User blog comment:Plexioth- xD/Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate/@comment-189.200.200.8-20130502152926/@comment-7336553-20130502164839

When I got to G-Rank, I made the Great Jaggi armor to start with (I use hammers). It gives Carnivore, Attack Up Small, Halve Stun, and Recovery Spd +1 with no negatives. It has enough slots that I got Negate Stun and Recovery Spd + 2, I want to say. I got lucky and have a talisman that gives me Attack +10 so I had Attack Up Large as well.

There is a G-Rank quest where you can fight 2 Great Jaggi and 2 Volvidon so it is fairly easy to get. Pretty good starter armor. I used it until HR 7. You just have to be careful when fighting fire element monsters.