Couple questions about Episode 5

1. What happened to Astrid’s gear between episode 3 and the start of 5? Did she, like, throw her guns overboard for fun?

2. Why add the custom clothes as visible in normal play if the cutscenes revert to default clothing?

I was so excited to see the wool mittens while holding the revolver! But suddenly Astrid was wearing the default gloves when warming/holding up her hands by the fire barrel at the mill.