what armor should I wear? there so many combinations I just don't know what to pick?
Anything with low concentration of metal. Light leather or padded leather should be alright.
NOTE: You can easily wear anything lighter, but this is just in case you want to last little longer.
For head armor, Id recon anything light, such as light steppe cap, hood or anything.
Same for leg armor, just wear anything light that you want, for example woolen hose, hunter shoes or like.
Gloves are optional but leather gloves are good way to increase your body armor without any penalties.