Low Grade Fuel – a seemingly unglamorous item in Rust, but seen as the backbone of progress to many players. This essential resource promotes different uses, such as helping survivors shine light in the darkness of night. So, learn to farm and use this must-have material by reading this guide.

How to Get Low Grade Fuel in Rust

Find Low Grade Fuel by opening various containers in Rust. In particular, focus your efforts in finding and unlocking the following crates for chances of finding this essential resource:

• Elite Tier Crate
• Mine Crate
• Oil Barrel
• Sunken Crate
• Tool Box
• Underwater Lab Elite Crate
• Underwater Lab Fuel Crate
• Underwater Lab Tool Box

Sometimes, defeated Heavy Scientists, including the variants with Miniguns and Flamethrowers, may drop Low Grade Fuel. It’s also possible to trade 5-20x Scrap at the Resource Exchange in the Outpost for Low Grade Fuel. Alternatively, craft Low Grade Fuel by using 3x Animal Fat and 1x Cloth. Each successful crafting operation yields four units of this resource. Rust server players can also complete this process at the Cooking Workbench, Mixing Table, or by hand. Another way to farm Low Grade Fuel in Rust is by using the Pump Jack. Find this non-deployable structure at the Power Plant, Train Yard, and Water Treatment monuments. Then, use its “services” to farm 170x Low Grade Fuel and 60x Crude Oil per 2 minutes and 10 seconds. Smelting Crude Oil at a Small Oil Refinery can also produce 3x Low Grade Fuel per operation. It’s also possible to use the Recycler to farm Low Grade Fuel. Consider the following items to throw into this functional structure to collect this material:

• Small Oil Refinery: 100-150x Low Grade Fuel
• Flame Thrower: 40-60x Low Grade Fuel
• Military Flame Thrower: 40-60x Low Grade Fuel
• Incendiary Rocket: 30-45x Low Grade Fuel
• Large Furnace: 30-45x Low Grade Fuel
• Firebomb: 20-30x Low Grade Fuel
• Small Boat Engine: 20-30x Low Grade Fuel
• Furnace: 20-30x Low Grade Fuel
• Molotov Cocktail: 20-30x Low Grade Fuel
• Fogger-3000: 12-18x Low Grade Fuel
• Champagne Boomer: 12-18x Low Grade Fuel
• Snow Machine: 12-18x Low Grade Fuel
• Smoke Rocket WIP!!!: 10-15x Low Grade Fuel
• Propane Explosive Bomb: 8-12x Low Grade Fuel
• Christmas Lights: 8-12x Low Grade Fuel
• Survey Charge: 8-12x Low Grade Fuel
• Blue Boomer: 6-9x Low Grade Fuel
• Green Boomer: 6-9x Low Grade Fuel
• Orange Boomer: 6-9x Low Grade Fuel
• Pattern Boomer: 6-9x Low Grade Fuel
• Red Boomer: 6-9x Low Grade Fuel
• Violet Boomer: 6-9x Low Grade Fuel
• Lantern: 6-9x Low Grade Fuel
• Incendiary Bolt: 4-6x Low Grade Fuel
• Miners Hat: 4-6x Low Grade Fuel
• Blue Roman Candle: 4-6x Low Grade Fuel
• Green Roman Candle: 4-6x Low Grade Fuel
• Red Roman Candle: 4-6x Low Grade Fuel
• Violet Roman Candle: 4-6x Low Grade Fuel
• Tuna Can Lamp: 4-6x Low Grade Fuel
• Large Medkit: 4-6x Low Grade Fuel
• Medical Syringe: 4-6x Low Grade Fuel
• Fire Arrow: 2-3x Low Grade Fuel
• Candle Hat: 2-3x Low Grade Fuel
• Chinese Lantern White: 2-3x Low Grade Fuel
• Sky Lantern: 2-3x Low Grade Fuel
• Explosives: 1-2x Low Grade Fuel
• Torch: 0-1x Low Grade Fuel

