One last question- I have 750gp.. Even after I buy hide, that's a lot of gold to spend when I don't use weapons..what should I buy?
A few nets. You'll need some way to deal with flying creatures, and if you won't use weapons, then the next-best thing is to ready an action to throw a net on them when they come near. (Or maybe someone else will have a better idea.) I'm not ignoring your other questions; I'm just putting them off for later.
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Natural weapon ranger seems very strong at low levels, then fading as you go higher. There's no easy way to enhance your claws (except amulet). Low crit threat, no adamantine, etc.
I'm sure you'll rock from 1-5, and probably still be fine from 6-10. I bet you find some nice combinations to extend your usefulness, its just harder because natural weapons don't synergize well with other classes / abilities.
Those levels 1-5 are normally kind of fun since you don't have to worry about full attacks, most melee can take the move action and standard attack, and not lose those iterative attacks. You want to full attack from level 1 or 2, which hinders mobility. If you're limited to a standard attack, you may be doing -much- less damage than a ranger using a two-handed weapon.
So, those are the reasons I didn't make my last ranger a natural weapon one. I still want to try it though, so I'll make one next time.
Lamellar (leather). I can't comment on the rest, but for armor, I'd recommend the lightest that works for you. In practice, I've found that mobility and AC both matter. So, I'd say lamellar (leather) from Ultimate Equipment, which is light armor (and natural materials) with a +4 armor bonus.