Lunchbox is a container item in Project Zomboid. It holds 4 with 50% weight reduction. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Container Bags & storage
It holds 4 with 50% weight reduction. It weighs 1.
Capacity is how much a container holds. Weight reduction is how much lighter the contents feel while you wear or carry it, so a bag with high weight reduction lets you carry more before you are overloaded.
More: Bags and backpacks.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Lunchbox | Container |
Base.Lunchbox2 | Container |
2 versions share the name Lunchbox, usually different colours, sizes or states.
Lunchbox is on 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fridge Office | Car dealership office (fridge); Factory (fridge); Office (fridge); and 4 more places | 7.2% | 2 |
| Fridge Break Room | Break room (fridge); Daycare (fridge) | 6.4% | 2 |
| Janitor Misc | Gas storage (cupboard); Janitor (cupboard, locker); School storage (cupboard); and 1 more place | 4.1% | 4 |
| Fridge Drug Lab | Drug lab (fridge) | 2.4% | 2 |
| School Lockers Bad | Elementary hall (locker); Elementary school (locker); Secondary hall (locker) | 1.0% | 2 |
| School Lockers | Elementary hall (locker); Elementary school (locker); Secondary hall (locker) | 0.92% | 2 |
| Laboratory Lockers | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 0.83% | 4 |
| Hospital Lockers | Bathroom (locker); Break room (locker); Change room (locker); and 4 more places | 0.78% | 4 |
It is on 4 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Duffel Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
It weighs 1 in Build 42.
Base.Lunchbox, Base.Lunchbox2 (variants share the name).
Capacity 4, weight reduction 50%.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.