WROL underground survival bunker.
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- I dug this out by hand many years ago so I could have a secure storage at a retreat location. Its 12x15 in the main room. It has 5 foot of dirt covering the main room. I store food and survival goods here. Iam changing out the door and adding on to it. The cost was 0. The telephone poles where free,blocks for floor came from mobile home mover that just wanted them removed from a site. I covered the whole structure with 3 large commerical tarps that where free, the guy was moving from the country to the city and didnt need them. So just alot of labor.
The old VietCong trick is to light fires inside after the place is dug out in order to harden the clay that the bunker was dug into. It only works with clay soil, and requires forced air in order for the fire to keep going, but apparently they were able to harden the tunnels of Cu Chi to the point that they were practically the same as being made from brick. They still give tours of the place, decades after being bombed by B52s.
Very interesting
That was great information
So the Carolinas and Georgia will make great low tech bunkers. Here in Florida it’s all sand! At least in my area.
@@revolution6133 i found one that was built early 70's in ocala. They poured concrete floors walls and ceiling. 20 by 20 and had small bathroom.
Now that’s interesting!
You sir, are without a doubt the real deal. Seriously. You are man who definitely practices what he preaches. If anyone had any doubts, this video proves it.
Everytime I watch one of your videos I become ever more impressed with your industriousness, energy and creativity. You're a great positive example for self reliance and prepping. Be well and be prepared.
This guy has been prepping for at least 20 years.
Nice.
Yeah, but it's comin', that zombie apocalypse. You just wait. :-0
@@Mordred478 or it’s 2020 and the election is less than 2 weeks away
What about limited oxygen? How does that work? New to all of this :) thanks!
The box in the back up on the ceiling has two vents. From what he said.
Yes for sure. When I built this I had no money for this project. And I mean no money so I had to improvise and find a solution to storing things on my property underground and hidden so when I was not here they would be safe. Digging it by hand was also great exercise.
How is the bunker holding up after 9 years? Have you made any modifications?
I never kept track. Some days I would work on it for 30 minutes digging..It was my work out for the day.
You open that bucket of rice yet?
@@pufthedragonCCS I came here for this
Thank you for sharing with us. looking at some comments some of us have it all figured out. But some of us still need to learn from you.
Thank you, thank you, thank you
How did you seal the roof? Can you give a better description on vent?
Do you have problems keeping water out? Do you ever walk in and the floor is 2 inches deep?
Respect for digging by hand.
Big time respect
As another poster asked, I am curious as well. How has this bunker held up after 11 years. Also is any of the original food still in storage there and how has it fared. Maybe do a video of the food and another one of the bunker??? Please.
Hope the shelter can survive in extreme temperature. All that wood could burn and produce a lot of toxic fumes if there isn't enough earth above them. When I was growing up my dad and my brother and myself dug a fallout shelter with a 2.5 foot steel reinforced concrete slab over the top of a room very similar to that room. We also dug a pocket next to it and buried a 200 gallon stainless steel tank plumbed to the water main so we would have fresh water as long as the water main maintained pressure. We made an air release that would allow air into the tank to allow water flow when the tank lost pressure. We also ran electrical down into the room for lights and a couple ventilator shaft pumps with air filters. The whole system was disguised as a patio in our backyard. We used the spare room eventually to raise tropical fish since the room stayed a constant 74 degrees which was ideal. That was all in place by the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis. But since then the house has been sold and I don't know who bought the home but I hope they learned the secrets. My neighbor dug a room under his house which had a concrete floor, he thought he really had something, until he realized in a real nuclear war the fire of his house from the heat of a nuclear blast would cook whoever was in the room just like a potato under a campfire. So be aware that unless the top of the shelter is protected from wood or anything flammable piling on top of it. It could be a very large burial site for all people inside. I mention this because not many people take this into consideration and place their fallout shelter in their basement.
maybe insulate with bricks?
