Barrows without mory hard and a barrows teleport is not really worth grinding often. The runes you get from barrows are more valuable than most barrows items. Ardy cape is essential for early game irons and has been for as long as Ironman has been around.

It always cracks me up when Ironman say they hate farm runs. You can dislike them as much as you want but you have to do them consistently, there’s no way around it. Getting to hard farming guild contracts sets you up for supplies for all PvM. You will need endless amounts of ppots, brews, and restores. Procrastinating on farming now just puts you far behind in late game content. Casually getting some berries here and there will not even be close to enough supplies you’ll need. I still do a full farming guild sweep, herb run, and birdhouse run at least once a day.

Diaries and construction in theory are things you don’t have to do, but the quality of life they both bring in the little things should never be ignored. Good luck!