Also known as Large Backpack.
The biggest common backpack. Stats, where to find it and how to use it below. Updated for Build 42.21, November 2026.
Bag Bags & storage
The biggest common backpack.
Outdoor stores, military areas.
Pair with the Organized trait for even more space.
How the Large Backpack stacks up against other bag items and similar bags & storage in our database, sorted by capacity.
| Item | Capacity | Weight reduction |
|---|---|---|
| Large Backpack | 22 | 80% |
| Hiking Bag | 20 | 75% |
| Garbage Bag | 20 | 50% |
| Duffel Bag | 18 | 65% |
| School Bag | 15 | 70% |
| Briefcase | 8 | 50% |
| Handbag | 6 | 50% |
| Fanny Pack | 1 | 85% |
The Large Backpack turns up in outdoor stores, military areas. These named places from our town guides fit that description; loot is random, so none is guaranteed.
| Place | Town | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Police station Gun storage next door; basement | Muldraugh | 10648,10408 |
| Police station Armory in the basement | West Point | 11804,6809 |
| Police station Armory and cells in the basement | Riverside | 6085,5242 |
| Police station Gun storage | Rosewood | 8068,11734 |
| Grand Ohio Mall | Louisville | 13577,1332 |
| Crossroads Mall | Valley Station | 13936,5832 |
| Cold War bunker All rooms four floors down, beyond generator range | March Ridge | 9921,12624 |
| Three gun stores Plus a hunting store and storage rooms | Fallas Lake | 7252,8278 |
Every town and store type: loot locations and the map.
Where the Large Backpack comes up in our guides, with the line that mentions it:
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 22 |
| Weight reduction | 80 |
| Slot | Back |
| Where to find it | Camping stores, hikers, survival gear, camping crates |
How capacity and weight reduction combine: bags guide.
Big Hiking Backpack is on 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camping Store Backpacks | Camping (box, cupboard, shelves); Camping storage (box, crate); Fishing (cupboard); and 4 more places | 8.5% | 4 |
| Hiker | Attic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 2 more places | 0.60% | 4 |
| Survival Gear | Attic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 2 more places | 0.43% | 4 |
| Crate Camping | Survivor safehouse (early) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (late game) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, crate); and 4 more places | 0.14% | 4 |
| Locker Army Bedroom Home | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 0.10% | 4 |
| Vacation Stuff | Attic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 2 more places | under 0.1% | 4 |
| Wardrobe Generic | Any building (cabinet); Bedroom (locker, cabinet) | under 0.1% | 4 |
| Seasonal Worker Lockers | Agri worker dorm (locker) | under 0.1% | 4 |
It is on 12 more tables with smaller shares.
Town by town: loot locations.
Capacity 22, with 80 weight reduction.
Outdoor stores, military areas.
The biggest common backpack. Pair with the Organized trait for even more space.
Item data from the ProjectZom item database, with stats from the Build 42 game data as published by pzfans.com and pindrop.gg. Item art is from Project Zomboid.