Carter Hydro Dam base

I know, its big. Maybe even too big to really manage well, but I feel like it has way more potential to be a base to opperate out of in Mystery lake than just the cabin.

I started this recent survival run in Milton taking the Milton house as my base of operations there, but after not locating a rifle and exhausting all the skill books I found in the region, I moved on to mystery lake. Now usually I set up a series of bases with the Trapper house, Cabin and even that Fire Watch tower but as I dove deep into Carter Dam (finally locating a rifle) I thought to myself just how much more storage the Dam has and plenty of resources close enough to make it an option to consider.

So my question is, has anyone else done this before? Any tips to help keep it all organized and tidy?