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To: Salamander

I’ve seen experiments with buried Conex containers. You have to reinforce the roof, otherwise the weight of the dirt will crush it.


45 posted on 07/16/2011 9:19:04 AM PDT by Mountain Troll (My investment plan - Canned food and shotguns)
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To: Mountain Troll

My dad claimed he was making a “root cellar” out of one of those huge, used fiberglass gas tanks we can buy in this area.

I watched with amusement as he dug the ditch into the bank, carefully placed it and then...poured concrete over it for good measure.

Not surprisingly, it collapsed.

So, there went his fallout shelter....er....’root cellar’.


48 posted on 07/16/2011 10:04:33 AM PDT by Salamander (I'm your pain.)
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