Check the specs before buying. Most can not be left in the ground without the tank being less than 25% full of water, otherwise they will collapse. If you plan on using it as an inexpensive mini bunker, do not get the ones with the piers or baffles, they take up too much space. Make sure to get one with two hatches. The largest that I could find will allow a person my size (5'2") to stand upright along the center line only. So the general procedure is to dig the hole , then put anchors about 4 feet lower than where the bottom of the tank will be. The hole needs to be deep enough for the top of the tank to be 4 feet underground (for fall out protection). Attach stainless steel cables to the anchors. Smooth out the bottom of the hole, and put the tank in. Put in the stub outs for ventilation and what ever else you will need (such as solar, cables for security cameras, coax for radio and so forth). Wrap the cables around the tank tightly. Cap off the stub outs. Put the extensions on such that the hatches will be slightly above grade level. Fill the tank with water, and let it sit to check for leaks around the stub outs. Put the hatches on tightly. Build forms around the tank, and cover the tank with concrete. Once the concrete is cured, pump the water out, and dry the inside of the tank. If you are careful about how you dig the hole, forms are not necessary. You should place 8-12 inches of concrete around the sides and over the top. The point of the anchors and filling the tank with water is to prevent it from floating when the concrete is placed. If it does, you are totally and completely screwed. The point of the concrete is to keep the tank from collapsing since it will be empty, and was not designed to be underground without being at least 25% full of water (or sewage). The end result will be a water, rodent, and creepy - crawler proof space to hide. You must have ventilation. You will not last a day without it. This is totally a DIY project, so that nobody will know it is there. Most people can do this without getting any help from a contractor. Tell the nosy neighbors the truth, you are installing a water cistern. Of course, leave out the part that you will not be using it to store water. If you do not mind getting a contractor involved, there is a better materiel. It is steel reinforced poly pro. It is used in commercial applications for culverts, rain cisterns, and water management. It can be buried 25 feet deep. An 8 foot diameter 15 foot long tank with two man holes runs about 15k. No need to cover with concrete. However, most people would not be able to place this without lots of help. Which means people would know, and of course, this is much more expensive.
Don't forget these are considered confined spaces and air/oxygen (or the lack there of) needs to be addressed to avoid suffocation, especially should someone accidentally seal the lid w/someone inside. Stay safe!
For those wondering how to pull this off, you will need a large tent and a lot of motivation. Set the tent up, cut out the bottom and start digging. This is a great way to cache food and weapons without anyone seeing.
Hold a party (for some reason), cancel the party, and gosh darn it the bother-in-law you borrowed it from still hasn't picked it up or the company went out of business and promises to take it down, eventually.
@@dirtysquirrel8611 if it worked. But I wouldn’t trust a salad surviving in one of these let alone a human. Sadly if they are truly ever needed, nobody will be alive to sue him for all the money he conned out of selling them expensive coffins
@@serenityplantation7638 this video is more about last resort shelters for cheap, like you need to hide in it for an hour. Definitely needs to be vented or you will suffocate. The shelters he builds are more livable. Expensive, but good preventative shelters. I don’t understand why so many people shit on them, they’re literally comfy storm shelters
Love u Ron! No other business man would actually show people budget friendly ideas for the folks on a low budget! Business don’t want to loose a potential dime. I know you have been crazy busy the past couple years so for you to take time away from your day to show budget friendly ideas that isn’t going to put money in your pocket says so much about you my friend. I think you are concerned with people’s safety and long term food storage while others are more worried about what benefits them. When I get a chance to put my bunker in I will be doing business with you hands down. Also I enjoy videos with you and Nate (Canadian Prepper ). I have learned a lot from y’awll . 💚 from Michigan
done it except with 2000 gallon ones and precast concrete one. use the drains for air flow plastic can be cut re wielded and sealed up 50 year snow coat on the concrete ones. build as you go...pay in cash no traces and if you do this in national forests have a magnetic sign made up and put on your truck tell fish and game you are doing erosion control or mine drainage mitigation.... have a stack of confusing looking paper work and there you go... and they where called Habitrails
@Brayan Carmona No, no noHDPE is inert, no off-gassing dude. Also it's melt point is way above 100C, also it's tough as anything and 5 mmm thick and amazingly shockproof, no sledge hammer can damage it easily, also your bullets and bombs comment, wut? If it's buried how is a bullet going to do anything, but of course if someone drops a JDAM on you it won't be pretty.
Im recently retired cbrn specialist(husband also military and son serving overseas)and have always been interested in bunkers and design of them. Love your company and hope to get one on our property.
For all those thinking of using one for underground storage, remember that it will collect condensation, and it needs to be anchored even in a dry climate.
that's all fine and good but unless people come together peacefully post SHTF and not be at each others throats and fighting over ruling the culdasack all this is for naught.. There will be no hope for mankind until we learn to stop fighting eachother over bullshit and start working together to make life better..
Yeah if it's about 20' long by 6 feet high with 2 exits. Anything smaller that that and there's not enough Valium in the world to keep me in there calm and collected. I get claustrophobic just thinking about it. A 53' steel shipping container surrounded 2 or 3 feet thick concrete Might be livable for short duration of a few days. One good dump would have me gagging for fresh air.
no one responding realized you were talkign about owning your own freeze-dryer, hilarious. You are correct though. You can drop 2k on a pretty decent freeze dryer, and then if you spend 2K on foods to freeze dry, you would likely have more that the 4K someone would spend on freeze dried food alone. Plus, you would still have a freeze dryer.
@@welcometocattown2036 Didn't know you could get them that cheap. I was thinking of taking the canning route, but I'll have to look into freeze drying.
@@cerebral3591 I believe there is now a company trying to shop a "home style" freeze drying unit, that starts at like $2500 USD. If you watch Ebay, however, you can find used ones that are being sold off when a lab upgrades. Even if it's fifteen years old, as long as it holds pressure, it pumps, and it fully desiccates the food, then it is worth it. I've seen used lab units go for under 2K Canning is still cheaper, for semi-freshish foods that you don't want to be crunchy, but if you want to make some scrambled eggs last for a decade, freeze drying is the way to go.
I have read that these can collapse from the weight of the dirt , the manufactures instructions state the water pressure is essential to the structure integrity just wondering if any one else has previous experience with regard to the poly septic tanks ,but I think its a great idea ;-)
Yes this option will not work unless you build a sturdy underground cave with concrete cinder blocks, sand bags etc and then put the plastic septic tank inside.
@@number1yota correct, the only benefit is the water proof structure. Which if you have nothing else, or already have all the materials will work in a pinch.
It looks like a good shelter to have near the house. If your main bunker is too remote for you to get to it in a reasonable amount of time this could be a good secondary shelter to at least shield you from the blast.
I've been wanting to build a bunker for years, but I've put it off so long. Now money is tight, and I'm doing everything on my on. I really like what your doing! I'm a Active Navy, Active Navy Reserve, and Army National Guard veteran. Thanks, GLG!
My respect for you is sky high. Thank you, even as strangers, you are a friend. 'cant afford mine, do this instead', heart of gold. ALSO, you are a GENIUS. Brilliant idea🤝🤝👏👏🙌🙌 thank you
I have 10 of the big ones hooked to a well I can manually pump. I have enough water fir 10 yrs. Got to be prepared. Jesus is pissed. 60 million murders since 1973. 4000 daily.
I can't stop wondering how amazingly people like him are way beyond his time and doing such things ahead of years for stuff like this become accurately appropriate and time related. Like now! Who knew that WWIII is coming three years ago?! This man is one of the prophets that will be remembered years to come by so many in their hearts! God bless you!
