Hiking Jacket
The Hiking Jacket is an uncommon civilian/farm top in DayZ with 24 inventory slots, 1 quick bar bonus slot, best insulation, and wet max wetness. It can be repaired with Duct Tape or a Sewing Kit and torn into 4 Rags.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
The Hiking Jacket is a lightweight outdoor jacket with strong survival value. It has best insulation, useful 24-slot storage, low weight, and wet max wetness, making it a strong civilian clothing upgrade for travel and poor weather. It offers only very light protection, but it is excellent for warmth and utility.
In-game description
“A lightweight windproof and water resistant jacket. Favored by hikers all around the world.”
Main Uses
- Wear as outdoor top clothing
- Carry 24 slots of inventory
- Gain 1 quick bar bonus slot
- Use for best insulation
- Use for lightweight weather-resistant clothing
- Use for very light melee and infected protection
- Tear into 4 Rags
- Repair with Duct Tape or a Sewing Kit
How to use this item
Use the Hiking Jacket for travel
The Hiking Jacket is a strong lightweight option for warmth, storage, and wet weather.
- Find a Hiking Jacket in civilian or farm loot areas.
- Equip it in your top clothing slot.
- Use the 24 inventory slots for survival supplies.
- Use the quick bar bonus slot for an important item.
- Keep it if you need lightweight warm clothing.
Tear the Hiking Jacket into rags
The Hiking Jacket can be torn into 4 Rags if you need emergency cloth material.
- Only tear it up if you do not need the jacket anymore.
- Use the tear/cut option when available.
- Collect the 4 Rags.
- Disinfect rags before using them for wound treatment when possible.
Repair the Hiking Jacket
The Hiking Jacket can be repaired with Duct Tape or a Sewing Kit.
- Place the Hiking Jacket in your inventory or hands.
- Use Duct Tape or a Sewing Kit on the jacket.
- Repair it when damaged.
- Each repair restores part of the jacket condition.
How to get Hiking Jacket
- Search civilian loot areas.
- Search farm loot areas.
- Check houses, rural areas, and outdoor clothing spawns.
- Look for Black/Blue, Black/Red, Blue, and Green variants.
Spawn info
- • The Hiking Jacket is an uncommon outdoor clothing item.
- • It uses the top inventory slot.
- • It has 24 inventory slots.
- • It gives 1 quick bar bonus slot.
- • It has best insulation.
- • It can be torn into 4 Rags.
Important notes
- The Hiking Jacket is a strong civilian outdoor jacket.
- It has 24 inventory slots.
- It gives 1 quick bar bonus slot.
- It has best insulation.
- It only reaches wet max wetness.
- It is very lightweight at 270 g.
- It provides no projectile protection.
- It provides very light melee and infected protection.
- It can be torn into 4 Rags.
- It can be repaired with Duct Tape or a Sewing Kit.