Gonna try and give as few direct hints as I can.. Smaller bases give you a more local respawn when shit hits the fan. They can also act as waypoints, and you can never have too many beacons. There are other ways to power bases than solar arrays. Having enough resources to build a tiny base with storage lockers, plantpots and a scanner room is very, very useful. You can always pack it away and rebuild elsewhere if needed.
Gonna try and give as few direct hints as I can.. Smaller bases give you a more local respawn when shit hits the fan. They can also act as waypoints, and you can never have too many beacons. There are other ways to power bases than solar arrays. Having enough resources to build a tiny base with storage lockers, plantpots and a scanner room is very, very useful. You can always pack it away and rebuild elsewhere if needed.