Ranger Jacket is a clothing item in Project Zomboid. It gives 20 bite and 30 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.7 insulation. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Clothing Clothing & armour
It gives 20 bite and 30 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.7 insulation. Wearing it changes run speed to 0.93. It weighs 2.
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.Jacket_Ranger | Clothing |
Ranger Jacket is on 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranger Outfit | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 6.7% | 3 |
| Ranger Lockers | Ranger locker (locker) | 4.9% | 4 |
| Backstage Clothing Rack | Back stage (clothing rack) | 0.26% | 4 |
| Backstage Dresser | Back stage (drawer) | 0.13% | 4 |
| Backstage Lockers | Back stage (box, locker) | 0.11% | 2 |
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 ripclothingcotton.
It weighs 2 in Build 42.
Base.Jacket_Ranger.
Bite defence 20 and scratch defence 30.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.