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Rag at a glance
Household Tools
It weighs 0.1.
Weight0.1
Rag
Rag is a household item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.1. 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.RippedSheets | Household |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Rag is on 27 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 Dryer | Survivor safehouse (early) (clothing dryer); Survivor safehouse (late game) (clothing dryer); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (clothing dryer) | 50% | 4 |
| Safehouse Freezer Mid | Survivor safehouse (mid game) (freezer) | 42% | 4 |
| Janitor Cleaning | Bathroom (shelves); Gas storage (cupboard); Janitor (cupboard, shelves); and 2 more places | 17% | 4 |
| Safehouse Medical Mid | Survivor safehouse (late game) (cabinet); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (cupboard, cabinet) | 15% | 4 |
| Mannequin Factory Paint | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 13% | 4 |
| Janitor Misc | Gas storage (cupboard); Janitor (cupboard, locker); School storage (cupboard); and 1 more place | 12% | 4 |
| Metal Worker Tools | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 11% | 3 |
| Gardener Outfit | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 11% | 3 |
It is on 19 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Thunder Gas, Gas 2 Go, Fossoil, Metal Worker, Mechanic, Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early and 2 more.
Inside bags and cases: Toolbox, Duffel Bag.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Clothing In hand | any ripclothingcotton | None | No skill needed |
| Rip Sheet In hand | any sheet | None | No skill needed |
| Shorten Skirt On any surface | Long Skirt or Skirt or Knee-length Skirt or 1 more | any scissors | No skill needed |
| Shorten Sleeves On any surface | Crop Top - Arms or Shirt - Formal or Shirt - Formal or 3 more | any scissors | No skill needed |
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 75 recipes: Assemble Crude Knife, Assemble Simple Framepack, Assemble Simple Tarp Framepack, Assemble Small Simple Framepack, Can-Reinforce Long Weapon, Can-Reinforce Short Weapon, Can-Reinforce Weapon, Carve Simple Wooden Tongs, Crude Wooden Cross, Crude Wooden Fence, Disinfect Bandage, Disinfect Rag, Fix With Epoxy And Rags, Forge Scrap Metal Shortsword and 61 more.
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Quick answers
How much does the Rag weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.1 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Rag?
Base.RippedSheets.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.