Keep out of flood plains. Have a co2 detector if you plan on sleeping, running out of air is no good. Great idea if safety is put at the front of the adventure. Might avoid going heavy on the beans.
On the ones with two lids the second lid can be used to run up ventilation ducts to a hidden vent on the surface. With this also you can run an antenna for radio reception or for a remote video camera to see that all is clear. A wireless video system like a car's backup camera is a good low power usage option. Back up cameras are also affordable and easy to self install and built to be used in all weather. The drawback is the emitter for night vision gives off a faint light that can be seen, just paint the emitter over.
Good informational video. If your seasonal water table is high, a tank without proper weight or anchors will float. We had installed a 1,500 gallon septic tank weighing 12,000 pounds, backfilled it, got heavy rain and it floated. We have replaced many cheap plastic and fiberglass tanks that collapsed or cracked. On some of these tanks, you were required to fill them with water while backfilling them to keep them from collapsing. Before you buy a tank know how many feet of dirt cover it is rated at. Read the manufacturer's installation instructions. Some tanks require specific material that can be used for backfill. There were some tanks made that the bolted cover was structural, after it was backfilled and you removed the cover, the tank collapses. If you call a concrete septic tank manufacturer you can get a 1,500 gallon concrete tank delivered and set in your hole for about $1,300, the tank does not have any piers in it. If you want a real tank, I have some good steel tanks from 6,000 to 12,000 gallon capacity. On one tank the walls are about 1/2" thick!
I built our underground bunker out of sandbags and am adding more rooms to it, as I can afford buying the sandbags and working through the short summer months up here in BC Canada. We're off-grid but, you never know if for whatever reason we might need it in the future, for other than right now storing our produce, canning and preps.
We like this. Starting small is better than not at all. We are budget bunker building with a 7x15 propane tank. The thought of having a safe place to store your stuff and/or a secure spot for the family to sleep is priceless if SHIF.
I suspect if you planned to stay in the septic tank, the 4" vent could be attached to ventilation fan for air flow. Could we get a demonstration of how this could be used as a short term 2-person poor man's fallout shelter?
@@billsmith981 So it depends on what you can afford for a shelter. A large shelter like what is sold by Atlas Survival Shelters, if you can afford it is probably one of the best options (unless you have a lot more money)... However, many folks are limited in funds and space. A fallout shelter needs to protect the inhabitants from fallout. Now for radiation protection there are three factors: time distance, and shielding. With fallout, distance is not an option... But if you can get mass (say 3 feet of dirt, or more) you have shielding. If you can inhabit the site without leaving during peak fallout (minimum 72-hours, preferably 2-weeks) you have time. A low cost simple shelter that meets these requirements would greatly improve a person's chance of survival. A septic tank, though cramp might work. I really kinda want to try an experiment... But my yard does not have a place to add a shelter...
@@davebrunero5529 for Radiation protection you also need to filter the Air and decontaminate the particulate matter from your body and clothing. ...but the need to protect yourself from radiation is very unlikely....better to prepare for more mundane possibilities.
@@billsmith981 most shelters are hardened against NBC (Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical - note officially the term is now CBRN with the addition of Radiological (dirty bombs)). Biological filtration requires extremely fine particulate filters. These are somewhat specialized. Depending on the type of biological contaminant you are preparing against, might not be something you can find at the local hardware store. Chemical is generally not a major concern in almost any scenario. For air filtration you need an absorbent filter (i.e. activated charcoal). Again, this is somewhat specialized. Due to the vaporizer nature, just having a fine mesh does not help. Fallout is simple, it is dust... And can be effectively filtered by having a pipe sticking out of the ground with a turn aimed down (a little more complex than this, but not much). As for decontamination of a person, biological and chemical require different processes when entering a minimalist shelter. But for fallout (if possible try to get in the shelter before the fallout comes, you have roughly 30-minutes)... Take off and bag your contaminanted clothes when you enter, then move the bags to the entrance. Next rinse hair if contaminanted and wipe off your body with a damp towel. This should drastically reduce your exposure. As for other "mundane" possibilities (assuming civil unrest), I believe this set could easily work for a few days or weeks if needed... Given you can stretch your legs.
@Freddy McIntire the question is what are you expecting. If you are looking for a filter against viruses, they can be very small (the flu virus is around 100nm, 0.1um). Bacteria are larger, >1um. If you thinking aerosol biological weapons, even larger... However, biological is dependent on being exposed to enough to get you sick. One flu virus will probably not get you sick, but a sneeze droplet with 100,000 might do the job... So, a 0.03um filter should work against most risk (are you living in a clean room? Only place I've seen filters like that). However, filters that work against almost every conceivable threat tend to be really expensive. So by extremely small, the question is what is feasible. Gas mask filters (NBC/CBRN) are 99.97% effective against 0.3um particles (and 99.9999% for the 1-10um particle range). The activated charcoal is somewhat broader in use as it provides a large surface area to capture the contaminant and has a pore size in the range of a few nm (0.002um). As a result, assuming it is packed properly forcing the air to pass through it and not around, it is simply awesome as a filtering material. Activated alumina from my knowledge is generally not as good as activated charcoal for air filters (honestly I don't think I've ever seen it used in one).
Valid concern, with any underground prefabricated structure you'll want to make sure it's heavy enough to stay buried. Not a physicist, but I guess you gotta make sure it's heavier than it's volume in water so it's negatively buoyant.
You have to be very careful about these things floating out of the ground when they are empty. I buried one (1000 gal, concrete) for my septic system. It rained that night and popped it out of the ground.
Yha man that's just a septic tank. Won't stop nothing and will trap up if not kill you. All they'd have to do is drill a hold and fill it up and you never see light again. Get a hidden plot of land and burry a truck container, excape hatch and put a mobile home over it. Make it old and abandoned looking. Have a trap door dn to it that can be locked. Make that entrance colapsable as to cover the true entrance. They will enter find nothing and hopefully leave. If not you have your other hatch to sneek in and out off.
@@henrybadd5866 What would it even have to "stop"? That's not the point at all. The point is to hide it and it will keep whaterver's in it dry and fresh, not to survive some damn nuclear bomb right on top of it..
@@josefstalin4532 true to that point but I really don't think any country or persons with a warhead bother to use such ordinance on a simple preppers cache. I'd picture others seeking it out for their own use.
@@henrybadd5866 Yeah of course, but that's the point. Anyone could break into pretty much any bunker with enough time, so it's much easier to just put a small, easy-to-hide manhole cover in the middle of the woods and hide in it. It really doesn't really have to be bomb or bulletproof.
@@josefstalin4532 the point being is: it's false advertisement. Selling something as a BUNKER. Leads many to believe that it is one. When in fact the company that's selling them as such are misleading people that are none the wiser into a purchase of what they would believe would protect them. While you are right it could be kept water tight and keep your cache dry. I know to stay on the move is my best option and to use something like that for just a dry cache. Then again why drop 700. When for less then 100. You can have several dry caches out of 55 gal plastic drums or a bunch of capped off pvc pipes burried. The people trying to pass the SEPTIC tank off as a bunker. Would have been better off saying what it really is and suggesting it as a good idea for a dry cache as apposed to being deceitful and giving false hope to those who could otherwise spend their limited funds on something far better for their money! I spent 14 yrs a soldier cause I love my country and rather loose a dollar to each and everyone of them , rather then make 100. From each one of them by disception!