Low Grade Fuel Uses & Crafting Recipes in Rust

Various items in Rust require energy to function, and Low Grade Fuel can fulfill that need. Oil-based lighting fixtures, particularly lanterns and lamps, need this fuel source to work. The Candle and Miners Hats also need this fuel source to shine dark paths ahead. Finally, using Low Grade Fuel on a Small Generator can help power other devices, especially those in trap bases. Additionally, Low Grade Fuel is a primary ingredient in many crafting recipes in Rust. The items and structures you can craft using this essential resource, along with other materials, are the following:

• Incendiary Rocket: 2x Metal Pipe, 150x Gun Powder, and 75x Low Grade Fuel
• Fire Arrow: 20x Wood, 2x Cloth, and 10x Low Grade Fuel
• Incendiary Bolt: 50x Metal Fragments, 10x Cloth, and 10x Low Grade Fuel
• Propane Explosive Bomb: 1x Empty Propane Tank, 450x Gun Powder, and 20x Low Grade Fuel
• Firebomb: 150x Gun Powder, 50x Low Grade Fuel, and 2x Rope
• Chinese Lantern: 25x Cloth and 5x Low Grade Fuel
• Chinese Lantern White: 25x Cloth and 5x Low Grade Fuel
• Explosives: 50x Gun Powder, 3x Low Grade Fuel, 10x Sulfur, and 10x Metal Fragments
• Blue Boomer: 25x Metal Fragments, 30x Gun Powder, and 15x Low Grade Fuel
• Champagne Boomer: 30x Metal Fragments, 75x Gun Powder, and 30x Low Grade Fuel
• Green Boomer: 25x Metal Fragments, 30x Gun Powder, and 15x Low Grade Fuel
• Orange Boomer: 25x Metal Fragments, 30x Gun Powder, and 15x Low Grade Fuel
• Pattern Boomer: 25x Metal Fragments, 30x Gun Powder, and 15x Low Grade Fuel
• Red Boomer: 25x Metal Fragments, 30x Gun Powder, and 15x Low Grade Fuel
• Violet Boomer: 25x Metal Fragments, 30x Gun Powder, and 15x Low Grade Fuel
• Blue Roman Candle: 25x Metal Fragments and 10x Low Grade Fuel
• Green Roman Candle: 25x Metal Fragments and 10x Low Grade Fuel
• Red Roman Candle: 25x Metal Fragments and 10x Low Grade Fuel
• Violet Roman Candle: 25x Metal Fragments and 10x Low Grade Fuel
• Flame Thrower: 15x High Quality Metal, 6x Metal Pipe, 100x Low Grade Fuel, and 2x Empty Propane Tank
• Fogger-3000: 100x Metal Fragments, 30x Low Grade Fuel, and 1x Metal Pipe
• Furnace: 200x Stones, 100x Wood, and 50x Low Grade Fuel
• Large Furnace: 500x Stones, 600x Wood, and 75x Low Grade Fuel
• Molotov Cocktail: 10x Cloth and 50x Low Grade Fuel
• Candle Hat: 15x Cloth and 5x Low Grade Fuel
• Miners Hat: 15x Cloth, 10x Low Grade Fuel, and 50x Metal Fragments
• Lantern: 25x Metal Fragments and 15x Low Grade Fuel
• Large Medkit: 2x Medical Syringe and 10x Low Grade Fuel
• Sky Lantern: 10x Cloth and 5x Low Grade Fuel
• Small Oil Refinery: 200x Wood, 500x Metal Fragments, and 250x Low Grade Fuel
• Small Boat Engine: 5x High Quality Metal, 2x Gears, and 50x Low Grade Fuel
• Snow Machine: 125x Metal Fragments, 30x Low Grade Fuel, and 1x Metal Pipe
• Survey Charge: 30x Gun Powder, 5x Cloth, 10x Metal Fragments, and 20x Low Grade Fuel
• Medical Syringe: 15x Cloth, 10x Metal Fragments, and 10x Low Grade Fuel
• Torch: 30x Wood, 1x Cloth, and 1x Low Grade Fuel
• Tuna Can Lamp: 1x Empty Tuna Can, 20x Wood, and 10x Low Grade Fuel
• Christmas Lights: 25x Metal Fragments and 20x Low Grade Fuel