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Tools

Tools are items with specialized purposes in The Long Dark.

Tool Types

Cooking

Item Boiling Water Capacity Weight Comment
Cooking Pot 2 liters 1.00 kg
(2.2 lb)
  • Reduces the amount of time required to cook any food or drink on a fire.
  • Allows the player to melt snow and boil water on a fire.
  • Allows player to cook Food and Drinks
  • Allows the player to create (Pot) Cooking Recipes
Cooking Skillet 1 liter 1.00 kg
(2.2 lb)
  • Allows the player to create (Skillet) Cooking Recipes
  • Allows player to cook Food and Drinks
Recycled Can 0.5 liters 0.15 kg
(0.33 lb)
  • Allows the player to melt snow and boil water on a fire.
  • Allows player to cook Drinks
Insulated Flask N/A 0.20 kg
(0.44 lb)
  • Can store and transport multiple drinks inside, keeping them warm
  • Comes in 7 fun design patterns!
Can Opener N/A 0.25 kg
(0.55 lb)
  • Used to open food cans without losing food/damaging can
  • Repaired with scrap metal

Lighting

Item Weight Comment
Flare 0.25 kg
(0.55 lb)
Flashlight 1.00 kg
(2.2 lb)
  • Can keep predators at bay during Aurora or Glimmer Fog.
  • Usable only during Aurora or Glimmer Fog.
Miner's Flashlight 1.25 kg
(2.75 lb)
  • Can keep predators at bay during Aurora or Glimmer Fog.
  • Usable only during Aurora or Glimmer Fog.
  • Bigger battery, but Heavier than standard variant
Marine Flare 0.25 kg
(0.55 lb)
Storm Lantern 1.00 kg
(2.2 lb)
Spelunker's Lantern 1.00 kg
(2.2 lb)
  • You can refuel it with lantern fuel or kerosene.
  • Can hold up to 1L of fuel
  • Weighs 1.80 kg when full
  • Uses 40% less fuel, but light is 40% dimmer than regular variant
 Torch 0.3 kg
(0.66 lb)
  • Can keep Wolf at bay.
  • Can be obtained with a lit fire.
Cardboard Matches/Wood Matches 0.005 kg
(0.011 lb)0.10 kg
(0.22 lb)
  • Very limited light source time. Only practical when used indoors

Fire Starting

Item Weight Comment
Accelerant 0.10 kg
(0.22 lb)
  • Greatly increases the chance of starting fires
  • Only used to start fires
Can of Gunpowder 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)
  • Can be used to craft Ammunition
  • Can be used to greatly increase chances of starting fires
  • 5 uses to start fires
Cardboard Matches 0.005 kg
(0.011 lb)
  • More common than wood matches
  • less useful at starting fires than wood matches
  • Can be used as a light source
Firestriker 0.10 kg
(0.22 lb)
  • Most effective fire starter
  • Cannot be repaired and is very rare
Flare 0.25 kg
(0.55 lb)
  • Cannot turn off after activating. Limited Fire-starting capability
Jerry Can 3.30 kg
(7.26 lb)
  • 0.30L can be used as accelerant
  • Can hold up to 4L of fuel
  • Collects fuel from scrapped lanterns
Lantern Fuel 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)
  • Can be used to fuel Lanterns
  • Can hold up to 0.5L of fuel
  • Can be obtained from cooking fish
  • Can be used to greatly increase the chances of starting fires (requires 0.30 L)
Magnifying Lens 0.10 kg
(0.22 lb)
  • Doesn't lose condition when used
  • Can only be used outside in clear weather
Marine Flare 0.25 kg
(0.55 lb)
  • Cannot turn off after activating. Limited Fire-starting capability
Torch 0.30 kg
(0.66 lb)
  • Can be pulled from fires and used to start a fire elsewhere (Daisy Chaining)
  • Must use a match if unlit in order to start a fire
Wood Matches 0.10 kg
(0.22 lb)
  • Less common than Cardboard Matches
  • Increases chance of starting fires
  • Can be used as a light source

