Hard Hat spawn locations on Chernarus+
Hard Hat (Clothing › Headgear) spawns on Chernarus+: the economy keeps about 120 on the map at a time. It can lie in 2,588 buildings. Most of them are Industrial buildings. It also spawns at events: Police roadblock, Train wreck, Military convoy and Heli crash.
On other maps: Nasdara, Livonia, Sakhal, Namalsk, Raman, DeerIsle Experimental
It lies on the ground for about 4 h before the game removes it.
Best building types
The chance to find at least one in a single building of that type, on a visit to a full server.
| Building | Loot Type | How many | Chance in one |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unfinished building | Industrial | 5 | 16 % |
| Hangar | Industrial | 4 | 16 % |
| Garage office | Industrial | 23 | 15 % |
| Garages | Industrial | 193 | 15 % |
| Building | Residential | 2 | 14 % |
| Industrial building | Industrial | 1 | 12 % |
| Factory | Industrial | 9 | 9 % |
| Large house, 2 floors | Residential | 3 | 9 % |
| Medical tent | Medical | 3 | 8 % |
| Unfinished house | Industrial | 1 | 8 % |
Event spawns
| Event | Sites | Chance at one |
|---|---|---|
 Police roadblock | 31 | 4 % |
 Train wreck | 17 | 4 % |
 Military convoy | 2 | 4 % |
 Heli crash | 1 | 10 % |
Best areas
| Area | Copies expected | Chance to find one |
|---|---|---|
| Berezino | 10 | >99 % |
| Elektrozavodsk | 7.6 | >99 % |
| Chernogorsk | 6.1 | >99 % |
| Air Base Vybor | 5.8 | >99 % |
| Novaya Petrovka | 4.7 | 99 % |
| Prigorodki | 4.5 | 99 % |
| Novodmitrovsk | 4.5 | 99 % |
| Severograd | 4.2 | 99 % |
| Vysotovo | 3.5 | 97 % |
| Dubovo | 3 | 95 % |
Infected that carry it
- Construction worker 2 %
- Factory worker 2 %
- Handyman 2 %
- Mechanic 2 %
- Offshore worker 2 %
- Worker 2 %
More Headgear
These are estimates for a full server from the game's loot files, as the Map's Item Filter shows them: each item's count on the map spread over every building and event site that can hold it. A looted server has less.