Reflective Vest
The Reflective Vest is a common clothing vest in DayZ. It uses the vest slot, gives 1 quick bar bonus slot, can be repaired with Duct Tape, and is mostly useful as a bright visibility item. It provides no projectile, melee, or infected protection.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
The Reflective Vest is a bright safety vest commonly associated with road workers and industrial areas. It is easy for other players to spot from a distance, so it is not ideal for stealth. It has very little practical protection value, but it can be useful early if you need any vest-slot item with a quick bar bonus.
In-game description
“Safety vest, often used by road workers. It is useful, if you wish to be seen from afar.”
Main Uses
- Wear as a basic vest-slot clothing item
- Gain 1 quick bar bonus slot
- Use as a high-visibility safety vest
- Repair with Duct Tape
- Use temporarily until you find a better vest
How to use this item
Use the Reflective Vest
The Reflective Vest is mostly a temporary clothing item. It is bright and easy to see, so it is not a good stealth option.
- Find a Reflective Vest in town, village, storage, or infected loot.
- Equip it in your vest slot.
- Use the quick bar bonus slot for a useful item.
- Replace it with a protective or storage vest when you find one.
Repair the Reflective Vest
The Reflective Vest can be repaired with Duct Tape.
- Place the Reflective Vest in your inventory or hands.
- Use Duct Tape on the vest.
- Repair it when damaged.
- Each repair restores part of the vest condition.
How to get Reflective Vest
- Search town loot areas.
- Search village loot areas.
- Check storage and industrial-style loot spots.
- Loot infected corpses.
- Use it temporarily until you find a better vest.
Spawn info
- • The Reflective Vest is a common clothing item.
- • It uses the vest inventory slot.
- • It gives 1 quick bar bonus slot.
- • It is brightly colored and easy to spot.
- • It can be found on infected corpses.
Important notes
- The Reflective Vest is very visible from a distance.
- It is not a good stealth clothing option.
- It uses the vest slot.
- It gives 1 quick bar bonus slot.
- It provides no projectile, melee, or infected protection.
- It has worst insulation.
- It can become damp.
- It can be repaired with Duct Tape.
- It is mostly a temporary early-game vest until you find better storage or protection.