Leather Shelter is something you build in the world in Project Zomboid, not an item you carry. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Buildable Outdoors
You build it from the building menu. No skill needed.
Leather Shelter is built in place, so it never sits in your inventory like a normal item. Gather the materials and tools in the recipe below, stand where you want it, and place it from the building menu.
More: Base building · Fire and heating · Recipe database.
Use the item ID in admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Type |
|---|---|
Base.Leather_Shelter | Buildable |
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leather Shelter Built in the world | 2 × Tree Branch or Wooden Rod; large crude-tanned leather or large tanned fur; 4 × Stone; 4 × Log; Long Stick or Sapling; 2 × Rag or Rag (Dirty) or Twine or 2 more | None | No skill needed |
From the building menu. It uses: 2 × Tree Branch or Wooden Rod; large crude-tanned leather or large tanned fur; 4 × Stone; 4 × Log; Long Stick or Sapling; 2 × Rag or Rag (Dirty) or Twine or 2 more. No skill needed.
Base.Leather_Shelter.
Names, IDs and recipes from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.