Or 5’ of dirt lol
SP you never cease to amaze me with the level of prepping you have actually accomplished. Truly an inspiration, hope I will be half as prepared as you are some day!
@captkirkconnell it feels great in the summer time when you go in it like a AC is running. Probably around 60 degrees.
I remember when you built this ...its been a minute..I have something simular in the side of a hidden hill to hide out some supplies,water etc..for that just in case get run out of our place or nuk fallout ...you have been inspiring on the things you do and teach others and also for helping to bring together others like minded your Awhsome Dave !
Please watch the rest of my videos and you will see I have a piece of property that is sustainable and also other retreat locations to go to that are owned by friends. This location is a excellent hidden storage location.
You are the coolest prepper ever! You really have done a great job and you are a big inspiration! :)
Your hard work is an inspiration to all of us. Thank you. Blessings!
It's been 11 yrs. Have any updates on how it's held up? Have you done any modifications?
not sure if you did, but should finish inside, run extension cord from house, since electricity might be on but staying in house night not be safe. shower for decontamination, toilet, plenty of large trashcans for waste in a vented/separate area, beds, etc.
this is awesome. when i was 19 i started a project very similar. but due to inexperience and youth, i realized after about a month of constant digging with a shovel, that i had picked a poor location, in the middle of a bunch of brambles. the roots were unmanageable. and got to where i could go o further. also i was 19, so i was more interested in chasing tail and other such activities.
I worked on it alittle at a time so really dont know how many hours it would take but it was alot of WORK. The poles where free at the time. Now the one source I got them is gone but another source charges .50 cents a foot for used poles.
Undisclosed location aka he's in his back yard under ground.
Considering his property "back yard" is probably a large area.
In his video about "No Trespassing" signs he said his property has 3 miles of perimeter (pretty f'ing big)
Shhh... ;-)
On a hill too
My uncle installed the Air Conditioners on the Nevada Test Site Atomic Bombs. He said no matter what you have been told the Air Purification System is the Fallacy! You cannot filter out Radiation! You’ve got to have Air Exchange! Nice Root/Storm Shelter!😀
The water sometimes when high well travel straight through the clay. Anything you can put on them to stop the water flow may be a good ideal for a upgrade. Love your video thank you for sharing it helps more than you know
I just had to watch this again, it reminds me of my friends and I trying to build fallout shelters in the mid 70’s, Yours turned out really nice compared to the 3 or 4. We
started and never finished. God Bless you SP 1. I was 11B, a brother from the carbonriver
My brother and his friends tried to dig one too. They actually did I guess. There was a tunnel that lead to the main room. We were on base. If I remember correctly the MP' made them cover it up. But it was cool. Not sure if our dad's knew. I think being military kids we knew about things others might not have thought about.
great idea and very handy if the time ever came, not everyone can build things with pouring concrete better to keep these places quiet and the cost is far less ,well done doing all the hard work yourself sir ,take care and thanks for uploading the video ....colin from Scotland.
@sethzky77 Then it has served me well as a root cellar and a great place to store food. Plus when we get tornado warnings its nice to be able to seek shelter if things dont look good for us.
Thanks Southern Prepper for putting out a great product. I learn so much from subscribing to your channel. Your information is invaluable so keep up the good work as I wait in excitement to what you have next for us to enjoy. You are an inspiration to more folks than you must realize. Keep cranking out those gems my brotha.
You're the kind of guy who could survive, what kills many. Imagine emerging from a bunker like that and finding the world you know ceases to exist.
@ferebeescott211 I didnt keep track. I just worked on it alittle at a time.
I’ve been thinking of doing something very similar on my property. Do you ever end up with standing water? If so what do you do? If not how do you mitigate that? Thanks for your time sir.
