Vital Equipment

Daily: Vital Equipment is a daily quest in the Fallout 76 Wastelanders update.

Walkthrough
Speaking to Ward at Foundation reveals that someone has stolen a piece of equipment from the Settlers and he requests that it be recovered. He provides a tracking beacon for the Pip-Boy to use to track the equipment down.

Travel to the location on the map where the equipment is, utilizing the tracking beacon to locate it. It will usually be found in a fast-travel location within the radius of the marked area. Once located, the equipment is either in the hands of a Raider or a Blood Eagle. Kill the Blood Eagle to recover the equipment and return it to Ward. Offering to donate the reward grants a boost in reputation with the Settlers.

If the equipment is in the hands of a raider, a SPECIAL check-in conversation (provided the raider is non-hostile) will prompt the raider to keep the equipment in return for paying the Vault 76 residents off to keep quiet on the matter, earning reputation with the raiders in exchange for losing some with the settlers. Alternatively, the residents can kill them in order to recover the equipment, which will allow for a similar result as to if it was recovered from a Blood Eagle.

Possible locations

 * Bailey family cabin
 * Big Maw
 * Huntersville
 * Monongah power substation MZ-01

Bugs

 * Foundation reputation does not increase if the reward is donated.
 * Ward will not give out the instructions to obtain the equipment, making it impossible to finish the quest.