Fiber is one of those resources in Outbound that you constantly need but never seem to have enough of. It feeds into gear crafting, item upgrades, and general progression, yet the bushes that produce it blend so well into the environment that you can drive right past a cluster without noticing. After scouring The Outdoors map to pin down every reliable source, two locations stand out far above the rest.
How do you get Fiber in Outbound?
Fiber comes from bushes scattered across The Outdoors map. Most of these bushes are orange, though some appear green, which makes them easy to confuse with non-interactive background foliage. The rule of thumb: if you think something might be a bush, stop and check. The game displays a text prompt in front of any harvestable bush, showing the bush size and the button you need to press to break it down.
Size matters here. Smaller bushes can be harvested with no tools at all. Larger bushes require an upgraded Sickle, so prioritize crafting Sickle upgrades early if you want to access the full yield from every bush you find.
Fiber also occasionally drops from containers found while exploring, but this is not a method you can count on. Container drops are random, and the quantities are too small to meet crafting demands. Open every container you pass regardless, since any loot helps, but treat containers as a bonus rather than a strategy.
Clear your vehicle's storage before heading out to farm Fiber. You want every bit of carrying capacity free so you can haul back as much as possible from the lake areas.
Bush harvest prompt in Outbound
Where are the best locations to farm Fiber?
Random bushes appear all over the map, but most spots only have one or two, which makes bulk farming slow. The two locations below are where bushes cluster in large enough numbers to make dedicated farming runs worthwhile.
South lake near GrrrreatScott Gnome
The single best Fiber farming location sits around the triangle-shaped lake near the south end of The Outdoors map. Two landmarks help you find it: the GrrrreatScott Gnome collectible is right there, and the lake sits east of the Fire Lookout Landmark. The banks of this lake are lined with orange bushes that are easy to spot from a distance, so you can quickly identify and work through every plant without much searching.
This is the spot to hit first on any dedicated Fiber run.
Sickle upgrade crafting screen
West lake south of The Community Tree
The second-best area is another lake near the west end of the map. It sits south of The Community Tree Landmark and north of the Fire Lookout Landmark. Drive as far west as the road allows and you will find the bushes right where the road ends. The concentration here is not quite as dense as the south lake, but it is close enough to make a two-stop farming loop very efficient.
Do not skip the Sickle upgrades before farming these areas. Larger bushes at both locations will be inaccessible without the right tool tier, and you will leave a significant amount of Fiber behind.
How often do bushes respawn?
Bushes grow back after some time passes. The most efficient approach is to clear both lake locations, then continue with other objectives and exploration before looping back. Trying to farm the same bushes immediately after clearing them will not work since they need time to respawn.
Depositing all materials into your vehicle before a Fiber run is not just about space. It also keeps your inventory organized so you can immediately see how much Fiber you are accumulating during the run.
Quick tips for efficient Fiber collection
- Always stop to inspect any orange or green bush you spot while driving, even if you are not on a dedicated farming run.
- Upgrade your Sickle as early as possible to avoid being locked out of larger bushes.
- Run both lake locations back to back for the most Fiber per trip.
- Deposit materials in your vehicle before setting out so you have maximum carry capacity.
- Treat container drops as a bonus and never rely on them to meet a specific Fiber quota.
For more resources and strategies across every system in the game, the Outbound guides collection has you covered. Outbound sits firmly in the simulation games genre, and the resource loop is one of the most satisfying parts of that experience once you know where to look.