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Dish Towel at a glance
Household Tools
It weighs 0.3.
Weight0.3
Dish Towel
Dish Towel is a household item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.3. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Tools unlock jobs: carpentry, mechanics, farming, fishing, cooking and more. Many recipes only need the tool to be in your inventory, not equipped.
More: Every tool · Crafting in Build 42.
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Item ID and variants
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.DishCloth | Household |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Dish Towel is on 57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bar Laundry | Bar (clothing dryer, laundry cart, clothing washer) | 100% | 4 |
| Cafeteria Kitchen Laundry | Cafeteria kitchen (clothing dryer, laundry cart, clothing washer) | 100% | 4 |
| Store Counter Cleaning | Aesthetician (cupboard); Arena kitchen (cupboard); Army Surplus Store (cupboard); and 91 more places | 26% | 4 |
| Wild West Bar Counter | Wild West town bar (cupboard) | 20% | 4 |
| Gas Store Counter Cleaning | Gas Station (cupboard) | 18% | 4 |
| Seafood Kitchen Sauce | Seafood Restaurant (cupboard) | 18% | 4 |
| Safehouse Dryer | Survivor safehouse (early) (clothing dryer); Survivor safehouse (late game) (clothing dryer); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (clothing dryer) | 17% | 4 |
| Safehouse Washer | Survivor safehouse (early) (clothing washer); Survivor safehouse (late game) (clothing washer); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (clothing washer) | 17% | 4 |
It is on 49 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Cook Generic, Cook Spiffos, Waiter Diner, Waiter Market, Waiter Pile O Crepe, Waiter Pizza Whirled, Waiter Spiffo, Waiter Taco Del Pancho and 2 more.
Inside bags and cases: Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Dish Towel weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.3 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Dish Towel?
Base.DishCloth.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.