Why is everyone so amazed by the shipping container bunker? I just do not understand it. A concrete block bunker is much better in my opinion for various reasons that I will outline.
A shipping container is an awkward size, a rectangle. If you only plan on having a 1 shipping container bunker, your size is seriously impacted once you add stairs going down into the bunker. If you are smart, you would probably add a ladder with a large hatch at the top to load and unload the bunker.
A 2 shipping container bunker does not benefit much from the added container, as it is still a narrow rectangle connected to another narrow rectangle by a door. Basically, an extra $1,500 - $2,000 for a bedroom.
The cost to benefit ratio just isn't there for me with a shipping container. After re-enforcements done and the time spent, I would be better off to build a concrete block bunker.
A 20 foot long x 8 foot high (just a perimeter wall for example) would use 12 blocks for the height and 15 blocks for the length. At $1.50 a block that is $270 for that sized wall. Do a square like that, just a little over a grand.
Add the price for filling the slots with concrete and pouring a foundation, you will come out a little more expensive than a shipping container bunker. If you are lazy or not mechanically inclined, not doing the work yourself will cost you a boatload more than a shipping container bunker.
With a concrete block bunker, you can build it exactly how you like. 1 big room, 2 small rooms, a room in the middle, you name it. A good idea would be to have the stairs to the bunker come down outside of the perimeter, take a turn, and follow a 6 foot hallway to the entrance door. Have the hallway sunken 4 feet below the rest of the structure, and the structure wrapped around the hallway on 3 sides. One could add gunports to hallway, allow you to shoot into the hallway from ABOVE and easily eliminate intruders.
It just sickens me watching doomsday bunkers and seeing someone spend $75,000 on a crappy re-enforced shipping container. Does anybody here have a concrete block bunker / shelter that they would like to share or discuss?
A shipping container is an awkward size, a rectangle. If you only plan on having a 1 shipping container bunker, your size is seriously impacted once you add stairs going down into the bunker. If you are smart, you would probably add a ladder with a large hatch at the top to load and unload the bunker.
A 2 shipping container bunker does not benefit much from the added container, as it is still a narrow rectangle connected to another narrow rectangle by a door. Basically, an extra $1,500 - $2,000 for a bedroom.
The cost to benefit ratio just isn't there for me with a shipping container. After re-enforcements done and the time spent, I would be better off to build a concrete block bunker.
A 20 foot long x 8 foot high (just a perimeter wall for example) would use 12 blocks for the height and 15 blocks for the length. At $1.50 a block that is $270 for that sized wall. Do a square like that, just a little over a grand.
Add the price for filling the slots with concrete and pouring a foundation, you will come out a little more expensive than a shipping container bunker. If you are lazy or not mechanically inclined, not doing the work yourself will cost you a boatload more than a shipping container bunker.
With a concrete block bunker, you can build it exactly how you like. 1 big room, 2 small rooms, a room in the middle, you name it. A good idea would be to have the stairs to the bunker come down outside of the perimeter, take a turn, and follow a 6 foot hallway to the entrance door. Have the hallway sunken 4 feet below the rest of the structure, and the structure wrapped around the hallway on 3 sides. One could add gunports to hallway, allow you to shoot into the hallway from ABOVE and easily eliminate intruders.
It just sickens me watching doomsday bunkers and seeing someone spend $75,000 on a crappy re-enforced shipping container. Does anybody here have a concrete block bunker / shelter that they would like to share or discuss?