Can't beat that! I know a guy that tar'ed a oil fiel dog house and put it in side of a hill, works good. We have a shelter but would like one to store veggies in and to have more underground protection.
I saw on the local news a few weeks ago and saw a story about a school, I think it was Chickasha, wanted tornado shelters but couldn't afford the million dollars. They took 4 of those 40 foot shipping containers, connected them, dug them into a berm, dirt covered, concrete anchored, etc. IIRRC the total cost was around $50 - $60 thousand dollars.
I think one of those shorter shipping containers would be ideal.
I think one of those shorter shipping containers would be ideal.
There are folks that are burying the shipping containers around here to use as shelters. We are entertaining doing the same at our range in Ponca to store target materials, and have a place for folks to get if they are out there.
Be careful burying containers, they don't have support in the roof, only at the corners. I seen one caved in due to dirt on top of it.
I would like to see the engineering on one of these to see what could be done to beef them up for burying.
I would like to see the engineering on one of these to see what could be done to beef them up for burying.
I was thinking about that too. Of course you don't have to bury them completely, they could be flush or have a berm built around them, but you would still want some reinforcement in case something heavy like a tree or car was dropped on top of it.
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This is what can happen when you bury a shipping container.
They are not made to be load bearing anywhere but the corners, the sides and roof are made of fairly light gauge material and it won't support a lot of weight. And, all of them that I have seen have floors made of wood, not metal.
If you must bury one, some info at this site.
http://www.csshippingcontainers.co.uk/shipping-container-conversions/burying-a-shipping-container
They are not made to be load bearing anywhere but the corners, the sides and roof are made of fairly light gauge material and it won't support a lot of weight. And, all of them that I have seen have floors made of wood, not metal.
If you must bury one, some info at this site.
http://www.csshippingcontainers.co.uk/shipping-container-conversions/burying-a-shipping-container
It would be real easy to reinforce these walls and roof with some steel channel material and a welder.
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