Great Video thanks, Just 2 points from things I learned, one get a string of led lights to guide in and out, cheap and can be solar powered, never make the dirt above the bunker higher than the floor to ceiling height, install a ceiling trap door with pull chain for a emergency exit. Still remains concealed but works by gravity, the other thing i saw was a outside chain to get inside access in case of a accidental cave in, just the medic and soldier in me, always have a way out! Great Job!!!!
wow.. you sir are a very smart, handy, and prepared man. love your channel!
It takes a very special person to live in a bunker. We can't even get people to isolate in their homes with TV, internet etc. Storage for sure.
Introverts, Fallout players, and crazy preppers, we all love our Bunkers O.o
@edgybob1 That is why there is 5 foot of dirt over the top. I had to put it somewhere.
Just when I get tired, you motivate me Dave! This is incredible! I had missed this video some how. But the big brother TH-cam AI knows what I want to watch. Thank you for sharing this video. 👍
This video got me into prepping... I thought he was a nut all those years ago... thought he was straight up loon. Now I am a proud loon😁
Wow, southernprepper the bunker is very impressive. You r legit very committed in your beliefs. I can't imagine digging for a year. You are a throwback to the days , when men were not afraid to work.
Where do you find the time to do all the stuff you do and build all these things? Do you ever sleep? : )
10 years ago, dang you really are a prepper OG. My respect for you went even higher, 💯! This guy knows what he's saying
@nellynell77 If you mean by are you saved...I have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and when I die I will spend eternity with him not because anything I have done but only by accepting him as my king and savoiur.
You can always learn from videos like this. Thanks for sharing inforamtion with those of us who are new to this site.
Wow...this is incredible! Gee, you make me feel like I need to up my preparations.:) Thanks a lot for sharing.
God Bless You Brother! You have taught me soo much!
Incredible video! You did a great job with that underground bunker and survival supplies....well done!
This is amazing! I cannot believe you dug this by hand! Great idea on the concrete block floor!. So glad To have found you!
All dug with a shovel... damn
I have been thinking about doing this.. on my property my only question was.. what would I use for walls underground? What did you use? I was thinking cinder blocks with some cement but have zero building experience. Thanks for the video.. great bunker you have there!
Cool video, I have been getting more into prepping myself. Judging by the soil you look to be in around the same part of the country as me, and its pretty tough to dig through, but I do see where it would hold up pretty good with no real worry of cave-ins. Good quality, information, and all around awesome videos.
Right on. If you decide to build another one in a different location, shipping containers work really well to bury in the ground. You can put two together and really open up some area. You can even stagger them so you have two small rooms at separate corners and a main living area in the middle. All in all good job!
have you got a second way out of that death trap?
Aaahhhhh thoughts of a true Mason. Safe travels.
This is why I like your channel, you think outside the box and put the information out there to us.
Fantastic bunker! Would limestone paint on the wall be beneficial? I have been researching this. Heard it binds carbon thus reducing carbon monoxide poisoning risk in small spaces. I have been prepping since 2008 and have learned much from your videos :) Thanks for all your efforts!
So this is still operational? Like the walls never collapsed or flooded out?
"undisclosed location." Two thumbs up!
@billmalta1 Iam not worried about a massive earthquake or giant tidal wave or meteros. I needed a place to store things safely when I was in the military and not at my property so hiding something is the way to go. Plus cool storage for food and also it serves as a root cellar for my vegetables and friuits from my garden. I dont have any desire to move anywhere that is safer than where Iam at. This is where I enjoy living.
You went all Vietcong on that bad boy didn't you?
Where does he live.... I mean its in case of a nukeuler fall out 😓😓 I'd be scared there if that's what ppl fear there 😞
haha all he needs are bamboo spike traps covered with shit
This dude is hard core
@cavalrytm Iam in the mountains of SC so my elevation is good but I am not really worried about the ocean coming this far in. If it does that would be very bad at my elevation. Yes Ive seen on video people that have done this but they used the bus as a form and poured concrete over it and this is what supports the weight of the earth. Thanks for bring this up I like people that improvise to get the job done.
