ClothingShirts and Jackets
Lab Coat
The Lab Coat is an uncommon medic top in DayZ with 20 inventory slots, no quick bar bonus, worst insulation, and very light melee/infected protection. It can be repaired with Duct Tape or a Sewing Kit and torn into 4 Rags.
Quick item summary
CategoryClothing > Shirts and Jackets
Inventory SlotTop
RepairDuct Tape, Sewing Kit
Size3x3
Capacity20 slots
Quick answer
The Lab Coat is a medic-area clothing item used as a basic top. It has decent inventory capacity, but poor insulation and no real protection, so it is mostly useful early or when looting medical areas. It can also be torn into rags for emergency cloth material.
In-game description
“A white colored laboratory coat made from cotton. Can be worn with glasses, to make you look smarter.”
Main Uses
- Wear as medic top clothing
- Carry 20 slots of inventory
- Use as temporary early clothing
- Tear into 4 Rags
- Repair with Duct Tape or a Sewing Kit
How to use this item
Use the Lab Coat as medic clothing
The Lab Coat gives decent storage, but poor insulation. It is best treated as temporary clothing.
- Find a Lab Coat in medic loot areas.
- Equip it in your top clothing slot.
- Use the 20 inventory slots for medical supplies or small items.
- Replace it with warmer clothing when possible.
Tear the Lab Coat into rags
The Lab Coat can be torn into 4 Rags if you need emergency cloth material.
- Only tear it up if you do not need the coat anymore.
- Use the tear/cut option when available.
- Collect the 4 Rags.
- Disinfect rags before using them for wound treatment when possible.
Repair the Lab Coat
The Lab Coat can be repaired with Duct Tape or a Sewing Kit.
- Place the Lab Coat in your inventory or hands.
- Use Duct Tape or a Sewing Kit on the coat.
- Repair it when damaged.
- Each repair restores part of the coat condition.
How to get Lab Coat
- Search medic loot areas.
- Check medical buildings, clinics, and hospital-style loot spots.
- Use it temporarily if you need storage.
- Tear it into rags if you need cloth material.
Spawn info
MedicUncommon
- • The Lab Coat is an uncommon medic clothing item.
- • It uses the top inventory slot.
- • It has 20 inventory slots.
- • It gives no quick bar bonus slots.
- • It can be torn into 4 Rags.
Important notes
- The Lab Coat is medic-area top clothing.
- It has 20 inventory slots.
- It gives no quick bar bonus slots.
- It has worst insulation.
- It can become drenched.
- 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.