Fishing

Item Weight Comment
Fishing Bait 0.05 kg
(0.11 lb)
0.01 kg

(0.02 lbs)

  • Can be used to increase Ice Fishing odds
  • Better than Simple Fishing Lure
Simple Fishing Lure 0.01 kg
(0.022 lb)
Fishing Tackle 0.02 kg
(0.044 lb)
  • Required for fishing at ice holes
  • Can be used to repair clothing
Fishing Tip-Up 0.30 kg
(0.66 lb)
  • Trap used to catch fish over time
  • Breaks after multiple uses
Hook 0.01 kg
(0.022 lb)
Line 0.01 kg
(0.022 lb)

Hand Tools

Item Weight Comment
Hatchet 1.50 kg
(3.3 lb)
  • Used to break down furniture and tree limbs
  • Can be used in a Wolf Struggle
  • Can be used to harvest and craft
Improvised Hatchet 1.75 kg
(3.85 lb)
Hunting Knife 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)
  • Used to break down cloth and cardboard items
  • Can be used in a Struggle
  • Can be used to harvest and craft
Improvised Knife 0.75 kg
(1.65 lb)
Cougar Claw Knife 0.60 kg
(1.32 lb)
  • Crafted in the Forge
  • Does the highest damage during a Struggle
  • Requires killing a Cougar for materials
Survival Knife 0.75 kg
(1.65 lb)
  • Traded from the Trader
  • Most durable knife
Hacksaw 1.00 kg
(2.2 lb)
  • Used to break down metal furniture
  • Can break down tree limbs and harvest saplings
Heavy Hammer 2.00 kg
(4.4 lb)
  • Used to craft tools in a Forge
  • Can be used to break down furniture
Prybar 1.00 kg
(2.2 lb)
  • Used to open locked doors and cars
  • Cannot be repaired

Hunting

Item Weight Comment
Distress Pistol 0.40 kg
(0.88 lb)
  • Rarest firearm in the game
  • Offers the best bleed out time of all weapons
  • Shots can scare off bears and wolves
Fishing Tip-Up 0.30 kg

(0.66 lbs)

  • Trap used to catch fish over time
  • Breaks after multiple uses
  • Must be tended to more frequently than a Snare
Flare Shell 0.05 kg
(0.11 lb)
Hunting Rifle 4.00 kg
(8.8 lb)
  • Most powerful firearm in the game
  • Holds 10 rounds
  • Very slow and can only be fired while aiming
  • Base version of the Hunting Rifle
Barb's Rifle 4.50 kg
(9.9 lb)
  • Most powerful firearm in the game
  • Heaviest Hunting Rifle
  • Highest durability of any Hunting Rifle
Bunker Rifle 1.50 kg
(3.3 lb)
  • Traded from the Trader
  • Lowest durability of any Hunting Rifle
Curator's Rifle 4.00 kg
(8.8 lb)
  • Most powerful firearm in the game
  • Farthest range of any Hunting Rifle
Vaughn's Rifle 3.00 kg
(6.6 lb)
  • Most powerful firearm in the game
  • Second lowest durability Hunting Rifle
  • Lightest Hunting Rifle

 Rifle Ammunition 0.02 kg
(0.044 lb)
Revolver 1.50 kg
(3.3 lb)
  • Holds fewer rounds than the Hunting Rifle (6 rounds)
  • Defensive over Offensive firearm
  • Base version of the Revolver
  • Faster draw speed than hunting rifle
Forester's Revolver 1.50 kg
(3.3 lb)
  • Highest durability of any Revolver
Hunter's Revolver 1.75 kg
(3.85 lb)
  • Heaviest Revolver
  • Farthest range of any Revolver
Warden's Revolver 1.25 kg
(2.75 lb)
  • Lightest Revolver
  • Fastest draw speed of any Revolver

 Revolver Ammunition 0.081 kg
(0.178 lb)
Survival Bow 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)
  • Must be crafted
  • Base version of the Bow
  • Ammunition is reusable
  • Cannot be Repaired
Bushcraft Bow 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)
Woodwright's Bow 0.75 kg

(1.65 lbs)

