

Miners Hat
A leather cap with a flashlight attached. It uses Low Grade Fuel and can be activated from the inventory.
Protection
| Damage | Stopped |
|---|---|
| Bullet | 20% |
| Arrow | 25% |
| Melee | 25% |
| Bite | 40% |
| Radiation | 5% |
| Warmth | 60% |
The share of damage stopped with only this piece worn, on the head.
Fit
- Slot
- HeadOuter layer
- Can't wear with
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Details
Best in slot: Head
Outer layer| # | Piece | Bullet | Melee | Explosion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 90% (best) | 80% | 100% (best) | |
| 2 | 60% | 80% | 80% | |
| 3 | 54% | 72% | 50% | |
| 4 | 39% | 52% | 50% | |
| 5 | 37% | 86% (best) | 50% | |
| 15 | 20% | 25% | 0% |
This piece is #15 of 35 for bullet protection. The share of damage each piece stops on your head at its best: with a metal insert in every slot it can roll, and the best base piece that fits under it. 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.
Protection adds up over everything you wear and every insert in it. A piece that also takes the base layer leaves no room under it, so it counts alone.
Craft
| Workbench | Craft time | Blueprint |
|---|---|---|
| 15s | 15 scrap to research |
Ingredients and the blueprint steps are on the Craft tab.
Looted from
| Container | Chance |
|---|---|
| 15% | |
| 1.1% | |
| 0.4% | |
| 0.4% | |
Deep Sea ScientistSame loot in: Oil Rig Scientist | 0.2% |
| 0.2% | |
| 0.2% | |
ScientistSame loot in: Bradley Scientist | 0.2% |
| Monument | Per full clear | Crates |
|---|---|---|
| 0.6 | 3 Mining Crate17 Crate | |
| 0.2 | 1 Mining Crate2 Crate | |
| 0.2 | 1 Mining Crate1 Crate | |
| under 0.1 | 16 Crate | |
| under 0.1 | 16 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.
Crafting
| Makes | Ingredients | Time | Workbench |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15s | |||
| Blueprint | What it takes | Scrap |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | ||
| Unlock one of these first, then this one. | ||
| Unlocks nexton the tech tree | ||
Recycling
| Recycler | Always | Chance of one more |
|---|---|---|
| None | ||
| None |
One item at full condition. Scrap is an average: the part after the point carries over to the next item.
Skins
Apply with the Repair Bench. Prices are Steam Market USD.
Loading skinsMiners Hat: common questions
- How much protection does Miners Hat give?
- Miners Hat blocks 20% of bullet damage, 25% of arrow damage and 25% of melee damage on the areas it covers.
- Where do you find Miners Hat?
- Craft it at workbench level 1. It drops from Mine Cart (15%), Underwater Crate (Advanced) (1.1%) and Crate (0.4%), plus 4 more. The most from one full clear: Airfield (0.6), Oxum's Gas Station (0.2) and Giant Excavator Pit (0.2).
- What does Miners Hat cost to craft?
- Miners Hat crafts for 15 Cloth, 10 Low Grade Fuel, 50 Metal Fragments.
- What does Miners Hat recycle for?
- Recycling Miners Hat at a powered monument recycler (60%) returns 9 Cloth, 6 Low Grade Fuel, 30 Metal Fragments. Safe-zone recyclers pay 40%; the Power Plant red recycler pays 75%.