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Short Stick

Short Sticks are common crafting resources in DayZ made by splitting Long Wooden Sticks or cutting Firewood. They stack up to 5, weigh 220 g each, take 5 inventory slots, and are used in many survival recipes including Fireplaces, Hand Drill Kits, Splints, Torches, improvised backpacks, base kits, improvised bolts, cooking stands, and fishing hooks.

Quick item summary

CategoryResource
SubcategoryWood Resource
Size1x5
Weight220 g
HeavyNo

Quick answer

The Short Stick is one of the most useful crafting resources in DayZ. It is obtained by splitting Long Wooden Sticks or cutting Firewood with tools such as knives, saws, axes, or a pickaxe. Short Sticks are used across many early survival recipes, including fire starting, medical splints, backpacks, torches, improvised bolts, fishing hooks, cooking setups, and base building kits.

In-game description

“Multipurpose piece of wood. Ideal for setting traps, construction purposes, feeding a fire, fixing a fracture and more.”

Main Uses

How to use this item

Get Short Sticks

Short Sticks can be obtained by splitting Long Wooden Sticks or cutting Firewood with the right tool.

  1. Find a Long Wooden Stick or Firewood.
  2. Equip a saw, axe, pickaxe, knife, or other supported cutting tool.
  3. Use the tool on the Long Wooden Stick or Firewood.
  4. Collect the Short Sticks.
  5. Stack them up to 5 to save inventory space.

Craft a Fireplace

Use a Short Stick with kindling to craft a Fireplace for warmth, cooking, drying clothes, and survival.

  1. Place a Short Stick in your hands or inventory.
  2. Combine it with Light Bark, Oak Bark, Paper, Rag, Bandage, Carnival Mask, Firewood, or Punched Card.
  3. Craft the Fireplace.
  4. Add extra fuel if needed.
  5. Ignite the Fireplace with Matches, a Petrol Lighter, Road Flare, Hand Drill Kit, Blowtorch, or Torch.
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Craft a Hand Drill Kit

Combine a Short Stick with bark to make a basic fire-starting tool.

  1. Find or craft a Short Stick.
  2. Gather Light Bark or Oak Bark from a tree.
  3. Combine the Short Stick with the bark.
  4. Craft a Hand Drill Kit.
  5. Use the Hand Drill Kit to ignite a Fireplace.
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Craft a Splint

Use Short Sticks with rags or a bandage to craft a Splint for treating broken legs.

  1. Collect Short Sticks.
  2. Find enough Rags or a Bandage.
  3. Combine the materials.
  4. Craft a Splint.
  5. Apply the Splint if you have a fracture.
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How to get Short Stick

  • Split Long Wooden Sticks.
  • Cut Firewood.
  • Use supported tools such as saws, axes, pickaxes, or knives.
  • Loot players carrying survival crafting materials.

Spawn info

Crafted from Long Wooden StickCrafted from FirewoodUnknown
  • • Short Sticks are obtained by splitting Long Wooden Sticks or cutting Firewood.
  • • Supported tools include saws, axes, pickaxes, and knives.
  • • The amount obtained is 3.
  • • Short Sticks stack up to 5.
  • • They take 5 inventory slots and weigh 220 g each.
  • • They are used in a large number of crafting recipes.

Crafting and item conversions

How to craft Short Stick

3 Short Sticks

Result: 3 Short Sticks

Long StickKnife

Craft 3 Short Sticks using Long Stick and Knife.

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3 Short Sticks

Result: 3 Short Sticks

FirewoodHatchet

Craft 3 Short Sticks using Firewood and Hatchet.

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Used in recipes

Wood Hook

Result: Wood Hook

Short StickKnife

Craft Wood Hook using Short Stick and Knife.

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Shelter Kit

Result: Shelter Kit

1× Rope4× Short Sticks

Craft a Shelter Kit with Rope and 4 Short Sticks. Deploy it to start building Improvised, Leather, or Tarp Shelters.

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Watchtower Kit

Result: Watchtower Kit

1× Rope4× Short Sticks

Craft a Watchtower Kit with Rope and 4 Short Sticks. Deploy it to start building a Watchtower.

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Fence Kit

Result: Fence Kit

1× Rope2× Short Sticks

Craft a Fence Kit with Rope and 2 Short Sticks. Deploy it to start building a Fence.

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Flag Pole Kit

Result: Flag Pole Kit

1× Rope3× Short Sticks

Craft a Flag Pole Kit with Rope and 3 Short Sticks. Deploy it to start building a Flag Pole.

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Splint

Result: Splint

4× Rags2× Short Sticks

Craft a Splint with 4 Rags and 2 Short Sticks.

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Splint

Result: Splint

1× Full Bandage2× Short Sticks

Craft a Splint with a full Bandage and 2 Short Sticks.

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Splint

Result: Splint

1× Duct Tape2× Short Sticks

Craft a Splint with Duct Tape and 2 Short Sticks. The Duct Tape needs at least 50%.

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Splint

Result: Splint

1× Shemagh2× Short Sticks

Craft a Splint with a Shemagh and 2 Short Sticks.

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Cooking Stand

Result: Cooking Stand

Long Stick2 Short Sticks

Craft Cooking Stand using Long Stick and 2 Short Sticks.

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Hand Drill Kit

Result: Hand Drill Kit

Short StickBark

Craft Hand Drill Kit using Short Stick and Bark.

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Improvised Bolt

Result: Improvised Bolt

Short StickKnife

Craft Improvised Bolt using Short Stick and Knife.

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Important notes

  • Short Sticks are one of the most useful early-game crafting resources.
  • They are obtained by splitting Long Wooden Sticks or cutting Firewood.
  • Supported tools include saws, axes, pickaxes, and knives.
  • The amount obtained is 3.
  • They stack up to 5.
  • They take 5 inventory slots and weigh 220 g each.
  • They are used for Fireplaces, Hand Drill Kits, Splints, Torches, backpacks, base building kits, cooking stands, improvised bolts, and fishing hooks.
  • Short Sticks are especially useful because they can help you start a fire even if you do not have matches or a lighter.
  • They can also be used to fix fractures by crafting a Splint.