These items are ESSENTIAL for your Loot Runs in Project Zomboid

Vitimins are Vital

Consider adding a splint and 2x comfrey poultice to the glove box. Especially if you like speed. Always treat fractures immediately.

Don't put anything in any of the fanny packs until the backpack is full to the brim. Because they only have an encumbrance reduction of 50% while the large backpack reduces them by 85%.

Meanwhile I go out with a plunger, butter knife, and a banjo

over hundred hrs played and I am at that point when I google search what essentials I need. I did feel i have a problem heheh. Thank you for a vid, I take disorganised perk always as I am disorganised person in a real life I think it's honest for me to try and make the most of the game that way.

I normally bring a bunch of trash bags so I can haphazardly throw loot into them, dump the whole bag in the trunk, repeat until building is looted or I'm out of space, then sort it out later. Only have to stand outside dropping off one item instead of individually moving each item from my inventory.

Containers only reduce weight when they're equipped. By keeping things in containers in your trunk you're unnecessarily taking up more trunk space and adding an extra step to accessing items, but I do appreciate the role playing. Tools in a tool box, medical supplies in a med kit, I get it.

Only use adhesive bandages if they're all you have access to, they're really not good, I don't even pick them up. You don't need thread with the suture needle. Also, suture needles are one time use, so carry 2 or 3.

Great content ! Keep grinding🙃🙂

Ok thats VERY niche but having a secondary belt weapon(s) will save you if you have a schizophrenia trait from mod, my char dropping his main weapon because of hallucinations during intense melee combat happened too many times to count

And here I am, running around with a garbage bag in my hand holding everything and then I die.

Actually all you need is:
1 Crowbar
1 Water bottle
1 Lighter
1 Molotov

Just set loot for extremely rare no loot no problem

If you are a level 10 cook and you make soup and put it in a thermos, you will get over 200 hunger out of a single thermos that only weighs .8 when full. Thermos is OP for long trips...

Oh and it never spoils 😮

Recommending organized? Really? Honestly hard to consider watching the rest of your video already.

Fill a Duffle Bag with dry snacks, a bottle of water, coffee, a med kit, a flashlight and a few comic books and toss it the backseat of your “loot-mobile”.

Stuff empty Duffle bags in the trunk/boot.

Now you’re always ready for a loot run.

hello , do you want to ever play pz together?

A question, can u mods weapon or u need to get the weapn pack?

howzit? do u play multiplayer? i cant find fokol servers

I actually use your fanny pack strat but i keep all the medical supplies and general tools in one and all my ammo in the other 🫠

Every survivor I make has different essentials, but the ONE THING they will always have on them is a hammer. Helps dissasemble doors if I don't have an axe on me, and doubles as a very useful tool

There is also a mod for the "utility belt" which gives an extra 7 storage for tools, such as Saw/Hammer/Screwdriver/... (not vanilla PZ)

suture needles dont need thread. only need thread with regular needles to stitch. weight reduction does not work on tool boxes, duffle bags etc unless they are equipped. that 65% weight reduction does not happen in the trunk. HOWEVER seats that have a max weight of 20 when loose, but large bags (max weight 27) can go into an empty seat, breaking that limit. same with jenny's, water cooler towers etc. Duct tape is the king for stabbing weapons, not Wood glue. machete gets 50% repair with duct tape when maintenance is at 0 and gets larger every 2 levels. same for hunting knives.

Beer Can replaces all pills. Drink in tiny sips only.

I didn't realise how effective cooking was until I started doing it, a good meal can really help when dishing out the damage.

*laughs in:
M60 with 1000 rounds
AA12 with 17 mags fully loaded
2 AK-47S
4 pipe bombs
All stuffed in the trunk of a shitty Ford Taurus
I love the video bro, keep up the good work

I play on x2 pop no respawn, so usually i go out to some places i want to loot purely to clear it first, to come later and ransack it. And as i am a devout lumberjack, i pack a spare axe and hand axe for slaughtering purposes (on top of the other two i already, usually, have). And 2 pans of cooked food because like to cook.

I play with organized all the time. This gives fanny pack 2 space instead of 1. If you have 2 you have 4 spaces for essential items. What I always carry, just always. No matter what.
fanny packs are
-40 sigarettes, (I top then off to 40 every once in a while and I keep my extra in bag but store them at base)
-lighter (not matches since you cant light molotovs with them)
-3 bandages (preferably sterilized)
-cottonballs douced in alcohol
-painkiller
-beta blocker
-vitamins
-sucher needle
-sucher needle holder
-chips or chocolate
-eraser
-cryons (its all 4 color pens in 1 you can carry every color pen its the same weight but cryons is 1 item)
This should fill both fanny packs pretty well. I use left over space for maybe spare gloves or some small food or maybe more bandages.

My bag
-Flashlight
-hammer (sometimes on my belt)
-saw
-screwdriver
-wrench
-crowbar
-at least 3+ spare water bottles

My car (if I am going with one)
-jack
-lugwrench
-spare watter bottle
-small food like chocolate or chips
-can opener


I favorite all those items and its just what I at bare minimum carry with me. I always like to have all the tools on me. Its always nice to build something on the spot (like baracading a window) the screwdriver and wrench are needed for basic car mechanics and its just nice to have everything with you at all times. I usually find food along the way or I bring something but this is just my pure pure basic loadout. Ofcourse I carry weapons but that is just basic standard. Also in a pinch I sometimes use my hammer or something as backup but I also ALWAYS have a crowbar on hand. I often like to go longblunt so crowbar can be switched out since it has a ton of durability and you shouldnt really need a backup if your crowbar is like 50+% full...

