DIY Bunker – Not So Difficult After All?
Submitted by Robert Bast on August 6, 2009 – 3:28 pmOne Comment
The thing about bunkers and survival shelters is that anything is better than nothing (unless your design causes a cave-in or suffocation…)
Here’s a great example of how all you need is a little time, a little cash, some basic skills and a backyard:
- $500 for an old fuel tank
- a hole to sit it in
- pile some dirt on top, add a retaining wall
- install a door and steps
- accessorize!
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looks good, however your entrance should not directly enter your shelter, plan a corridor with a ninety degree turn in it leading to a vertical exit(ladder). the length of it depends on the room you have and or costs, also the last three feet before entering your shelter should be reduced in size, down to a crawl or so. there are inexpensive ways to achieve this one of which can be sand bags with concrete mix added, simply stack them and soak them well, as for the roof of it find some flexible ply wood( door skin) bend it into an arch, place 1/4″ chicken over it and apply concrete, keeping it light at first, then build up some layers add more wire for extra strength. this will go a long way to improve on your security, and help with fallout.