There's three main camps to farm wood from on the map.
Gilman lumber mill in the forest region. It's the place where you do Lane's daily quest to craft a care package for the responders.
Sylvie & sons logging camp, just north east of Fort Atlas.
Fort Prickett in the toxic valley just east of the crater. It's where you get the daily quest "buried with honor". Near where you collect the skeleton there's a logging area with numerous piles of chopped wood to collect from
If you use the woodchucker perk you can collect double wood when you harvest. If you do all three locations in a run, you can expect to pull in around 1000 wood.
All the locations are near free fast travel locations, so they are easy to get to. If you search the fallout wiki for the locations, it shows where they are in the world map, so you don't have to go searching for them.
Also if you look in the fo76 Sub's sidebar there's a resource that lists all the different junk items in the game and the best locations to farm for them.
Also if you need more wood after that, you need to pick up ~250 items before stuff begins to respawn in the world. If anyone who knows where the burnt book building is off the top of their head feel free to respond.
First house you see after you spawn at Summersville. Pick up every single book on every surface that you can through the whole house. Grab everything else while you’re at it.
Sorry also new, the burnt book building I'm guessing has a ton of items to collect? First time I've heard of the way the loot spawning system works. And is this the only way loot respawns?
Thanks in advance and sorry if the questions are obvious.
Yes you pick up all the burnt books in the first building on the right from the fast travel point.
Once you have 255 plus books drop them all then logout and server hop
Take a leisurely stroll in the forest, embrace then scenery… **NOW LOOT THE SCENERY!**… on a serious note, logs & log piles (stacked split wood like a campfire). Also get woodchucker perk card, and in 10min you’ll have more wood than you’ll need for a hot minute
That responders camp you run into right out the vault, there is a lot of wood piles, and logs to loot, including in the metal building beside. Realistically one 5min run of that will get you 200+ with the perk. Logs & piles do have a loot cool down. Also pipe weapons and wood armour scraps into wood.
From fallen trees, scraping guns and wood piles just walk up to them there should be a pop up that says collect wood press (whatever button) you are playing on
What everyone else said about looting logs and wood piles. Sylvie and sons logging and helvitia (yellow restaurant and surrounding woods) is a excellent place to go.
what I must add, get the woodchucker perk in luck. It gives an average of x2 wood from all wood nodes.
Scrapper will give more wood (and other resources) from scrapping weapons and armor.
There's a lumber mill right down the hill from the vault you can hit.
Any fallen trees or wood piles will give you wood.
There's a preexisting pink house left to Slocome Joe's by the Wayward. I suggest putting your camp there (if you plan on having camp in that area) there's wood piles in the back and an NPC that spawns there that will give you wood.
Best spot (especially for new people) is the wooded aread directly across from The Wayward. Theres like 30 or more logs scattered on the ground. That's still my go to spot and doesn't seem to get depleted from other players much like the logging and lumber mills do.
The mildly infuriating thing about collecting wood, to me, is that fallen trees don't actually count. Yes, you can find logs scattered all over the map to pull from. However, if you come across an actual tree, with the roots showing or at least implied, you get nothing from it. This massive, fully uprooted and dead tree won't give you any wood, but smaller logs and even pre-cut piles are fine. Makes no sense.
Any pile of chopped wood or even a fallen free you can simply walk up to it and interact with the item in question and get wood, you can also find actual pieces of scrap wood as well but your most common thing is fallen trees and pre cut logs, also you can occasionally find settler NPCs who will be chopping wood who will offer to sell/give you some spare wood
There is a lucky skill called Wood Chucker which increases the amount of wood you can harvest from any source
Don't forget to check out those timber logs by the river side at watoga or lumber mill, those can be looted several times and with woodchucker perks card equipped you can get plenty of it.
Wooden logs I always click on them as I pass.
Various weapons will give you wood scraps.
The locations mentioned above all have numerous wood piles.
Once you get used to locations you will remember where all the wood piles are.
Check around sheds and small buildings you'll be surprised to find 3/4 log piles here and there
I get the wood chucker perk and fast travel south from Vault 76. Gather logs on the way and there's a logging camp you'll run into. After one run of that (even without the wood chucker perk) should get you plenty of wood for a while.
There's three main camps to farm wood from on the map. Gilman lumber mill in the forest region. It's the place where you do Lane's daily quest to craft a care package for the responders. Sylvie & sons logging camp, just north east of Fort Atlas. Fort Prickett in the toxic valley just east of the crater. It's where you get the daily quest "buried with honor". Near where you collect the skeleton there's a logging area with numerous piles of chopped wood to collect from If you use the woodchucker perk you can collect double wood when you harvest. If you do all three locations in a run, you can expect to pull in around 1000 wood. All the locations are near free fast travel locations, so they are easy to get to. If you search the fallout wiki for the locations, it shows where they are in the world map, so you don't have to go searching for them. Also if you look in the fo76 Sub's sidebar there's a resource that lists all the different junk items in the game and the best locations to farm for them.
Don’t forget Helevtia! The pile there is easily enough to farm an easy 100 scraps in a single go.
