A refillable lighter that starts fires about 32 times per fill. Where to find it and how to use it below. Updated for Build 42.21, November 2026.
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A refillable lighter that starts fires about 32 times per fill.
Camping stores and tobacco stores.
Town by town: loot locations.
Refill it from a lighter fluid can instead of throwing it away.
Starts fires; refillable.
Most often found in: camping stores, tobacco stores.
Each use drains about 1/32 of the fuel.
Lighter is on 20 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 | 19% | 4 |
| Tobacco Store Accessories | Tobacco store (shelves) | 17% | 4 |
| Smoking Room Pipes | Smoking room (shelves) | 7.7% | 4 |
| Army Surplus Misc | Army Surplus Store (cupboard, crate, shelves) | 6.5% | 4 |
| Store Counter Tobacco | Convenience store (shelves); Corner Store (cupboard, shelves); Fossoil gas station (cupboard, shelves); and 5 more places | 5.4% | 4 |
| Gas Store Special | Gas Station (cupboard); Liquor Store (cupboard) | 4.8% | 4 |
| Smoking Room Cigars | Smoking room (shelves) | 4.3% | 4 |
| Gift Store Fancy | Gift storage (box, crate, shelves); Gift Store (box, crate, shelves); Toy Store (box, cupboard, shelves); and 1 more place | 3.7% | 4 |
It is on 12 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Classy, Gaudy, Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early, Bandit, Private Militia.
Inside bags and cases: Fanny Pack, Military Satchel, ALICE Belt and Suspenders, Military Backpack and more.
Town by town: loot locations.
Used up as an ingredient in 27 recipes: Fire 2 Limestone, Fire 3 Bricks, Fire 4 Limestone, Fire 6 Bricks, Fire 8 Clay Tiles, Fire Clay Bar Mold, Fire Clay Blacksmith Anvil Mold, Fire Clay Bowl, Fire Clay Crucible, Fire Clay Ingot Mold, Fire Clay Jar, Fire Clay Mug, Fire Clay Pipe Segment, Fire Clay Plate and 13 more.
Needed as a tool in 1 recipe (it is not used up): Refill Lighter.
Camping stores and tobacco stores.
A refillable lighter that starts fires about 32 times per fill. Refill it from a lighter fluid can instead of throwing it away.
Starts fires; refillable.
Item data from the ProjectZom item database, with stats from the Build 42 game data as published by pzfans.com and pindrop.gg.