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Rags

Cut any clothing into rags for bandages, rope, tinder and splints.

CraftKey recipe
essentialmedical
Plan this craft

Result

Rags (several per item)

Required items

  • 1xAny cloth clothing (t-shirt, shirt, pants)
  • Knife or sharp toolnot consumed

Steps

  1. 1Hold the knife in your hands
  2. 2Drag the clothing item onto the knife, or use the crafting menu
  3. 3One item yields several rags

Useful notes

  • Rags used as bandages should be disinfected first or they can cause a wound infection
  • Ruined clothing still produces rags, so cut up anything you are about to drop
  • Rags are also rope material, fire tinder and torch heads

Why it matters

Rags are bandages, rope, fire tinder and splint material all at once.

Used in

2
  • RopeTwelve rags become the rope that gates most mid-game crafting.
  • Improvised TorchPortable light without a battery. Also a fire source.