Coal
Lump of Coal.
0.3
Weight (kg)
Fire Starting Renewable
Coal is a fuel item in The Long Dark.
Coal is a Fire Starting item in The Long Dark. It weighs 0.3 kg. It is not equipped — it is used from the inventory.
Within the Fire Starting group its 0.3 kg is one of the heavier of the 20 entries here (#15).
It stacks, so duplicates cost one slot up to the stack limit rather than one slot each.
It is renewable, so it can be re-obtained rather than only scavenged once.
Verdict: Overall Coal is a Fire Starting item used from the inventory rather than equipped.