Hide Poncho

A bear walks into your bow range on day one and, for once, you win. That hunt pays in clothes: next to the raw bear meat, the carcass hands over a big pile of leather, and fifteen of it becomes a poncho with no bench at all. It is the priciest piece of the hide set and the one worth making first when the night is cold.

It goes over whatever you already wear. A hide vest or a burlap shirt underneath, the poncho on top, and you have about the warmest outfit a fresh spawn can make. Its game text adds some basic protection from damage, which is honest: arrows and spears still get through.

It is also the only hide piece whose row gives a durability, 250, so it wears down as you take hits instead of lasting forever. Glance at its bar after a fight.

Once a Level 2 bench is up, a road sign jacket takes the same spot on your chest. The poncho then goes to the recycler, which returns half the leather or more.