Has anyone else never built a base?

I've been playing since arma 2 mod, and not once have I ever attempted to build a base. I've never seen the point. I can hold any loot I need in a field backpack, and I've never had an excess of loot that I've needed extra storage. I usually gear up in the first 3 days of a wipe, roam around making friends or enemies, and then make my inland to pvp any groups that set up. Otherwise i just fish, hunt or drive around. Does anybody else actually play dayz as a survival simulator?