Outdoor vs garage below-ground storm shelters???

[Snattlerake]

With a floor safe you can easily do your own engine oil drains.

I thought so too but the damn door gets in the way and you have to have two people. It just didn't work physically.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

I can say one thing about storm shelters. The debate on which is better will never end.

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

as a tornado survivor and experiencer. below ground and away from any structure that can be on top of you. be aware that the debris can be moved a long ways. away from any propane or gas lines tanks etc. above ground is ok as a second choice but put the door faces away from the south and west. keep a modified high lift jack inside and in good working order so you can lift or push your way out.

Ours faces east. The door opens inward. It has 3 heavy gauge steel beams to secure the door.

When Gary England tells me to "get under ground now!" because the tornado is sucking up the blacktop from the highway, I tend to listen to him.

Whatever works for you... I tend to listen to engineers who test shelters for shelter advice rather than weather forecasters. I was a weather forecaster in a former life...but I don't know s**t about shelters. So I sought out shelter experts...and they generally say all options are viable as long as they're properly built and installed.

 

[OK Corgi Rancher]

I can say one thing about storm shelters. The debate on which is better will never end.

That's probably true. We've had this discussion before, too. It's like deja vous all over again.

 

[THAT Gurl]

Ours is in ground, in the garage. Neighbor's is out in the front yard, in ground, right outside the front door -- probably 8 to 10 steps. I felt safe in both of them.

 

[Hangfire]

I have an above ground shelter in my garage like this one.

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Same here.

 

[Jcann]

When Gary England tells me to "get under ground now!" because the tornado is sucking up the blacktop from the highway, I tend to listen to him.

This 8 person was installed in the morning and our daughter's was done that afternoon. We paid for both.

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When Gary England tells me to "get under ground now!" because the tornado is sucking up the blacktop from the highway, I tend to listen to him.

This 8 person was installed in the morning and our daughter's was done that afternoon. We paid for both.

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We have the exact shelter, Flatsafe out of Yukon?. Had it installed last year between the second and third garage door. We don’t need to remove vehicles to get in it. That cost us an extra $250 but it was worth it.

 

[Letfreedomring]

We see this guy at the tulsa home and garden show and thought it was a great idea, but we'd have to get a shorter mattress so the other half could still get into the bed.

https://www.acestormshelters.com/

 

[conditionzero]

I really want one of the above ground, under bed ones. Our garage under ground is always full of bugs that I have to clean out.

 

[Lee Beaittie]

Ours is going to be a standup walk in, in the hillside to the southwest with the door facing the northeast and when I get the hill side cutout to pour a driveway around the side of our garage, the hill side is big enough for it however I'm going to use the extra dirt which will be removed for the driveway to help cover it