Survival,,,why we are here

[Dani]

In Afghanistan we had 6ft concrete culverts all over the place to get into for any incoming shells....you could do the same for an above ground shelter, just anchor it into the ground and use steel plate on the ends to make entrances/exits and fresh air vents,,,, and you could bury them also....

I have seen on Homestead Rescue where they took a concert square culvert and did something like that to use as a storm shelter. Not easily hidden though on flat land.

 

[user 6493]

If you do, please let us know what they say.

I got a hold of the people,you can not hurt this by driving over top of it,,,,,you can bury one about as deep as you like,,,these are recycled fuel tanks,,,,,also a number of things are custom made to your needs,,,and they can come and do the install for you,,,,,,,,,the kit includes a monitoring well,,,( more or less a french drain with a sump pump to keep water out from under the bunker ),,,,,and the man will answer the phone anytime you chose to call,,,,,,he was very helpful

 

[user 7704]

Well, I wouldn' have to worry about my husband following me. He's claustrophobic. He can't even handle some elevators.

My son couldn't handle the small space either. So I go where he goes.

 

[WGregMiller]

I’m thinking of it in a 3 fold thought. Yes. It scares me too.

1) storage for food and preps. Something of a root cellar, possibly.
2) storm shelter
3) bunker, possibly in part due to there being a nuclear power plant nearby. They’ve never had a leak (that they’ve admitted to), but one time they had an electrical fire set their cooling system on fire.

Oh wait - dog house in case I make my wife mad. So I’m up to 4 uses.

 

[Dani]

I’m thinking of it in a 3 fold thought. Yes. It scares me too.

1) storage for food and preps. Something of a root cellar, possibly.
2) storm shelter
3) bunker, possibly in part due to there being a nuclear power plant nearby. They’ve never had a leak (that they’ve admitted to), but one time they had an electrical fire set their cooling system on fire.

Oh wait - dog house in case I make my wife mad. So I’m up to 4 uses.

Let's hope you never test the number 4 theory. . . happy wife, happy life as the saying goes

I'm liking your 1 & 2 options

 

[WGregMiller]

Let's hope you never test the number 4 theory. . . happy wife, happy life as the saying goes

And hell has no wrath as a woman scorned, lol...

No, I don’t want to test that either!

 

[Kevin L]

In this part of the Country it would get used multiple times from spring through fall as a tornado shelter. Iv saw nice brick homes that were hit during a tornado touchdown and You couldn't find a pice much bigger than a foot ball .

I have to second this.

We get tornados in Florida (especially with hurricanes), and I've seen houses that were blown all over the place in little pieces.

The first time I had a close encounter with a tornado...I had to clean up and change my underware.

 

[user 7704]

I have to second this.

We get tornados in Florida (especially with hurricanes), and I've seen houses that were blown all over the place in little pieces.

The first time I had a close encounter with a tornado...I had to clean up and change my underware.

I was driving down the road listening Ton the warnings on radio and looks to my right and ...... there it was. I had two kids with me, one with special needs , so I'm trying to stay really calm.

I pulled into the Hobby Lobby and a man was yelling "hurry, hurry". We were ushered into the back with the other patrons. My son really did wet his pants.

It took usn4 hours to get home. 25 miles away. I called my husband and he had hisnfat ass out at the pool and had zero idea about the tornadoes all over town.

 

[TexasFreedom]

I don't understand the phone call. Unless you were calling him to have him go driving around? Of course double check his life insurance policy.

 

[user 7704]

I don't understand the phone call. Unless you were calling him to have him go driving around? Of course double check his life insurance policy.

I thought he might be worried that it was taking us so long to get home. He wasn't. Lol

 

[Gazrok]

If you're going to pour concrete anyhow, why not just use only concrete?

???

Heck, the air filtration system costs nearly as much as the shelter!

this kind of prepping is simply out of my budge range, hehe.

 

[Brent S]

Seems like it would be hard to get the smell out of a recycled fuel tank.

 

[Gazrok]

Hard, but not impossible. Just a LOT of effort for it.

 

[Psalm7]

Dawn dish liquid and or Pinsol work wonders on Military Surplus . Think they would on cotainers too .