Deer Hide Tank Top
| Deer Hide Tank Top | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Clothing |
| Slot | Tank Top |
| Covers |
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| Weight | 1 |
| Fabric | Leather |
| Insulation | 40% |
| Wind Resistance | 30% |
| Water Resistance | 35% |
| Bite Defense | - |
| Scratch Defense | 10% |
| Research |
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| Crafting Skill | Tailoring: 3 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Crafted |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Vest_DeerHide
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| Crafting XP | 20 XP (Tailoring) |
The Deer Hide Tank Top is a sleeveless top sewn from small pieces of tanned deer leather. It is worn in the Tank Top slot and covers the chest, the belly and the back. It is a handmade base layer for a survivor who hunts and works hides.
Its main strength over a cotton tank top is the leather. It keeps rain out better and gives the torso a little guard against scratches. Its main cost is the work and the materials needed to make it.
The top is never found in the world. It comes only from the Sew Hide Tank Top recipe, which calls for Tailoring at level 3. The Tailor is the best occupation for clothing. It starts with the most Tailoring skill.
Wearing
The tank top keeps the torso as warm as a cotton Tank Top and blocks the same amount of wind. It is a light first layer for mild weather, and it suits a cold day under a jacket or coat.
The leather is where it pulls ahead. It sheds about a third of the rain, which a cotton Tank Top does not. It also stops one zombie scratch in ten on the torso and back. That guard is small, but it costs nothing in speed or comfort.
The Hide Tank Top and the Cowhide Tank Top give exactly the same warmth, rain cover and scratch guard. The choice between them comes down to which hide is at hand. It takes only the Tank Top slot, so a shirt, a jacket and a vest can all go on over it.
Tailoring
The top is made of leather, so it takes leather patches when it is repaired. Ripping it gives leather strips.
Researching the top with Research Craft teaches three recipes: Sew Hide Coat, Sew Hide Jacket and Sew Sleeveless Shirt. That makes it a useful first project for a tailor who wants to move on to larger hide pieces.
The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the Deer Hide Tank Top and teaches the recipes below.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sew Hide Coat | Hide Coat | 
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/additem Base.JacketLong_Hide
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| Sew Hide Jacket | Hide Jacket | 
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/additem Base.Jacket_Hide
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| Sew Sleeveless Shirt | Crafted Burlap Shirt - Sleeveless | 
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/additem Base.Shirt_NoSleeves_Crafted_Burlap
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How to Craft Deer Hide Tank Top
Each recipe that makes the Deer Hide Tank Top is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Sew Hide Tank Top
The Sew Hide Tank Top recipe makes the Deer Hide Tank Top. It needs Tailoring level 3.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scissors | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Scissors
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| Needle | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Needle
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| Fawn Leather (Furred) | 
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1x | No | /additem Base.FawnLeather_Fur_Tan
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| Thread | 
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2x | No | /additem Base.Thread
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Locations
The Deer Hide Tank Top only comes from crafting. The Sew Hide Tank Top recipe needs a small tanned hide, two lengths of thread or twine, scissors or a sharp knife, and a sewing needle or an awl. It calls for Tailoring at level 3. The kind of hide used decides which tank top comes out.
Notes
- Researching the top teaches Sew Hide Coat, Sew Hide Jacket and Sew Sleeveless Shirt.
- A deer hide makes this top, while cowhide and other hides make look-alike tops with the same stats.
- It sits under a shirt and a jacket, so it adds rain cover to a full outfit.
- Ripping it gives leather strips rather than rags.
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