Help with ranger gear

[Samoht Farstrider]

I should hit level 17 within a week or so mostly soloing and small grouping although I will may be able to join a regular group for some dungeon crawling. I will not be tanking in this group, but for soloing and small groups I will probably still tank.

Here is my Magelo. I forgot to update the base stats tho.

http://wiki.project1999.com/Magelo_B...oht_Farstrider

What armor pieces should I be looking to upgrade next?
Don't have much plat since I am not in GFay and can't forage Morning Dew anymore. Can probably scrounge up a few hundred PP selling some leather paddings and skins.

What should be my weapon setup assuming I will not be able to upgrade for awhile?
at 17?
at 20?
at 30?