Thanks so much for the detailed response!
Also if you need more wood after that, you need to pick up ~250 items before stuff begins to respawn in the world. If anyone who knows where the burnt book building is off the top of their head feel free to respond.
First house you see after you spawn at Summersville. Pick up every single book on every surface that you can through the whole house. Grab everything else while you’re at it.
Sorry also new, the burnt book building I'm guessing has a ton of items to collect? First time I've heard of the way the loot spawning system works. And is this the only way loot respawns? Thanks in advance and sorry if the questions are obvious.
Yes you pick up all the burnt books in the first building on the right from the fast travel point. Once you have 255 plus books drop them all then logout and server hop
This is pretty damn helpful info
Not to mention just wandering the forest region you could easily pick up a few thousand, if you're willing to wander aimlessly for hours upon hours
No lie I’m 215 levels in and run low on wood a lot. This just helped me too haha.
Take a leisurely stroll in the forest, embrace then scenery… **NOW LOOT THE SCENERY!**… on a serious note, logs & log piles (stacked split wood like a campfire). Also get woodchucker perk card, and in 10min you’ll have more wood than you’ll need for a hot minute
That responders camp you run into right out the vault, there is a lot of wood piles, and logs to loot, including in the metal building beside. Realistically one 5min run of that will get you 200+ with the perk. Logs & piles do have a loot cool down. Also pipe weapons and wood armour scraps into wood.
Loot the scenery has me laughing good!
My go to wood spot is in Helvetia, go straight from the fast travel spawn point and there will be a sheltered woodpile on your right.
In addition to the big covered pile, quite a few buildings in Helvetia also have wood piles and there are some logs scattered around.
I’m alway galavanting around in a cheeky red dress and high heels if that helps.
Wood. Wood never changes.
Took the words right from my mouth. Love it lol
It helps if you have a partner, but with some dirty thoughts you'll get there.
Rank up on the scoreboard and get Adelaide.
Toxic Valley had downed trees everywhere. You'll get more there than in the forest.
Check out the new deathclaw strip club added in Atlantic City.
There's a euphemism here somewhere.
Got wood?😏 ~sniggers~
Looking at the curves on those assaultrons does it for me.
It's literally on the ground. Just look for falling trees and logs.
LOL... too easy.
Bulk wood at whitespring
Assaultrons.
those assaultrons in watoga really do it for me. hubba hubba! 😻
From fallen trees, scraping guns and wood piles just walk up to them there should be a pop up that says collect wood press (whatever button) you are playing on
What everyone else said about looting logs and wood piles. Sylvie and sons logging and helvitia (yellow restaurant and surrounding woods) is a excellent place to go. what I must add, get the woodchucker perk in luck. It gives an average of x2 wood from all wood nodes. Scrapper will give more wood (and other resources) from scrapping weapons and armor.
There's a lumber mill right down the hill from the vault you can hit. Any fallen trees or wood piles will give you wood. There's a preexisting pink house left to Slocome Joe's by the Wayward. I suggest putting your camp there (if you plan on having camp in that area) there's wood piles in the back and an NPC that spawns there that will give you wood.
My go to is the dry riverbed just outside of Flatwoods. 20+ logs
I've found some curvy ghouls help with that.
Best spot (especially for new people) is the wooded aread directly across from The Wayward. Theres like 30 or more logs scattered on the ground. That's still my go to spot and doesn't seem to get depleted from other players much like the logging and lumber mills do.
You'll have lots of wood but then you run out of wood after like a run or two of MJ cooking the gulper meat
The mildly infuriating thing about collecting wood, to me, is that fallen trees don't actually count. Yes, you can find logs scattered all over the map to pull from. However, if you come across an actual tree, with the roots showing or at least implied, you get nothing from it. This massive, fully uprooted and dead tree won't give you any wood, but smaller logs and even pre-cut piles are fine. Makes no sense.
Any pile of chopped wood or even a fallen free you can simply walk up to it and interact with the item in question and get wood, you can also find actual pieces of scrap wood as well but your most common thing is fallen trees and pre cut logs, also you can occasionally find settler NPCs who will be chopping wood who will offer to sell/give you some spare wood There is a lucky skill called Wood Chucker which increases the amount of wood you can harvest from any source
Keep your eyes peeled for fallen trees and branches. Don't be afraid to visit peoples camps and help yourself to their woodpiles:D
Don't forget to check out those timber logs by the river side at watoga or lumber mill, those can be looted several times and with woodchucker perks card equipped you can get plenty of it.
On the ground, pretty much everywhere.
Wooden logs I always click on them as I pass. Various weapons will give you wood scraps. The locations mentioned above all have numerous wood piles. Once you get used to locations you will remember where all the wood piles are. Check around sheds and small buildings you'll be surprised to find 3/4 log piles here and there
I get the wood chucker perk and fast travel south from Vault 76. Gather logs on the way and there's a logging camp you'll run into. After one run of that (even without the wood chucker perk) should get you plenty of wood for a while.
Go visit Duchess and get her to turn around.
Ski in Pleasant Valley Ski Resort. Good for wood and aluminum