Dayz Josh

First off, I must give credit to the developers of this amazing mod and applaud their time and effort to create this mod. Now onto the real reason why i'm here. Earlier today I decided to begin playing Dayz. I spawned in at night on the outskirts of Elektro, and managed to sneak in to the supermarket and acquire my first weapon, an M1911. From there I grabbed some cans of food and drink. Next, I managed to also find a Lee Enfield on the roof of the school or the office building, i'm not sure what it is. I recently left Elektro and decided to head toward Cherno, but now i'm not sure where to go next, so this brings about my question. Should I risk my life by going into Cherno, or should I avoid it and loot some of the smaller towns around the area? I thought that maybe I could go in at night to reduce the risk of being spotted, but i'm not convinced on this idea. I have also been through and looted Prigorodky if it makes any difference. Any advice would be helpful.

Thanks for the advice everyone and especially Herr Jon, otherwise I probably would have gone to Green Mountain, but after reading your post, I don't think it's worth it. Also, Berezino sounds like a good place to search, so I might go there after having a quick look at Balota. And also Herr Jon, I was talking about the tents in Stary, just to clarify things.

In a reply to some of the above posts, I thought I might make a list of the gear that I have already found. - Hunting Knife - Hatchet - Watch - Several magazines for both of my weapons - British Assault Backpack - 2 Water Bottles, both filled with water - 3 Cans of Soda - 3 Cans of food - 6 Bandages And just to save more people from asking, I have also thought up a plan, because I don't want to wander around and become a bandit. Here is my plan. - Search Cherno for loot, mainly going into the hospital to stock up on medical supplies. - Check the apartments for some general loot, if I think it's necessary. - Search the fire station for a weapon to replace my Lee Enfield. - Get out of Cherno by looping back around the unfinished building on the coast of Cherno, and going into the treeline for cover. - Make my way to Balota to search for gear and eventually heading to Green Mountain and Zelenogorsk. - From here I intend to search the barracks in Stary Sobor, but I may avoid it if I have already found a Heli Crash Site or some good weapons elsewhere. - Set up a makeshift base in one of the small towns to store some of my gear, this would only happen if I manage to find a Camping Tent. - Every now and then, go into either Cherno or Elektro for food and drinks, but I might be able to avoid this by eating cooked meat and water from a pump nearby to my tent. If anyone could give me pointers on whether this is a good plan, I would appreciate their help.