Mats needed to level DoH jobs?

[WindyGamer]

Probably not, since crafting the entire log is more exp than you'll need. Additionally, leves, GC turn-ins, beast tribes, collectible turn-ins, custom deliveries, all offer better and (in some cases) easier sources to level. Also probably there'd be some inventory troubles if you tried holding onto all the mats you'd ever need for every craft.

I just rented a couple of extra retainers for a few weeks until I level my professions to 80. I'm finding that the base bags and armory are fine as I level all but CUL and FSH. But at 50 I notice that the DoH/DoL gear becomes job specific rather than generic, so I may have issues at that point with the Armory.
Using the Log rather than Leves and other things you mention requires a lot less running around, except for the trips to farm. Leves are nice to pick up Ventures tho, as are GC Seals, but managing gear for a retainer is a pain since there is no "Recommended Gear" button. If I'm gonna wait an hour on a venture sure would be nice to come back with more than 15 or 20 of something. How about 50 or 99? LOL I'm way quicker at farming than the retainer, and since nobody can see the Retainer, it's not even useful for Eye Candy Bragging rights. Most of the jobs are past 30 now and gil is about even when I started, so that's useful. It will be interesting to see how that holds out.

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But at 50 I notice that the DoH/DoL gear becomes job specific rather than generic, so I may have issues at that point with the Armory.

The 53 set (Rainbow-something I believe?) is vastly superior to the 50 set in all regards and can be worn by all classes.