How to Get Repair Kit in 7 Days to Die

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

ComponentsSold by tradersCrafted: Backpack

“Repair Kits are used to repair held and worn items, vehicles, and more. Some sandbox options may not allow the use of this item or after the item's first repair.”

You get Repair Kit by looting 18 kinds of container, crafting at the Backpack and buying from traders. Trader Bob, Trader Hugh, Trader Jen, Trader Joel and Trader Rekt carry it on the specialty list.

Loot it18 containers
Used in0 recipes
Buy it5 specialty lists + general

Stack size: 25
Base value, each: 186
Scraps into: Iron
In the forge: Iron (forge material)

Item ID resourceRepairKit — for the giveself console command. All item IDs

Containers it can be looted from

18 containers can roll Repair Kit; chances depend on loot stage, so none are shown.

Car Parts Box
Destroyed Workbench
Farm Truck
Garage Storage
Rolling Toolbox
School Bus
Shelf
Toolbox
Weathered Backpack
White Box Truck
White Minivan
White Pickup Truck
White SUV
White Sedan
White Semi Truck
White Service Truck
Working Stiff Box
Working Stiff Tools Service Truck

Buying Repair Kit

Specialty list: Trader Bob (tools and vehicles), Trader Hugh (guns and ammo), Trader Jen (medical and books), Trader Joel (clothes and armor), Trader Rekt (food and farming)
General list: on the list all 5 traders share, so any of them can have it in stock.

Lists are what a trader can roll at restock, not guaranteed stock. All traders

Crafting Repair Kit

Backpack — 1 from 1 Forged Iron + 1 Duct Tape

Repair Kit crafting tree

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

1 × Forged Iron · 1 craft at the Forge
- 10 × Iron
- 1 × Clay Soil
1 × Duct Tape · 1 craft at the backpack
- 1 × Glue · 1 craft at the Campfire with a Cooking Pot
  - 7 × Bone
  - 1 × Water
- 7 × Cloth Fragment · 7 crafts at the backpack
  - 7 × 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.

Repair Kit — FAQ

How do you get Repair Kit in 7 Days to Die?

By looting 18 kinds of container, crafting at the Backpack and buying from traders.

What does Repair Kit scrap into?

Iron: its material is in the same scrap category (materials.xml forge_category).

Can you buy Repair Kit from traders?

Yes. Trader Bob, Trader Hugh, Trader Jen, Trader Joel and Trader Rekt carry it on their specialty list. It is also on the general list every trader shares. What is in stock on a given day is rolled from these lists.

What is Repair Kit used for?

No recipe in the game files uses it.

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