Bucket Hat is an accessory item in Project Zomboid. It adds 0.5 insulation. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Accessory Clothing & armour
It adds 0.5 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_BucketHat | Accessory |
Bucket Hat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clothing Stores Headwear | Clothes store (cupboard); Clothing Store (cupboard); Shoe Store (cupboard) | 7.7% | 4 |
| Clothing Storage Headwear | Clothes storage (box, shelves); Clothes store storage (box, shelves); Clothing storage (box, shelves); and 3 more places | 4.2% | 4 |
| University Wardrobe | Living room (cabinet) | 0.42% | 4 |
| Bedroom Sidetable Child | Bedroom (drawer); Kids bedroom (cupboard, shelves, drawer) | 0.39% | 4 |
| Wardrobe Child | Bedroom (locker, cabinet); Daycare (cabinet); Kids bedroom (locker, cabinet) | 0.37% | 4 |
| Bedroom Dresser Child | Bedroom (drawer); Kids bedroom (drawer) | 0.36% | 4 |
| Wardrobe Generic | Any building (cabinet); Bedroom (locker, cabinet) | 0.34% | 4 |
| Crate Clothes Random | Attic (box, crate); Bedroom (box, crate); Closet (box); and 4 more places | 0.30% | 4 |
It is on 12 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Plastic Bag, Suitcase, Tote Bag, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
Counts as: any isfirefuel, any isfiretinder.
It weighs 0.5 in Build 42.
Base.Hat_BucketHat.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.