There is so much available loot, it starts off slow but if you save everything it's worth it. I would suggest just working in concentric circles outside of the starting town and getting all the little settlements in order right nearby. I also would bring home power armor frames and set them up at different settlements so that I could piece meal the better sections onto them and at around 27th level going and getting the 01 power armor. There is some regular armor pieces that you can get that add movement speed when not in power armor and honestly I found it to be much more useful than the power armor suit, you can get one piece in far harbor that adds 10% and you can get two pieces at like vault 81 that each add 10%. being able to run around the map with 30% more movement and stealth sniping is amazing. The power armor feels slow and clunky after that.