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Shorts cost 15 scrap to research into a blueprint.
What one batch takes.
Cloth
Cloth
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
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No workbench, 15s, yields 1
Faster at a higher workbench: 7.5s at Workbench Level 1, 3.75s at Workbench Level 2 or 3.
Researching the blueprint costs 15 scrap at a Research Table.
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.
Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop Shorts, most likely first
| From | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
 Primitive Crate | 4.8% | 1 to 2 |
Tunnel Dweller and Underwater Dweller | 2.2% | 1 to 2 |
 Barrel | 1.1% | 1 |
Chance is for one container opened or one NPC killed. Amount is how many it holds when it holds any.
What Shorts give back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 22 + 50% Cloth |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 18 Cloth |
| Green recycler | 50% | 15 Cloth |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 12 Cloth |
Shorts break down into Cloth.
A recycler takes one at a time.
Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item. “22 + 50%” means 22 every time and a 50% chance of one more.
6 skins on the Steam Market change how Shorts look, from $3.00 to $16.80.
In Rust, Shorts is a clothing and armor in the Attire category (item ID #-1695367501, console shortname pants.shorts). In active play, they follow 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 5 minutes.
Trusty pair of shorts, may provide a breeze in undesired places. Worse than their full length counterparts with only basic protection from damage and the elements.
Crafting Shorts in Rust takes 15 seconds by hand without a workbench once the 15 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). Equipped and stored units carry no durability wear bar.
When choosing between Shorts and related attire in Rust, prioritize researching a looted or traded copy at a Research Table (15 scrap) whenever you want to skip the 75-scrap tech tree path and save 60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shorts | Attire | 1 per slot | Crafted by hand | 15 node / 75 path | Not recyclable |
| Bandit Guard Gear | Attire | 1 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| Bunny Onesie | Attire | 1 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| Bunny Ears | Attire | 1 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
To compare Shorts against every item in its inventory category, browse All 133 items in Attire, or plan prerequisite scrap paths on the The Workbench Level 1 tech tree, tile by tile.
Shorts are crafted by hand from 30 Cloth, once the blueprint is learned in Rust. Raw ores smelt into metal inputs in a furnace while non-craftable components must be looted from monument crates before queuing the craft at your workbench.
Shorts drop from 3 container and NPC loot tables in Rust, led by Primitive Crate (4.8% chance), Tunnel Dweller and Underwater Dweller (2.2% chance), and Barrel (1.1% chance). Each listed probability reflects a single container opened or NPC killed, and found copies can be repaired or researched at base.
Shorts recycle in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 15 Cloth. They are indexed under the Attire category alongside 132 other attire in Rust (item ID -1695367501), with F1 console command inventory.giveid -1695367501 1 across 133 published Attire entries (81 with crafting blueprints).
Shorts take 15 seconds to craft, down to 3.75 seconds at Workbench Level 2 or 3 in Rust. They belong to the Attire category under numeric ID -1695367501 across 133 attire, stacking to 1 unit per slot, with F1 console command inventory.giveid -1695367501 1.
Blueprint progression for Shorts at Workbench Level 1 in Rust charges 15 scrap on the target node and 75 cumulative scrap along the prerequisite branch, while direct blueprint study at a Research Table charges 15 scrap. They belong to the Attire category under numeric ID -1695367501 across 133 attire.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, Shorts despawn after 5 minutes by default. Moving them into a storage box, locker, or player inventory immediately cancels the ground despawn countdown, which the server assigns by item rarity tier to prevent dropped loot from lagging active worlds.
Shorts have 32-bit signed item ID -1695367501 and shortname pants.shorts 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).
Server administrators in Rust spawn Shorts in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give pants.shorts 1 or inventory.giveid -1695367501 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.
