Originally posted by electricdawn:

Set up a portal in a safe zone as close as possible. Get some decent armor (iron or root will suffice), eat the best food you have (swamp may suffice, but I recommend mountain food, so wolf skewer, sausages, eye scream), and sneak as close as you can.

Then activate Eykthir and make a run for it.

To this I will add that you get a nice bow plus a good shield and some melee weapon. And always keep a stamina and a healing potion in reserve.

Just keep in mind that vanilla portals do not like metal ores nor ingots.

Also, against the drakes do remember that the fire is your friend, especially the fire arrows. So, LIGHT THOSE LITTLE LIZARDS ON FIRE! And keep a lookout regarding golems or anything that howls and you'll get your things. Steady does it and you can collect your things in more than one run.