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The Large Water Catcher has 300 health once placed, and a Research Table turns it into a blueprint for 30 scrap.
What one batch takes.
Wood
Metal Fragments
Tarp
Wood
Metal Fragments
Tarp
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
[
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 500,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "wood"
},
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 200,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metal.fragments"
},
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 2,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "tarp"
}
]
Workbench Level 2, 25s, yields 1
Faster at a higher workbench: 12.5s at Workbench Level 3.
Researching the blueprint costs 30 scrap at a Research Table.
Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop the Large Water Catcher, most likely first
| From | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
 Locked Crate | 1.3% | 1 to 2 |
 Elite Crate | 0.78% | 1 to 3 |
| Scientist PT Boat Dry Box | 0.73% | 1 to 3 |
 Military Crate | 0.42% | 1 |
 Underwater Lab Military Crate | 0.42% | 1 |
 Wagon Military Crate | 0.42% | 1 |
Missile Silo Scientist (underground) | 0.3% | 1 |
Scientist | 0.074% | 1 |
Heavy Scientist | 0.061% | 1 |
 Treasure Box, mission reward | 1.6% | 1 to 2 |
 Gingerbread Mine Present, Christmas event only | 0.42% | 1 |
Chance is for one container opened or one NPC killed. Amount is how many it holds when it holds any.
Wood,
Metal Fragments, 
ClothEach swing charges the share of the cost for 50 health, rounded up to whole resources, and restores as much health as it paid for, which can be more than 50. Nothing can be repaired for 30 seconds after it takes damage.
What the Large Water Catcher gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 150 Metal Fragments, 1 + 50% Tarp, 375 Wood |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 120 Metal Fragments, 1 + 20% Tarp, 300 Wood |
| Green recycler | 50% | 100 Metal Fragments, 1 Tarp, 250 Wood |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 80 Metal Fragments, 80% Tarp, 200 Wood |
The Large Water Catcher breaks down into Metal Fragments, Tarp and Wood.
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. “1 + 50%” means 1 every time and a 50% chance of one more, and a percentage alone is the chance of getting one.
In Rust, Large Water Catcher is a deployable in the Construction category (item ID #-1100168350, console shortname water.catcher.large). In active play, it follows standard server rules for deployable gear across procedural maps. Inventory storage holds a single unit per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 20 minutes.
Collects drinkable water from the air via rain and dew. Can be connected to other entities to provide water, 20ml a second.
Crafting Large Water Catcher 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). Placed structures heal with a Hammer using raw materials from your inventory.
The Large Water Catcher is one of the 181 deployables; Rust classifies it under the Construction inventory category.
When choosing between Large Water Catcher and related construction in Rust, prioritize researching a looted or traded copy at a Research Table (30 scrap) whenever you want to skip the 240-scrap tech tree path and save 210 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large Water Catcher | Construction | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 2 | 30 node / 240 path | Not recyclable |
| Small Water Catcher | Construction | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 15 node / 135 path | Not recyclable |
| Triangle Planter Box | Deployables | 10 per slot | Crafted by hand | 15 node / 45 path | Not recyclable |
| Large Planter Box | Deployables | 10 per slot | Crafted by hand | 15 node / 30 path | Not recyclable |
Compare Large Water Catcher with closely related deployable sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare Large Water Catcher against every item in its inventory category, browse All 61 items in Construction, or plan prerequisite scrap paths on the The Engineering Workbench tech tree, tile by tile.
The Large Water Catcher has 300 health once placed in Rust. It belongs to the Construction category under numeric ID -1100168350 across 61 construction and despawns after 20 minutes when dropped on a default server across 61 published Construction entries (56 with crafting blueprints).
The Large Water Catcher is crafted at a Workbench Level 2 from 500 Wood, 200 Metal Fragments and 2 Tarp, once the blueprint is learned in Rust. Non-craftable components like Tarp must be looted from monument crates or recycled gear before queuing the craft at your bench.
The Large Water Catcher drops from 9 container and NPC loot tables in Rust, led by Locked Crate (1.3% chance), Elite Crate (0.78% chance), and Scientist PT Boat Dry Box (0.73% chance). It belongs to the Construction category under numeric ID -1100168350 across 61 construction.
The Large Water Catcher recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 100 Metal Fragments, 1 Tarp and 250 Wood. Full material recovery applies to an undamaged copy, whereas worn items return proportionally fewer resources based on their remaining condition bar when shredded.
The Large Water Catcher takes 25 seconds to craft, down to 12.5 seconds at Workbench Level 3 in Rust. It sits in the Construction catalog with item ID -1100168350 alongside 60 related construction and despawns after 20 minutes when dropped on a default server.
The Large Water Catcher repairs in Rust once placed with a Hammer for up to 248 Wood, 100 Metal Fragments and 53 Cloth at full wear (6 swings). Hammering a placed structure restores health with no maximum-durability loss after a 30-second combat cooldown.
Blueprint progression for Large Water Catcher at Engineering Workbench in Rust charges 30 scrap on the target node and 240 cumulative scrap along the prerequisite branch, while direct blueprint study at a Research Table charges 30 scrap.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, the Large Water Catcher despawns after 20 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 Large Water Catcher has 32-bit signed item ID -1100168350 and shortname water.catcher.large in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Construction category (stack limit 1 unit per slot).
Server administrators in Rust spawn the Large Water Catcher in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give water.catcher.large 1 or inventory.giveid -1100168350 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.