A few ideas.

[Wilkysheen 3]

Just a few quick ideas I thought of at work:

Food should be much more difficult to find in my opinion. Instead of 3-4 cans if stuff in any given spawn it should be one or none. Food isn't really a problem as the system is now. It's more of a minor nuisance. I propose that like animals require two tools to process the meat, cans should require a can opener or hunting knife to use.

Also to take some of the focus off of cities, fishing could be added. Requiring a fishing pole, possibly bait. Would add more rp ability, survival ability without using guns at all. Would still need matches and hatchet for processing. That's all I have thus far, let me know what you think.

[Ramtex 1]

Love fishing. I would put in the effort to get a boat up and running if I could fish off it.

About the food spawn reduction, not sure that's a good idea, what happens if you in a group and there's only one can?

People kill you for the can of beans you know.

[Wilkysheen 3]

If you're in a group and there is only one can you give it to the neediest member and continue scavaging. Much more "authentic" as Rocket likes to say. Also makes scavaging more important.

[Lady Kyrah 1110]

If there is only one can, kill the starving player.

I would be in favor of a longer "hunger" meter that doesn't fill with a single food can, this would allow you to plan your eating habits a little better and you could pack a little fat when you can afford it