I would recommend ballast if you're going to try this... ballast is weight added to a submerged vessel, which a buried tank is one... ballast can be achieved internally (think of pouring 6" of concrete inside the bottom of the tank) and/or externally (metal cabling or straps run around the outside of the tank and through concrete at the bottom on the sides of the tank) I have helped with storm shelter installations and these were the ways we kept them in the ground... I hope this helps
Would it be safe to pour concrete all over the outside of the tank in the hole that is dug that is just slightly bigger than the tank? Like encasing it in concrete? I'm in the process of installing the white underground water holding tank as a cache and need advice. I've learned the white ones have no outside end holes and are all sealed except for the manhole (which is great for what I'm using it for)
It's not for bugout it's for a quick place to hide. Would be perfect for overnight or even say a tornado to get underground as long as you can secure it once inside
That’s it I’m impressed I was wanting underground shelter and where to go I live in Oklahoma tornado and great for my preps you got the best idea of all for us that can’t afford those thousand dollar r I have 3 one of each size two are going underground. Now !!!! Thank you for sharing. They call me the chicken lady widow I live on my homestead!!
DO NOT DO THIS !!!! I install septic systems and those plastic tanks with out water weight or unless you intend to fill it with items completely full right away these will float to the surface when it rains ! Ask me how I know ....
Got a question if you don’t mind. Say the small 200gl one had a few thousand rounds in it along with some good items. Is that going to be enough weight to keep it down?
silent knight that would probably be it , conditions where it is placed are all things to consider . And if you just were to place this in the ground and place the minimum amount of dirt with no risers I can tell you with 100% certainty they will rise out of the ground . Think of it as a giant bouey . It will float . One nice thing about the plastic tanks , they can last more then a lifetime because they see no sunlight once installed . I think if people want a “ cheap “ bunker go with a concrete tank and do what you need to do to make it water resistant .
Great info! I really find interesting and new ideas from your videos. Based on one of your other videos I just got some blue can water for my wife’s van, our kids’ cars and my truck. I’d love to put one of these containers in the yard for additional supplies. Thanks and keep the info coming.
I had one of the 1250 septic's installed as, well a septic tank. The piers are for cement to keep the tank from floating. According to the septic company. They dug a hole under each pier opening filled them with concrete and a tie down. Let that setup then added a rebar with a hooked end to the tie downs and filled them with concrete. They never said much about a car driving over them but I just figured it's not a good idea to drive a vehicle over a septic tank anyway.
He just wants you to spend money, he has no idea of survival. I am ex forces trained in nuclear and chemical warfare and pretty much the human race would be fucked.
Great video, Ive been looking for a septic tank for our off grid property in arizona and we cant seem to find any under 1200 bucks which is insane so ill have to check these guys out. Once we get ready to build we will be calling you for a bunker!!
This guy is awesome. He’s running a business yet still offers alternatives to keep people safe. When’s the last bunker you built in California? Any odd red tape in this state for building bunkers?
The non low profile 1500 gallon tanks are tall enough for you to sit and lay out but if you will use it as a bunker set it down in a cinder block housing so it dose not get pushed out and you have more protection form fallout and other things makes it stronger and 100% compact the dirt around it.
MY MOM MADE AN INTERESTING POINT ABOUT TRYING TO STAY ALIVE IN AN APOCALYPTIC SCENARIO......SHE SAID, WHAT WOULD YOU BE TRYING TO STAY ALIVE FOR ? WHAT TYPE OF LIFE IS WAITING FOR YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE OF A GLOBAL CATACLYSMIC EVENT ANYWAY ? I WAS LIKE, DAMN.....GOOD FUCKIN QUESTION.
No man is an island. These guys don't care about at least half the country, and hate the government and want it to collapse. They won't last long on their fancy freeze dried food (affiliate link in the description! LOL! Suckers!) if society does collapse, which many are hoping will happen. A much better disaster prep plan is to try to ensure that society does NOT collapse. Stop poisoning the air/land/water, move towards a sustainable energy economy, eat non-poisoned foods, stop listening to what I'm sure is Russian propaganda "Qanon" conspiracy theories, and get rid of the wink-wink-nudge-nudge nazis around them. Much better odds of survival than hiding out in your plastic septic tanks.
Who knows what sort of survival scenario awaits? A global apocalypse or perhaps just regional unrest? Perhaps a survival situation looks more like a month or two of lawlessness rather than a meteor strike or global thermonuclear war. Inferior stock is culled in times of global crisis. It is instinctual to want to survive just as it is instinctual to pass your genes on to future generations. Some folks lack those instincts and self cull. Even in modern times when people like to believe that they are so evolved, the laws of evolution are still at play. We are all just a week or two away from killing or being killed. That is the human reality.
No thanks! Go big or go home! Good idea for storage but all are too small to spend time in. One good fart and you'll be willing to face the radiation topside
I’d be curious to see a video showing how he buries them a few feet underground and uses the extensions to bring the hatch above ground. Seal the extension with silicone??? Just curious.
If using a tank for hunkering down , ya best think of air you will need to breath ?? I would suggest using the 4", inlet & outlet openings, to install an online 12volt fan to bring fresh air in & out !
It does bear some resemblance of Loggins, but it is of Jesus. It is a piece painted by Akiane Kramarik called the "Prince of Peace". She was 8 years old when she completed it, from a vision she had. This painting gained even more popularity from the book "Heaven is for Real", which was later made into a movie about a boy named Colton Burpo. This "young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven".
What if you wanted to use the big one as SHTF place What things would you put in it and how would you weigh it down to make it heavy enough so It won't come up when it gets flooded ect ?
I thought of this myself some time ago but wasn't sure it was a viable idea. But hearing it from a pro like you it has really motivated me to undertake a project like this. Thanks for the tip. It could be invaluable at some future date.
Eh, if it’s a nuclear blast, survival is pointless. Anything else, fight til the end and make your peace with God. Use your time and money on living now and making it the best you can for you and your loved ones.
You can go backpacking at Chernobyl - lovely spot to see nature. There is a McDonalds across the street from the Ground Zero museum in Hiroshima. You seem to have a movie/video game idea of what post-nuclear blast areas are actually like.
Oakspar Oakspar do I? Because i’ve learned that you need to stay out of the contaminated area in some sort of shelter for a few weeks before the ground absorbs most of the radiation. I could be wrong, but, I think it’s been a little longer than just a few weeks since Hiroshima or the Chernobyl disaster. But uh, i could be wrong...
Oakspar Oakspar and of course you could argue that nobody hid away in bunkers after Hiroshima (a result of ignorance about nuclear weapons). But then if you look at the statistics of “survivors” who developed leukemia and other ailments...
Install ? What just use the same bury engineering as a cobert but on a smaller scale example crushed rock as a base ? Or just dig a hole and put in and cover ?
Some people don't live there life around it. Some people...me, going all the way back is all I do. I work not only to understand how things where done 500 years ago ie.... No power, running water, town to run off to everyday but also to prepare for the great tribulation that is headed to this world, storing food, water, meds...
I never thought I would end up living in a country where things like this would even have to be considered. Even though it's not here yet, it's quickly on the way, that if you're a Christian, a gun owner, or if the government has any suspicions or a possible beef of any kind with you, a Target is on your back.
Yo Ron, I love the channel and what you do. Have you ever considered putting somebody (or multiple people) in one of your bunkers underground for a month (or whatever you consider the max time you'd need in a disaster) and documenting it? Maybe the person inside could do a daily video diary or something. I think it'd be a) educational for people b) very entertaining and c) great exposure for your channel and business as I suspect even people who don't search for bunkers online would be interested in seeing that. Best thing is, if it doesn't go well and the person decides to come out early, you can always just delete the videos and pretend it never happened!
Matt M., I've got a 1,000 gallon concrete septic tank and I keep advertising for Antifa members to come and jump in and stay there, but as soon as they see it is full of shit, they always decline, I don't get it. What am I doing wrong?
