Balaclava - Open is an accessory item in Project Zomboid. It gives 0 bite and 5 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.8 insulation. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Accessory Clothing & armour
It gives 0 bite and 5 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.8 insulation. It weighs 0.5.
Clothing only protects the body parts it covers. Bite and scratch defence stop wounds, insulation keeps you warm, and wind and water resistance matter in storms. Heavy or bulky pieces can slow your running.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Hat_BalaclavaFace | Accessory |
Balaclava - Open is on 8 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army Surplus Headwear | Army Surplus Store (cupboard, crate); Pawnshop (box, cupboard, shelves) | 12% | 4 |
| Clothing Storage Winter | Army Surplus Store (shelves); Attic (box, crate); Bedroom (box, crate); and 11 more places | 5.9% | 4 |
| Army Storage Outfit | Any building (locker); Army storage (shelves, military crate); Pawnshop (cupboard, shelves); and 2 more places | 3.7% | 4 |
| Burglar Tools | Attic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 2 more places | 0.89% | 4 |
| Safehouse Armor Mid | Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, crate, drawer, …) | 0.50% | 2 |
| Safehouse Armor Late | Survivor safehouse (late game) (box, crate, drawer, …) | 0.40% | 3 |
| Crate Clothes Random | Attic (box, crate); Bedroom (box, crate); Closet (box); and 4 more places | under 0.1% | 4 |
| Derelict House Crime | Derelict (other); Derelict steel factory (other) | under 0.1% | 1 |
Inside bags and cases: Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knit Open-Face Balaclava In hand | Yarn | any knitting needles | Tailoring 3. Read: Woolly Yarns - May 1993 |
Made with:
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
Counts as: any caneat, any isdisguise, any isfirefuel, any isfiretinder.
It weighs 0.5 in Build 42.
Base.Hat_BalaclavaFace.
Bite defence 0 and scratch defence 5.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.