Riding Helmet is a protective gear item in Project Zomboid. It gives 40 bite and 60 scratch defence where it covers you. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Protective Gear Clothing & armour
It gives 40 bite and 60 scratch defence where it covers you.
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.Hat_RidingHelmet | Protective Gear |
Riding Helmet is on 4 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 Armor Mid | Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, crate, drawer, …) | 0.50% | 2 |
| Crate Random Junk | Any building (box); Bedroom (box, crate); Closet (box); and 2 more places | under 0.1% | 1 |
| Backstage Counter | Back stage (cupboard) | under 0.1% | 4 |
| Backstage Lockers | Back stage (box, locker) | under 0.1% | 2 |
Town by town: loot locations.
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
Base.Hat_RidingHelmet.
Bite defence 40 and scratch defence 60.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.