Hard Hat spawn locations on Nasdara (Badlands)
Hard Hat (Clothing › Headgear) spawns on Nasdara (Badlands): the economy keeps about 78 on the map at a time. It can lie in 2,694 buildings. Most of them are Industrial buildings. It also spawns at events: Water truck and Military convoy.
On other maps: Chernarus+, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gas station | Industrial | 15 | 11 % |
| Unfinished building | Industrial | 3 | 11 % |
| Garage office | Industrial | 23 | 10 % |
| Garages | Industrial | 108 | 10 % |
| Hangar | Industrial | 3 | 7 % |
| Factory | Industrial | 1 | 6 % |
| Dam power plant | Military | 1 | 5 % |
| Factory hall | Industrial | 10 | 4 % |
| Warehouse | Industrial | 80 | 4 % |
| Unfinished house | Industrial | 35 | 4 % |
Event spawns
| Event | Sites | Chance at one |
|---|---|---|
 Water truck | 66 | 1 % |
 Military convoy | 1 | 3 % |
Best areas
| Area | Copies expected | Chance to find one |
|---|---|---|
| Dashtabad | 4.7 | 99 % |
| Pesh Kuh | 3.6 | 97 % |
| Registan District | 2.5 | 92 % |
| Nasdar-Beton factory | 2.3 | 90 % |
| Ziarat District | 2.3 | 90 % |
| Dar-e Ardis | 2.3 | 90 % |
| Kamar Zir | 1.9 | 86 % |
| Dashtabad Airbase | 1.8 | 83 % |
| Qala-e Kuhna | 1.7 | 83 % |
| Suvin Shahr | 1.6 | 80 % |
Underground
| Area | Copies expected | Chance to find one |
|---|---|---|
| Underground · −1 · 30 m down | 0.2 | 19 % |
| Underground · −1 · 26 m down | 0.1 | 13 % |
| Tunnelshelter dam outter | 0.1 | 12 % |
| T 12a 1194 merged 12 Dark: bring a light | 0.1 | 7 % |
| Hwtunnel westentrance tunnel outter | 0.1 | 6 % |
| Hwtunnel eastsection utilitytunnels inner 2 Dark: bring a light | 0.1 | 5 % |
| Hwtunnel southwestentrance outter | <0.1 | 5 % |
| Hwtunnel westsection inner Dark: bring a light | <0.1 | 3 % |
| Hwtunnel eastsection utilitytunnels inner Dark: bring a light | <0.1 | 3 % |
| Tla 1497 merged 2 Dark: bring a light | <0.1 | 1 % |
Infected that carry it
- Construction worker 3 %
- Factory worker 3 %
- Handyman 3 %
- Mechanic 3 %
- Offshore worker 3 %
- Oil rig worker 3 %
- Worker 3 %
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.