Storm Shelter

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Ok put a old dog carrier in there because my ferocious man eating pug is an idiot and would load up with anyone or plain get lost if everything got wiped out and there might be times i cant watch him.




I got me some new glasses so one old set went in the camper and one old set went in the shelter

[Matt In Oklahoma]

That is a very good shelter you have. Be sure you get some ventilation out of the shelter, though. (2) 4 or 6" PVC pipe with some sort of rain cover should work very well.

It actually has 2 vents, gotta get or make a new rain cover for one of them

[M A Sheepdog]

That is a very good shelter you have. Be sure you get some ventilation out of the shelter, though. (2) 4 or 6" PVC pipe with some sort of rain cover should work very well.

[Matt In Oklahoma]

I figured out what to do with this

https://www.survivalandpreparednessforum.com/showthread.php?3609-Wildgame-Inovations-12V-Battery-Charger

I bolted it to a pipe that was in the ground near my shelter and ran the wire down the air vent. Sharpshooter extended the wiring cable for me and we hooked it to a 12v deep cycle to leave in there with a power invertor. That way we have a constantly charged battery for immediate power if needed for cell phone/laptop chargers or whatever.

The solar charger seems to be a decent one

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Time to revive this again folks. I know it's early but we have already had some weather and have some more moving in tomorrow so time to update your water, food and do a battery check for the dungeon.
This is my latest freebie addition combined with a fresh 5gl tank so now combined with my camping grill we can cook/heat alot or for a while.



Stay safe, plan ahead and prepare, it's never what you see but what you don't that gets you!

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Must have been a "sea horse"!

LOL ur burned up!

[barfife]

There is always a chance of being blocked in cause the tornados bring over what the neighbors have and drop it on you LOL, took 4 days for a guy to figure out who's horse was in his swimming pool on the last one!

Must have been a "sea horse"!

[Matt In Oklahoma]

If there is any chance of a heavy object blocking your exit, I suggest a real stout crow bar. Our probably tips in at 70# plus a wedge or two, hydraulic jack-- self rescue is the idea. We go hit so share your great ideas- When not if and with what are questions to be answered .Laus Deo overbore

I did put a hydraulic jack and a bar of steel in there in a previous post. There is always a chance of being blocked in cause the tornados bring over what the neighbors have and drop it on you LOL, took 4 days for a guy to figure out who's horse was in his swimming pool on the last one!

[overbore]

If there is any chance of a heavy object blocking your exit, I suggest a real stout crow bar. Our probably tips in at 70# plus a wedge or two, hydraulic jack-- self rescue is the idea. We go hit so share your great ideas- When not if and with what are questions to be answered .

Laus Deo
overbore

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Got a coupon for a free box of wipes. They will go in there and then I will pull them out and use them during the deer seasons and fall hikes because they dry out after a while.

[All Talk]

If you do go for a pump, maybe you go straight for a battery-powered back-up pump only. This is only a bad idea if the sump has to run periodcially month in and out (as in moister climes). The battery back-up is a trickle-charged marine battery, 12 volt, so you could also run other gadgets off it (assuming flooding wasn't the main issue on the day your take shelter). This also assumes the sump pit is in the actual shelter.

[Matt In Oklahoma]

If I can go back to the orignal post, the fact that you see a 2 foot waterline from years back, but that you recently weathered significant rains with no seepage made me think of this:

1) The 2-ft waterline flood occured some time in the past when there was no sump pump yet, or
2) the sump pump was broken at some critical point in the past, or
3) the power was out at some critical point in the past.

Having built my home with an underground "shelter" (more about that some other time), I have experienced all of these events; everytime, my 5-inch waterline was rapidly reached in a strong rain. The good news is, the five-inch line was never exceeded.


This suggests to me, if you haven't already thought of this, that you should have a battery back-up sump pump, that your stores should be on shelves above the historical high water mark, and you think about what your time in that shelter will be like if it is knee deep in water and how you might make that more bearable.

Tornadoes tend to come with lots of rain, and they tend to take out grid power.

My bottom shelf is below but contains only bottled water which is still salvagable if it takes a dunk. That record rain was a doozy, lasted for days and the folks who had it back then didnt have a sump pump. I may not be here long enough to justify a pump just yet. Sure not now LOL we are in a record drought

[All Talk]

If I can go back to the orignal post, the fact that you see a 2 foot waterline from years back, but that you recently weathered significant rains with no seepage made me think of this:

1) The 2-ft waterline flood occured some time in the past when there was no sump pump yet, or
2) the sump pump was broken at some critical point in the past, or
3) the power was out at some critical point in the past.

Having built my home with an underground "shelter" (more about that some other time), I have experienced all of these events; everytime, my 5-inch waterline was rapidly reached in a strong rain. The good news is, the five-inch line was never exceeded.


This suggests to me, if you haven't already thought of this, that you should have a battery back-up sump pump, that your stores should be on shelves above the historical high water mark, and you think about what your time in that shelter will be like if it is knee deep in water and how you might make that more bearable.

Tornadoes tend to come with lots of rain, and they tend to take out grid power.

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Someone I know says they "have an fairly new air matress they are gonna get rid of, you want it?" Uh yeah
into the hole, this combined with the cot i can now sleep 3!

[Matt In Oklahoma]

Battery operated lamp,few books,cards, paper and pencil etc.

I have one battery lamp, need the rest huh?