Lighter Tools and Firewood
⚪ Last updated 2016⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 5.6% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #9 of 26 Utilities mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod makes chopping firewood less cumbersome - this mostly helps when you have a crafting mod which requires firewood for certain items like arrows. Also helps to reduce the burden of pickaxes.
~ pieces of firewood now have a weight of 1
~ Woodcutter's axes weigh 2. 5
~ reduced the weight of regular and Ancient Nordic Pickaxes to 2. 5
~ unique(named) tools have a weight of 2. 0 to give them a bit of an edge(get it?).
This Skyrim utility mod reduces the weight of firewood, woodcutter's axes, and pickaxes to make resource gathering less tedious, especially for crafting mods that require firewood. It's a simple quality-of-life tweak with 676 endorsements and 12,124 downloads, last updated in November 2016.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 676 endorsements and over 12k downloads.
- Lightweight tweak that makes firewood and tool hauling less annoying.
- Pairs well with crafting mods that need firewood for arrows and other items.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2016, so it may not be compatible with newer Skyrim versions or mods.
- Only affects weight values—no other gameplay changes, so it's a niche fix.
- Potential conflicts with other mods that alter the same item weights.
For Skyrim players who use crafting mods that require firewood and hate hauling heavy tools. Also great for survival-style playthroughs where inventory weight matters. Skip if you want more substantial gameplay changes—this is purely a weight tweak.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're using a mod manager like Vortex or MO2, just download and install—no extra setup needed.
- Load this mod early in your load order to avoid conflicts with other weight-altering mods.
- Check if your crafting mod expects the original firewood weight; if so, this mod might make things easier but could affect balance.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Zirrrus
- Version
- 2.0
- Downloads
- 12,124
- Endorsements
- 676
- Category
- Utilities
- Created
- 11/17/2016
- Updated
- 11/17/2016
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