Not my experience, but maybe is just the RnGeezus who hates me.
I also play no quest, no buy from traders, but I do sell to traders and buy from vending machines. Because I have been forced to by the change. I usually do this prior to BM, so as not to use any Jars I may have found during the day.
In my case the change forces me to a PoI every day. I like PoIs and exploring, is why dont quest. But I like to do it on my own terms, like it used to be.
I can give 2 poops about the water jars. Unless you remove the rivers and lakes from the game world and make all water radioactive then I should be able to carry my pot over yonder, for as long as I want/am able to walk and fill'er up.
I play 100% loot no respawn, 60 min days.
It irks me, but I play /shrugs.