*Fully upgraded troll armor. Skip bronze armor as it takes far too much time and material, only use bronze for tools and weapons.

*Poison resistance potions are a must. ALWAYS have the Poison Res buff on when in the swamps. This means making a cauldron.

*Never park your boat near swamps. Park it near the shores of the area next door. Build a portal there as well if you see it fitting.

*For food buffs try sausages, queens jam, and cooked boar or deer meat. Sausages require entrails which means farming draugr so hunt the outskirts of swamps.