Tornado Shelters- Flat Safe, Ground Zero or Taylors??

[COZICAN]

Just my opinion....odds are that my home will never be struck by a tornado; but if it is:
odds are it wont be an F5
odds are my lid won't be compromised to the point I cant get out
odds are any fluids in my garage will not make their way into my hidey hole
odds are that if they do they won't be enough to harm me
odds are that we'll get scared, get in the hole and come out to a leaf littered yard when the noise stops
odds are I'll have to retrieve my trash can from the side of my neighbors house.
again.....................my opinion

Coz

 

[jrusling]

We chose to have a 5X7 above ground safe room installed in the shop building. After looking at a bunch of them, we got one from F5. It has heavier framing and the frame has slots for shelf hangers. I also use it as my radio shack.

 

[120 Acres]

Just my opinion....odds are that my home will never be struck by a tornado; but if it is:
odds are it wont be an F5
odds are my lid won't be compromised to the point I cant get out
odds are any fluids in my garage will not make their way into my hidey hole
odds are that if they do they won't be enough to harm me
odds are that we'll get scared, get in the hole and come out to a leaf littered yard when the noise stops
odds are I'll have to retrieve my trash can from the side of my neighbors house.
again.....................my opinion

Coz

You dont play Lotto, do you?

 

[COZICAN]

You dont play Lotto, do you?

Once in a blue moon I'll buy a ticket or two. I consider it a fools tax.

 

[SPDguns]

Just my opinion....odds are that my home will never be struck by a tornado; but if it is:
odds are it wont be an F5
odds are my lid won't be compromised to the point I cant get out
odds are any fluids in my garage will not make their way into my hidey hole
odds are that if they do they won't be enough to harm me
odds are that we'll get scared, get in the hole and come out to a leaf littered yard when the noise stops
odds are I'll have to retrieve my trash can from the side of my neighbors house.
again.....................my opinion

Coz

Then again Donny, you are kind of "odd" LOL. David.......

 

[DavidMcmillan]

five adults, two kids, five small dogs, and all is well. Missed us again! Very happy with our garage floor shelter! Third time we have needed it!

 

[LightningCrash]

If the lid is stuck from debris, what happens to the debris when you slide the lid out of the way?

From what I hear GroundZero fills with concrete on all 5 sides, which is good IMO. They've been in business a long time and have a good warranty.

I went with F5, since Tampabucs was a member here.

 

[dennishoddy]

Do you feel insulted?

Maybe it's because you expressed a gross generalization that EVERY tornado is an F5 and every tornado will blow the car out of the garage and that's a stupid argument.

If it is an F5 and the slab is swept clean then I won't need anything to keep the debris off the shelter entrance.
If it is an F3 and it only causes the roof and one of the walls to fall down on the garage the vehicle MIGHT, not will, MIGHT keep some debris off the shelter entrance.

It's a win/win either way; There is no downside.

Not really, but your lame attempts at it were humorous. Now go find something else to do besides critiquing everything I say.

This agument is done. It serves no purpose. Stay with personal experiences and facts please. Not personal attacks.

 

[SMS]

We used Flatsafe and it works fine.

In the end, get a shelter and use it. Underground in a cardboard box is better than the center hallway. Everything else is minutia.

 

[cheese79]

who are the f5 people here i would like to see what it would take to get one