@@AtlasSurvivalShelters I will gladly volunteer. I have no formal training on paper, which would make me nice for data regarding average individuals. I'm rather adaptable to isolation. I also have a fully open schedule, and people say that I'm charismatic.
I was thinking to downsize. My 5 kids are gone, and I only need a tiny house (on wheels). They don't come with basements, and I like the idea of those plastic water or septic tanks underground as a basement substitute. It's always good to have a tornado shelter with some supplies.
Would the large one be useful as tornado shelter or diy one person fallout shelter? Bury it, with airpipes from the two ends with small nbc filtration and a pump (battery + handcrank with enough battery power for airpump and lights for 2 days. pile of food and water on the sides and a mattress in the middle.
EXCELLENT plan ! Drop-out (into your well-planned and well-executed and well-stocked spider hole(s) ), and count on the apartment-complex zombies to ward of infiltrators . (actually, not NECESSARILY kidding ... ). _YOU'LL_ be able to tell when they've moved on, and since - in the process - you PURCHASED the Apartment complex you're then living in, you can plan it, bury it and stock it as YOU please ! Good LUCK - and _SEE_ you on the other side ! - C.
If you cut the bottom out of the green septic tank, and set it on 4-5 rows of block(underground) you could make a shelter you could stand in. Would it still have the structural integrity to be buried, if you left that bottom curve on the sides ??
@Jon B :) Only when it's spelled "cachet" (www.dictionary.com/browse/cachet); Ron was talking about a hiding place, "cache." (www.dictionary.com/browse/cache?s=t)
I love the tip Ron ! I really appreciate the tips you share for doing things on the cheap for those of us who are just able to get basic preps . It really means alot , your a hell of a good guy thanks again man. its easy to tell you give a shit about people... I love watchin your videos Ron. you take care my friend
Dumb question. If it is storage - I understand the lids. Can you post (If I missed sorry) if you are outside, going in to get food. But.. if a tornado or other or just need to hide. How do you modify the lids to lock and open from the inside? And thanks so much!!!
Helping people even if it does not make a sale for you is honorable. God bless you. Yes it does help. Yes it is a great idea. As you have said before, with out good support *and* forced ventilation all its not a bunker but a coffin. Personal responsibility is not optional.
I have heard this ty up e of plastic is toxic if you seal it with some form of piping wondering if it's painted inside with kilz if that block the toxins in the plastic. ???
Check the specs before buying. Most can not be left in the ground without the tank being less than 25% full of water, otherwise they will collapse. If you plan on using it as an inexpensive mini bunker, do not get the ones with the piers or baffles, they take up too much space. Make sure to get one with two hatches. The largest that I could find will allow a person my size (5'2") to stand upright along the center line only. So the general procedure is to dig the hole , then put anchors about 4 feet lower than where the bottom of the tank will be. The hole needs to be deep enough for the top of the tank to be 4 feet underground (for fall out protection). Attach stainless steel cables to the anchors. Smooth out the bottom of the hole, and put the tank in. Put in the stub outs for ventilation and what ever else you will need (such as solar, cables for security cameras, coax for radio and so forth). Wrap the cables around the tank tightly. Cap off the stub outs. Put the extensions on such that the hatches will be slightly above grade level. Fill the tank with water, and let it sit to check for leaks around the stub outs. Put the hatches on tightly. Build forms around the tank, and cover the tank with concrete. Once the concrete is cured, pump the water out, and dry the inside of the tank. If you are careful about how you dig the hole, forms are not necessary. You should place 8-12 inches of concrete around the sides and over the top.
The point of the anchors and filling the tank with water is to prevent it from floating when the concrete is placed. If it does, you are totally and completely screwed.
The point of the concrete is to keep the tank from collapsing since it will be empty, and was not designed to be underground without being at least 25% full of water (or sewage).
The end result will be a water, rodent, and creepy - crawler proof space to hide. You must have ventilation. You will not last a day without it.
This is totally a DIY project, so that nobody will know it is there. Most people can do this without getting any help from a contractor. Tell the nosy neighbors the truth, you are installing a water cistern. Of course, leave out the part that you will not be using it to store water.
If you do not mind getting a contractor involved, there is a better materiel. It is steel reinforced poly pro. It is used in commercial applications for culverts, rain cisterns, and water management. It can be buried 25 feet deep. An 8 foot diameter 15 foot long tank with two man holes runs about 15k. No need to cover with concrete. However, most people would not be able to place this without lots of help. Which means people would know, and of course, this is much more expensive.
One fart and it’s game over.
Silent killers are the mother of all ass leakers!
Lol
No beans allowed or matches
I laughed so hard I spotted.
@@search4truth616 lol!
Don't forget these are considered confined spaces and air/oxygen (or the lack there of) needs to be addressed to avoid suffocation, especially should someone accidentally seal the lid w/someone inside. Stay safe!
This guy is encouraging very stupid idea
dont forget, these are to be filled with shit...... so hed fit right in
He's literally giving us a competitive option to his product. Totally dig that.
Literally dig that as well.....
Lmao. He’s a con artist. All of these are junk and won’t do anything to save anyone
Yeah and they are both worth about the same!!!
@@serenityplantation7638 FINALLY someone who sees through this character!
@@showlow626 it’s scary how many ppl he hes conned already.
For those wondering how to pull this off, you will need a large tent and a lot of motivation. Set the tent up, cut out the bottom and start digging. This is a great way to cache food and weapons without anyone seeing.
Hold a party (for some reason), cancel the party, and gosh darn it the bother-in-law you borrowed it from still hasn't picked it up or the company went out of business and promises to take it down, eventually.
This guy is cool in my book. "If you can't afford my stuff here is what you can do"
Seriously, very nice to look out for everyone.
Right on point. When I have the cash for one he's definitely where I'm going to send my money.
defiantly not a demon-rat (aka non-constitutional conservative)
@@juanitalerssen7335 constitutionalism is liberal. Boomers are so fucking tiresome.
@@SanctusBacchus You're hilarious!
Somewhere, after watching this video is someone saying "wonder how much a used one is?"
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂gross as hell but HILARIOUS!!!!
Black and Mexican people have right too!
@@philbemji3337 I don't know what you're saying but I can tell it's racist stereotyping
moa moa when you’re too fucking stupid to see the irony in your comment
I got one for sale. My grandpa lived in it since 1962, but it is still in good shape.
This guy's getting everyone ready for it, even the poor. God bless 😇
@@tom8890 where are the "films at eight" proof?
You are as stupid as the ppl he conned into buying this trash. He’s selling over priced coffins that ppl will NEVER NEED
@@serenityplantation7638 better to have it and not need it, versus the other way around
@@dirtysquirrel8611 if it worked. But I wouldn’t trust a salad surviving in one of these let alone a human. Sadly if they are truly ever needed, nobody will be alive to sue him for all the money he conned out of selling them expensive coffins
@@serenityplantation7638 this video is more about last resort shelters for cheap, like you need to hide in it for an hour. Definitely needs to be vented or you will suffocate. The shelters he builds are more livable. Expensive, but good preventative shelters. I don’t understand why so many people shit on them, they’re literally comfy storm shelters
Love u Ron! No other business man would actually show people budget friendly ideas for the folks on a low budget! Business don’t want to loose a potential dime. I know you have been crazy busy the past couple years so for you to take time away from your day to show budget friendly ideas that isn’t going to put money in your pocket says so much about you my friend. I think you are concerned with people’s safety and long term food storage while others are more worried about what benefits them. When I get a chance to put my bunker in I will be doing business with you hands down. Also I enjoy videos with you and Nate (Canadian Prepper ). I have learned a lot from y’awll . 💚 from Michigan
This video shows that you don't just care about making a sale, but also concerned about people and their safety. Thank you.
