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And I think that was just a sprout off of a multivortex that may have been weaker than EF3. The owners were lucky the tornado hit their shelter instead of their house.Īnyone see what was left of the chevy cobalt Tim Samaris was riding in when it took a hit from EF 3? Probably sturdier than this, as they are made to hit things at high speed and maybe they won’t have to “pour you out like soup”. They figured there was no way a tornado was going to shift a 24,000 pound chunk of concrete. The builders didn’t use steel rebar to connect from the floor slab all the way up through the walls and into the roof slab. It had a concrete floor, concrete filled concrete block walls and a TWELVE TON (24,000 pound) concrete slab on top with three feet of dirt over the slab.Ī tornado sucked away all that dirt and nobody could find where the concrete slab went. On The Weather Channel’s “Storm Stories” a few years back they showed the remains of an underground storm shelter the owners were fortunate to NOT make it to.
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Would be a bad thing to survive the storm only to get your skull cracked open on one of those ribs.
In case of the box (with bottom plate) coming loose it should have padded or at least smoothly finished interior wall surfaces.
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It also needs a full steel plate floor so if it does get ripped loose it won’t be an open bottom box. Preferably cast into the concrete with large fender washers. That box should be anchored with several more bolts, grade 8. They look like pieces of common (cheap) threaded rod. It has only 8 bolts holding it to the floor. It would be fun to see an ‘ulimate compact shelter’ design contest or something. This would help reduce heat, humidity and increase fresh air flow while waiting for rescue.Īt any rate there’s a ton of ideas one could incorporate but it would be a bit beyond that ‘simple shelter’ this is and I’m sure something like this could make a big difference in surviving a tornado, etc.
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And for vents just several large slotted discs which rotate over a series of small drilled holes through the outside wall. A scuba tank might last long enough for the gas in the area to be shut off and vent out. What about scuba air tanks and some sort of ventilation port? If there’s a gas leak at the home or in the area this could quickly become a coffin.
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You could also weld a small box into an upper a corner and drill holes to the outside world and install a battery powered PA or some kind of alarm/horn to call for help. (Assemble with Never Seez and keep a socket wrench in the emergency room.) say a bolted in edge ring which can be unbolted to release all the pins if they become jammed, yet it’s still very strong. The pin, lever and socket assembly should be able to be dismantled (as much as needed) in case something hits the door and damages or bends a pin. Posted in home hacks Tagged cage, shelter, steel, storm shelter, tornado, welding Post navigationĭepending on the expected situation the door might be better off as a portal style with bank vault style pins inserted into the door frame all the way around and the ability to be pulled in or pushed out. Either way, we hope the three dead bolts, door latch, and heavy-duty hinges will stand up to the pressure if this is ever used.
But there may be scientific research that proves this is a better orientation. Swinging out means you could be trapped if the opening is blocked by debris. The Reddit discussion includes a debate on whether the door should swing in or out. Check out the finished version on the right after the shelter has been slid into place and bolted to the concrete slab. The image at the left shows the steel door frame clamped in position. With the skeleton fully assembled it is wrapped in steel plate, adding weld joints running nearly the entire length of each of the cage’s ribs. It all starts with a cage made of square tube. It’s a steel storm shelter which opens into the garage. But a resourceful hacker will always be able to find a way to improve their own situation. We’re surprised to hear that many residents in that part of the country don’t have basements to take refuge in when in imminent danger. The last few years have seen a lot of dangerous storms rip through middle section of the United States.
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