Mail Bag is a container item in Project Zomboid. Wearing it changes run speed to 0.99. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Container Bags & storage
Wearing it changes run speed to 0.99. It holds 20 with 50% weight reduction. It weighs 0.5.
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.Bag_Mail | Container |
Mail Bag is on 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post Office Parcels | Post Office (laundry cart, shelves); Post storage (crate, shelves) | 42% | 2 |
| Post Office Newspapers | Post Office (box); Post storage (box) | 2.9% | 4 |
| Post Office Magazines | Post Office (box); Post storage (box) | 1.2% | 4 |
| Post Office Books | Post Office (box); Post storage (box) | 0.76% | 4 |
Town by town: loot locations.
Used in 1 recipe (as an ingredient or tool):
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
Counts as: any isfirefuel, any isfiretinder, any largesack.
It weighs 0.5 in Build 42.
Base.Bag_Mail.
Capacity 20, weight reduction 50%.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.