Also known as Hydration Backpack.
Carries 2 L, or 3 L for the camo version, since 42.18. Where to find it and how to use it below. Updated for Build 42.21, November 2026.
Water Food & water
Carries 2 L, or 3 L for the camo version, since 42.18.
No published stats for this item yet.
Sports and hiking stores, military areas.
Drink on the move without stopping.
The Hydration Backpack turns up in sports and hiking 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 Hydration Backpack comes up in our guides, with the line that mentions it:
Hydration Pack is on 6 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 | 4.3% | 4 |
| Hiker | Attic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 2 more places | 0.15% | 4 |
| Camping Lockers | Camp worker dorm (locker) | under 0.1% | 4 |
| Hunting Lockers | Change room (locker); Hunter storage (locker); Locker (locker); and 2 more places | under 0.1% | 4 |
| Crate Camping | Survivor safehouse (early) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (late game) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, crate); and 4 more places | under 0.1% | 4 |
| Fishing Lockers | Fishing (locker); Fishing storage (locker) | under 0.1% | 4 |
Town by town: loot locations.
Sports and hiking stores, military areas.
Carries 2 L, or 3 L for the camo version, since 42.18. Drink on the move without stopping.
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.