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Friday, 7 August 2009

DIY Bunker - Not So Difficult After All?

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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3 Comments:

Blogger rangetang said...

unbelievable, what if all the forests were burning and the earth got really hot, you would roast in there, no way I'm getting in there,
Ken.

1:01 AM  
Blogger Dr Dave said...

i like it. but what do you do with your human waste?

10:49 PM  
Blogger kansascave said...

Human waste containers would be accessories!Those tanks withstand tremendous heat. Great idea! I think I would go a little deeper into the earth. At least 20 feet or more if possible. Possibly incorporate an oxygen creating apparatus and separate areas.Dried food storage etc.. There might be nothing left to come up to, but one has to try. :)

2:09 AM  

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