When most of us think about creating a food and supplies cache, we envision a room in our house or at the most, some other location that will give us the ability to outlast any survival situation.
The concept we cover here takes that notion and moves it way beyond the next level!
This company actually takes shipping containers and modifies them per customer specifications to create a massive, underground storage unit that can double as a food and supply cache and short-term storm shelter.
Designed initially as a safe room concept for during tornadoes, they are ideal for storing valuables, food, supplies – anything you need virtually for getting through a survival situation.
You can order them fully welded or self-assembly and in sizes for storage and security for one or two people up to over 20!
To see these incredible shelters and the specifics behind them, check out the video on the next page.
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Shipping containers were built to be stacked. They’re called Intermodal Freight Containers because they can be moved on trains, boats, helicopters, whatever. They are meant to be large portable closets. They were not to be buried or cut into, and certainly weren’t designed to be used as underground bunkers. Once you do that, you start changing their effectiveness. They are not built for lateral pressure and not designed for long-term wetness or acidic/caustic soil.
You’re %100 right.
I have had one buried for 17yrs and it hasn’t given me a single problem::::
I’ve heard they have a tendency to cave in when buried
Glad someone said it. Was about to link it to a similar article showing pictures of collapsed, buried, shipping container.
You dont just go and bury a bare container. You reinforce it first
In concrete sealed it with water proofing sealer:
Yup. I wanna bury 2 stacked, maybe too much. Its not a magic trick, the container isnt ready from the get go but if you can think practically and do the work, its the best way to start.
You dont need full size ones
Nikki Halasyn I want to bury one in our backyard
either way , they aren’t gonna help if land is buried with the sea. Js 😉
I studied this idea too. Yes, you have to reinforce the container first.
When you dig the hole for it, dig a couple feet deeper than needed and put a 1 or 2 foot deep bed of gravel below. You shore up the sides with plywood and planks like a form and pour cement around it. Shore up the roof, and drag already pre made concrete slabs over it.
All this after youve pretreated the inside and out with rust inhibiting paint and water seal..