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Simple Framepack

Holds 20 weight units with 75% weight reduction, carried in the back slot. Where to find it and how to use it below. Updated for Build 42.21, November 2026.

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Simple Framepack at a glance

Simple Framepack icon

Bag Bags & storage

Holds 20 weight units with 75% weight reduction, carried in the back slot.

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Where to find it

Crafted; it does not spawn as loot.

Town by town: loot locations.

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How to use it

Crafted packs need no loot run, so they are a safe early upgrade.

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Capacity and carrying

StatValue
Capacity20
Weight reduction75 (tarp version 70)
SlotBack
Where to find itCrafted

How capacity and weight reduction combine: bags guide.

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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes

How to make it

RecipeIngredients (used up)Tools (kept)Requirements
Assemble Simple Framepack
On any surface
large crude-tanned leather or large tanned fur; 4 × any heavy thread; 2 × Leather Strips or Rope; 3 × Twine or Rag or Denim Strips or 3 more; 5 × Wooden Rodany scissors or any sharp knife; any sewing needle; any awlTailoring 5. Read: Fun in the Woods!
Assemble Simple Tarp Framepack
On any surface
Tarp; 4 × any thread; 4 × Duct Tape; 3 × Twine or Rag or Denim Strips or 3 more; 5 × Wooden Rodany scissors or any sharp knife; any sewing needleTailoring 5. Must be learned

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Quick answers

Where do you find the Simple Framepack in Project Zomboid?

Crafted; it does not spawn as loot.

What is the Simple Framepack used for?

Holds 20 weight units with 75% weight reduction, carried in the back slot. Crafted packs need no loot run, so they are a safe early upgrade.

How much can the Simple Framepack hold?

Capacity 20, with 75 (tarp version 70) weight reduction.

Item data from the ProjectZom item database, with stats from the Build 42 game data as published by pzfans.com and pindrop.gg.