Cowhide



Cowhides are dropped by cows when they are killed. If it is brought to a tanner, it can be turned into soft leather for 1 coin or hard leather for 3 coins. A tanner can be found in Al-Kharid, the Ranging Guild, Canifis and the Crafting Guild. Soft and hard leathers can then be crafted into various pieces of equipment through the Crafting skill. The best place for Free-to-play players to kill cows for cowhides is the field east of Lumbridge because players may deposit their cowhides and raw beefs they obtained with Beefy Bill, who charges a 10% commission. On the downside, cows are more scattered compared to Lumbridge's cow field.

Killing cows can often be beneficial for low-level free players as the cowhides and raw beefs obtained can be sold for a decent profit. It also grants combat experience, making it an activity worthy of a new player's time and effort.

To make more money, a player may tan their hides into soft leather for just 1gp extra and sell the hide for about 50gp more than a cowhide. A player can also create hard leather which only requires 3gp extra and returns a profit of about 80gp per hide. Although it may take more time to tan the hides, the Al Kharid bank is near the Al Kharid Tanner and so it isn't that much of a hassle tanning hides.