went into LR at L14 just to get the elite riot gear, upgrades for ED-E, the bedroll kit, snowglobe, and a buttload of caps, then bailed to finish later.
next stop, OWB for the physical perks.
took me awhile to buy the AMR and enough explosive rounds, and the 12.7 smg and had to far-sniper enough to make it through LR, but was exciting.
am looking forward to seeing how ex rounds affect robo-scorps.
HH should be a cake-walk, but am wondering if any of these perks will work in DM.
then back to the Mohave and have a field day.
i may be over-optimistic, and end up with a G-character, or break the game, but the prospect intigues me.

kill 'em all and let God sort 'em out.

So how did you handle tunnelers and super deathclaws at that low a level?

Same Way I Did.

Stealth Boys and a looted AMR.