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Tool Types

Cooking

Tools Item Boiling Water Capacity Weight Comment
Cooking Pot icon Cooking Pot 2 liters 1.00 kg
(2.2 lb)
  • Reduces the amount of time required to cook any food or drink on a fire.
  • Allows the player to melt snow and boil water on a fire.
  • Allows player to cook Food and Drinks
  • Allows the player to create (Pot) Cooking Recipes
Cooking Skillet icon Cooking Skillet 1 liter 1.00 kg
(2.2 lb)
  • Allows the player to create (Skillet) Cooking Recipes
  • Allows player to cook Food and Drinks
Recycled Can icon Recycled Can 0.5 liters 0.15 kg
(0.33 lb)
  • Allows the player to melt snow and boil water on a fire.
  • Allows player to cook Drinks
Insulated Flask (orange) icon Insulated Flask N/A 0.20 kg
(0.44 lb)
  • Can store and transport multiple drinks inside, keeping them warm
  • Comes in 6 fun design patterns!
Can Opener icon Can Opener N/A 0.25 kg
(0.55 lb)
  • Used to open food cans without losing food/damaging can
  • Repaired with scrap metal

Lighting

Tools Item Weight Comment
Flare icon Flare 0.25 kg
(0.55 lb)
Flashlight icon Flashlight 1.00 kg
(2.2 lb)
  • Can keep predators at bay during Aurora or Glimmer Fog.
  • Usable only during Aurora or Glimmer Fog.
Miner's Flashlight icon Miner's Flashlight 1.25 kg
(2.75 lb)
  • Can keep predators at bay during Aurora or Glimmer Fog.
  • Usable only during Aurora or Glimmer Fog.
  • Bigger battery, but Heavier than standard variant
Marine Flare icon Marine Flare 0.25 kg
(0.55 lb)
Storm Lantern icon Storm Lantern 1.00 kg
(2.2 lb)
Spelunker's Lantern icon Spelunker's Lantern 1.00 kg
(2.2 lb)
  • You can refuel it with lantern fuel or kerosene.
  • Can hold up to 1L of fuel
  • Weighs 1.80 kg when full
  • Uses 40% less fuel, but light is 40% dimmer than regular variant
Torch icon
Torch 0.3 kg
(0.66 lb)
  • Can keep Wolf at bay.
  • Can be obtained with a lit fire.
Wood Matches iconCardboard Matches icon Cardboard Matches/Wood Matches 0.005 kg
(0.011 lb)0.10 kg
(0.22 lb)
  • Very limited light source time. Only practical when used indoors

Fire Starting

Tools Item Weight Comment
Accelerant icon Accelerant 0.10 kg
(0.22 lb)
  • Greatly increases the chance of starting fires
  • Only used to start fires
Can of Gunpowder icon Can of Gunpowder 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)
  • Can be used to craft Ammunition
  • Can be used to greatly increase chances of starting fires
  • 5 uses to start fires
Cardboard Matches icon Cardboard Matches 0.005 kg
(0.011 lb)
  • More common than wood matches
  • less useful at starting fires than wood matches
  • Can be used as a light source
Firestriker icon Firestriker 0.10 kg
(0.22 lb)
  • Most effective fire starter
  • Cannot be repaired and is very rare
Flare icon Flare 0.25 kg
(0.55 lb)
  • Cannot turn off after activating. Limited Fire-starting capability
Jerry Can icon Jerry Can 3.30 kg
(7.26 lb)
  • 0.30L can be used as accelerant
  • Can hold up to 4L of fuel
  • Collects fuel from scrapped lanterns
Lantern Fuel icon Lantern Fuel 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)
  • Can be used to fuel Lanterns
  • Can hold up to 0.5L of fuel
  • Can be obtained from cooking fish
  • Can be used to greatly increase the chances of starting fires (requires 0.30 L)
Magnifying Lens icon Magnifying Lens 0.10 kg
(0.22 lb)
  • Doesn't lose condition when used
  • Can only be used outside in clear weather
Marine Flare icon Marine Flare 0.25 kg
(0.55 lb)
  • Cannot turn off after activating. Limited Fire-starting capability
Torch icon Torch 0.30 kg
(0.66 lb)
  • Can be pulled from fires and used to start a fire elsewhere (Daisy Chaining)
  • Must use a match if unlit in order to start a fire
Wood Matches icon Wood Matches 0.10 kg
(0.22 lb)
  • Less common than Cardboard Matches
  • Increases chance of starting fires
  • Can be used as a light source

Fishing

Tools Item Weight Comment
Fishing Bait icon Fishing Bait 0.05 kg
(0.11 lb)
Fishing Lure (Wire Bundle) iconFishing Lure (Revolver Shell Casing) iconFishing Lure (Acorns) icon Fishing Lure (Acorns)Fishing Lure (Wire Bundle)Fishing Lure (Revolver Shell Casing) 0.01 kg

(0.02 lbs)

