Bandages are a core survival tool in 99 Nights in the Forest. They restore health and can bring a downed teammate back into the fight, and they sit in your hotbar as a tool so they don’t take up sack space. Because they’re scarce early on, it pays to know every practical way to secure them.
Get bandages by starting as a healing class
Unlock a healing-focused class. Medic starts with two bandages and the Supporter class starts with one bandage, giving you guaranteed healing from the first minute. Medic costs 40 diamonds and Supporter costs 45 diamonds.
Select the class on the lobby screen and begin your run. You’ll spawn with the bandages in your hotbar, ready for quick use without rummaging through your sack.
Keep an eye on Medic’s level. As Medic levels up, one starter bandage is upgraded to a medkit, which heals and revives for more than a standard bandage.
Get bandages from Clinics (Hospitals)
Advance your Campfire a few levels so Buildings begin to spawn. Clinics appear as dedicated medical buildings and begin showing up around mid progression (around Campfire level 4).
Approach Clinics cautiously. Wolves, including alphas, often linger near the entrance; arrive prepared or ready to shut the door behind you.
Loot the interior thoroughly. Check the front area and cabinets, then sweep lockers in the rear rooms—Clinics frequently contain multiple bandages alongside scrap.
Add any bandages you find straight to your hotbar. Bandages count as a tool, so they won’t consume sack slots and can be used instantly when needed.
Find bandages in chests while exploring
Target dense loot spots. Regular chests can hold bandages and tend to appear near cabins, abandoned camps, restrooms, crashed planes, mines, treehouses, stumps, ruined structures, and even at map edges.
Open every chest you see. Chest loot is random, and bandages are a rarer roll, so volume and persistence are what pay off here.
Move bandages to your hotbar immediately. This keeps your sack free and ensures you can heal or revive without opening menus in a fight.
Craft bandages at the Anvil (Workshop)
Locate the Anvil site as your Campfire approaches higher levels. Look for a tall, circular building with an overgrown entrance—this is the late‑game Workshop.
Eliminate the cultists inside. Clearing enemies first gives you time to search the building without interrupts.
Find all three anvil parts. One part is on the ground floor, with the others higher up; climb the vines to reach upper levels.
Craft a Bandage using the recipe. Each bandage requires 2 Bunny Foot and 2 Wolf Pelt the first time you craft it.
Plan for scaling costs. The Wolf Pelt requirement increases by 1 for each subsequent bandage you craft at the Anvil.
Trade for materials if needed. The Pelt Trader exchanges certain tools for pelts and feet (for example, Bunny Foot for a Good Axe, Good Sack, or Old Flashlight; Wolf Pelt for an Old Rod, Spear, Revolver, or Revolver Ammo).
Use bandages to heal and revive
Heal yourself from the hotbar. Equip a bandage and use it to restore a substantial chunk of HP—roughly half a health bar.
Hand one off if needed. Drop a bandage for a teammate so they can pick it up and heal themselves without navigating your inventory.
Revive a downed teammate with a bandage. Stand close until you see the prompt
revive with bandage appear on their body.
Hold to complete the revive. Press and hold
E until the progress fills; taking damage resets the bar, so clear nearby threats first.Know the limits. You can’t revive yourself with a bandage, and medkits perform the same actions but heal and revive for more.
Secure a couple of bandages early with Medic or Supporter, then supplement through Clinics, chests, and late‑game crafting. With a stocked hotbar, you’ll stabilize fights faster and keep runs alive far deeper into the nights.
