In case you are wondering just how powerful these shelters are (and who wouldn't?!), the manufacturers have tested the resistance to impact with the help of local armed forces and U.S. soldiers! They targeted the shelter with bombs during training and the nearest aviation shell exploded about four meters from the bomb shelter, which more than tolerated the blast!

“The installation of this certain unit here took about one hour and 30 minutes. And this started, time started from when we started unloading from the truck and this time stopped when everything was covered up and this was completely on place installed, covered and people are ready to go, so truck left,” Terramil's Peeter Kirtsi said.
The main manufacturing material is plastic, but the shelter's creators refuse to reveal more detailed information on its components.
Despite its relative ease of transport and installation, the shelter still has to be dug in underground, demanding an appropriate location with an ample soil covering.
“It unites three different specific things that help this unit to stay bombproof. It means that the unit itself, the material of the unit, the profile that we have used here and also the soil cover. So this system interacts with the soil, and it… plays as one complete system in order to protect the people inside,” Kirtsi added.
In the demonstration model, set up by Terramil in the Estonian armed forces' training ground, there are beds for 12 people, although clients can choose to alter the shelter module according to their own wishes — for example, lessening the number of beds to equip the shelter with more amenities. It is also possible to add modules to consist of generators, refrigerators, staff storage and other necessities for emergency situations, up to the size of what Terramil equate to an underground town.

The shelters are in high demand and Terramil has heard from as far away as the Estonia, the Middle East and beyond! It seems that wherever there is fear of some international crisis or danger the public wants to feel safe and many, those who are survivalists and preppers particularly can see the logic in having their own bomb shelter.

For more information go to Reuters. There is also a great video to watch too!

Again, they do have that near twenty thousand dollar price tag for a twelve bunk shelter but if they can withstand mortar fire and potential bombs – some preppers will think that reason enough to break into their savings account and ante up!

Featured Image via Reuters