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Dropped on the ground, the Water Jug despawns after 20 minutes.
Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop the Water Jug, most likely first
| From | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
 Shore Crate | 34.9% | 1 to 3 |
 Ration Box | 24.9% | 1 to 2 |
 Food Crate | 21.3% | 1 to 3 |
 Food Cache | 14.6% | 1 to 6 |
Chance is for one container opened or one NPC killed. Amount is how many it holds when it holds any.
What the Water Jug gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 75  Metal Fragments |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 60 Metal Fragments |
| Green recycler | 50% | 50 Metal Fragments |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 40 Metal Fragments |
The Water Jug breaks down into Metal Fragments.
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.
In Rust, Water Jug is a deployable in the Deployables category (item ID #-119235651, console shortname waterjug). 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.
A large jerry can for all kinds of water. Holds up to 5000ml. Careful not to throw it all away!
In Rust, Water Jug has no player crafting recipe; acquisition relies on 4 world loot tables 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 Water Jug against related deployables in Rust, prioritize farming its highest-probability monument containers or recycling surplus components at an unpowered radtown green recycler (fifty percent base yield, versus forty percent at safe-zone yellow units) because this item cannot be crafted at a player workbench.
| Item | Category | Stack Limit | Craft / Source | Tech Tree / Research | Green Recycler Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Jug | Deployables | 1 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| Anchor | Deployables | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 15 node / 165 path | Not recyclable |
| Chippy Arcade Game | Deployables | 1 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| Bath Tub Planter | Deployables | 10 per slot | Crafted by hand | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
To compare Water Jug against every item in its inventory category, browse All 168 items in Deployables.
The Water Jug can come up on a fishing line as junk in Rust. It belongs to the Deployables category under numeric ID -119235651 across 168 deployables, while F1 console command inventory.giveid -119235651 1 spawns 1 unit for testing across 168 published Deployables entries.
The Water Jug drops from 4 container and NPC loot tables in Rust, led by Shore Crate (34.9% chance), Ration Box (24.9% chance), and Food Crate (21.3% chance). Each listed probability reflects a single container opened or NPC killed, and found copies can be repaired or researched at base.
The Water Jug recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 50 Metal Fragments. Monument green recyclers shred items one unit at a time on fast radtown cycles, whereas safe-zone yellow units trade lower material recovery for peacekeeper protection.
The Water Jug is limited to 1 unit per slot in Rust, so each copy takes its own slot in a 24-slot player inventory, 6-slot belt, or 48-slot large wood box. Across 168 Deployables entries, it carries ID -119235651 and despawns after 20 minutes.
The Water Jug has 32-bit signed item ID -119235651 and shortname waterjug in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Deployables category (stack limit 1 unit per slot).
Server administrators in Rust spawn the Water Jug in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give waterjug 1 or inventory.giveid -119235651 1 for a single unit. Both console spawn commands work only on dedicated or local worlds where your Steam account holds administrator or moderator privileges.