Set up and ready to thrive

Haven't recorded any videos this weekend or written any stories (and there are stories to tell) but here is an update on my latest character.

I was running with a lot of equipment that I looted from a dangerous city at night (Cherno).  I had a winchester, compass, map, matches, food, ammo, decent backpack and some other supplies.  Unfortunately there is a bug (I believe an Arma 2 bug not necessarily a DayZ bug) that if you swim you can lose the contents of your backpack and inventory.  After I got all this great loot I was heading north through the bush at night - I couldn't see a damn thing other than the silouettes of trees and hills....you can see where this is going....Sploosh - I ran into a pond and instantly I could hear the swimming sound as my hands hit the water.  I panicked and back-pedaled out of the water.  I checked my inventory and I had less than what you spawn with.  I had a gun, some ammo, a bandage and a compass.  I had no meds, no food, no water, my shotgun was gone, and worst of all I had no backpack so the amount of stuff I could carry was limited.

Needless to say I decided not to just end it but kept on keep'n on.  I got hurt and had the shakes for most of the next day because I had no pain killers....I really had to scavange and be so much more careful but I eventually spent a day just building myself back up.  Man I love my current build! I think I can live in the woods forever!  I still have some treasures I want but here is what I have.

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Alice Back Pack (20 items)

M1911 Pistol + Magazines

Remington 870 w/ flashlight attachment + slugs and pellets ammo

Hunting Knife (allows me to harvest meat from animals)

Matches (for fires for warmth and for cooking meat)

Hatchet (for harvesting trees for fires)

Compass

Map

Watch

5 Steaks I harvested from a sheep

3 refillable Water bottles full of water

Pop / Canned Foods

Cammoflage outfit (outfits added in latest update)

Binocculars

Smoke Grenades

Chemlights

Road Flares

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This is a great survival setup for me - especially if I am up in the woods off the beaten path.  My ability to harvest wood and animals and carry so much water should be amaizng up in the woods.

I can still think of some things I would like :)  i.e.  a guille outfit instead of the camo outfit.  some penacillian incase I do get an infection (but I really shouldn't with my ability to stay warm).  A tent so I can store more stuff.   I also wouldn't mind a decent gun with a scope of some sort.  And of course Night Vision Goggles :)  But overall this build is made to survive as is.

I'm really loving some of the updates.  The addition of the ability to harvest wood for fire with the axe instead of just finding wood as drop, the infection mechanic when your temp gets too low and how you can catch the infection from other players, the outfits ( was pretty happy when I found my camo),  The latest update also seems to have helped out with some of the frame rate issues that seemed to be prevelant in the last few builds.