I dont know how you've kept mice out. They've chewed through my alpha lids even. I've sworn off plastic on anything food related.
What do u use instead? I had wondered about that!
@@jangayle7960 -I went with metal garbage cans.
Nice job. Very inspirational. My wife and I are doing something similar this spring.
I hope we have enough time to get it done. Thanks for ALL of your work
that's insane. I hope you never have to use it.
Bunker looks great…quick question…have you tested for radon in your bunker? Thx…
your wife must love you very very much
Debra Cole ,. If he's not with a crappy woman,. I'm sure he's alone.. nobody in his right mind would put up with this craziness
His wife is beautiful and seems nice. Sorry about your terrible experience with women...
@tesskansas Trees are in the way so no heavy equipment moves over it. Drinking water would be by a hose from a water tank which is gravity feed. If I had to go underground I would go to a different shelter that is made much better with lights and a bathroom and made just like a basement but is a livable shelter. I would use mattress from the house and put on top of the plastic containers.
i like it ............it worked for the Vietnamese
+Joseph Atnip Yeah till we sent in ah Tunnel Rat.
Still working for the drug cartels.
SaltnPrepper We get them too eventually.
Some people will think you are crazy, but they won't be laughing when they are aren't prepared for a WROL situation. I think its a great idea to be prepared. Great video.
I admire your resolve and preparedness. I 'dream' of making a Bug Out Shelter and have contemplated going underground like you have. Finding the right location is not easy. Where I live, most of the good secluded places are hard to dig in due to all the quartz and other rock. I just about need a jackhammer. Do you have any advice where to dig where there will be less rock? I thought of going by a river, but then you have the threat of flooding.
I believe the harder the Earth is the better, even if you have to blast the hard-pan and rock. The more preparation the better. It may take a while to dig out under the roof of the shelter but it will be time well spent.
If you can't dig down far consider making an artificial mounds by scraping what you can from the area and back fill it up to premade walls. Then restore the area for camouflage.
@CitySurvivalist I really dont want to add any money into it so I will leave it along and spend my money on building a new one with concrete. the roof is made of telephone poles so they are heavy duty and still in great shape. It has served its purpose of hiding vital survival gear while I was stationed in other parts of the US. So right now its just a bonus storage for food. Hopefully soon I will have a better one and I can move my supplies.
I wish I had the land to do that with.
Me 2 !!
@SeikanJax I dug a big hole and the L shaped entrance tunnel and then covered with poles and dirt. So the whole thing was opened from the top.
U SHOULD NOT BROAD CAST THIS, U GOTTA B ON SOMEONES RADAR.
thanks for taking time to make this, your channel is very informative and appreciated.
i realy wana do this, i should go buy a shovel and just start digginng
You are a interesting person sir!!! I hope we can unit as all one and get through the hard times. I made my channel for this reason and we need more like us and I hope we can make that difference for our country. I know I don't have much videos yet or subscriber's yet but you guys and me can make like I said our country better. God bless and stay safe 🙏
@quest847 I was born a prepper its in my DNA
@SpecialEd0531 Yes they are treated with a chemical. They have no smell unless you cut into them so no big problem. These ones are older ones so whatever chemical is going to come out has already come out way before I got them. The vents help also. But your right if you use new ones you would smell them for awhile.
Basically its a basement
@BoxedPchannel I will have to disagree with you. 3 feet of dirt provides a factor of 1000 compared to if you where on the surface with no protection. There is also the 7/10 principle when it comes to time.
2021 be like
Impressed with your committment ,sink your teeth into a project and keep chipping away .My best friend also has done same , he's 18 'down and 2 rooms and stairs, Some men are born diggers and some are born to hammer , I am a hammering type and practice often.
How well does that bunker withstand heavy rains?
I would definitely reinforce those walls.
very cool great idea as a temporary bug out to location....you have given me some ideas...as my permanent bug out is several hundred miles from where I live and work...I need to work on maybe a couple of closer bug out shelters between here and there...fuel, food and a place to hide if need be....great job and I like the low cost....
