Take a lot of skill points in stuff that is hard to get later on. Some points in doctor skills and weaponsmithing is never a bad idea. Other skills like mining and woodcutting you can train in a matter of minutes.
Get 2 cats. Gets rid of the vermin and if you bring a male and a female you'll soon have an emergency leather supply.
Get rid of the copper axes and bring wooden ones instead, useless in fights but just as good at killing trees as the real ones

If you're having trouble gettin through the first years you might wanna boost up the food supplies. Otherwise you can bring a militarydwarf which you send around killing wild animals -good combat training and can easily supply a small fort with food(once had a dwarf become legendary from wrestling a yak)
Instead of bringing metal objects you can pack your bag with ores and fuel and then later build what you need yourself.
Well, good luck.