A simple bunker idea..."the tube"

Roccland · Peak Oil Prophet Joined: Jun 16, 2007 Posts: 1696

Ok...so the bunker I chose is 25' long x 8' diameter with a 3' manhole entrance at one end and a 6" vent at the other. I have posted some pics below I took during installation. It has a small concrete pad on top now. It is entirely pest proof.

It holds quite a bit.

If you go this way PRELOAD THE CULVERT with 4x8 plywood before they seal it...to make shelves with by straddling the tube inside with 2x6s (turned lengthwise) and 1/2" ply wood on top.

The shelf will be in compression with the insides of the tube as you load weight onto it. This saves space at the bottom to sleep or store more goods.

It keeps a constant temp around 78 degrees year round. So food will stay for a while.

It was aboud $5000 to fabricate and deliver and $3000 to dig the hole and put a concrete pad above it.

I spent $200 to have someone make a lock apparatus - it is two anchors at either side of the manhole cover sunk into the concrete with a 4 foot steel strap that straddles the cover and locks to the anchors.

Someone would need a torch to get in. It took 30 days from order to ground to complete. Pacific Corrugated Pipe is who I used, but there are others I am sure. Pacific Corrugated Pipe

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dissimulo · Heavy Crude Joined: Jun 01, 2005 Posts: 372

Cool.
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pstarr

This begs a lot of questions. I hope this is not a solution in isolation. Are you located in a neighorhood, small town, or far out in the country. I see electric service. That means you have neighors. Are they good neighbors you have already built a community with? Because if not, you are screwed from every direction. They think you are a nutcase.

What is the pipe for? WWIII? Plague? How many wet winters will that thing last? Who or what do you expect to hide from? When do you come out? What will be different when you come out? How will you know when to go back in? What happens if the folks you are hiding from find out about the tube? Can't they outwait you? What happens when the food runs out and you have to leave?

I would build this only after I learned to farm, garden, raise livestock, mend fences, weld, repair machinery, hunt, fish, and make nice to my neighbors.
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peasea · Tar Sands Joined: Jul 26, 2007 Posts: 48

presumably useful if the States gets involve in a Nuclear War?,

I would have spent the money on other things though, being it the UK , safe water and solar heating come to mind.....

I hope you have also stocked up on firearms ( presumably yes as you lucky americans can buy the things! ) as well ?

cheers

P.

strider3700

Nice. I've thought about something like that but I question the life expectancy of the pipe in my ultra wet climate. It looks like you're in desert territory so no worries there. Any pictures of the inside?
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UncoveringTruths · Intermediate Crude Joined: Nov 04, 2004 Posts: 895

There are other reasons than a nuke attack to have one of these especially in a desert climate you will keep cool in one of these if the power goes out.
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frankthetank

Is that soil pure clay??? Soil around here is nothing like that. WOuld be a nice severe weather bunker too.
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Roccland · Peak Oil Prophet Joined: Jun 16, 2007 Posts: 1696

frankthetank

Better then mine. I've got this sand crap that is heavy is hell. Plants don't seem to mind, but it seems to dry out real fast.
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highlander

Hope the roving zombie hordes aren't carrying a portable welder.
Hey Look, lets make this tube a coffin!
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MattSavinar · Elite Joined: May 09, 2004 Posts: 1999

Dude, nice job!

It's too bad you had to behave like a feral animal over at LATOC. I'm going to post a link to this thread over there.
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Roccland · Peak Oil Prophet Joined: Jun 16, 2007 Posts: 1696

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Roccland · Peak Oil Prophet Joined: Jun 16, 2007 Posts: 1696

I got a "MASH" tent off ebay for around $1200 and it is now over the top of it.

The neighbors know it is there and I suspect they know what it is for.

At some point you have to show your hand slightly...

I am looking at a third and forth location to do a similar get up only on a smaller scale in case the zombies overrun this location.

I have picked out sniper posts and access to this location is very limited that a few junked cars cannot block.

The community is a "lock and load" type...and this location is shielded from nuc fallout patterns and blasts as well as the water table is very shallow.

Then again I may get smeared by a drunk on my way home tonight.
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MattSavinar · Elite Joined: May 09, 2004 Posts: 1999