and no protection. It can be repaired with Duct Tape or a Sewing Kit and comes in tan, mossy, woodland, and winter variants.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
The Ghillie Hood is camouflage headgear designed to break up the silhouette of the survivor’s head. It is useful for stealth, sniping, scouting, and hiding in natural cover, but it provides no armor protection.
In-game description
“Camouflage hood, designed to break up the silhouette of wearer's head.”
Main Uses
- Wear as camouflage headgear
- Break up the silhouette of your head while hiding
- Use for sniping, scouting, ambushes, and stealth movement
- Pair with a Ghillie Suit, Ghillie Cloak, Ghillie Shrug, or Ghillie Rifle Wrap
- Repair with a Sewing Kit or Duct Tape
How to use this item
Use the Ghillie Hood for head camouflage
The Ghillie Hood helps conceal the head and works best when paired with matching terrain and other ghillie items.
- Equip the Ghillie Hood in your headgear slot.
- Use terrain that matches the hood variant you are wearing.
- Move slowly and avoid open backgrounds where your outline is easy to see.
- Pair it with a Ghillie Rifle Wrap or larger ghillie clothing item for better concealment.
Repair the Ghillie Hood
The Ghillie Hood can be repaired with a Sewing Kit or Duct Tape.
- Place the Ghillie Hood in your inventory or hands.
- Use a Sewing Kit or Duct Tape on the hood.
- Repair it before it reaches ruined condition.
How to get Ghillie Hood
- Craft the tan Ghillie Hood from ghillie materials.
- Search helicopter crash sites for rare ghillie variants.
- Search military convoys for rare ghillie variants.
- Use map-specific variants where available: Mossy on Chernarus, Woodland on Livonia, and Winter on Sakhal.
Spawn info
- • The Ghillie Hood is worn in the headgear slot.
- • It provides camouflage, not armor protection.
- • It has best insulation.
- • It has drenched max wetness.
- • The tan version has double the durability of the other varieties.
Crafting and item conversions
How to craft Ghillie Hood
Ghillie Hood
Result: Ghillie Hood
Craft Ghillie Hood using 2 Burlap Strips and Netting.
View crafting guideImportant notes
- The Ghillie Hood has no inventory capacity.
- It provides no projectile, melee, or infected protection.
- It is used for concealment, not armor.
- It has best insulation.
- It is extremely rare when found as loot.
- The tan version is the crafted version.