Buy a bunch of them and connect them all together and live like a hamsters! Hahaha lmao
Funny comment... I was thinking along the same line while watching video.
buahahaha
done it except with 2000 gallon ones and precast concrete one. use the drains for air flow plastic can be cut re wielded and sealed up
50 year snow coat on the concrete ones. build as you go...pay in cash no traces and if you do this in national forests have a magnetic sign made up and put on your truck
tell fish and game you are doing erosion control or mine drainage mitigation.... have a stack of confusing looking paper work and there you go...
and they where called Habitrails
@Brayan Carmona You have pointed out a bunch of non-problems. These are for Cache or short term emergency,please pay attention.
@Brayan Carmona No, no noHDPE is inert, no off-gassing dude. Also it's melt point is way above 100C, also it's tough as anything and 5 mmm thick and amazingly shockproof, no sledge hammer can damage it easily, also your bullets and bombs comment, wut? If it's buried how is a bullet going to do anything, but of course if someone drops a JDAM on you it won't be pretty.
You must be a good person for sharing cheaper options for those of us who don't have the ability to afford a large bunker at this time. Thank you!
Im recently retired cbrn specialist(husband also military and son serving overseas)and have always been interested in bunkers and design of them. Love your company and hope to get one on our property.
Wow Thank you all for serving.
For all those thinking of using one for underground storage, remember that it will collect condensation, and it needs to be anchored even in a dry climate.
For those asking about empty tanks popping out, the tank should be anchored beneath it to make it less buoyant.
Just add water. Boom problem solved.
That's what's great about the comment fields people exchanging ideas with experience and common sense👍👍🇺🇸
that's all fine and good but unless people come together peacefully post SHTF and not be at each others throats and fighting over ruling the culdasack all this is for naught.. There will be no hope for mankind until we learn to stop fighting eachother over bullshit and start working together to make life better..
The good ol Americana way 😘🇺🇸
Common sense isn’t always in abundance here
If you're going to spend $4k on freeze-dried food, you might as well just buy a freeze-dryer.
Yeah if it's about 20' long by 6 feet high with 2 exits. Anything smaller that that and there's not enough Valium in the world to keep me in there calm and collected. I get claustrophobic just thinking about it. A 53' steel shipping container surrounded 2 or 3 feet thick concrete Might be livable for short duration of a few days. One good dump would have me gagging for fresh air.
@@denniswhite166 Pretty sure people have survived worse than a stinky dump lol. Charcoal filters help.
no one responding realized you were talkign about owning your own freeze-dryer, hilarious. You are correct though. You can drop 2k on a pretty decent freeze dryer, and then if you spend 2K on foods to freeze dry, you would likely have more that the 4K someone would spend on freeze dried food alone.
Plus, you would still have a freeze dryer.
@@welcometocattown2036 Didn't know you could get them that cheap. I was thinking of taking the canning route, but I'll have to look into freeze drying.
@@cerebral3591 I believe there is now a company trying to shop a "home style" freeze drying unit, that starts at like $2500 USD.
If you watch Ebay, however, you can find used ones that are being sold off when a lab upgrades. Even if it's fifteen years old, as long as it holds pressure, it pumps, and it fully desiccates the food, then it is worth it. I've seen used lab units go for under 2K
Canning is still cheaper, for semi-freshish foods that you don't want to be crunchy, but if you want to make some scrambled eggs last for a decade, freeze drying is the way to go.
I have read that these can collapse from the weight of the dirt , the manufactures instructions state the water pressure is essential to the structure integrity just wondering if any one else has previous experience with regard to the poly septic tanks ,but I think its a great idea ;-)
Yes this option will not work unless you build a sturdy underground cave with concrete cinder blocks, sand bags etc and then put the plastic septic tank inside.
@@DrewD748 which defeats the purpose, IMO
@@number1yota correct, the only benefit is the water proof structure. Which if you have nothing else, or already have all the materials will work in a pinch.
I’d fill it with water and pour concrete around it then. Then pump out water.
It looks like a good shelter to have near the house. If your main bunker is too remote for you to get to it in a reasonable amount of time this could be a good secondary shelter to at least shield you from the blast.
I've been wanting to build a bunker for years, but I've put it off so long. Now money is tight, and I'm doing everything on my on. I really like what your doing! I'm a Active Navy, Active Navy Reserve, and Army National Guard veteran.
Thanks, GLG!
Thank you for serving.
My respect for you is sky high. Thank you, even as strangers, you are a friend. 'cant afford mine, do this instead', heart of gold. ALSO, you are a GENIUS. Brilliant idea🤝🤝👏👏🙌🙌 thank you
Here in Texas we are often in droughts. This looks like a reasonable way to store water.
Secret well and pump I store 2000 gallons small solar panel will keep you off line and under the radar from the drought police
I have 10 of the big ones hooked to a well I can manually pump. I have enough water fir 10 yrs. Got to be prepared. Jesus is pissed. 60 million murders since 1973. 4000 daily.
Just go get some water tanks like they sell to use on farms cheaper and could always bury them in sure
You can buy 55 gallon tanks for much cheaper. They're usually like 25 bucks on Craigslist.
@sonia IBC is Intermediate Bulk Container. IEBC is nothing. They come in 275Gal and 330Gal.
Wonder if it would be cost effective to dig a hole, put concrete frame in and pour your own concrete septic tank/bunker.
@CantHaveYourKate AndEthanToo
If I were in the area I could frame that out and pour concrete making it all (except the top)as one pour.
Yes you can just use plenty of re bar and concrete with fiber. Generally standard tanks are 3 inches thick. Heavy duty tanks are 4 to 6 thick.
The are a thousand videos of people making concrete bunkers on youtube Start with Colin Furze
I can't stop wondering how amazingly people like him are way beyond his time and doing such things ahead of years for stuff like this become accurately appropriate and time related. Like now! Who knew that WWIII is coming three years ago?! This man is one of the prophets that will be remembered years to come by so many in their hearts! God bless you!
Wow thank you. Weird huh how I saw this crazy bad stuff coming. Wish I was wrong though 😩
How do you keep these from floating out of the ground during really wet weather?
Can you Crawl inside them with your camera and let's see how it is?
Its cramped to say the least. Theres roughly 46 inches from floor to ceiling inside on the bigger tanks. The smaller tanks between 36 and 40 inches.
Check out pure living for life, they have footage inside when they installed 2 large water tanks.
It’s more comfortable than the Trump hotel 🏨.
Keep out of flood plains. Have a co2 detector if you plan on sleeping, running out of air is no good.
Great idea if safety is put at the front of the adventure. Might avoid going heavy on the beans.
Love this channel. Thanks Ron. You definitely give preppers a lot of innovative ideas.
On the ones with two lids the second lid can be used to run up ventilation ducts to a hidden vent on the surface. With this also you can run an antenna for radio reception or for a remote video camera to see that all is clear. A wireless video system like a car's backup camera is a good low power usage option. Back up cameras are also affordable and easy to self install and built to be used in all weather. The drawback is the emitter for night vision gives off a faint light that can be seen, just paint the emitter over.
Good informational video. If your seasonal water table is high, a tank without proper weight or anchors will float. We had installed a 1,500 gallon septic tank weighing 12,000 pounds, backfilled it, got heavy rain and it floated. We have replaced many cheap plastic and fiberglass tanks that collapsed or cracked. On some of these tanks, you were required to fill them with water while backfilling them to keep them from collapsing. Before you buy a tank know how many feet of dirt cover it is rated at. Read the manufacturer's installation instructions. Some tanks require specific material that can be used for backfill. There were some tanks made that the bolted cover was structural, after it was backfilled and you removed the cover, the tank collapses. If you call a concrete septic tank manufacturer you can get a 1,500 gallon concrete tank delivered and set in your hole for about $1,300, the tank does not have any piers in it. If you want a real tank, I have some good steel tanks from 6,000 to 12,000 gallon capacity. On one tank the walls are about 1/2" thick!
