Huh...when the house collapses on top of them how do they get out? Or is that a problem with all shelters?
Any port in a storm.
Pray there isn’t a flash flood at the same time.
Excellent idea. Three cheers for the gal!
It would be easy to make a metal lid with diamond plate and have it sunk into the concrete as well. Throw on a couple of gate latches with pushrods on the inside to open them and you are all set.
I believe in going whole hog so I’m installing a dumpster instead ;-)
Email this to your brother-in-law.
Aside from the house falling onto it, how do you keep the lid shut down tight against the wind and any wind pulling you out? Sure, it’d make for a weekend diy project but there’s some major tweeking to be done. Most people got for a septic tank but those need to be dug out and placed in with someone with equipment larger than a hand shovel.
Great idea for hiding things too.....if you know what I mean....just plant grass on top....or a garden....and do what the Japanese did during WWII...use RICE around whatever you put in there...
Those lids will be no protection at all in a direct hit. You’d just be another morsel of debris
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This is not a new concept. Individually sized underground shelters were dotted all over the city of Hanoi during the Viet Nam war.
A large concrete or metal culvert pipe makes a good strong one as well. Can be buried vertically or horizontally and will withstand dirt pressure of any depth.
Plan on a good view of a tornado above you when that plastic lid blows off.
This thing would be better than nothing but not by much. If one is working with reinforcing rods and concrete, one should start with a better plan than plastic garbage cans.