BDU pants
A pair of standard issue battle dress uniform pants. Old, worn, stained, but provides moderate protection.
Protection
| Damage | Stopped |
|---|---|
| Bullet and arrow | 20% |
| Slash | 25% |
| Blunt | 25% |
| Stab | 15% |
| Bite | 20% |
| Radiation | 5% |
| Warmth | 35% |
The share of damage stopped with only this piece worn, on the leg and foot.
Fit
Survival
Farming & fishing
Repair
Electrical & stations
Vehicles & mounts
Details
Best in slot: Legs
Base layer| # | Piece | Bullet | Melee | Explosion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20% (best) | 25% (best) | 0% | |
| 2 | 15% | 20% | 0% | |
| 3 | 10% | 15% | 0% | |
| 3 | 10% | 10% | 0% | |
| 3 | 10% | 10% | 0% |
This piece is #1 of 6 for bullet protection. The share of damage each piece stops on your legs, worn alone. Skins are left out.
Methodology
Tested on the current version of Rust.
Protection was tested in game on the current version of Rust, with only the piece worn. Every body part a piece covers stops the same share.
Two pieces clash when they take the same slot in the same layer.
Pieces that take the same body parts in the same layer are ranked together, on the hit area named above. The best figure in each column is bold.
Looted from
| Container | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1.9% | 1-2 | |
| 0.7% | 1 | |
| 0.2% | 1-2 | |
| 0.2% | 1-2 |
| Monument | Per full clear | Crates |
|---|---|---|
| under 0.1 | 4 Elite Crate | |
| under 0.1 | 3 Elite Crate | |
| under 0.1 | 2 Elite Crate | |
| under 0.1 | 2 Elite Crate | |
| under 0.1 | 2 Elite Crate |
What opening every crate and barrel there once gives, on average.
Methodology
Best places to find it. Worked out from loot tables tested in game. A crate that has not been tested yet is left out, so a monument can give more than shown.
Recycling
one item at full condition| Recycler | Always | Chance of one more |
|---|---|---|
 Power Plant75% | None | |
 Monument (powered)60% | None | |
| Monument50% | None | |
 Safe zone40% | None |
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Skins
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Loading skinsBDU pants: common questions
- How much protection does BDU pants give?
- BDU pants blocks 20% of bullet damage and 25% of melee damage on the areas it covers.
- Where do you find BDU pants?
- It drops from Elite Crate (1.9%), Patrol Heli Crate (0.7%) and Bradley Heavy Scientist (0.2%), plus 1 more. The most from one full clear: Missile Silo (under 0.1), Military Tunnel (under 0.1) and Ghost Ship (under 0.1).
- What does BDU pants recycle for?
- Recycling BDU pants at a powered monument recycler (60%) returns 36 Cloth. Safe-zone recyclers pay 40%; the Power Plant red recycler pays 75%.