  • Heaviest Bow
  • Highest durability Bow
  • Less sway and but also least range of any Bow
  • Ammunition is reusable
  • Cannot be Repaired
Sport Bow 0.35 kg

(0.77 lbs)

  • Lightest Bow
  • Same stats as Survival Bow, but more durable
  • Ammunition is reusable
  • Cannot be Repaired
Simple Arrow 0.15 kg
(0.33 lb)
  • Can be crafted at a workbench
  • Harder to acquire resources to produce
  • Breaks after many shots
  • Can ricochet off of hard surfaces
  • Best durability arrow
Fire Hardened Arrow 0.10 kg
(0.22 lb)
  • Improvised Arrow that can be made at Campfires
  • Easier to manufacture than Simple Arrows due to cheaper materials
  • Breaks after many shots
  • Can ricochet off of hard surfaces
  • Less durable than Simple Arrows
Manufactured Arrow 0.15 kg
(0.33 lb)
  • Must be traded from the Trader
  • More durable than Simple Arrow
  • Does more damage than Simple Arrow
  • When broken, cannot be harvested for Materials
Snare 0.30 kg
(0.66 lb)
Stone 0.15 kg
(0.33 lb)

Repair

Item Survival skill Weight Comment
Sewing Kit Mending 0.10 kg
(0.22 lb)
  • Allows players to repair damaged clothing or craft new clothing with the appropriate materials.
Fishing Tackle Mending 0.02 kg
(0.044 lb)
  • Allows players to repair damaged clothing or craft new clothing with the appropriate materials.
Firearm Cleaning Kit Cleaning 0.10 kg
(0.22 lb)
Whetstone Sharpening 0.10 kg
(0.22 lb)
Simple Tools Repair 1.00 kg
(2.2 lb)
  • Allows players to repair a variety of damaged tools.
Quality Tools Repair 0.75 kg
(1.65 lb)
  • Allows players to repair a variety of damaged tools at a better rate.

Sleep

Item Weight Warmth Comment
Bedroll 1.00 kg
(2.2 lb) 		5 °C
(9 °F)
Improvised Down Bedroll 1.10 kg

(2.42 lbs)

8 °C
(14.4 °F)
  • Allows players to sleep.
  • Improved version of the Bedroll.
Bear Skin Bedroll 3.00 kg
(6.6 lb) 		12 °C
(21.6 °F)
  • Allows players to sleep.
  • Can keep Wolf at bay.
  • Warmest, but also Heaviest, Bedroll

Transmitter Parts

Item Weight Comment
Handheld Shortwave Radio 0 kg
(0 lb)
Wires 0.10 kg
(0.22 lb)
Car Battery 15.00 kg
(33 lb)
Replacement Fuse 0.20 kg
(0.44 lb)
  • 3 are needed to repair a Transmitter


Research Book

Item Weight Comment
Stay on Target 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)
  • Can be Researched to raise the Archery Skill
Field Dressing Your Kill, Vol. I 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)
Wilderness Kitchen 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)
  • Can be Researched to raise the Cooking Skill
Survive the Outdoors! 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)
The Frozen Angler 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)
A Sewing Primer 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)
  • Can be Researched to raise the Mending Skill
Frontier Shooting Guide 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)
Advanced Guns Guns Guns! 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)
Small Arms Handbook 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)
Practical Gunsmithing 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)

Camera

Item Weight Comment
Camera 0.00 kg
(0 lb)
  • Can be used to take photos
FastFilm-500 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)
  • Used with the Camera. Uses Coloured film
FastFilm-500BW 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)
  • Used with the Camera. Uses Black & White film
FastFilm-500SPA 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)
  • Used with the Camera. Uses Sepia film

