# Lighting your base
**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lighting-your-base/5704
**Category:** The Bunker
**Created:** [April 2, 2014, 9:32am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lighting-your-base/5704 "2014-04-02T09:32:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@Rogtuok](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rogtuok)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2014, 9:32am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lighting-your-base/5704/1 "2014-04-02T09:32:20Z")
How do you usualy set up lighting in your home base?
I havent figured out a good way to light up My base yeat i try and settle in a public work as i like the layout of the building.
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### Author:  [@HeadWar](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HeadWar)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2014, 10:46am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lighting-your-base/5704/2 "2014-04-02T10:46:49Z")
[http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?topic=5917.0](http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?topic=5917.0)
Essentially, knock down one square of wall, build a “vehicle” that extends through that hole, with solar panels on the outside and fridges, lights, welders and other good stuff on the inside.
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### Author:  [@Aluminumfoil](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Aluminumfoil)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2014, 12:06pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lighting-your-base/5704/3 "2014-04-02T12:06:54Z")
Wood stoves provide a safe source of indoor firelight and are fairly easy to craft.
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### Author:  [@dovla](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/dovla)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2014, 12:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lighting-your-base/5704/4 "2014-04-02T12:26:36Z")
If I have a stationary base, then I have a “vehicle” with a nice bank of solar panels and batteries extending indoors. Add floodlight and that’s it, all the light you’ll ever need.
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### Author:  [@FunsizeNinja123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/FunsizeNinja123)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2014, 12:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lighting-your-base/5704/5 "2014-04-02T12:35:02Z")
Build a
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### Author:  [@FunsizeNinja123](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/FunsizeNinja123)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2014, 12:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lighting-your-base/5704/6 "2014-04-02T12:37:42Z")
Build a [generator](http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?topic=14.msg95088#msg95088).
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### Author:  [@Zireael](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zireael)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2014, 7:18am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lighting-your-base/5704/7 "2014-04-03T07:18:01Z")
[quote=“HeadWar, post:2, topic:5704”][http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?topic=5917.0](http://smf.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?topic=5917.0)
Essentially, knock down one square of wall, build a “vehicle” that extends through that hole, with solar panels on the outside and fridges, lights, welders and other good stuff on the inside.[/quote]
That’s a great idea.
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### Author:  [@Chiko](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Chiko)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2014, 5:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lighting-your-base/5704/8 "2014-04-03T17:53:48Z")
I do this:
[quote=“Chiko, post:14, topic:5353”]Why not just doing this. Break a wall or door and then build the “vehicle” between outside and the building. Something like this:
```
Ouside
#####
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&\*&
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Building
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= Wall.
- Opaque Door.
# Solar Panel.
- Controls and Floodlight.
& Powered crafting stations and Battery/Water storage.
The door in there is unnecessary and you could just replace it with a vehicle wall. It works pretty well this way and you can just expand with more stuff if needed.[/quote]
You can also build the “vehicle” in between a window frame too.
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### Author:  [@Zireael](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zireael)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2014, 6:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lighting-your-base/5704/9 "2014-04-03T18:47:39Z")
Thanks for reminding me, Chiko. A portable generator is more portable, but I might slap a solar panel or two on it so that I don’t have to find gas.
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### Author:  [@Fish](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Fish)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2014, 11:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lighting-your-base/5704/10 "2014-04-03T23:49:59Z")
```
WARNING!
Be sure to place turrets nearby or zombie hordes/zombears
WILL
MESS
YOU
UP
```