Having a reliable stack of resources is key in Rust. One of the best aspects of the game is the survival element that comes with it. Yes, it’s fun to build your own base, raid other players’ bases, or get into gun fights. However, you need to worry about keeping your character alive first. That’s why water is important, naturally.
Since you always want to have something to drink on you, it’s a good idea to decide where your water is going to come from. Rust is known for its unforgiving environment, so the more options at your disposal, the better. It’s likely you are going to die often and lose your water bottles or jugs, so learning a couple of different methods to collect water can prove helpful when you respawn.
5 Collect Water From Foods
If you need to hydrate your character in a pinch, and aren’t looking for a long term solution to store water, eating will do the trick. Most food items have the ability to provide you with a small amount of water, which can make the difference if there are no rivers or water bottles nearby.
Mushrooms are fairly hydrating in this case, and collecting them is much easier than hunting an animal. They are located either on the beach or dirt patches in the forest. They respawn over time and in clusters — finding one means there are others nearby.
4 Find A Small Water Bottle
One of the easiest and most common ways to store a little bit of water, is to hold on to the plastic bottles you find. If you happen on a loot crate, chances are that it will hold a water bottle. Don’t discard it when you are done drinking it, though. You can use it to collect water from rivers or lakes.
Although they aren’t the biggest container, they still hold 250 ml. That’s more than enough to prevent dehydration from killing you. Interestingly, a funny bug in an older version of Rust caused you to suffocate from drinking out of a water bottle.
3 Build Water Catchers
If you are looking for a reliable way to passively obtain water, you should definitely invest in a handy water catcher. You can either build a small one for 100 wood, 50 metal fragments, and one tarp, or a big one for 500 wood, 200 metal fragments, and two pieces of tarp.
The smaller version hold 10 liters, while the more costly upgrade stores up to 50 liters over a longer period of time. Both constructions harvest water from environmental conditions, like rain, fog, or snow. Building a couple of smaller catchers will provide you with more than enough water, especially if you have portable container to store it. Besides, it’s better to save metal fragments to craft the best types of ammunition.
2 Craft The Bota Bag
Once you have a small amount of cloth, you can craft the most common water collector used in Rust. The Bota Bag only requires 10 cloth, and it will allow you to store 500 ml of water. This makes it one of the most reliable tools against small amounts of radiation damage, since water slightly mitigates radiation effects.
Obtaining 10 cloth is fairly easy. Hunt a couple of chickens or boars for maximum efficiency and low risk. Avoid running into wolves or bears though, because you might easily become their prey. Once you have a Bota Bag, you can use it on water catchers or fresh bodies of water to store some for your journeys.
1 Find A Water Jug
A water jug is one of the best tools in the game, capable of collecting large amounts of water that you can keep in your inventory. Simply use one of these jerry cans on a water resource, anything but the ocean really, and you are good to go.
Unfortunately, you cannot craft a water jug. While you travel with your trusty assault rifle, keep your eyes peeled for a food crate, since they might spawn a water jug. You could always go raid someone’s base and hope to find one, but it’s generally better to go with the safer option and scavenge around.
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