I realize I’m late here so I may not get many responses, but I have a burning question: Is there some way I can secure/store stuff underground? I’d be much more comfortable with stuff out of the house and away from NP’s if they decide to come calling.
We have sandy soil so digging is no big problem. BUT we’re in a high humidity area so everything would have to be kept dry. I was considering some of those food grade plastic barrels, but they’d have to be opened eventually and then the seal wouldn’t be any good.
Has anyone else come up with a good hiding place?
Depends on your water table and temperature ranges. I’ve seen plans for burying 55 gal barrels up to the lid and covering them. For smaller items you can take a PVC pipe, cap the ends, and bury it completely. Most everything you put inside these needs to be sealed separately. The downside of the PVC is that it floats.
Mobile is the rainest city in the US, I often hit water digging fense posts holes.
I have had good success burying things in big diameter PVC pipes here. I keep my eyes open at garage sales and areas where people illegally dump (usually construction guys) there trash. I found the PVC pipe illegally dumped, short 3-4 foot sections and then I found the caps for them at a garage sale for $1.00 each. Everywhere I go, my eye is searching for a survival item, kinda fun actually.