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Magazine: Cowboy Living at a glance
Recipe Resource Building & survival
It weighs 0.5.
Weight0.5
Magazine: Cowboy Living
Magazine: Cowboy Living is a recipe resource item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Crafting materials feed the Build 42 crafting menus. Right-click the item or open the crafting window to see every recipe it goes into.
More: Crafting in Build 42 · Base building.
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Item ID and variants
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.TailoringMag5 | Recipe Resource |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Magazine: Cowboy Living is on 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tailoring Literature | Sewing storage (drawer); Sewing Store (drawer); Tailoring workshop (drawer) | 1.6% | 4 |
| Library Fashion | Library (shelves) | 0.75% | 4 |
| Bookstore Fashion | Bookstore (shelves); Tailoring store (cupboard) | 0.62% | 4 |
| Crate Tailoring | Attic (box, crate); Bedroom (box, crate); Closet (box, crate); and 5 more places | 0.18% | 4 |
| Kitchen Book | House kitchen (box, crate, shelves); Kitchen (box, crate, shelves); Living room (cupboard) | 0.17% | 4 |
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 2 recipes: Make Magazine Body Armor, Make Magazine Limb Armor.
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Crafting and loot tables
Used in 2 recipes (as an ingredient or tool):
Reading it teaches:
- Sew Holster
- Sew Double Holster
- Make Western Boots
- Sew Furred Hide Coat
- Sew Furred Hide Jacket
- Sew Leather Pants
- Sew Sheepskin Vest
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
- Tailoring Literature (weight 2)
- Bookstore Fashion (weight 1)
- Library Fashion (weight 1)
- Crate Tailoring (weight 0.5)
- Kitchen Book (weight 0.5)
Counts as: any magazine.
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Quick answers
How much does the Magazine: Cowboy Living weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.5 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Magazine: Cowboy Living?
Base.TailoringMag5.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.