Was caught in a rain storm and took off my pants to dry them out. Then was not able to reequip pants, only hold them in my hands. This has happened several times. Seems that by holding on to your equipment and logging back into the same server keeps your things around you. Switching to a different server dropped me deep in the woods with no pants or food, lolz...not...
I might be doing something wrong, I'm kind of a 'knuckle dragger' when it comes to gaming UI. I'm an old veteran of Operation Flashpoint and this game is like putting on an old pair of gloves! It feels so good to be back!