Sweater Vest - V-neck at a glance

Clothing Clothing & armour
It gives 0 bite and 10 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.45 insulation.
Sweater Vest - V-neck is a clothing item in Project Zomboid. It gives 0 bite and 10 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.45 insulation. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

Clothing Clothing & armour
It gives 0 bite and 10 scratch defence where it covers you, with 0.45 insulation.
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.Jumper_TankTopTINT | Clothing |
Sweater Vest - V-neck is on 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golf Store Clothing Rack | Golf store (clothing rack) | 18% | 4 |
| Crate Clothes Random | Attic (box, crate); Bedroom (box, crate); Closet (box); and 4 more places | 2.4% | 4 |
| Clothing Rack | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 1.4% | 4 |
| Backstage Clothing Rack | Back stage (clothing rack) | 1.3% | 4 |
| Backstage Dresser | Back stage (drawer) | 0.63% | 4 |
| Backstage Lockers | Back stage (box, locker) | 0.56% | 2 |
| Dresser Generic | Any building (drawer) | 0.54% | 4 |
| Hospital Room Wardrobe | Hospital hallway (drawer); Hospital room (drawer) | 0.43% | 2 |
It is on 10 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Laundry Bag, Plastic Bag, Suitcase, Tote Bag, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
| Recipe | Ingredients (used up) | Tools (kept) | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knit Sweater Vest In hand | Yarn | any knitting needles | Tailoring 3. Read: Woolly Yarns - June 1993 |
Used up as an ingredient in 1 recipe: Rip Clothing.
Needed as a tool in 1 recipe (it is not used up): Dye Clothes.
Base.Jumper_TankTopTINT.
Bite defence 0 and scratch defence 10.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.