Skinning knives are tools used to skin the corpses of defeated enemies to gather hide, fur, leather, or pelts from them.

Craft a Skinning Knife from your inventory crafting panel Inventory, or a Blacksmith's Bench.

Animals can be skinned using your skinning knife when you are close to them.

Equip your knife and press Attack to start harvesting corpses.

You can place an Armorer's Bench by using the Construction Hammer.

Access the Armorer's Bench by pressing Interact while looking at it.

Light Padding is a component required in the crafting of Light armor. It pays to create a supply of paddings if you plan to craft several armor sets.

Craft Light Padding in the crafting panel of an Armorer's Bench.

Light armor is flexible, offers high mobility, and allows for maximal carrying capacity all while providing a base level of protection.

Craft Light Armor in the crafting panel of an Armorer's Bench.

Armors will grant you not only defensive capabilities but also shield you from the elements to some extent. Armor may also grant additional passive effects.

You can inspect how armors affect your defenses in the Stats page.