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Flashlight - Heavy Duty

Also known as Heavy Duty Flashlight.

A brighter, longer-range flashlight. Stats, where to find it and how to use it below. Updated for Build 42.21, November 2026.

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Heavy Duty Flashlight at a glance

Heavy Duty Flashlight icon

Tool Tools

A brighter, longer-range flashlight.

Used forA brighter, longer-range flashlight
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Where to find it

Camping stores

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Where to look, town by town

The Heavy Duty Flashlight turns up in camping stores. These named places from our town guides fit that description; loot is random, so none is guaranteed.

PlaceTownCoordinates
Spiffo’sMuldraugh10612,9644
GigaMartWest Point12023,6858
GigaMart Edge of the suburbsRiverside6136,5368
GigaMart North endRosewood8003,11255
Grand Ohio MallLouisville13577,1332
Crossroads MallValley Station13936,5832
Nourish Food Mart SupermarketMarch Ridge10142,12786
GigaMart Shopping plazaBrandenburg1869,6362

Every town and store type: loot locations and the map.

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What it does

What it does

Battery light, range 25, strength 2.

Where it spawns

Most often found in: camping store lighting.

Worth knowing

Weight 1.

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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Flashlight - Heavy Duty is on 25 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 tableWhere that table is usedShareRolls
Camping Store LightingCamping (box, shelves); Camping storage (box, crate); Outdoor supply (shelves); and 1 more place6.2%4
Mechanic Shelf MufflersGarage (shelves); Mechanic (shelves)4.2%4
Mechanic Shelf WheelsGarage (shelves); Mechanic (shelves)3.5%4
Mechanic Shelf BrakesGarage (shelves); Mechanic (shelves)3.5%4
Mechanic Shelf SuspensionGarage (shelves); Mechanic (shelves)3.4%4
Safehouse LightingSurvivor safehouse (early) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (late game) (box); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, crate)3.3%4
Crate ElectronicsAttic (box, crate); Bedroom (box, crate); Closet (box, crate); and 7 more places2.8%4
Rail Yard ToolsCatwalk (crate, shelves, box); Railroad repair shop (box, cupboard, crate, …); Railroad storage (crate, box)2.7%4

It is on 17 more tables with smaller shares.

On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early, Bandit, Private Militia.

Inside bags and cases: Duffel Bag, Garbage Bag.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Crafting and loot tables

Used in 3 recipes (as an ingredient or tool):

Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):

Counts as: any flashlight, any flashlightpillar.

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Quick answers

What does the Heavy Duty Flashlight do in Project Zomboid?

Battery light, range 25, strength 2.

Where do you find the Heavy Duty Flashlight in Project Zomboid?

Camping stores

What is the Heavy Duty Flashlight used for?

A brighter, longer-range flashlight.

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.