1. Always drink the mini shield potions before the big ones because you can't use the mini ones if your shield is at 50 or above. If you use the big one first you won't be able to get a full shield since you will have 50 shield and can't use the mini ones.

2. Land in locations farther away from flight route or less popular areas since less people would land there and you would have a better chance of surviving.Some of these places are actually packed with great loot but not a lot of people know it.(I like wailing woods, haunted hills and moisty mire)