Heat Pack
A Heat Pack is a single-use warming item in DayZ. Activate it and keep it in a jacket, pants, or vest inventory slot to gain heat comfort while traveling in cold weather.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
The Heat Pack is a disposable heat source used to stay warm while moving instead of standing near a fire. It is especially useful in cold, wet, or survival-heavy situations where exposure can become dangerous.
In-game description
“Small disposable heat source, keeps you warm for a limited time when put into a jacket, pants or vest.”
Main Uses
- Provide temporary warmth while traveling
- Help survive cold weather away from a fire
- Support early survival in rain, snow, or low-temperature areas
- Reduce reliance on staying near a heat source
- Carry as emergency cold-weather gear
How to use this item
Activate for warmth
Heat Packs are single-use and must be activated before they provide warmth.
- Put the Heat Pack in your hands.
- Activate it.
- Move it into a jacket, pants, or vest inventory slot.
- Keep traveling while it provides heat comfort.
Store it in the right place
An activated Heat Pack needs to be stored in an inventory slot to provide heat comfort. It will not help if it is placed in attachable equipment, hands, pouches, or inside another container.
View related guideUse during cold travel
Use Heat Packs when you are cold, wet, far from a fire, or moving through harsh weather. They are best saved for travel or emergencies.
View related guideHow to get Heat Pack
- Search camping loot areas.
- Check hunting locations and outdoor survival spawns.
- Look for them while gathering cold-weather gear.
- Keep one as backup when traveling far from towns or fires.
Spawn info
- • Heat Packs spawn in camping and hunting loot areas.
- • They are single-use items.
- • They are most valuable in cold weather, wet conditions, or maps where temperature management matters more.
Medical notes
Risks
- • Cold exposure can lead to worse survival problems if ignored
- • Wet clothing and low body temperature can make travel more dangerous
Related symptoms
- • Cold
- • Freezing
- • Wet clothing
- • Low temperature
Prevention tips
- • Activate a Heat Pack before temperature becomes a serious problem.
- • Keep it in a jacket, pants, or vest inventory slot after activation.
- • Use fires, dry clothing, insulation, and heat buffs alongside Heat Packs when possible.
Important notes
- Heat Packs are single-use items.
- They must be activated before they provide warmth.
- After activation, store the Heat Pack in a jacket, pants, or vest inventory slot.
- Activated Heat Packs do not work properly from attachable equipment, hands, pouches, or inside containers.
- An activated Heat Pack heats up to 80 °C for about 20 minutes.
- After the Heat Pack is used up, it becomes ruined.