I built our underground bunker out of sandbags and am adding more rooms to it, as I can afford buying the sandbags and working through the short summer months up here in BC Canada. We're off-grid but, you never know if for whatever reason we might need it in the future, for other than right now storing our produce, canning and preps.
freakin cool! love to see a vid or pics of your bunker. sandbags would give it that military installation feel
I hope it's glacier resistant.
It's 3 years later. Can you tell me how it has held up? what was the roof made of?thanks
This was a total gem of information man thank you so much. Ive been wondering about these things. Youve given me a sort of primer to start from.
Great idea. You could cache just about anything you might need in the 500 gallon tank. It might also be a cheap tornado shelter.
We like this. Starting small is better than not at all. We are budget bunker building with a 7x15 propane tank. The thought of having a safe place to store your stuff and/or a secure spot for the family to sleep is priceless if SHIF.
How hard to get around the piers on the inside in trems of food stacking and just moving about?
I suspect if you planned to stay in the septic tank, the 4" vent could be attached to ventilation fan for air flow. Could we get a demonstration of how this could be used as a short term 2-person poor man's fallout shelter?
It would take more than a vent to turn them into a Fallout Shelter
@@billsmith981 So it depends on what you can afford for a shelter. A large shelter like what is sold by Atlas Survival Shelters, if you can afford it is probably one of the best options (unless you have a lot more money)... However, many folks are limited in funds and space.
A fallout shelter needs to protect the inhabitants from fallout. Now for radiation protection there are three factors: time distance, and shielding. With fallout, distance is not an option... But if you can get mass (say 3 feet of dirt, or more) you have shielding. If you can inhabit the site without leaving during peak fallout (minimum 72-hours, preferably 2-weeks) you have time. A low cost simple shelter that meets these requirements would greatly improve a person's chance of survival.
A septic tank, though cramp might work. I really kinda want to try an experiment... But my yard does not have a place to add a shelter...
@@davebrunero5529 for Radiation protection you also need to filter the Air and decontaminate the particulate matter from your body and clothing. ...but the need to protect yourself from radiation is very unlikely....better to prepare for more mundane possibilities.
@@billsmith981 most shelters are hardened against NBC (Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical - note officially the term is now CBRN with the addition of Radiological (dirty bombs)).
Biological filtration requires extremely fine particulate filters. These are somewhat specialized. Depending on the type of biological contaminant you are preparing against, might not be something you can find at the local hardware store.
Chemical is generally not a major concern in almost any scenario. For air filtration you need an absorbent filter (i.e. activated charcoal). Again, this is somewhat specialized. Due to the vaporizer nature, just having a fine mesh does not help.
Fallout is simple, it is dust... And can be effectively filtered by having a pipe sticking out of the ground with a turn aimed down (a little more complex than this, but not much).
As for decontamination of a person, biological and chemical require different processes when entering a minimalist shelter. But for fallout (if possible try to get in the shelter before the fallout comes, you have roughly 30-minutes)... Take off and bag your contaminanted clothes when you enter, then move the bags to the entrance. Next rinse hair if contaminanted and wipe off your body with a damp towel. This should drastically reduce your exposure.
As for other "mundane" possibilities (assuming civil unrest), I believe this set could easily work for a few days or weeks if needed... Given you can stretch your legs.
@Freddy McIntire the question is what are you expecting. If you are looking for a filter against viruses, they can be very small (the flu virus is around 100nm, 0.1um). Bacteria are larger, >1um. If you thinking aerosol biological weapons, even larger... However, biological is dependent on being exposed to enough to get you sick. One flu virus will probably not get you sick, but a sneeze droplet with 100,000 might do the job... So, a 0.03um filter should work against most risk (are you living in a clean room? Only place I've seen filters like that). However, filters that work against almost every conceivable threat tend to be really expensive. So by extremely small, the question is what is feasible. Gas mask filters (NBC/CBRN) are 99.97% effective against 0.3um particles (and 99.9999% for the 1-10um particle range).
The activated charcoal is somewhat broader in use as it provides a large surface area to capture the contaminant and has a pore size in the range of a few nm (0.002um). As a result, assuming it is packed properly forcing the air to pass through it and not around, it is simply awesome as a filtering material. Activated alumina from my knowledge is generally not as good as activated charcoal for air filters (honestly I don't think I've ever seen it used in one).
I've seen these float out of the dirt.
Valid concern, with any underground prefabricated structure you'll want to make sure it's heavy enough to stay buried. Not a physicist, but I guess you gotta make sure it's heavier than it's volume in water so it's negatively buoyant.
You have to be very careful about these things floating out of the ground when they are empty. I buried one (1000 gal, concrete) for my septic system. It rained that night and popped it out of the ground.
lolllll
When you install a septic tank, you immediately fill it with clean water to give it weight and equalize the pressure on the walls.
3:30 thanks for the tip. I regularly hide in my septic tank and I have a big problem with cars driving over them 🥴
Thank you for the tips for folks without much $$. Selfless behavior really shows you are a class act ;)
Good stuff!!!
Yha man that's just a septic tank. Won't stop nothing and will trap up if not kill you. All they'd have to do is drill a hold and fill it up and you never see light again. Get a hidden plot of land and burry a truck container, excape hatch and put a mobile home over it. Make it old and abandoned looking. Have a trap door dn to it that can be locked. Make that entrance colapsable as to cover the true entrance. They will enter find nothing and hopefully leave. If not you have your other hatch to sneek in and out off.
@@henrybadd5866 What would it even have to "stop"? That's not the point at all. The point is to hide it and it will keep whaterver's in it dry and fresh, not to survive some damn nuclear bomb right on top of it..
@@josefstalin4532 true to that point but I really don't think any country or persons with a warhead bother to use such ordinance on a simple preppers cache. I'd picture others seeking it out for their own use.
@@henrybadd5866 Yeah of course, but that's the point. Anyone could break into pretty much any bunker with enough time, so it's much easier to just put a small, easy-to-hide manhole cover in the middle of the woods and hide in it. It really doesn't really have to be bomb or bulletproof.
@@josefstalin4532 the point being is: it's false advertisement. Selling something as a BUNKER. Leads many to believe that it is one. When in fact the company that's selling them as such are misleading people that are none the wiser into a purchase of what they would believe would protect them. While you are right it could be kept water tight and keep your cache dry. I know to stay on the move is my best option and to use something like that for just a dry cache. Then again why drop 700. When for less then 100. You can have several dry caches out of 55 gal plastic drums or a bunch of capped off pvc pipes burried.
The people trying to pass the SEPTIC tank off as a bunker. Would have been better off saying what it really is and suggesting it as a good idea for a dry cache as apposed to being deceitful and giving false hope to those who could otherwise spend their limited funds on something far better for their money! I spent 14 yrs a soldier cause I love my country and rather loose a dollar to each and everyone of them , rather then make 100. From each one of them by disception!
I would recommend ballast if you're going to try this... ballast is weight added to a submerged vessel, which a buried tank is one... ballast can be achieved internally (think of pouring 6" of concrete inside the bottom of the tank) and/or externally (metal cabling or straps run around the outside of the tank and through concrete at the bottom on the sides of the tank)
I have helped with storm shelter installations and these were the ways we kept them in the ground... I hope this helps
That's correct, since the floor is grooved, a concrete floor vill be ideal.
