Balaclava
Slot: Head clothing
Harvest: 1 × [Cloth]; 10 minutes
Repair: 1 × [Cloth]; 30 minutes; 75% condition
The Balaclava is a type of headgear in The Long Dark. It is a rare item and additionally cannot be found on Interloper difficulty.
Balaclava is a Head item in The Long Dark. It adds 2°C warmth and 1.5°C windproofing. Waterproofing is 30%. It weighs 0.25 kg.
Within the Head slot its 2°C warmth ranks #3 of 15 entries here — among the warmest for that layer.
At 8°C per kg its warmth-to-weight ratio ranks #11 of 100 clothing items with both values recorded — a strong ratio.
Its 3% protection is a small edge in a predator struggle, though mobility and warmth matter more in most runs.
Crafting notes: it repairs with 1 × Cloth; 30 minutes; 75% condition and harvests into 1 × Cloth; 10 minutes.
Verdict: Overall Balaclava is a 2°C Head piece.
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