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Coffee Can Helmet
Clothing and armor,Uncommon,WearableWorn on the body.,Armor slotTakes an armor insert.,Blueprint
The Coffee Can Helmet has a slot for an armor insert and takes 120 scrap to reach on the Workbench Level 2 tech tree.
Faster at a higher workbench: 12.5s at Workbench Level 3.
Researching the blueprint costs 30 scrap at a Research Table.
Coffee Can Helmet stats
Covers
Head
Takes an armor insert
Yes
What the Coffee Can Helmet stops when another player hits the part it covers
Bullet
35%
Slash
50%
Blunt
50%
Stab
50%
Arrow
35%
What the Coffee Can Helmet adds to your whole outfit
Explosion
8.3%
Bite
8.3%
Radiation
5%
Cold
0%
Heat
0%
These do not land on one part of the body: the game adds up every piece you wear, then keeps a sixth of the total for explosions, bites and heat, and all of it for radiation. Cold is insulation, where 100% is as warm as clothing gets.
What the Coffee Can Helmet is looted from
Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop the Coffee Can Helmet, most likely first
A repair bench charges 20% of the recipe to fix a broken item, less when it is only worn. A component in the recipe is charged as the first ingredient of its own recipe instead, or not at all when it has no recipe.
Coffee Can Helmet recycling
What the Coffee Can Helmet gives back in each recycler
Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item. “11 + 25%” means 11 every time and a 25% chance of one more, and a percentage alone is the chance of getting one.
Coffee Can Helmet skins
122
122 skins on the Steam Market change how the Coffee Can Helmet looks, from $0.62 to $58.30.
Coffee Can Helmet stats, mechanics, and overview in Rust
In Rust, Coffee Can Helmet is a clothing and armor in the Attire category (item ID #-803263829, console shortname coffeecan.helmet). In active play, it follows standard server rules for clothing and armor gear across procedural maps. Inventory storage holds a single unit per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 20 minutes.
A Coffee Can Helmet. It provides a level of regional protection from inflicted damage.
Blueprint unlock savings (game files): Research Table study (30 scrap) saves 90 scrap (75% less) vs the 120-scrap tech tree branch
Monument recycling yield: Radtown green units return 50% of ingredients (5s cycle), beating 40% yellow safe-zone units by +25%
Bench repair & durability cap: Full repair costs 7 Cloth and 12 Metal Fragments (zero rare bodies) while capping max condition by 20%
Conveyor & locker automation: Filter by category or shortname coffeecan.helmet to auto-stock locker kits and storage boxes
Coffee Can Helmet crafting, blueprint progression, and recycling in Rust
Crafting Coffee Can Helmet in Rust takes 25 seconds at a Workbench Level 2 once the 30 scrap blueprint node is unlocked, with all ballistics, crafting, and durability values read from the Rust game files. Shredding a spare copy at a green recycler recovers base materials at fifty percent yield (vs forty percent at safe-zone yellow units). Damaged copies repair at a Repair Bench for a fraction of recipe cost.
How Coffee Can Helmet compares to related attire in Rust
When choosing between Coffee Can Helmet and related attire in Rust, prioritize researching a looted or traded copy at a Research Table (30 scrap) whenever you want to skip the 120-scrap tech tree path and save 90 scrap, or unlock the tech tree branch when your group also needs the prerequisite blueprints.
Item
Category
Stack Limit
Craft / Source
Tech Tree / Research
Green Recycler Yield
Coffee Can Helmet
Attire
1 per slot
Workbench Level 2
30 node / 120 path
Not recyclable
Clatter Helmet
Attire
1 per slot
Crafted by hand
No blueprint
Not recyclable
Ballistic helmet
Attire
1 per slot
World loot / gather
No blueprint
Not recyclable
Snowman Helmet
Attire
1 per slot
Crafted by hand
No blueprint
Not recyclable
Related items
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Frequently asked questions about Coffee Can Helmet in Rust
How do you get the Coffee Can Helmet in Rust?
The Coffee Can Helmet is crafted at a Workbench Level 2 from 15 Cloth, 60 Metal Fragments and 1 Sewing Kit, once the blueprint is learned in Rust. Smelting raw ores and looting required components from monument crates lets players queue the craft at their workbench.
Which crates drop the Coffee Can Helmet in Rust?
The Coffee Can Helmet drops from 10 container and NPC loot tables in Rust, led by Supply Drop (36.3% chance), Locked Crate (1.3% chance), and Elite Crate (0.78% chance). Each listed probability reflects a single container opened or NPC killed, and found copies can be repaired or researched at base.
What does the Coffee Can Helmet recycle into in Rust?
The Coffee Can Helmet recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 7 Cloth plus a 50% chance of one more, 30 Metal Fragments and a 50% chance of a Sewing Kit. It belongs to the Attire category under numeric ID -803263829 across 133 attire.
How long does the Coffee Can Helmet take to craft in Rust?
The Coffee Can Helmet takes 25 seconds to craft, down to 12.5 seconds at Workbench Level 3 in Rust. It belongs to the Attire category under numeric ID -803263829 across 133 attire, with F1 console command inventory.giveid -803263829 1 across 133 published Attire entries.
How much does it cost to repair the Coffee Can Helmet in Rust?
A repair bench fixes the Coffee Can Helmet from broken for 7 Cloth and 12 Metal Fragments in Rust. Repairing at a Repair Bench requires no learned blueprint, scales material cost by missing durability, and reduces maximum condition by 20% across a full durability bar.
How much scrap is the Coffee Can Helmet on the Rust tech tree?
Blueprint progression for Coffee Can Helmet at Workbench Level 2 in Rust charges 30 scrap on the target node and 120 cumulative scrap along the prerequisite branch, while direct blueprint study at a Research Table charges 30 scrap.
How long does the Coffee Can Helmet take to despawn in Rust?
Dropped with nothing attached or inside in Rust, the Coffee Can Helmet despawns after 20 minutes by default. Picking it back up into an inventory or placing it inside a storage container resets the ground despawn timer, which the server determines by item rarity tier.
What is the item ID for the Coffee Can Helmet in Rust?
The Coffee Can Helmet has 32-bit signed item ID -803263829 and shortname coffeecan.helmet in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Attire category (stack limit 1 unit per slot).
What is the give command for the Coffee Can Helmet in Rust?
Server administrators in Rust spawn the Coffee Can Helmet in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give coffeecan.helmet 1 or inventory.giveid -803263829 1 for a single unit. Both console spawn commands require administrator or moderator privileges on the server, while regular players can bind a quick-craft shortcut key instead.