Plate Carrier
The Plate Carrier is a very rare heavy armor vest in DayZ. It provides strong projectile, melee, and infected protection, weighs 12 kg, gives 1 quick bar bonus slot, can hold grenades, pouches, and a holster, and can be repaired with a Leather Sewing Kit or Epoxy Putty.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
The Plate Carrier is one of the strongest protective vest options in DayZ. It offers excellent ballistic and impact protection, but the tradeoff is heavy weight and limited base storage unless you add attachments. With Plate Carrier Pouches and a Holster, it becomes much more useful because it can gain extra inventory and handgun storage while keeping its strong armor value.
In-game description
“Hard-plate reinforced bulletproof vest, able to absorb various types of impact damage. Can be expandable with holster and additional pouches.”
Main Uses
- Wear as heavy ballistic armor
- Reduce projectile damage
- Reduce melee and infected damage
- Attach up to 4 grenades
- Attach Plate Carrier Pouches for extra storage
- Attach a Holster for handgun storage
- Gain 1 quick bar bonus slot
- Repair with a Leather Sewing Kit or Epoxy Putty
How to use this item
Use the Plate Carrier for armor
The Plate Carrier is best used when protection matters more than weight. It is heavy, but it is one of the strongest vest choices for surviving gunfire and close-range damage.
- Find a Plate Carrier from military-related loot or military infected.
- Equip it in your vest slot.
- Attach Pouches if you need extra inventory space.
- Attach a Holster if you want handgun storage.
- Attach grenades if you are carrying them.
- Keep it repaired so its protection stays useful.
Expand the Plate Carrier
The Plate Carrier is much better when expanded with Pouches and a Holster.
- Attach Plate Carrier Pouches to add extra inventory capacity.
- Attach a Holster to store a handgun.
- Use the grenade attachment slots for grenades if needed.
- Balance the added utility against the vest's already heavy weight.
Repair the Plate Carrier
The Plate Carrier can be repaired with a Leather Sewing Kit or Epoxy Putty.
- Place the Plate Carrier in your inventory or hands.
- Use a Leather Sewing Kit or Epoxy Putty on the vest.
- Repair it when damaged.
- Use repairs carefully because the Plate Carrier is very valuable.
How to get Plate Carrier
- Search military areas.
- Loot military infected when safe.
- Check Underground Bunker loot on Livonia for specific variants.
- Look for unique variants across Chernarus and Livonia.
- Loot geared players, since Plate Carriers are high-value armor items.
Spawn info
- • The Plate Carrier is a very rare armor vest.
- • The standard Plate Carrier can be found on military infected.
- • Black and Green variants are associated with the Underground Bunker in Livonia.
- • The Camo variant can be found in military areas in Chernarus and hunting locations in Livonia.
- • It uses the vest inventory slot.
- • It can be expanded with Pouches and a Holster.
- • It can hold up to 4 grenades.
Important notes
- The Plate Carrier is one of the strongest protective vests in DayZ.
- It provides strong projectile, melee, and infected protection.
- It weighs 12 kg, so it has a noticeable stamina and mobility cost.
- It has limited base utility unless expanded with attachments.
- Pouches add extra inventory capacity.
- A Holster adds handgun storage.
- It can hold 4 grenades.
- It gives 1 quick bar bonus slot.
- It has best insulation.
- It can become wet.
- It can be repaired with a Leather Sewing Kit or Epoxy Putty.
- It is very rare and should usually be kept repaired once found.