under ground bunkers

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spmwheels

Discussion Starter · Feb 12, 2011

under ground bunkers

I've been seeing alot of folks talking about the underground survival bunkers and it's started me to thinking are there handicap accessable bunkers or would thie be something i would have to design on my own? I've been kicking around the idea of building one of these things for a while now. I have plenty of land to do it on so that if tshtf my family and I would have a place to go but i've been looking at the designs of alot of the one's people are looking at getting and they dont seem to be workable for someone in my situation. Is there anyone out there that has the knowledge to help me out on this? any help would be greatly apreciated. Just to give you some idea of what I would need it would have to be something I could get around in with a wheelchair so hallways or entrances would need to be about 36-38 inches wide and it would need to have space enough to fit 4 people myself included thanks.

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spmwheels

Discussion Starter · #3 · Feb 12, 2011

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yes that's actually what im wanting to do is put some type of bunker into a hill side on my property, that way it is hidden from sight. I'm actually thinking of maybe comming up with a way to get some netting or canvas of some sort to cover over the entrance but I have not yet figured out all of those details. i'm trying first to figure out a realisic way of getting in and out of the thing with my wheelchair.

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spmwheels

Discussion Starter · #5 · Feb 12, 2011

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I was just looking around online and came up with an idea but need openions on weather it would work. I just saw a conex storage container online if i got a couple of those and cut one side off of each and put them side by side and welded them together would this work? i mean i know i would have to figure out a way to modify the doors so they would close after cutting the one side off of each box but i'm not seeing any other reason's this idea wouldnt work? openions? ideas?.

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spmwheels

Discussion Starter · #7 · Feb 12, 2011

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it's basically just a itshtf type thing just somewhere i can put supplies incase of emergenies and for natural disaster type situations incase my family and i need a place to go if we are unable to stay in our home plus may be used as storm shelter if needed.

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spmwheels

Discussion Starter · #11 · Feb 12, 2011

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ok thanks folks that helps alot the culvert idea sounds really good I think I may look into it. I know some folks around my area with dozers and things that might help me out for a smaller fee than to hire a contractor to do the dirt work so that sounds like it might be my best option. all the info is greatly aprieciated thanks.

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spmwheels

Discussion Starter · #12 · Feb 13, 2011

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I have done a little more looking around online and came up with some ideas that I'd like to run past you folks. I've been looking into the culverts as SubGunFan had mentioned previously and came across some concrete versions. I just wanted to know your openions on these vs. the metal ones? pros/cons and such. thanks for any info you may be able to provide it is greatly apreciated.

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