Pants
A pair of pants, highly capable undergarment for your legs. Great all round protection from damage and the elements.
Protection
| Damage | Stopped |
|---|---|
| Bullet and arrow | 15% |
| Slash | 20% |
| Blunt | 20% |
| Stab | 15% |
| Bite | 20% |
| Radiation | 5% |
| Warmth | 50% |
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 #2 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.
Craft
| Workbench | Craft time | Blueprint |
|---|---|---|
 Level 1 | 15s | 30 scrap to research |
Ingredients and the blueprint steps are on the Craft tab.
Looted from
| Container | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | 1-4 | |
| 11% | 1 | |
| 6.5% | 1 | |
| 4.4% | 1 | |
| 1.1% | 1 | |
| 0.4% | 1 | |
| 0.4% | 1 | |
Deep Sea ScientistSame loot in: Oil Rig Scientist | 0.2% | 1 |
| Monument | Per full clear | Crates |
|---|---|---|
| 0.8 | 8 Tool Crate17 Crate | |
| 0.4 | 4 Tool Crate14 Crate | |
| 0.3 | 3 Tool Crate5 Crate | |
| 0.3 | 2 Tool Crate16 Crate | |
| 0.3 | 2 Tool Crate13 Crate |
What opening every crate and barrel there once gives, on average.
Missions
1 mission| Mission | Amount |
|---|---|
Wildlife CullLumberjackBandit CampRepeats after 1 hAfter Lost Bottles and Collect Vood | 1 |
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
| Blueprint | What it takes | Scrap |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | ||
| Unlocks nexton the tech tree | ||
Recycling
| Recycler | Always | Chance of one more |
|---|---|---|
 Power Plant75% | ||
 Monument (powered)60% | ||
| Monument50% | ||
 Safe zone40% |
One item at full condition. Scrap is an average: the part after the point carries over to the next item.
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Pants: common questions
- How much protection does Pants give?
- Pants blocks 15% of bullet damage and 20% of melee damage on the areas it covers.
- Where do you find Pants?
- Craft it at workbench level 1. It drops from Supply Drop (36%), Tool Box (6.5%) and Underwater Crate (Basic) (4.4%), plus 6 more. The most from one full clear: Airfield (0.8), Ferry Terminal (0.4) and Outpost (0.3). Mission reward: Wildlife Cull (Lumberjack).
- What does Pants cost to craft?
- Pants crafts for 40 Cloth, 1 Sewing Kit.
- What does Pants recycle for?
- Recycling Pants at a powered monument recycler (60%) returns 24 Cloth, Sewing Kit (60%). Safe-zone recyclers pay 40%; the Power Plant red recycler pays 75%.