Other

Item Weight Comment
Broken Arrow 0.15 kg
(0.33 lb)
  • Can be harvested for 1 Arrowhead and 2 Crow Feathers
Broken Fire Hardened Arrow 0.15 kg
(0.33 lb)
  • Can be harvested for 1 Crow Feather
Broken Manufactured Arrow 0.15 kg
(0.33 lb)
  • Cannot be harvested
Charcoal 0.10 kg
(0.22 lb)
  • Allows players to map regions
  • Collected from burned out fires
  • Not available in story mode
Elevator Crank 1.00 kg
(2.2 lb)
Gold Nugget 0.20 kg
(0.44 lb)
Mountaineering Rope 5.00 kg
(11 lb)
  • Allows players to Rope Climb in designated areas
  • Can create safer, faster shortcuts at the expense of Fatigue
Spray Paint 0.54 kg
(1.188 lb)
  • Allows players to tag environments
  • Not available in story mode
Spray Paint - Glyph 0.54 kg
(1.188 lb)
  • Can be used to distract, stop, or halve the fog of the Darkwalker
Travois 1.00 kg
(2.2 lb)
  • Can be used to transport items anywhere on the Island
Woodworking Tools 1.50 kg
(3.3 lb)
  • Used to create advanced Decorations Furniture
  • Only 4 exist in Survival Mode

Sutherland's Tale

Item Weight Comment
Document Stash 1 0.00 kg
(0 lb)
  • Traded to the Trader as part of his quest
Document Stash 2 0.00 kg
(0 lb)
  • Traded to the Trader as part of his quest
Document Stash 3 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)
  • Traded to the Trader as part of his quest
Document Stash 4 0.00 kg
(0 lb)
  • Traded to the Trader as part of his quest
A Skeleton And Note 0.00 kg
(0 lb)
  • Traded to the Trader as part of his quest
Wyatt's Skeleton 0.00 kg
(0 lb)
  • Traded to the Trader as part of his quest
Broken Hatch Wheel 0.00 kg
(0 lb)
  • Traded to the Trader as part of his quest

Wintermute Exclusive

Item Weight Comment
Astrid's Backpack 5.00 kg
(11 lb)
  • Used at the start of Episode 1
Broken Bear Spear 3.75 kg
(8.25 lb)
  • Found in the Hunting Lodge in Episode 2
Spear Head 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)
  • Forged to repair the Broken Bear Spear in Episode 2
Bear Spear 3.75 kg
(8.25 lb)
  • Only found in Wintermute Episode 2
  • Can be used to attack hostile wildlife by taking a defensive posture
Bolt Cutters 1.50 kg
(3.3 lb)
  • Used in Wintermute Episode 3 and 4 to cut through locked gates
Burned Out Fuse 0.20 kg
(0.44 lb)
  • Found in Wintermute Episode 3 and serves no purpose other than to be replaced
  • Model is used in Transmitters in Survival Mode but cannot be obtained
Distress Pistol Kit 5.00 kg
(11 lb)
  • Used at the start of Episode 1
Elevator Crank 0.00 kg
(0 lb)
  • Used to operate the elevator in the Last Prospect mine in Episode 4
Emergency Food 5.00 kg
(11 lb)
  • Used at the start of Episode 1
First Aid Kit (tool) 5.00 kg
(11 lb)
  • Used at the start of Episode 1
Scrap Metal Shard 0.30 kg
(0.66 lb)
  • Found in Wintermute Episode 1 and can be carried to Episode 2
  • Slightly less effective version of the Hunting Knife
Valve Socket Handle 0.00 kg
(0 lb)
  • Used to open mineshaft airflow valves in Episode 4

Cut Tools

Item Weight Comment
Jeremiah's Knife 0.50 kg
(1.1 lb)
  • Only found in Wintermute Predux Episode 2 after completing Survival School (Predux)
  • Behaves as a reskinned Hunting Knife
  • Currently inaccessible but still in the game files
Brand 0.30 kg
(0.66 lb)
  • Removed from the Alpha versions of The Long Dark and replaced by the Torch
  • Can be Brandished to scare predator Wildlife
Hunting Lodge Rifle 4.00 kg
(8.8 lb)
v • d • e
TLD Tools
Cooking
Ice Fishing
Equipment
Lures
Other
Hand Tools
Standard
Improvised
Weapons
Rifle
Bow
Revolver
Other
Ammunition
Light
Mending
Sleep
Transmitter Parts
Camera
Research
Other
Sutherland's Tale
Wintermute
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Removed
Unused