Oil Barrel

Note: this page covers the Standalone version of DayZ; for information on the Mod, see Mod:Oil Barrel.

Oil Barrel
General
Category	Equipment > Large Storage
Repair with	Blowtorch
Characteristics
Size	10x15 (150 Slots)
Weight	10 kg
Durability	Unknown
Storage
Capacity	10x15 (150 Slots)
Volume	200 L
Buriable?	No
Heavy?	Yes
Lifespan	45 Days
Occurence
Location	Farm, Industrial
Rarity	Uncommon
Variants	Green, Blue, Red, Yellow
Properties
Class name	Barrel_Blue, Barrel_Green, Barrel_Red, Barrel_Yellow

“	Oil barrel for storing stuff and various liquids in large volumes. Used to catch water or craft things over time.	„
	~ In-game description

Oil barrel for storing stuff and various liquids in large volumes. Used to catch water or craft things over time. In-game description

The Oil Barrel is a large, persistent storage container which usually spawns in industrial areas and sheds. Due to its size and weight, it can only be carried with your hands when empty and has a lid which you can open or close.

Current Uses

1. As a container to store items.
2. As a container to store gasoline or water.
   1. Liquids can be stored additionally, no matter if items are stored inside. But beware: when storing items together with liquids, they will instantly get wet.
   2. If left open in the outside, it will slowly start storing rainwater.
   3. Liquids can be poured into and drained out of the barrel using another container (e.g. Plastic Bottle, Canteen, etc.)
3. As cooking place when converted into a fire barrel (see for details).

Crafting

Barrel with Holes

NOTE: Once a barrel has been converted to a Barrel with Holes, it cannot be reverted back into a normal barrel and loses its functionality in terms of crafting and liquid storage.

Gallery

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  Oil Barrel (Blue)
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  Oil Barrel (Green)
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  Oil Barrel (Red)
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  Oil Barrel (Yellow)

See Also

• Wooden Crate
• Sea Chest

Trivia

• Full use as an equipment item was added in version 0.56. Prior to that point, the barrel was just an environmental object.
• Contrary to the object's description, barrels cannot actually be used to craft anything, aside from being crafted into a fire barrel. The item's description is likely a reference to a (now removed) feature of tanning animal pelts into leather. The closest thing possible to this now is the creation of the fur backpack, fur courier bag, and leather backpack, however these do not include the use of a barrel to create them.