Small Backpack is a bag item in Project Zomboid. Wearing it changes run speed to 0.97. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Bag Bags & storage
Wearing it changes run speed to 0.97. It holds 15 with 70% weight reduction. It weighs 1.
Capacity is how much a container holds. Weight reduction is how much lighter the contents feel while you wear or carry it, so a bag with high weight reduction lets you carry more before you are overloaded.
More: Bags and backpacks.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Bag_Schoolbag | Bag |
Base.Bag_Schoolbag_Kids | Bag |
Base.Bag_Schoolbag_Medical | Bag |
Base.Bag_Schoolbag_Patches | Bag |
Base.Bag_Schoolbag_Travel | Bag |
5 versions share the name Small Backpack, usually different colours, sizes or states.
Small Backpack is on 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camping Store Backpacks | Camping (box, cupboard, shelves); Camping storage (box, crate); Fishing (cupboard); and 4 more places | 43% | 4 |
| Gigamart School | General Store (shelves); GigaMart (shelves) | 21% | 4 |
| Bookstore Bags | Bookstore (cupboard) | 11% | 4 |
| School Lockers Bad | Elementary hall (locker); Elementary school (locker); Secondary hall (locker) | 2.0% | 2 |
| School Lockers | Elementary hall (locker); Elementary school (locker); Secondary hall (locker) | 1.8% | 2 |
| University Wardrobe | Living room (cabinet) | 1.7% | 4 |
| University Side Table | Living room (drawer) | 1.1% | 4 |
| Vacation Stuff | Attic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 2 more places | 0.39% | 4 |
It is on 4 more tables with smaller shares.
Town by town: loot locations.
It weighs 1 in Build 42.
Base.Bag_Schoolbag, Base.Bag_Schoolbag_Kids, Base.Bag_Schoolbag_Medical, Base.Bag_Schoolbag_Patches (variants share the name).
Capacity 15, weight reduction 70%.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.