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Propane Tank

General

Encumbrance

10

Function

Refill Propane Torch
Refill Propane Barbecue

Properties

Contents

Propane gas

Capacity

16 units

Technical

Item ID

Base.PropaneTank

A propane tank is a drainable item that can be used up to 16 times.

Usage

Fuel

Propane tanks are used as a fuel in propane barbecues and refill a propane torch. Starting with 41.78, one full tank can refill an empty (or partially filled) propane torch 16 times.

Distribution

The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.

PropaneTank distribution Show / Hide

Effective chance calculations are based off of default loot settings, and median zombie density. The higher the density of zombies in an area, the higher the effective chance of an item spawning. Chance is also influenced by the lucky and unlucky traits.

Containers

Building/Room	Container	Effective chance
all	crate	0.44%
bedroom	crate	0.71%
closet	crate	0.71%
closet	crate	2.81%
druglab	counter	2.81%
druglab	overhead	2.81%
factory	crate	2.81%
factory	metal_shelves	2.81%
garagestorage	counter	6.41%
garagestorage	counter	2.81%
garagestorage	crate	0.71%
garagestorage	crate	2.81%
garagestorage	crate	23.28%
garagestorage	crate	41.14%
garagestorage	crate	76.55%
garagestorage	metal_shelves	6.41%
garagestorage	metal_shelves	2.81%
laboratory	crate	2.81%
laboratory	desk	2.81%
laboratory	metal_shelves	2.81%
metalshipping	metal_shelves	10.78%
metalshop	metal_shelves	10.78%
shed	counter	6.41%
shed	counter	2.81%
shed	crate	2.81%
shed	crate	23.28%
shed	crate	41.14%
shed	crate	76.55%
shed	metal_shelves	6.41%
shed	metal_shelves	2.81%
storageunit	crate	0.71%
storageunit	crate	2.81%
storageunit	metal_shelves	0.71%
storageunit	metal_shelves	2.81%
toolstore	metal_shelves	2.81%
toolstore	shelves	2.81%
toolstorestorage	metal_shelves	2.81%
warehouse	crate	2.81%
warehouse	metal_shelves	2.81%

Vehicles

Type	Container	Effective chance
Mass Gen Fac	Trunk	30.41%
Mass Gen Fac	Trunk	23.28%
Metal Welder	Trunk	12.41%
Metal Welder	Trunk	23.28%

Buildings

There is a small chance to find propane tanks in industrial warehouses, sheds, garages, tool stores, storage units, and crates.

Vehicles

They can be found in the trunk of a metal welder's vehicle.

Code

Code snippet! This section contains source code from Project ZomboidShow / Hide

Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item PropaneTank
	{
	    DisplayCategory = Material,
		Weight	=	10.0,
		Type	=	Drainable,
		UseWhileEquipped	=	FALSE,
		UseDelta	=	0.0625,
		DisplayName	=	Propane Tank,
		Icon	=	PropaneTank,
		UseWorldItem = TRUE,
		ScaleWorldIcon = 2.0,
		WeightEmpty = 5.0,
		WorldStaticModel = PropaneTank,
		cantBeConsolided = TRUE,
	}

See also

• Charcoal
• Gas Can