Dust Mask is a protective gear item in Project Zomboid. It gives 0 bite and 5 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.6 insulation. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Protective Gear Clothing & armour
It gives 0 bite and 5 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.6 insulation. It weighs 0.2.
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_DustMask | Protective Gear |
Dust Mask is on 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dog Food Factory Equipment | Dog Food Factory (cupboard) | 21% | 4 |
| Tool Store Accessories | Tool storage (box, shelves); Tool Store (box, cupboard, crate); Tool store storage (box, shelves) | 14% | 4 |
| Drug Lab Outfit | Drug lab (cupboard, cabinet) | 14% | 4 |
| Produce Storage Equipment | Produce Warehouse (cupboard) | 13% | 8 |
| Mechanic Shelf Outfit | Factory storage (locker); Garage (shelves); Mechanic (shelves) | 10% | 4 |
| Mechanic Outfit | Garage (locker); Mechanic (locker) | 7.1% | 4 |
| Metal Worker Outfit | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 7.0% | 3 |
| Construction Worker Outfit | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 6.8% | 3 |
It is on 33 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Sanitation, Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early, Bandit, Private Militia.
Inside bags and cases: Protective Case - Military, Protective Case, Tool Roll - Leather, Toolbox, Wooden Toolbox, 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 0.2 in Build 42.
Base.Hat_DustMask.
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.