Somewhiteguy

The kevlar vest sounds like a decent idea. But most of the guns in this game would shoot through them even with the armour. But against basic weapons it would be useful.

Dayz wiki has a nice map. When I start a new character Ill look for landmarks to find out where I am. If you're stuck somewhere find the nearest town and then go look at the map online.

When I first started I had trouble finding anything of value at all. I found out it was the server not spawning loot for some reason. When I log into a new server and don't find loot in buildings ill switch to a different server. The game is a lot more fun now that I'm actually leaving weapons on the ground and not struggling to find a hatchet and food. Also I favourite every server that does spawn loot to make it easier later on.