Do you know how do Hunters start raiding in the Burning Crusade? If no, pay more attention here. We will avail ourselves of this opportunity to make mention of this in depth so as to help more players to understand how to do it. Right now let us get started.
First thing first, you can walk through level 70 instances. In some cases, these instances and crafting are where you're going to find the gear you'll need. Make sure that your Auction House blues and quest greens will not cut it. Those items are great to get you started doing level 70 instances, but you'll be made mincemeat of them in a raid. Why it is important to hit up the instance is that it will give you valuable experience. If you do instances with guides, you're given an opportunity to learn how they work. It will show you their varying styles of play, how they organize strategies and how they deal with pressure and surprises. By doing these instances, you're building up a rapport with these people and learning to work as a team as opposed to working as individuals.
Then, you should make a list and check it twice. In fact, this will be a general guideline that will stay with you for the rest of your wow career.
Any time you're about to start working on something new, be that level 70 instances, heroics, raids, whatever, know what your goals are ahead of time. Know what it is you're after. It will save you, and your party/raid-members time. You won't have to sit there hamming and hawing over a drop, and you can move on to the next thing that much sooner. Wish Lists are your new best friend.
Get out a fresh piece of paper or a new notepad document and hit up some online resources. Check The Armory and use the "Find an Upgrade" feature. Write down what you find. Skim through the bosses and write down items that look useful.
Get familiar with the items that are currently available to you that you may need and where to find them. Get familiar with the items that will be available to you soon and how to get them.
It is not all gear. Farming is a new way you just found to fill your free time which id for meat, fish, herbs, and all kinds of other goodies. Welcome to raiding! Consumables will simultaneously irritate and delight you. They can be a pain in the butt to farm but they can give you that extra edge to push you through content.
You can write down consumables: buff foods, pet buff foods, flasks, elixirs, and potions. Write down the materials it takes to make them. Soon, you'll know this list like the back of your hand. This list is, essentially, your Pre-Flight Checklist of things you'll need to bring with you to every raid.
As a (former) Raid Leader, a list of consumables was a requirement. If we got to a boss and you didn't have a "Well Fed" and/or elixir/flask buff going. It said that you couldn't be bothered to make sure you were prepared ahead of time. Now, having talked your ear off, let's get to the specifics you were looking for.