Should I go clipless? My bike is a Giant Reign, and I ride in the UK. I like going to local gravity parks and trail centres and my local tracks are mainly downhill orientated but I also like to get out on longer rides. I'm currently running some cheap pedals off an old XC bike and am using skate shoes. When the terrain gets even remotely rough, my feet are all over the place and it's doing my head in.

Obviously I need to invest in some better pedals and shoes, however I'm not sure whether to take the hit and go clipless straight away or to get some decent flats n proper shoes then revisit the clipless question further down the line. Any recommendations?
Clipless makes it hard to bail out when you're in trouble, which is why most DH riders use flats.

A quality pair of flats + decent shoes are going to be just as expensive as clipless pedals and shoes.

Unless you're doing serious downhill (and crashing a good bit), I would go straight to clipless.