The developers announced persistence to be temporarily deactivated after 0.57 went live. It is not a bug and will hopefully not last long.

Duplicate of this ticket: http://feedback.dayzgame.com/view.php?id=25503

Seems to be related to this: http://feedback.dayzgame.com/view.php?id=25503

Yep, very confusing. At first I thought it was a bug, every item, from crafted rags to picked apples just vanishing. Then I realized it was all going in my vest WITHIN my vest. Nice exploit actually, but certainly not work as intended.

See also this ticket: http://feedback.dayzgame.com/view.php?id=25503

REALLY hope this is going to addressed soon. By far the most annoying bug in-game atm, since the handheld item is not just dropped, by sometimes completely lost and gone to nirvana.

For me, it does not just happen "sometimes", but ALWAYS. Whenever I jump a fence, or drive a truck, my handheld weapon disappears. Relogging helped twice, but the third time it was gone for good. EXTREMELY annoying and almost a game-stopper.

Seems to be related to this: http://feedback.dayzgame.com/view.php?id=25503

Yep, encountered one, too... at a guard house.

Seems to be related to this: http://feedback.dayzgame.com/view.php?id=25503

Encountered one in front of a small guard house. 10 military vests, guns, boots, etc. No food, though... damn^^

Duplicate of this ticket: http://feedback.dayzgame.com/view.php?id=25503