Pilot Jacket
The Pilot Jacket is a warm top in DayZ with 20 inventory slots, 2 quick bar bonus slots, best insulation, and very light melee/infected protection. It can be repaired with Duct Tape or a Leather Sewing Kit and torn into 3 Rags.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
The Pilot Jacket is an aviator-style top designed for rough weather. It has best insulation, solid storage, and two quick bar bonus slots, making it useful for cold-weather survival. Depending on the variant, it can be found in village, town, or hunting loot areas.
In-game description
“An aviator jacket designed specifically for the adverse weather conditions fighter pilots face.”
Main Uses
- Wear as warm top clothing
- Carry 20 slots of inventory
- Gain 2 quick bar bonus slots
- Use for best insulation
- Use as a warm aviator-style jacket
- Use for very light melee and infected protection
- Tear into 3 Rags
- Repair with Duct Tape or a Leather Sewing Kit
How to use this item
Use the Pilot Jacket for cold weather
The Pilot Jacket is a strong warmth-focused top with solid storage and quick bar utility.
- Find a Pilot Jacket in the matching loot area for its variant.
- Equip it in your top clothing slot.
- Use the 20 inventory slots for survival gear.
- Use the 2 quick bar bonus slots for important items.
- Keep it repaired if you rely on it for warmth.
Tear the Pilot Jacket into rags
The Pilot Jacket can be torn into 3 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 3 Rags.
- Disinfect rags before using them for wound treatment when possible.
Repair the Pilot Jacket
The Pilot Jacket can be repaired with Duct Tape or a Leather Sewing Kit.
- Place the Pilot Jacket in your inventory or hands.
- Use Duct Tape or a Leather Sewing Kit on the jacket.
- Repair it when damaged.
- Each repair restores part of the jacket condition.
How to get Pilot Jacket
- Search village loot areas for the Brown variant.
- Search town loot areas for the Black variant.
- Search hunting loot areas for the Yellow variant.
- Loot players wearing warm civilian or hunting clothing.
Spawn info
- • The Pilot Jacket uses the top inventory slot.
- • It has 20 inventory slots.
- • It gives 2 quick bar bonus slots.
- • It has best insulation.
- • It can be torn into 3 Rags.
- • Brown, Black, and Yellow variants are tied to different loot areas.
Important notes
- The Pilot Jacket is a warm top clothing item.
- It has 20 inventory slots.
- It gives 2 quick bar bonus slots.
- It has best insulation.
- It only reaches wet max wetness.
- It provides no projectile protection.
- It provides very light melee and infected protection.
- It can be torn into 3 Rags.
- It can be repaired with Duct Tape or a Leather Sewing Kit.