I'm doesn't have to be a settlement of your own making, just somewhere you've come across and thought was cool. Me personally I love Libertalia. The whole look and feel to it was amazing to me the first time I seen it lol kind of reminds me of the movie Watweworld. I'd love to know what you guys!!

Early game Red Rocket Truck stop is the best IMO. You Find it early on, And it Has every Crafting Object already there.

Agreed 9/10 I make it my characters home base for pretty much the entire game.

I only use the airport, but after the new survival update I'm guessing I'll be using quite a few more.

It's all about the Castle. Though the build limit is a really tedious burden sometimes.