I agree, the other day i dropped :

M-4 with all attatchments
Hunting bag full of stuff
Plate carrier full set full of gear
Gorka top / bottoms full of gear
Helmet
Balaclave
Fire Axe

I went off to die of poisoning and came back as fresh spawn 30 mins approx later to find only the M4 and the Hunting backpack full of gear remained.

Nobody had been on server aside from me for duration of experiment.

All items were layed out neatly on flat surface outside gas station west of elektro with good spacing to prevent clipping.