It should be noted that while these shelter and storage units are able to be customized, they are not intended for use as a long-term survival shelter, but rather as a place to store food and supplies or to stay inside during a storm or shorter-term survival incident.
They are very utilitarian, but in a situation such as a tornado, could very well be a life saver.
These shelters and supply storage units are made with reinforced metal (steel and iron) and can be modified to meet your individual storage needs.
In a short-term survival situation, such as a tornado or as a storage unit for supplies in a longer term survival situation, they would be invaluable for making sure you, your family and your supplies and equipment were protected for when you need them.
Do any of you own one of these units? What is your opinion?
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..