  • Can be used to increase Ice Fishing odds
  • Better than Simple Fishing Lure
Simple Fishing Lure icon Simple Fishing Lure 0.01 kg
(0.022 lb)
Fishing Tackle icon Fishing Tackle 0.02 kg
(0.044 lb)
  • Required for fishing at ice holes
  • Can be used to repair clothing
Fishing Tip-Up icon Fishing Tip-Up 0.30 kg
(0.66 lb)
  • Trap used to catch fish over time
  • Breaks after multiple uses
Hook icon Hook 0.01 kg
(0.022 lb)
Line icon Line 0.01 kg
(0.022 lb)

Hand Tools

Tools Item Weight Comment
Hatchet icon Hatchet 1.50 kg
(3.3 lb)
  • Used to break down furniture and tree limbs
  • Can be used in a Wolf Struggle
  • Can be used to harvest and craft
Improvised Hatchet icon Improvised Hatchet 1.75 kg
(3.85 lb)
Hunting Knife icon Hunting Knife 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)
  • Used to break down cloth and cardboard items
  • Can be used in a wolf struggle
  • Can be used to harvest and craft
Improvised Knife icon Improvised Knife 0.75 kg
(1.65 lb)
Hacksaw icon Hacksaw 1.00 kg
(2.2 lb)
  • Used to break down metal furniture
  • Can break down tree limbs and harvest saplings
Heavy Hammer icon Heavy Hammer 2.00 kg
(4.4 lb)
  • Used to craft tools in a forge
  • Can be used to break down furniture
Prybar icon Prybar 1.00 kg
(2.2 lb)
  • Used to open locked doors and cars
  • Cannot be repaired

Hunting

Tools Item Weight Comment
Distress Pistol icon Distress Pistol 0.40 kg
(0.88 lb)
  • Rarest firearm in the game
  • Offers the best bleed out time of all weapons
  • Shots can scare off bears and wolves
Fishing Tip-Up icon Fishing Tip-Up 0.30 kg

(0.66 lbs)

  • Trap used to catch fish over time
  • Breaks after multiple uses
  • Must be tended to more frequently than a Snare
Flare Shell icon Flare Shell 0.05 kg
(0.11 lb)
Hunting Rifle icon Hunting Rifle 4.00 kg
(8.8 lb)
  • Most powerful firearm in the game
  • Holds 10 rounds
  • Very slow and can only be fired while aiming
  • Base version of the Hunting Rifle
Barb's Rifle icon Barb's Rifle 4.00 kg
(8.8 lb)
  • Most powerful firearm in the game
  • Heaviest Hunting Rifle
  • Highest durability of any Hunting Rifle
Curator's Rifle icon Curator's Rifle 4.00 kg
(8.8 lb)
  • Most powerful firearm in the game
  • Farthest range of any Hunting Rifle
Vaughn's Rifle icon Vaughn's Rifle 3.00 kg
(6.6 lb)
  • Most powerful firearm in the game
  • Lowest durability Hunting Rifle
  • Lightest Hunting Rifle
Rifle Cartridge icon

Rifle Ammunition icon

Rifle Ammunition 0.02 kg
(0.044 lb)
Revolver icon Revolver 1.50 kg
(3.3 lb)
  • Holds fewer rounds than the Hunting Rifle (6 rounds)
  • Defensive over Offensive firearm
  • Base version of the Revolver
  • Faster draw speed than hunting rifle
Forester's Revolver icon Forester's Revolver 1.50 kg
(3.3 lb)
  • Highest durability of any Revolver
Hunter's Revolver icon Hunter's Revolver 1.75 kg
(3.85 lb)
  • Heaviest Revolver
  • Farthest range of any Revolver
Warden's Revolver icon Warden's Revolver 1.25 kg
(2.75 lb)
  • Lightest Revolver
  • Fastest draw speed of any Revolver
Revolver Cartridge icon

Revolver Ammunition icon

Revolver Ammunition 0.081 kg
(0.178 lb)
Survival Bow icon Survival Bow 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)
  • The only ranged weapon that can be crafted
  • Base version of the Bow
  • Ammunition is reusable
  • Cannot be Repaired
Woodwright's Bow icon Woodwright's Bow 0.75 kg

(1.65 lbs)

  • Heaviest Bow
  • Highest durability Bow
  • Less sway and but also least range of any Bow
  • Ammunition is reusable
  • Cannot be Repaired
Sport Bow icon Sport Bow 0.35 kg

(0.77 lbs)

  • Lightest Bow
  • Same stats as Survival Bow, but more durable
  • Ammunition is reusable
  • Cannot be Repaired
Simple Arrow icon Simple Arrow 0.15 kg
(0.33 lb)
  • Can be crafted at a workbench
  • Harder to acquire resources to produce
  • Breaks after many shots
  • Can ricochet off of hard surfaces
  • Best durability arrow
Fire Hardened Arrow icon Fire Hardened Arrow
  • Improvised Arrow that can be made at Campfires
  • Easier to manufacture than Simple Arrows due to cheaper materials
  • Breaks after many shots
  • Can ricochet off of hard surfaces
  • Less durable than Simple Arrows
Snare icon Snare 0.30 kg
(0.66 lb)
Stone icon Stone 0.15 kg
(0.33 lb)

