I have spawned countless times now, and for almost all of them, i have not been able to find sufficient food and drink loot to stay alive, let alone a basic melee weapon (firefighter axe specifically, it is the only truly effective melee weapon) to defend myself against zombies. The loot in large cities is barely enough to survive, and I always get attacked by zombies before getting decent gear. Loot in small cities on the way to large cities is non existent.