How to Get the Dew Collector in 7 Days to Die

ByYurii LuzhkoUpdated October 16, 2026Source: 7 Days to Die V3.3 game files

DeviceWorkstations 16

You get the Dew Collector by crafting it at the Workbench. The recipe unlocks at Workstations level 16, raised by reading Forge Ahead.

Build itWorkbench3 ingredients
Unlocks atWorkstations 16Forge Ahead
Upgrades3Gatherer, Tarp, Water Filter

Recipe

Crafted at the Workbench

Upgrades

Gatherer

Surface cooling increases the rate of dew collection.

Get it by crafting it at the Workbench, looting 1 kinds of container, buying it from traders and earning it as a quest reward. The recipe unlocks at Workstations level 26, raised by reading Forge Ahead.

Tarp

Increases the amount of water collected each day.

Get it by crafting it at the Workbench, looting 1 kinds of container and buying it from traders. The recipe unlocks at Workstations level 32, raised by reading Forge Ahead.

Water Filter

Filters out the murky bits leaving the water safe from illness.

Get it by crafting it at the Workbench, looting 1 kinds of container, buying it from traders and earning it as a quest reward. The recipe unlocks at Workstations level 48, raised by reading Forge Ahead.

Dew Collector crafting tree

Everything one Dew Collector takes at quality 1, down to materials you loot, harvest or buy. Counts multiply through whole crafts.

200 × Scrap Polymers
30 × Short Iron Pipe · 30 crafts at the Forge
- 300 × Iron
- 30 × Clay Soil
8 × Duct Tape · 8 crafts at the backpack
- 8 × Glue · 8 crafts at the Campfire with a Cooking Pot
  - 56 × Bone
  - 8 × Water
- 56 × Cloth Fragment · 56 crafts at the backpack
  - 56 × Cotton

Raw materials in total

Forge steps use the backpack-materials version of the recipe; with the other “Smelter Type” setting you smelt the same metals into the forge first.

Dew Collector — FAQ

How do you get the Dew Collector in 7 Days to Die?

By crafting it at the Workbench. The recipe unlocks at Workstations level 16, raised by reading Forge Ahead.

What do you need to craft the Dew Collector?

200 Scrap Polymers, 30 Short Iron Pipe, 8 Duct Tape.

Other stations and tools

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