You can solve all quest for be a member in the different Camps, and only after that you have to make a Choice.
Better Armours are only avaible if you reach the next chapter of the Game.
These is a method to make sure that you cant reach some areas to early.
In Chapter one you normaly need only getting teeth and furs. Only if you try to reach Level 19 in Chapter one, you can learn the other hunting skills.
And yes you can reach Level 19, i tried it. But the Game after that is a little boring becouse the is no really challenge left.
In the old Camp you can go to Thorus and ask him for a Quest for you, be persistent and he give you a quest.
If you can in the Castle in the old Camp then go to Skip and say that Thorus (or Gomez) send you. One of the booth will work, and you can buy a good one Handed Sword.
In the new Camp go to the free mine, there is a Miner, i think his name is swiney, who will give you a light armour. You can buy a better by Fisk in the old Camp, or by the entry of the Swamp Camp.
A good way to get some ore or goods to interchange is forge Swords.
You can buy the equipment by Hugo the Blacksmith.
You need only a crude steel. Go to the fire, then to the anvil, to the Water and at least to the Whetstone.
Then you have a good Sword for the beginning.
If you make four Swords, you can buy five crude steels. And Hugo has ever enough crude Steel to sell. If you buy more crude stell at a time, and trigger fast the Arrow up key by holding down the Cntrl Key, you can use a little Bug wich will give more Swords. Its inmy eyes equal if you make this, or if you buy often enough crude Steel. The result is the same.
You have many Swords, and every sword is worth 100 ore.
With the Swords you can buy, in the swamp Camp, some rings wich will be helpfull.