Would it be safe to pour concrete all over the outside of the tank in the hole that is dug that is just slightly bigger than the tank? Like encasing it in concrete? I'm in the process of installing the white underground water holding tank as a cache and need advice. I've learned the white ones have no outside end holes and are all sealed except for the manhole (which is great for what I'm using it for)
Great idea for food/weapon storage maybe but not people.
Gotta hide the bodies somewhere....
It's not for bugout it's for a quick place to hide. Would be perfect for overnight or even say a tornado to get underground as long as you can secure it once inside
I wouldn’t stay long term but few days maybe a week at most
It's better than nothing. Perfect for storm shelters too.
That’s it I’m impressed I was wanting underground shelter and where to go I live in Oklahoma tornado and great for my preps you got the best idea of all for us that can’t afford those thousand dollar r I have 3 one of each size two are going underground. Now !!!! Thank you for sharing. They call me the chicken lady widow I live on my homestead!!
For the co2 problem you can use 2 PC fans for intake and and removal
What if you need to filter the air?
DO NOT DO THIS !!!!
I install septic systems and those plastic tanks with out water weight or unless you intend to fill it with items completely full right away these will float to the surface when it rains !
Ask me how I know ....
Got a question if you don’t mind. Say the small 200gl one had a few thousand rounds in it along with some good items. Is that going to be enough weight to keep it down?
I have several of these with pilars even the two I have not filled yet have not floated up
silent knight. That’s nice , just because they haven’t yet does NOT mean they won’t .
@@joea5663 2 have been in place for 5 years in July think the trick might be the cement pillars
silent knight that would probably be it , conditions where it is placed are all things to consider . And if you just were to place this in the ground and place the minimum amount of dirt with no risers I can tell you with 100% certainty they will rise out of the ground . Think of it as a giant bouey . It will float . One nice thing about the plastic tanks , they can last more then a lifetime because they see no sunlight once installed .
I think if people want a “ cheap “ bunker go with a concrete tank and do what you need to do to make it water resistant .
Great info! I really find interesting and new ideas from your videos. Based on one of your other videos I just got some blue can water for my wife’s van, our kids’ cars and my truck. I’d love to put one of these containers in the yard for additional supplies. Thanks and keep the info coming.
Water tanks are a lot larger and cheaper!!
And would be a great way to store 5-10,000 gallons of water
They are now $1700 to $3000 dollars now. Thank you Joe.
I had one of the 1250 septic's installed as, well a septic tank. The piers are for cement to keep the tank from floating. According to the septic company. They dug a hole under each pier opening filled them with concrete and a tie down. Let that setup then added a rebar with a hooked end to the tie downs and filled them with concrete. They never said much about a car driving over them but I just figured it's not a good idea to drive a vehicle over a septic tank anyway.
How long do you think you will survive underground in one of those septic tanks without oxygen?
He just wants you to spend money, he has no idea of survival. I am ex forces trained in nuclear and chemical warfare and pretty much the human race would be fucked.
Great video, Ive been looking for a septic tank for our off grid property in arizona and we cant seem to find any under 1200 bucks which is insane so ill have to check these guys out. Once we get ready to build we will be calling you for a bunker!!
Two ppl inside!!!,,, you would definitely know eachother when you come out!!!
Multiple underground units connected to each other AND to a central unit of ANY reasonable sort ...
This guy is awesome. He’s running a business yet still offers alternatives to keep people safe. When’s the last bunker you built in California? Any odd red tape in this state for building bunkers?
The non low profile 1500 gallon tanks are tall enough for you to sit and lay out but if you will use it as a bunker set it down in a cinder block housing so it dose not get pushed out and you have more protection form fallout and other things makes it stronger and 100% compact the dirt around it.
MY MOM MADE AN INTERESTING POINT ABOUT TRYING TO STAY ALIVE IN AN APOCALYPTIC SCENARIO......SHE SAID, WHAT WOULD YOU BE TRYING TO STAY ALIVE FOR ? WHAT TYPE OF LIFE IS WAITING FOR YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE OF A GLOBAL CATACLYSMIC EVENT ANYWAY ? I WAS LIKE, DAMN.....GOOD FUCKIN QUESTION.
I guess. IDE like to stay alive to see it all.
I mean some guy said folks in Kabul don't have shit to live for, yet they keep going. So, I guess I wanna live cause I'm fucking human.
No man is an island. These guys don't care about at least half the country, and hate the government and want it to collapse. They won't last long on their fancy freeze dried food (affiliate link in the description! LOL! Suckers!) if society does collapse, which many are hoping will happen. A much better disaster prep plan is to try to ensure that society does NOT collapse. Stop poisoning the air/land/water, move towards a sustainable energy economy, eat non-poisoned foods, stop listening to what I'm sure is Russian propaganda "Qanon" conspiracy theories, and get rid of the wink-wink-nudge-nudge nazis around them. Much better odds of survival than hiding out in your plastic septic tanks.
Who knows what sort of survival scenario awaits? A global apocalypse or perhaps just regional unrest? Perhaps a survival situation looks more like a month or two of lawlessness rather than a meteor strike or global thermonuclear war. Inferior stock is culled in times of global crisis. It is instinctual to want to survive just as it is instinctual to pass your genes on to future generations. Some folks lack those instincts and self cull. Even in modern times when people like to believe that they are so evolved, the laws of evolution are still at play. We are all just a week or two away from killing or being killed. That is the human reality.
I don’t like when u cuss lol
i like the ideal of using these to store food
@marthale7 agreed not sure what temp. it would be depends on where you are but it would be cooler than the surface
Considering that their original design was to store used food this sounds like a no brainer.
@@ghost307 Used food huh? Now that is worth a few chuckles at least. Excellent observation!
@@clarkeugene5727 ABC food = Already Been Chewed
@@NoNORADon911 Your Icon picture looks serious, so ABC Food's definition is now Official. No need to look it up in Webster's!
No thanks! Go big or go home! Good idea for storage but all are too small to spend time in. One good fart and you'll be willing to face the radiation topside
Omg!!!!! and I have an over wieght realitive, and I was wondering how in the hell we gonna fit her into one of them septic bunker tank LOL
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True and best laugh I've had all day.
Hahaaaaa good one!!🤣🤣🤣👍
😁 very funny but true
Not sure in Texas but in Florida we have to fill these with water as we back fill to keep it from floating or collapsing
I’d be curious to see a video showing how he buries them a few feet underground and uses the extensions to bring the hatch above ground. Seal the extension with silicone??? Just curious.
Be a great sleeping quarter when you want to get away from the wife.
Amen!
Need hydro for the TV, stereo, and coffee maker ( unless wife makes your coffee)
Literally spend the night in a shit hole.
She would lock me in there if she finds it😞
The husband
Your so amazing to suggesting these... this would be great to get for a storm shelter. GOD BLESS YOU.
I’m very frugal: Where would I find a gently used septic tank to turn into a bunker?
PNW Sportbike Life Facebook marketplace 😂🤣
What do you think about cutting one of these in half length-wise in order to make it tall enough to stand up in?
If using a tank for hunkering down , ya best think of air you will need to breath ?? I would suggest using the 4", inlet & outlet openings, to install an online 12volt fan to bring fresh air in & out !
is it just me or does that picture of Jesus in the background look remarkably like a young Kenny Loggins?
Everybody get Foot Loose.
It does bear some resemblance of Loggins, but it is of Jesus. It is a piece painted by Akiane Kramarik called the "Prince of Peace". She was 8 years old when she completed it, from a vision she had. This painting gained even more popularity from the book "Heaven is for Real", which was later made into a movie about a boy named Colton Burpo. This "young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven".
Kenny Loggins IS Jesus.
