01Item
Lighter Fluid at a glance
Household Tools
It weighs 0.2.
Weight0.2
Lighter Fluid
Lighter Fluid is a household item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.2. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
02Item
What it is and how to use it
Tools unlock jobs: carpentry, mechanics, farming, fishing, cooking and more. Many recipes only need the tool to be in your inventory, not equipped.
More: Every tool · Crafting in Build 42.
03Item
Item ID and variants
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.LighterFluid | Household |
04Item
Where it spawns: the loot tables
Lighter Fluid 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 Lighting | Camping (box, shelves); Camping storage (box, crate); Outdoor supply (shelves); and 1 more place | 5.0% | 4 |
| Safehouse Lighting | Survivor safehouse (early) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (late game) (box); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, crate) | 3.3% | 4 |
| Derelict House Drugs | Derelict (other); Derelict steel factory (other) | 1.0% | 1 |
| Store Counter Tobacco | Convenience store (shelves); Corner Store (cupboard, shelves); Fossoil gas station (cupboard, shelves); and 5 more places | 0.54% | 4 |
| Gas Store Special | Gas Station (cupboard); Liquor Store (cupboard) | 0.48% | 4 |
| Kitchen Random | Survivor cache (big building) (cupboard); House kitchen (cupboard); Kitchen (cupboard); and 1 more place | 0.13% | 2 |
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early, Bandit, Private Militia.
Inside bags and cases: Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
05Item
Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
01Part
Crafting and loot tables
Used in 1 recipe (as an ingredient or tool):
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
- Safehouse Lighting (weight 8)
- Camping Store Lighting (weight 8)
- Derelict House Drugs (weight 2)
- Store Counter Tobacco (weight 1)
- Gas Store Special (weight 1)
- Kitchen Random (weight 0.5)
Counts as: any hasmetal, any lighterfluid.
06Item
Similar items
07Item
Quick answers
How much does the Lighter Fluid weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.2 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Lighter Fluid?
Base.LighterFluid.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.