Yes, you're right, but that's just bad luck, right? It'd help, even if just a little. If you're far enough inland, though, you're not really gonna run into to many players, so your main threat is either hunger or zombies, depending on how fresh you are. If you're geared, and your main threat is zombies, you don't wanna open up the game to find yourself dead and hearing the soft footsteps of a Zed. I'm not saying it'd significantly improve the quality of the game, but it wouldn't hurt, either.