Brilliant idea. Thanks for sharing you wisdom to those of us who need to do things on the cheap.
This may be a good way to do a quick tornado shelter(for short term)incase it in concrete.
Cheap and fast (water tight).
I am writing to you from Chile. Thank you great patriot and man of god!! God may bless you !!!
What if you wanted to use the big one as SHTF place What things would you put in it and how would you weigh it down to make it heavy enough so It won't come up when it gets flooded ect ?
I thought of this myself some time ago but wasn't sure it was a viable idea. But hearing it from a pro like you it has really motivated me to undertake a project like this. Thanks for the tip. It could be invaluable at some future date.
what are we preparing for?? why am i hiding all this food?
We are preparing for a virus from china
@@DATAN420 fort detrick
Eh, if it’s a nuclear blast, survival is pointless. Anything else, fight til the end and make your peace with God. Use your time and money on living now and making it the best you can for you and your loved ones.
John Wick actually, assuming youbare outside of the blast radius, you can survive a nuclear fallout, if you have a bunker like this...
sory4beinanonymous But why would you want to.
You can go backpacking at Chernobyl - lovely spot to see nature. There is a McDonalds across the street from the Ground Zero museum in Hiroshima.
You seem to have a movie/video game idea of what post-nuclear blast areas are actually like.
Oakspar Oakspar do I? Because i’ve learned that you need to stay out of the contaminated area in some sort of shelter for a few weeks before the ground absorbs most of the radiation. I could be wrong, but, I think it’s been a little longer than just a few weeks since Hiroshima or the Chernobyl disaster. But uh, i could be wrong...
Oakspar Oakspar and of course you could argue that nobody hid away in bunkers after Hiroshima (a result of ignorance about nuclear weapons). But then if you look at the statistics of “survivors” who developed leukemia and other ailments...
Prince of Peace...by Akiana...simply beautiful.!!
Install ? What just use the same bury engineering as a cobert but on a smaller scale example crushed rock as a base ? Or just dig a hole and put in and cover ?
While you all are preparing, I'm living!
Some people don't live there life around it. Some people...me, going all the way back is all I do. I work not only to understand how things where done 500 years ago ie.... No power, running water, town to run off to everyday but also to prepare for the great tribulation that is headed to this world, storing food, water, meds...
This didn't age well
I never thought I would end up living in a country where things like this would even have to be considered. Even though it's not here yet, it's quickly on the way, that if you're a Christian, a gun owner, or if the government has any suspicions or a possible beef of any kind with you, a Target is on your back.
Yo Ron, I love the channel and what you do. Have you ever considered putting somebody (or multiple people) in one of your bunkers underground for a month (or whatever you consider the max time you'd need in a disaster) and documenting it? Maybe the person inside could do a daily video diary or something. I think it'd be a) educational for people b) very entertaining and c) great exposure for your channel and business as I suspect even people who don't search for bunkers online would be interested in seeing that.
Best thing is, if it doesn't go well and the person decides to come out early, you can always just delete the videos and pretend it never happened!
We are planning on doing that and live steam it
@@AtlasSurvivalShelters Well that's great news. Really looking forward to that.
Matt M., I've got a 1,000 gallon concrete septic tank and I keep advertising for Antifa members to come and jump in and stay there, but as soon as they see it is full of shit, they always decline, I don't get it. What am I doing wrong?
@@AtlasSurvivalShelters I'll volunteer!
@@AtlasSurvivalShelters I will gladly volunteer. I have no formal training on paper, which would make me nice for data regarding average individuals. I'm rather adaptable to isolation. I also have a fully open schedule, and people say that I'm charismatic.
I was thinking to downsize. My 5 kids are gone, and I only need a tiny house (on wheels). They don't come with basements, and I like the idea of those plastic water or septic tanks underground as a basement substitute. It's always good to have a tornado shelter with some supplies.
Would the large one be useful as tornado shelter or diy one person fallout shelter? Bury it, with airpipes from the two ends with small nbc filtration and a pump (battery + handcrank with enough battery power for airpump and lights for 2 days. pile of food and water on the sides and a mattress in the middle.
Not with the sink pipe in the center.
GET TO THE SEPTIC TANK!!!
" Get to da Crappa"
Yes!! I have always wanted to bury myself alive! Hahahahaha
Cross it off your bucket list, my friend! I've got 3 things left on mine, myself.
I WILL NOW BURY THIS IN MY APARTMENT
COMPLEX 🤣
🤫THEY WILL NEVER KNOW
THISISAMERICA? ??? Lmfao
It's your own fault where you live
But you live on the 5th floor
EXCELLENT plan ! Drop-out (into your well-planned and well-executed and well-stocked spider hole(s) ), and count on the apartment-complex zombies to ward of infiltrators . (actually, not NECESSARILY kidding ... ). _YOU'LL_ be able to tell when they've moved on, and since - in the process - you PURCHASED the Apartment complex you're then living in, you can plan it, bury it and stock it as YOU please ! Good LUCK - and _SEE_ you on the other side ! - C.
If you cut the bottom out of the green septic tank, and set it on 4-5 rows of block(underground) you could make a shelter you could stand in. Would it still have the structural integrity to be buried, if you left that bottom curve on the sides ??
Wondering if you could fill them with water and pour concrete around them?
what about air supply
I was never a fan of theirs. I would suggest playing music from another band.
@@matthoward1174 lol
run 4" pvc pipes to the surface or leave the hatch open
I think they broke up
@@AtlasSurvivalShelters you should show the inside of all the septic tanks so people get a better idea of what they can set up inside them
Pulowski Preservation shelters are actually a thing! (@_@)
“Cache” is pronounced “cash.” 😊 Just sayin’.
IKR!!!!!!!
It's cachette
@Jon B nope, that is cachet, different word
@Jon B :) Only when it's spelled "cachet" (www.dictionary.com/browse/cachet); Ron was talking about a hiding place, "cache." (www.dictionary.com/browse/cache?s=t)
I love the tip Ron ! I really appreciate the tips you share for doing things on the cheap for those of us who are just able to get basic preps . It really means alot , your a hell of a good guy thanks again man. its easy to tell you give a shit about people... I love watchin your videos Ron. you take care my friend
Dumb question. If it is storage - I understand the lids. Can you post (If I missed sorry) if you are outside, going in to get food. But.. if a tornado or other or just need to hide. How do you modify the lids to lock and open from the inside? And thanks so much!!!
Can Brian laundry be living in a bunker in Florida in his parents yard under the garden box? Lol
Nothing like being trapped underground. Horrible idea.
Especially without any oxygen coming in.
My storm shelter is a Bible. Peace to everyone.
STFU doomsday is bound to happen
Helping people even if it does not make a sale for you is honorable. God bless you. Yes it does help.
Yes it is a great idea. As you have said before, with out good support *and* forced ventilation all its not a bunker but a coffin. Personal responsibility is not optional.
great idea i was thinking plastic 44 gallon drums but they aren't designed to be able to withstand the crushing weight of soil thanks.
I want to live in a septic tank!😆
I hope the war is coming real soon. I love to live in a septic tank feeling like the smartest man on earth.
Right? Who'd think to look for you in one of those?
It won't be a race war it will be a moral war those with morals against those without morals simply Right verses Left
@@Timshot100 . And people with moral live in septic tanks.
Strained brown.
“cache” is pronounced
thx
@@GLARebel: knowledge is power
Can shipping containers be used for food and water storage and living to be able to stand in?
I have heard this ty up e of plastic is toxic if you seal it with some form of piping wondering if it's painted inside with kilz if that block the toxins in the plastic. ???
my back yard is like effing bed rock... took me hours just to dig a hole for my cat... sad thing of living 100yards from a river and a canal.