For my cars I like to collect every lug wrench and jack I find and I just dump them in my truck and just always keep them in there. In my glove box I just always put a spare water bottle and food and can opener. My cars are always somewhat prepared and it helped me so much. Its the worst thing when you are out somewhere and you need to look for a stupid jack or something to repair a tyre. It has hapened to me and its annoying. I rather be a little bit over prepared and 9/10 dont need it but that one time you do, you are glad you took them with you...

Gotta take a lunchbox with a little snack in case you get hungry out and about. I also keep my can opener in it in case canned is all i can find

Really solid list. I would add crowbar to the backpack, but I use the Common Sense mod so crowbars have much higher functionality with that.
Also worth noting, if you favourite items in your inventory and bags, you can quickly move items with "transfer all" without fear of losing a key item in the mix.

Garbage bags! Take garbage bags if you have a vehicle. Fill them with your loot and toss them into your trunk. It's way faster to unload than moving things from your backpack. They also help presort your loot for easier unloading at your base. It's extremely easy to just grab a bag full of food and bring it directly to your kitchen. They weigh next to nothing so you can keep a stack of them in your glove box.

I prefer them to duffle bags because they are multi use and very light weight. When you accumulate a bunch of them they can become water collectors.

Some spears, some knives, a hand axe, a hammer, some empty bottles, 6X bags

I put EVERY “tool” (not tires and junk) in the game in my large backpack and whatever space I have left is for loot.

247th like let's go

I've got a nice tip for organizing! You can actually name bags keeping them seperate. So, in mid-game I usually use Duffle bags, later moving on to Large Backpacks. This is really helpful when I move to a new base (Fresh Food bag takes priority to move before Book Bag 😅).

I actually have a system very similar to yours. I keep a military poncho in my ruck in case it rains, as well as a gas mask if I'm spending time around a lot of corpses for an extended period. Came in handy while I was clearing the surplus store on the west end of the map. Also I'm a crowbar main. :P "Common Sense" mod makes it too useful for getting into locked cars, houses, garages or warehouses. Plus it's damn near indestructible.

I always have 2-6 sterile bandages in my medical even though I've never needed more than 2 unless I was getting dragged down by a horde. Sometimes you need to swap bandages a couple times on the way to your base. Adhesive band-aids are nearly worthless though, I just keep one so I don't use a good bandage for a scratch. Alcohol wipes are a great thing to keep so wounds don't get infected.

I'll take one or 2 light(not cans) non-perishables with me plus 1 or 2 bowls of salad or stew to make use of perishables and stretch out the non-p, plus my can opener when I find something on a trip and get hungry.

I highly recommend levelling up tailoring as well. You can boost your defence immensely with lvl 10 tailoring, leather patches and some strategic layers. The "Recut" mod also allows you to add or remove some insulation(and wind and water res.) from clothes so you won't over heat so fast. Need to level up tailoring to do it though. Also, "Invisible Patches" will keep your drip so you don't have to live with ugly brown patches all over your fit.

Very good list, i’ll take “organizing” as a note, since all my essentials are pretty much in the backpack unorganized. And having a cooking pot along side with the frying pan in a trunk? Sounds useful, i’ll take those as well

I like to always keep a single bandage in main inventory, so if I get a neck wound it saves a slight bit of time not having the character to take it out of a bag.

Suture needle holder also lets you remove glass shards, so you can drop tweezers

I carry these things on me at all times:
Back slot: Crowbar for prying doors (common sense mod) & combat.
Left & Right slot: Hammer and Screwdriver for dismantling doors.
Backpack slots (this is from a mod): First aid kit with medical supplies, and container containing tons of thread and leather strips to repair The Postal Dude's jacket I wear. I also keep a wind-up flashlight for combat, as the power ran out. The utility slot has a mouse plushie (Known as the """cat toy""") because it looks adorable, and my username reflects that.
Main Inventory: Spoon & fork for the unique eating animation, 2 water bottles (bourbon bottle variant), a razor & scissors for putting my hair back into shape, as well as an acoustic guitar, as the Lifestyle Mod allows me to use it to remove my stress, boredom, and unhappiness. I also keep at least 5 full bottles of Vitamins in order to combat fatigue, and one of my traits (Vitamin Junkie from the "Even More Traits" mod) makes the vitamins much more useful for endurance recovery. I also keep the basics like a saw, needle, a snack or 2, knife, other things for crafting recipes, as well as a few comic books to combat depression.

Only things I'd add are coffee and molotov with lighter or matches.

Personal preference; I keep a knife on my belt so I can take a zombie down more quietly. The weight is fairly insignificant and the utility is worth it to me.

Personal preference; I keep a knife on my belt so I can take a zombie down more quietly. The weight is fairly insignificant and the utility is worth it to me.

If you have the crowbar mechanic on, it's also good to always bring it :)