I am sure if you have all that, you are very capable of defending it. I think a lot of people would agree with me on that. Being prepared is more than just putting food back. Another excellent video and thanks for taking the time to share it...... ECP
This is awesome. Wish I could do it, but the sand would kill me.
The thing I would recommend is lowering the exhaust pipe, though, because carbon dioxide is heavier than oxygen and will collect when prolonged breathing in there.
Awesome vid! One suggestion though. I would think about maybe putting up some "Hasty" shoring. We have a lot of clay areas in Wisconsin here as well but I also know it only takes a small fracture to form to collapse one side. That one collapse could block your exit out of there. At minimum, I would at least have some lumber on hand in case you need to use the shelter you can at least shore up your exit. Awesome vid brother!
Nice Job! I dug mine out with water and a second trash pump to suck the slurry out and carried I dunno how many 80 pound sacks of concrete to reinforce the walls and shot down 4 inch pvc to support the walls like you did with the telephone poles, then dropped in a legth of rebar and filled them with concrete. Mines under the house and I am building it for Tornadoes since I live in Florida.
Evan have an artesian well I shot down.
Brother, that is alot of work. I have a bunker that I used a old 20ft shipping container and my buddies backo. What you did 15 plus years ago is very impressive. Great video as usual. I wish you lived in florida or I in georgia because we would have alot of fun.
@ConvictedTerrorism Iam just going to build a much bigger and nicer one and use it to store 3 families long term food. Lower the temperture the longer it will last. But the way our economy is going we all might need to be eating out of our storage before long. It will be concrete and block and painted inside just like a basement.
Hotrod dave here,overkill is always better than good enough.I built mine with used tires filled with sand reinforced with rebar.It won,t budge.
got a question. how do you deal with water in the shelter, mainly flooding? that would be an issue for a shelter or in thecase of my dad, for potatoe storage when i was growing up. wondered that when he was alive but never asked him about it.
@jasonmushersee I have no water problem at all never had water in it. Now I had a few drips a few times when we had snow but nothing to really add up. Just a few drips. The design of the earth over top I guess is the answer.
How did you keep water from draining in and snakes exc.
Very nicely done, however I must add something for you to consider. I've watched a lot of these videos and I think the most commonly overlooked issue you will face with a bunker of this size will be the "cabin fever" effect. You need to incorporate a plan for time outside of your bunker due to the small size. If you think about your needs as an individual, you will realize that any more than one person in a space of this size will be very cramped. Otherwise great Vid! I really like the floor!
Yeah that's very true. A venomous snake bite would just about be a death sentence in a WROL situation. I appreciate all your videos your a good honest moral guy and your doing the prepping community a great service by sharing your years of knowledge. Good luck and stay safe brother.
@BTeamHooligan No problem at all with flooding. You have to put the earth over and make sure the water runs down off of it before it sinks in. The design is what helps you more than anything else.
If I might ask, how did you make the roof to prevent rain water and runoff from coming inside?
@xXnoob11Xx Iam in the process of building a much better shelter made of concrete and blocks so hopefully in 5 or 6 months I will move all that stuff to a much better shelter.
I miss this kinds of videos.
Little advice. Some room with a trough like ditch for urine and deep hole for taking a dump. Cover with m-balls to kill odor. Also some device that can catch rain water from above and tapped into and run below. Always have a sec. exit/entrance, you never know what you may encounter. All In all great job.
@oldschoolbronco78 no because its on the high part of the ground so everything moves away from it plus some heavy duty tarps are down and then covered with dirt and its been here forever so soil is established.
I suggest you make sure all your lanterns you plan to use down there are battery operated. With car batteries make sure they are sealed or they could let off Hydrogen gas which is explosive. Nice job. I would make improvements to your underground home, put in some concrete walls and floor and give it a nice bright color paint.