Vein tips I wish I knew before starting
These are a few things I've picked up on my journey:
You can destroy haystacks to get hay. It is food and light to carry.
You can connect several sinks together to get water from a water tower to your base.
Solar panels will run everything in your base.
One well connected to your sprinkler system will run your sprinklers 24/7 and never run dry.
Knee pads can be found in sports lockers, they are lower body armor.
Rifle and pistol suppressors won't attract hordes like a loud gun will.
Carry a generator on your vehicle to power things. (air tires, heat or air in building, lights)
West and south areas on map have everything you will ever need, base build accordingly.
Cut down trees that overhang on roads so that they don't knock things off your vehicle.
BEST base you can build will be a building with air conditioning and heat. It will get you through summer and winter by using solar panels. You can connect to a water tower (no matter the distance) to your base and always have water because it doesn't freeze in winter.