Jeans is a clothing item in Project Zomboid. It gives 10 bite and 20 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.7 insulation. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Clothing Clothing & armour
It gives 10 bite and 20 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.7 insulation. Wearing it changes run speed to 0.98.
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.Trousers_Denim | Clothing |
Base.TrousersMesh_DenimLight | Clothing |
2 versions share the name Jeans, usually different colours, sizes or states.
Jeans is on 32 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 Jeans | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 33% | 4 |
| Outdoor Supply Clothes | Outdoor supply (clothing rack) | 21% | 4 |
| Laundry Load 3 | Laundromat (second list) (clothing dryer, laundry cart, clothing washer, …); Laundromat (clothing dryer, laundry cart, clothing washer, …); Laundry (clothing dryer, laundry cart, clothing washer, …) | 21% | 4 |
| Tool Store Outfit | Tool storage (box, shelves); Tool Store (box, crate, shelves); Tool store storage (box, shelves) | 17% | 4 |
| Clothing Stores Pants | Clothes store (clothing rack); Clothing Store (clothing rack); Department Store (clothing rack); and 1 more place | 14% | 4 |
| Clothing Storage Legwear | Clothes storage (box, shelves); Clothes store storage (box, shelves); Clothing storage (box, shelves); and 3 more places | 7.3% | 4 |
| Construction Worker Outfit | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 6.8% | 3 |
| Carpenter Outfit | Carpenter (drawer, cabinet) | 6.3% | 3 |
It is on 24 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Laundry Bag, Plastic Bag, Suitcase, Tote Bag, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
Used up as an ingredient in 2 recipes: Cut Up Denim/Leather Clothing, Shorten Trousers.
Base.Trousers_Denim, Base.TrousersMesh_DenimLight (variants share the name).
Bite defence 10 and scratch defence 20.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.