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The Tank Top takes 15 scrap to reach on the Workbench Level 1 tech tree.
What one batch takes.
Cloth
Cloth
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
[
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 20,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "cloth"
}
]
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 the Tank Top, 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 the Tank Top gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 15 Cloth |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 12 Cloth |
| Green recycler | 50% | 10 Cloth |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 8 Cloth |
The Tank Top breaks 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.
One skin on the Steam Market changes how the Tank Top looks, at $65.83.
In Rust, Tank Top is a clothing and armor in the Attire category (item ID #1608640313, console shortname shirt.tanktop). 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 5 minutes.
A tank top, comes with free stains. Basic protection, but better than nothing.
Crafting Tank Top 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 comparing Tank Top against related attire in Rust, craft copies once the blueprint is unlocked (15 seconds per craft) and recycle surplus spares at an unpowered radtown green recycler (fifty percent base efficiency) rather than a safe-zone yellow recycler (forty percent efficiency) to maximize recovered materials.
| Item | Category | Stack Limit | Craft / Source | Tech Tree / Research | Green Recycler Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tank Top | Attire | 1 per slot | Crafted by hand | 15 node / 15 path | Not recyclable |
| Shirt | Attire | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 30 node / 60 path | Not recyclable |
| Heavy Frankenstein Legs | Attire | 1 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| Twitch Rivals Flag | Attire | 1 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
Compare Tank Top with closely related clothing and armor sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare Tank Top 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.
The Tank Top is crafted by hand from 20 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.
The Tank Top drops 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.
The Tank Top recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 10 Cloth. It is indexed under the Attire category alongside 132 other attire in Rust (item ID 1608640313) and despawns after 5 minutes when dropped, with F1 console command inventory.giveid 1608640313 1.
The Tank Top takes 15 seconds to craft, down to 3.75 seconds at Workbench Level 2 or 3 in Rust. It belongs to the Attire category under numeric ID 1608640313 across 133 attire and despawns after 5 minutes when dropped on a default server.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, the Tank Top despawns after 5 minutes by default. Picking it back up into a player inventory or storing it inside a base container immediately resets that ground despawn timer, which the server scales by item rarity tier.
The Tank Top has 32-bit signed item ID 1608640313 and shortname shirt.tanktop 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 the Tank Top in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give shirt.tanktop 1 or inventory.giveid 1608640313 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.
