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Propane Lantern Bottle at a glance
Light Source Tools
It weighs 1.
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Propane Lantern Bottle
Propane Lantern Bottle is a light source item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 1. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Tools unlock jobs: carpentry, mechanics, farming, fishing, cooking and more. Many recipes only need the tool to be in your inventory, not equipped.
More: Every tool · Crafting in Build 42.
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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.Propane_Refill | Light Source |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Propane Lantern Bottle is on 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safehouse Lighting | Survivor safehouse (early) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (late game) (box); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, crate) | 12% | 4 |
| Metal Shop Tools | Metal fabrication shop (cupboard, tool cabinet); Metal fabrication storage (tool cabinet); Metal Shop (cupboard, box, tool cabinet) | 7.4% | 4 |
| Plumbing Supplies | Attic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 4 more places | 5.7% | 4 |
| Camping Store Lighting | Camping (box, shelves); Camping storage (box, crate); Outdoor supply (shelves); and 1 more place | 5.0% | 4 |
| Garage Metalwork | Garage storage (cupboard, shelves); Shed (cupboard, shelves) | 4.5% | 4 |
| Welding Workshop Tools | Welding workshop (locker, tool cabinet) | 4.3% | 4 |
| Metal Worker Tools | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 3.8% | 3 |
| Tool Store Metalwork | Tool storage (box, shelves); Tool Store (box, crate, shelves); Tool store storage (box, shelves) | 3.7% | 4 |
It is on 10 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early, Bandit, Private Militia.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
How to make it
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remove Propane Bottle In hand | Nothing is used up | Propane Lantern | No skill needed |
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 1 recipe: Insert Propane Bottle into Lantern.
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Crafting and loot tables
Made with:
Used in 1 recipe (as an ingredient or tool):
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
- Safehouse Lighting (weight 20)
- Metal Shop Tools (weight 20)
- Drug Lab Supplies (weight 10)
- Generator Room (weight 10)
- Safehouse Lighting (weight 10)
- Crate Metalwork (weight 10)
- Metal Worker Tools (weight 10)
- Welding Workshop Tools (weight 10)
- Tool Store Metalwork (weight 10)
- Plumbing Supplies (weight 10)
- Metal Shop Tools (weight 10)
- Garage Metalwork (weight 10)
- Camping Store Lighting (weight 8)
- Crate Camping (weight 8)
- Survival Gear (weight 8)
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Propane Lantern Bottle weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 1 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Propane Lantern Bottle?
Base.Propane_Refill.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.