Yep, you fall over unconscious far too fast, i spent all of my time gathering food and rarely get any spare to do other things

Same. i also died with good kit too because i could not find food or any drinks anywhere.

I think the time your character lasts without water is too short. i got unconscious because i couldn't find any water in 15 minutes even though i went through about 3 towns and couldn't find any so it's a mix of both i think but maybe i just had bad luck with not finding them.