(From the article) "One of the simplest shelters to protect yourself from radioactive fallout is a pole-covered trench shelter,
the book "Nuclear War Survival Skills" advises.
The book has multiple DIY fallout shelter options in case you want something a little more challenging.
This shelter, in particular, uses soil to absorb harmful radiation from fallout."
"Originally published in 1979 and based primarily on research conducted at Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
Nuclear Survival Skills has extensive information on building quick and inexpensive fallout shelters."
"The book says you'll need the following to build this basic fallout shelter:
About 20 to 30 cut logs or wooden poles, at least seven feet in length and four to six inches in diameter
Some waterproof material, like plastic sheeting, canvas, or tarps
A shovel or backhoe for all that digging you'll be doing Working by hand, two people could build this shelter in a backyard
or wooded area in two days or less, "Nuclear War Survival Skills" says."
The article from the book, “ Nuclear Survival Skills”, says that a suitable home made DIY shelter, bare bones, can be made for under $1,000.
Adjust according to the number of occupants, and should include food and water.
Interesting. Some people will choose to survive with less damage. Others will live with more.
I’m in the group that feels thankful I’m near a big target - I’ll never know what happened.
If you are going to do this by hand be prepared.
1) Have work boots NOT tennis shoes.
2) Have the right type of shovels.
Long handled shovels to own; Long Handled Diamond point and Square point shovel. Post hole digger or auger or both. trenching tool. Since you will probably also want to use these tools in the garden you might as well buy a Spading fork with a D handle too.
3) Have a good wheel barrow.
There was a guy maybe 5 to 10 years ago that built a buried shelter like that up in the mountains near Seattle, right near a very popular hiking trail system. He built it over the years and it was fairly complex. Several hundred yards away from any trails.
He ended up killing his wife and then went to his secret hut built into the side of the hill. He left his car at the trail-head parking lot and it was noted several days later and the police searched the area.
It took them several more days to discover the place - only a pipe was visible sticking up out of the ground. I can’t recall if they had a shoot out, the guy killed himself or what.
https://www.kiro7.com/news/crime-law/north-bend-murder-suspects-hidden-bunker-revealed/246759434/
Heh - I was right - 2012. He ended up killing himself.