Military Pants - Desert Camo is a clothing item in Project Zomboid. It gives 10 bite and 20 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.3 insulation. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Clothing Clothing & armour
It gives 10 bite and 20 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.3 insulation.
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.Trousers_CamoDesert | Clothing |
Base.Trousers_CamoDesertNew | Clothing |
2 versions share the name Military Pants - Desert Camo, usually different colours, sizes or states.
Military Pants - Desert Camo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band Merch Shelves | Band merch (shelves) | 3.5% | 4 |
| Army Surplus Outfit | Army Surplus Store (clothing rack, crate, shelves); Pawnshop (box, clothing rack, shelves) | 3.0% | 4 |
| Band Practice Clothing | Band practice (box, crate, shelves); Band living room (locker); Music school (drawer, locker) | 2.9% | 4 |
| Hiker | Attic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 2 more places | 1.8% | 4 |
| Camping Lockers | Camp worker dorm (locker) | 0.99% | 4 |
| Locker Army Bedroom | Army tent (locker) | 0.58% | 4 |
| Locker Army Bedroom Home | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 0.50% | 4 |
| Seasonal Worker Lockers | Agri worker dorm (locker) | 0.34% | 4 |
It is on 3 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Plastic Bag, Suitcase, Tote Bag, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
Base.Trousers_CamoDesert, Base.Trousers_CamoDesertNew (variants share the name).
Bite defence 10 and scratch defence 20.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.