DIY Storm Shelter Ideas?

[Pompnewbie]

Hey Guys,
After that last storm we had a pretty good scare, and it got me thinking about the possibility of getting/building some type of shelter on my property ( 1.5 Acres ).
I don't have wads of misc cash just lying around, and that is the crux of the problem so to speak.. the lowest priced options I've looked at are 6,000$ roughy.
Any of you have ideas, or suggestions to keep my family safer during rough weather?
Oh yeah.. We live in a trailer.
thanks

 

[Raven]

The end all be all answer to every emergency, anywhere, natural or man-made:

 

[kendive]

Hey Guys,
After that last storm we had a pretty good scare, and it got me thinking about the possibility of getting/building some type of shelter on my property ( 1.5 Acres ).
I don't have wads of misc cash just lying around, and that is the crux of the problem so to speak.. the lowest priced options I've looked at are 6,000$ roughy.
Any of you have ideas, or suggestions to keep my family safer during rough weather?
Oh yeah.. We live in a trailer.
thanks

Might be better off getting a camper and getting out of town. Or just get out of harms way and leave town. If this little storm scared you wait until the next hurricane.

 

[Raven]

Need more cover from above? Then cover it under a hardened steel road plate

 

[fl57caveman]

i have seen a cement septic modified tank used for this, either half bury it, or all the way, with a metal hatch cover, better for a tornado , than 11 hrs of a hurricane, whatever you can stand.or a 20' shipping container with the base buried..

 

[Raven]

i have seen a cement septic modified tank used for this, either half bury it, or all the way, with a metal hatch cover, better for a tornado , than 11 hrs of a hurricane, whatever you can stand.or a 20' shipping container with the base buried..

Search "precast concrete"

 

[Raven]

 

[SpitFire]

Dig a hole and put a 3/4" pressure treated 4x8 over it. Hold on.

 

[Jhunter]

We are switching from septic tank to city sewer. I will definitely be using at least one wall of my tank. I plan to excavate and use stack stone to retain the sand. Blocks like these. I will need to add a French drain or 4” socked and perforated corrugated pipe in the walls to move water down hill.

 

[rossi]

The end all be all answer to every emergency, anywhere, natural or man-made:

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Okay Family, everybody get in the hole now!

 

[Welldoya]

When I was a kid, my grandparents in Oklahoma had about a 12’x12’ below-ground concrete hurricane shelter with a full size bed and shelves with canned and jars of food.
Back then most people who lived in Oklahoma had cellars.
Last time I visited out there around 2003, my uncle had a ranch that he used for hunting.
He had a small underground steel box with a bench seat that sat 4. It was obviously designed for short-term use. Almost like a duck blind.
My grandparent’s cellar would be where you would spend the night when the weather was bad. My uncle’s was more for a place to run to when you hear it coming.
Maybe you could find a big steel duck blind or build something a little bigger out of concrete.

 

[Rebel_Rider1969]

Thinking about building this in my spare time, lol

 

[Raven]

Okay Family, everybody get in the hole now!

Move it maggots!

 

[Raven]

Scrap busses can be had for only a couple thousand dollars. Just roll it down the ramp into the hole and bury it

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[Welldoya]

Scrap busses can be had for only a couple thousand dollars. Just roll it down the ramp into the hole and bury it

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That’s really not a bad idea. I like the set-up on the lower right because it’s no so confining and it has ventilation.
You might need to figure out a drainage system in case of very heavy rain.

 

[Raven]

drainage

Could always bury the bus above grade

 

[Raven]

And while you're piling dirt on top of that bus above ground... get your dirt for free, from your own moat. I mean irrigation ditches