Military Boots - Desert is a clothing item in Project Zomboid. It gives 100 bite and 100 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.5 insulation. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Clothing Clothing & armour
It gives 100 bite and 100 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.5 insulation. Wearing it changes run speed to 0.9.
Clothing only protects the body parts it covers. Bite and scratch defence stop wounds, insulation keeps you warm, and wind and water resistance matter in storms. Heavy or bulky pieces can slow your running.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Shoes_ArmyBootsDesert | Clothing |
Military Boots - Desert is on 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crate Boots Army Desert | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 100% | 4 |
| Army Surplus Footwear | Army Surplus Store (crate, shelves); Pawnshop (box, shelves) | 23% | 4 |
| Crate Footwear Random | Attic (box, crate); Bedroom (box, crate); Closet (box); and 3 more places | 0.99% | 4 |
| Crate Random Junk | Any building (box); Bedroom (box, crate); Closet (box); and 2 more places | under 0.1% | 1 |
| Seasonal Worker Lockers | Agri worker dorm (locker) | under 0.1% | 4 |
| Crate Clothes Random | Attic (box, crate); Bedroom (box, crate); Closet (box); and 4 more places | under 0.1% | 4 |
| Wardrobe Redneck | Any building (cabinet); Bedroom (locker, cabinet) | under 0.1% | 4 |
| Closet Shelf Generic | Closet (shelves) | under 0.1% | 2 |
It is on 3 more tables with smaller shares.
Town by town: loot locations.
Base.Shoes_ArmyBootsDesert.
Bite defence 100 and scratch defence 100.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.