Underground shelter using 20' shipping container.

[grasshopperglock]

http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-ne...ter-using-a-20-ft-shipping-container_02242016

 

[deemus]

I have seen a couple of the bunker shows which did this same thing. One had two containers connected by a doorway. From the arial view, it appeared to have a short hallway of about 2-3 feet. Interesting concept.

 

[Younggun]

Those shipping containers are not designed to have weight pressing in on the sides. The only areas designed to have any weight on them are the corners.


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[Shotgun Jeremy]

Even if it DID last underground, which it won't, where are you supposed to put bodily waste? Where are you going to get electricity from so you can see your way around? Where's your potable water going to come from? You could store gallon jugs, but the plastic will break down over time and get into the water. What about ventilation/air purification? Is there only going to be one controlled entry point? That may work to help hide it, but someone could also compromise the outside, turning it into a big ol coffin. I think underground shelters are cool, and I would love to have one of my own, but there's a TON of logistics that go into them. More than just putting a box in the ground.

 

[Brains]

In this case he was just using it for storage, didn't have dirt up against its walls, and didn't seem to address if he did anything to prevent it from rusting. Using it for his purpose (wine cellar) it will work beautifully - constant temperature, out of the way, etc. - and it provides a place to go if a tornado happens through the area. I didn't get the feeling he was building it to survive a prolonged nuclear zombie attack.

 

[grasshopperglock]

Ideas to make it work. It's expensive as hell but the outside of the container can be painted with this,


This is rust-oleum's version of POR-15.

https://www.zoro.com/rust-oleum-910...E78k5IpJxNKGHRrjQwzUQaAj_k8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[grasshopperglock]

Thank stoners for these.

These could be effective incoming air filtration.

http://hydrobuilder.com/filter-4-x-...Y2JgsJaOPzvf2aqB9VMEFjxVxWDEg7d6-caAuL_8P8HAQ

 

[grasshopperglock]

Toilet cost more then the container.

http://letsgogreen.com/

 

[Younggun]

In this case he was just using it for storage, didn't have dirt up against its walls, and didn't seem to address if he did anything to prevent it from rusting. Using it for his purpose (wine cellar) it will work beautifully - constant temperature, out of the way, etc. - and it provides a place to go if a tornado happens through the area. I didn't get the feeling he was building it to survive a prolonged nuclear zombie attack.

Assuming the dirt never shifts...


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[deemus]

The two that I saw used were reinforced to support the weight of the dirt. They also had a "hidden" vent on one end, and one of them had a somewhat hidden generator that was linked to the bunker. For the toilet they had a septic type system that ran a good distance from the bunker.

 

[Younggun]

I saw a guy with a bunker and hidden generator on the "preppers" show on Netflix.

His generator got stolen so they built a cage for it, then it got stolen again.


I don't think a generator will be safe when the world ends. Especially when it's actually running and drawing attention.


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[Younggun]

If I go the underground bunker route I think I will go with ~24" reinforced concrete construction with a tunnel network sprawling beneath a few hundred acres with multiple entrances and ventilation sources.


One I get that in, I'll work on expanding it to better suit my needs.


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[Vaquero]

Heh

 

[308nato]

I found this site interesting. http://atlassurvivalshelters.com

 

[grasshopperglock]

Damn, didn't think of that. Corrugated pipe that's galvanized. They coated it too. It'd outlast an container that's not galvanized.

Hmm. Yes, interesting.

 

[majormadmax]

Having lived in shipping containers in the past, courtesy of the DoD, I can tell ya it's not the most ideal situation...

 

[vmax]

Those shipping containers are not designed to have weight pressing in on the sides. The only areas designed to have any weight on them are the corners.


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this is true
I have helped two people build framework support inside of them and both of them have been buried for 2 years now with no problems.
we used 2 3/8 pipe and build side and ceiling braces

 

[vmax]

I saw a guy with a bunker and hidden generator on the "preppers" show on Netflix.

His generator got stolen so they built a cage for it, then it got stolen again.


I don't think a generator will be safe when the world ends. Especially when it's actually running and drawing attention.


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gennys are only good until the gas runs out.
Solar is the better long term route

 

[Shotgun Jeremy]

I like the corrugated pipe route. You can easily lay several rooms and link them with hallways. You can also run several entrances, different lengths away. This gives you lots of flexibility for your logistics. I like the concrete blocks as well, but I think they'd be more expensive to lay.

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[WarHawk_AVG]

I have seen guys use old bus bodies, concreted in, they are more rigid and can handle the until the concrete sets up hard

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