Sons of the Forest Winter Survival — Warmest Gear
Hide Armor is the warmest armor in the game files: a thermal rating of 5, while the other 5 armors sit at 1. For clothing the files hold no warmth number, but the Winter Jacket has a pin on the map.
- Hide Armor warmth5others: 1
- Warm dishes4Chicken Noodle Soup, Cooked Ramen Noodles, Egg Nog and Jam
- Winter Jacket pins1x 1082.35, y 1572.68
- Deer in winter×0.5moose ×1
Armor ratings for combat are on the armor page; this guide is only about the cold.
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What keeps you warm, in the game files
Armors carry a thermal rating (higher is warmer); the dishes carry a warmth effect without a number. Filter by kind, or sort by warmth: the dishes sort last because the file gives no figure.
10 warm things
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hide Armor | Armor | 5thermal rating | armor rating 40 |
| 2 |  Solafite Armor | Armor | 1thermal rating | armor rating 130 |
| 3 |  Tech Armor | Armor | 1thermal rating | armor rating 100 |
| 4 |  Creepy Armor | Armor | 1thermal rating | armor rating 80 |
| 5 |  Bone Armor | Armor | 1thermal rating | armor rating 65 |
| 6 |  Leaf Armor | Armor | 1thermal rating | armor rating 25 |
| 7 |  Chicken Noodle Soup | Warm food | warmth effectno number in the files | 1 Arm, 1 Ramen Noodles |
| 8 |  Cooked Ramen Noodles | Warm food | warmth effectno number in the files | 1 Ramen Noodles |
| 9 | Egg Nog | Warm food | warmth effectno number in the files | 4 Turtle Egg, 1 Vodka Bottle |
| 10 | Jam | Warm food | warmth effectno number in the files | 5 Blueberries, 5 Salmonberries, 5 Twinberries |
What the game itself says about the cold
These lines are the game's own prompts and hints, as the client stores them.
- You are cold
- You are cold and wet
- You are freezing to death
- You are Cold. Use sticks to build a fire
- Being cold will limit your vitality
- Some clothing items are warmer than others
- Drying racks are more effective when placed in warmer areas
- Sleeping indoors is more restful than sleeping outside
Where the Winter Jacket is
The map has one Winter Jacket pin, at x 1082.35, y 1572.68 in the map's frame. Open it on the interactive map. The files hold no thermal rating for it, so we do not rank it against Hide Armor.
Hunting and water in winter
Hide Armor needs animal hides, and winter thins the animals: the client cuts rabbits to ×0.25, squirrels to ×0.25 and deer to ×0.5; moose stay at ×1. Hunt before the cold, or go for the moose; the zones are on the hunting guide.
For water, the Rain Catcher is unusable in winter (wiki). The Clean Water recipe boils water from a river, lake or rain catcher at a cooking pot; the files do not describe frozen water, so we write no rule for it.
FAQ
What is the warmest armor in Sons of the Forest?
Hide Armor: a thermal rating of 5 in the game files, against 1 for each other armor.
Where is the Winter Jacket?
The map has one pin, at x 1082.35, y 1572.68; the interactive map opens it.
How do you get water in winter?
The files hold no rule for it. The Rain Catcher is unusable in winter (wiki); the Clean Water recipe boils water from a river, lake or rain catcher.
Does being cold hurt?
Being cold will limit your vitality (the game's own hint).
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