Plastic Bottle
The Plastic Bottle is a rare liquid container in DayZ used to carry up to 1000 mL of water or gasoline. It takes 3 inventory slots, weighs about 1.025 kg when full, can be refilled at Water Pumps and fresh water sources, can be used in several crafting recipes, and may contain unsafe water when found spawned in the world.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
The Plastic Bottle is a reusable drink and liquid container in DayZ. It can hold water for hydration, gasoline when filled at Fuel Pumps, and can be emptied when needed. It is also used for crafting a Small Fish Trap, Improvised Suppressor, and Improvised Gas Mask Filter. Spawned bottles may contain contaminated water, so the safest approach is to empty and refill them at a clean Water Pump or Spring, or purify the contents before drinking.
In-game description
“A reusable bottle. Even though it originally contained spring water, it can contain various liquids.”
Main Uses
- Carry up to 1000 mL of water
- Carry gasoline after filling it at Fuel Pumps
- Refill at Water Pumps, springs, rivers, streams, and ponds
- Empty the bottle when you need to remove its current contents
- Craft a Small Fish Trap with a Knife
- Craft an Improvised Suppressor with Duct Tape
- Craft an Improvised Gas Mask Filter with a Dust Mask
- Place in cooking slots to thaw frozen water contents
How to use this item
Safely use a found Plastic Bottle
Spawned Plastic Bottles can contain contaminated water, so clean or replace the contents before drinking.
- Find a Plastic Bottle.
- Avoid drinking from it immediately unless you are desperate.
- Empty the bottle if you are unsure whether the water is safe.
- Refill it at a Water Pump or Spring.
- Use purification items if you need to drink from questionable water.
Fill a Plastic Bottle with water
Use the Plastic Bottle as a reusable water container for travel.
- Equip or select the Plastic Bottle.
- Go to a Water Pump, Spring, river, stream, or pond.
- Fill the bottle with water.
- Purify unsafe water before drinking when needed.
- Carry it for hydration while traveling.
Use a Plastic Bottle for gasoline
Empty the bottle first, then fill it with gasoline from a Fuel Pump.
- Empty any water from the Plastic Bottle.
- Go to a Fuel Pump at a Gas Station.
- Fill the bottle with gasoline.
- Use the gasoline for fuel-related needs.
- Do not drink from a bottle that contains gasoline.
Thaw frozen bottle contents
Place the Plastic Bottle in a supported cooking slot to thaw frozen water, but do not use it to boil water.
How to get Plastic Bottle
- Search general loot across the map.
- Check houses, kitchens, civilian buildings, camps, and survival-related loot areas.
- Look near food, drink, and household loot spawns.
- Loot players carrying water, fishing, crafting, or vehicle fuel supplies.
Spawn info
- • The Plastic Bottle is a reusable liquid container.
- • It can hold up to 1000 mL of water.
- • It can also hold gasoline when filled at Fuel Pumps.
- • It takes 3 inventory slots.
- • Spawned Plastic Bottles may contain contaminated water.
- • It can be refilled at Water Pumps or fresh water sources.
- • It cannot be used close to shoreline seawater.
- • It can be placed in cooking slots to thaw frozen water.
- • It cannot be heated to boil water.
Medical notes
Risks
- • Spawned Plastic Bottles may contain Cholera.
- • On Chernarus and Livonia, spawned bottles have a 50% chance of containing Cholera.
- • On Sakhal, spawned bottles have a 20% chance of containing Cholera.
- • Sharing a bottle between infected and uninfected survivors can spread Cholera, Salmonella, or Common Cold.
- • Drinking unsafe water can make you sick if it is not purified first.
Related symptoms
- • Cholera
- • Salmonella
- • Common Cold
- • Contaminated water
Prevention tips
- • Empty spawned bottles and refill them from a Water Pump or Spring before drinking.
- • Use Chlorine Tablets or Chelating Tablets to purify unsafe water before drinking.
- • Avoid sharing drinking containers with sick players.
Crafting and item conversions
Used in recipes
Craft Small Fish Trap
Result: Small Fish Trap
Cut a Plastic Bottle with a Knife to create a Small Fish Trap.
Craft Improvised Suppressor
Result: Improvised Suppressor
Combine a Plastic Bottle with Duct Tape to craft an Improvised Suppressor.
Craft Improvised Gas Mask Filter
Result: Improvised Gas Mask Filter
Combine a Plastic Bottle with a Dust Mask to craft an Improvised Gas Mask Filter. Charcoal Tablets are used to refill the filter.
Important notes
- The Plastic Bottle can hold water or gasoline.
- It holds 1000 mL of liquid.
- It can be emptied by holding it in your hands and selecting the Empty action.
- It can be refilled at Water Pumps or fresh water sources such as rivers, streams, and ponds.
- It will not work close to shoreline seawater.
- The bottle must be emptied of water before gasoline can be added.
- It can be filled with gasoline at Fuel Pumps found at Gas Stations.
- Spawned Plastic Bottles can contain Cholera.
- Use purification items or empty and refill the bottle before drinking from a spawned bottle.
- A bottle shared between sick and healthy survivors can spread infection.
- It can be placed in cooking slots to thaw frozen water.
- Unlike a Canteen or Glass Bottle, it cannot be heated to boil water.
- Prior to version 0.53, it was known as a Waterbottle.
- Prior to version 0.63, it was known as the PET Bottle.
- Prior to version 1.06, its capacity was only 250 mL.
- In an earlier game version, the bottle was able to catch rain water.