How to Get Fiber in Outbound
Fiber is the rope, bandage and patch-kit material — and it is the #1 bottleneck most players hit in the first hour. Here is every reliable way to farm it.
Three plants that drop Fiber
| Plant | Biome | Fiber per node | Tool |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tall Grass | Starting Area, Coast | 1 | Bare hands (Sickle doubles) |
| Reed Cluster | Starting Area riverbank, Coast shallows | 2 | Bare hands |
| Coastal Vine | Coast (kelp shallows, cliff base) | 3 + Twine chance | Sickle recommended |
| Spineweed | Canyons (cliff scrub) | 4 (yellow Fibre) | Sickle required |
Optimal Chapter 1 Fiber farm
From the crash site, head east toward the river. The bank between the van and the rockfall has ~40 Tall Grass nodes in a single sweep — net 40–60 Fiber per loop, refreshes overnight. Pair this with your plank run and you finish both bottleneck materials in one outing.
What you spend Fiber on
- Bandage — 1 Fiber. Stops bleed, heals 20 HP.
- Rope — 3 Fiber. Needed for several Workshop recipes and the Cliff Lookout climb.
- Repair Kit — 5 Fiber + 1 Scrap. Restores tool durability.
- Comfort Bed lining — 8 Fiber. +Comfort buff on sleep.
- Insulated Cabin lining — 12 Fibre + 6 Strong Weave. Required for Mountains.
Late-game Fiber tips
By T3 you should be running 2× Planters on the van for passive supply. Once you have a Coast base near kelp shallows, Coastal Vines respawn nightly and remove Fibre as a constraint entirely.
Common questions
How do you get Fiber in Outbound?
Fiber drops from three plants: Tall Grass (1 Fiber), Reed Cluster (2 Fiber) and Coastal Vine (3 Fiber + chance at Twine). You harvest them with bare hands at the start — no tool is required — but the Sickle (Workshop T2) doubles yield.
Where is the best Fiber farm in Outbound?
The riverbank meadow in the Starting Area has 40+ Tall Grass clusters that respawn every game day. Once you reach the Coast, the kelp shallows hold Coastal Vines that yield 3× the Fibre per node.
What is Fiber used for?
Bandages (1 Fiber), Rope (3 Fiber), Repair Kit (5 Fiber), Comfort Bed lining (8 Fiber), and most clothing upgrades. You will burn through 20+ Fiber in the first 2 hours.
Can you grow Fiber on the van?
Yes — the Planter module (Workshop Lv.2) lets you plant Reed Cluster seeds. One mature planter yields 4 Fiber every game day with no travel cost.