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Rubber Hose at a glance
Tool Tools
It weighs 0.3.
Weight0.3
Rubber Hose
Rubber Hose is a tool item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.3. 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.RubberHose | Tool |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Rubber Hose is on 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Clinic Tools | Clinic (cupboard); Dentist (cupboard, drawer); Kennels (cupboard, shelves); and 5 more places | 10% | 4 |
| Chemistry | Attic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 3 more places | 8.6% | 4 |
| Gas Storage Mechanics | Gas storage (box, crate, shelves); Gas Station (box) | 7.7% | 4 |
| Derelict House Crime | Derelict (other); Derelict steel factory (other) | 7.4% | 1 |
| Store Shelf Mechanics | Convenience store (shelves); Corner Store (shelves); Fossoil gas station (shelves); and 4 more places | 6.9% | 4 |
| Fireman Tools | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 5.7% | 3 |
| Morgue Chemicals | Morgue (shelves) | 5.0% | 4 |
| Medical Storage Tools | Clinic (shelves); Dentist (shelves); Dentist storage (shelves); and 4 more places | 4.9% | 4 |
It is on 30 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early, Bandit, Private Militia, Survivalist, Survivalist 02, Survivalist 02 Late and 12 more.
Inside bags and cases: Toolbox, Duffel Bag, Garden Basket and more.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Crafting and loot tables
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
- Drug Lab Supplies (weight 10)
- Crate Mechanics (weight 10)
- Burglar Tools (weight 10)
- University Storage Science (weight 10)
- Medical Storage Tools (weight 10)
- Gigamart Tools (weight 10)
- Car Supply Tools (weight 10)
- Chemistry (weight 10)
- School Lab (weight 10)
- Garage Tools (weight 10)
- Tool Cabinet Farming (weight 10)
- Mechanic Shelf Misc (weight 10)
- Mechanic Special (weight 10)
- Tool Store Misc (weight 10)
- Tool Cabinet Mechanics (weight 10)
Counts as: any siphongas.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Rubber Hose weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.3 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Rubber Hose?
Base.RubberHose.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.