Repair

Tools Item Survival skill Weight Comment
Sewing Kit icon Sewing Kit Mending 0.10 kg
(0.22 lb)
  • Allows players to repair damaged clothing or craft new clothing with the appropriate materials.
Fishing Tackle icon Fishing Tackle Mending 0.02 kg
(0.044 lb)
  • Allows players to repair damaged clothing or craft new clothing with the appropriate materials.
Firearm Cleaning Kit icon Firearm Cleaning Kit Cleaning 0.10 kg
(0.22 lb)
Whetstone icon Whetstone Sharpening 0.10 kg
(0.22 lb)
Simple Tools icon Simple Tools Repair 1.00 kg
(2.2 lb)
  • Allows players to repair a variety of damaged tools.
Quality Tools icon Quality Tools Repair 0.75 kg
(1.65 lb)
  • Allows players to repair a variety of damaged tools at a better rate.

Sleep

Tools Item Weight Warmth Comment
Bedroll icon Bedroll 1.00 kg
(2.2 lb)
5 °C
(9 °F)
Improvised Down Bedroll icon Improvised Down Bedroll 1.10 kg

(2.42 lbs)

8 °C
(14.4 °F)
  • Allows players to sleep.
  • Improved version of the Bedroll.
Bear Skin Bedroll icon Bear Skin Bedroll 3.00 kg
(6.6 lb)
12 °C
(21.6 °F)
  • Allows players to sleep.
  • Can keep Wolf at bay.
  • Warmest, but also Heaviest, Bedroll

Transmitter Parts

Tools Item Weight Comment
Handheld Shortwave Radio icon Handheld Shortwave Radio 0 kg
(0 lb)
Wire Bundle icon Wire Bundle 0.10 kg
(0.22 lb)
Car Battery icon Car Battery 15.00 kg
(33 lb)
Replacement Fuse icon Replacement Fuse 0.20 kg
(0.44 lb)
  • 3 are needed to repair a Transmitter

Other

Tools Item Weight Comment
Broken Arrow icon Broken Arrow 0.15 kg
(0.33 lb)
  • Can be harvested for 1 Arrowhead and 2 Crow Feathers
Broken Fire Hardened Arrow icon Broken Fire Hardened Arrow 0.15 kg
(0.33 lb)
  • Can be harvested for 1 Crow Feather
Charcoal icon Charcoal 0.10 kg
(0.22 lb)
  • Allows players to map regions
  • Collected from burned out fires
  • Not available in story mode
Elevator Crank icon Elevator Crank 1.00 kg
(2.2 lb)
Gold Nugget icon Gold Nugget 0.20 kg
(0.44 lb)
Mountaineering Rope icon Mountaineering Rope 5.00 kg
(11 lb)
  • Allows players to Rope Climb in designated areas
  • Can create safer, faster shortcuts at the expense of Fatigue
Stay on target Research Book 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)
  • Can be researched to increase experience of Skills
Spray Paint icon Spray Paint 0.54 kg
(1.188 lb)
  • Allows players to tag environments
  • Not available in story mode
  • Can be used to distract, stop, or halve the fog of the Darkwalker
Travois icon Travois 1.00 kg

(2.2 lb)

  • Can be used to transport items anywhere on the Island

Wintermute Exclusive

Tools Item Weight Comment
Astrid's Backpack icon Astrid's Backpack 5.00 kg
(11 lb)
  • Used at the start of Episode 1
Bear Spear icon Bear Spear 3.75 kg
(8.25 lb)
  • Only found in Wintermute Episode 2
  • Can be used to attack hostile wildlife by taking a defensive posture
Bolt Cutters icon Bolt Cutters 1.50 kg
(3.3 lb)
  • Used in Wintermute Episode 3 and 4 to cut through locked gates
Burned Out Fuse icon Burned Out Fuse 0.20 kg
(0.44 lb)
  • Found in Wintermute Episode 3 and serves no purpose other than to be replaced
  • Model is used in Transmitters in Survival Mode but cannot be obtained
Distress Pistol Kit icon Distress Pistol Kit 5.00 kg
(11 lb)
  • Used at the start of Episode 1
Elevator Crank icon Elevator Crank 0.00 kg
(0 lb)
  • Used to operate the elevator in the Last Prospect mine in Episode 4
Emergency Food icon Emergency Food 5.00 kg
(11 lb)
  • Used at the start of Episode 1
First Aid Kit (tool) icon First Aid Kit (tool) 5.00 kg
(11 lb)
  • Used at the start of Episode 1
Jeremiah's Knife icon Jeremiah's Knife 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)
  • Only found in Wintermute Episode 2
  • Behaves as a reskinned Hunting Knife
  • Currently inaccessible but still in the game files
Scrap Metal Shard icon Scrap Metal Shard 0.30 kg
(0.66 lb)
  • Found in Wintermute Episode 1 and can be carried to Episode 2
  • Slightly less effective version of the Hunting Knife
Valve Socket Handle icon Valve Socket Handle 0.00 kg
(0 lb)
  • Used to open mineshaft airflow valves in Episode 4
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