0.5 (dirty)
Base.LeatherStripsDirty
Leather strips are used in the tailoring skill to improve protection against bites, scratches, and bullets.
Usage
Tailoring
- Main article: Tailoring
Leather strips are used to improve protection on clothing for bites, scratches, and bullets. They provide the most protection out of all the materials.
Below is a table comparing the defense added for each material used to patch holes for each level of tailoring. The values provide a bonus to defense in the following order: Bite / Scratch / Bullet
| Item | Level 0 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 | Level 6 | Level 7 | Level 8 | Level 9 | Level 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ripped Sheets |
1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% |
 Denim Strips |
1% / 1% / 1% | 1% / 1% / 1% | 1% / 2% / 1% | 2% / 3% / 2% | 2% / 4% / 2% | 2% / 5% / 2% | 3% / 6% / 3% | 3% / 7% / 3% | 4% / 8% / 4% | 4% / 9% / 4% | 5% / 10% / 5% |
Leather Strips |
1% / 2% / 1% | 1% / 2% / 1% | 2% / 4% / 2% | 3% / 6% / 3% | 4% / 8% / 4% | 5% / 10% / 5% | 6% / 12% / 6% | 7% / 14% / 7% | 8% / 16% / 8% | 9% / 18% / 9% | 10% / 20% / 10% |
- See more: Tailoring
First aid
- Main article: First Aid
Leather strips can be used to bandage wounds in First Aid, however this is not recommended as ripped sheets are easier to make, more common and can be sterilized.
Crafting
Obtaining
Leather strips are obtained by cutting leather clothing with scissors, which also have a chance of yielding thread. The probability increases with the tailoring skill level.
| Product | Ingredients | Tools | Requirements | Workstation | XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leather Strips |
 Clothing (Leather) ×1
|
 Scissors |
none | none | none |
Cleaning
Dirty strips can be cleaned with any clean (not tainted) source of water.
| Product | Ingredients | Tools | Requirements | Workstation | XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leather Strips |
Dirty Leather Strips ×1 Water ×1 unit(s)
|
none | none | none | none |
Location
The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.
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.
| Building/Room | Container | Effective chance |
|---|---|---|
| bedroom | crate | 1.01% |
| bedroom | crate | 23.28% |
| closet | crate | 1.01% |
| closet | crate | 23.28% |
| garagestorage | crate | 1.01% |
| garagestorage | crate | 23.28% |
| kitchen | crate | 23.28% |
| storageunit | crate | 1.01% |
| storageunit | crate | 23.28% |
| storageunit | metal_shelves | 1.01% |
| storageunit | metal_shelves | 23.28% |
| walletshop | metal_shelves | 23.28% |
| walletshop | metal_shelves | 41.14% |
| walletshop | metal_shelves | 76.55% |
| walletshop | toolcabinet | 23.28% |
| walletshop | toolcabinet | 41.14% |
| walletshop | toolcabinet | 76.55% |
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.
| Amount | Skill Level | Biomes | Weather modifiers | Month modifiers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow | Rain | Day | Night | Months available | Bonus months | Malus months | |||
| 1 | 0 | all with 30 chance | - | - | - | - | all | - | - |
History
Base.LeatherStrips
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| Build 41.20 | Added alongside the release of tailoring. |
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Code
Item
Dirty Leather Strips 
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\newitems.txt
item LeatherStrips
{
DisplayCategory = Material,
CanBandage = TRUE,
Weight = 0.05,
AlwaysWelcomeGift = TRUE,
Type = Normal,
DisplayName = Leather Strips,
ReplaceOnUse = LeatherStripsDirty,
Icon = LeatherStrips,
BandagePower = 2,
Tooltip = Tooltip_RippedSheets,
FabricType = Leather,
WorldStaticModel = LeatherStrips,
}
Dirty Leather Strips
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\newitems.txt
item LeatherStripsDirty
{
DisplayCategory = Material,
CanBandage = TRUE,
Weight = 0.05,
AlwaysWelcomeGift = TRUE,
Type = Normal,
DisplayName = Dirty Leather Strips,
Icon = LeatherStrips,
BandagePower = 0.5,
CanBandage = TRUE,
WorldStaticModel = LeatherStripsDirty,
}
Recipes
Clean Leather Strips
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\recipes.txt
recipe Clean Leather Strips
{
LeatherStripsDirty,
Water,
Result:LeatherStrips,
Time:40.0,
Category:Health,
OnTest:Recipe.OnTest.NotTaintedWater,
}
Craft Leather Strips
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\recipes.txt
recipe Rip Clothing
{
[Recipe.GetItemTypes.RipClothing_Leather],
keep [Recipe.GetItemTypes.Scissors],
Result:LeatherStrips,
RemoveResultItem:true,
InSameInventory:true,
Sound:ClothesRipping,
Time:100.0,
AnimNode:RipSheets,
OnCreate:Recipe.OnCreate.RipClothing,
OnTest:Recipe.OnTest.IsNotWorn,
}