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  1. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    (story is from 2017; I don't remember hearing about) https://www.kxan.com/news/blast-from-the-past-inside-a-cold-war-era-fallout-shelter-in-austin/ Austin has changed a lot since the 1960s, but the shelter preserves a rare, authentic view of the past. Everything in the bomb shelter has been...
  2. Books, Movies & Stories, & TV-Streaming Shows
    The Twilight Zone - The Shelter
  3. Wilderness Survival, Hiking and Camping Forum
    Hi in the last 1.5 months i have built a mine house 😊 i have to say i never thought that i would enjoy the project so much since i'm an absolute newbie in the scene i'd just be interested in your opinion on my project 😊 what could you possibly have done differently? Do you have any suggestions...
  4. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    Lately, I have seen a lot of talk on here about Nuclear Shelters. I found it interesting and decided to do some research into them, this research took me to this. https://www.advancesurvival.com/how-to-build-a-nuclear-shelter/ I highly recommend reading it. I found it very informational and...
  5. Book Reviews
    This book by D.C. Beard was first published in 1914 and went out of print long ago. It was re-printed by Digireads and is available on Amazon for about $9: https://www.amazon.com/Shelters-Shacks-Shanties-Wilderness-Architecture/dp/0486437477 You may be able to find a free pdf online because...
  6. Wilderness Survival, Hiking and Camping Forum
    Hi Folks! This summer I started up at the Arctic Ocean in Alaska and hiked south over the Brooks Range. Then I paddled down a series of rivers including the Yukon, before doing a week-long portage to the Kuskokwim River. From there I paddled to Pacific tidewater. Needless to say I saw lots of...
  7. DIY - Do It Yourself
    I am finishing my basement this winter, putting up foam insulation, 2x4 walls, and drywall. In a back corner, nearly completely covered in soil on two sides is where I will have my root cellar for canned, dry foods and other Tier 1 preps. I an thinking of walling in the root cellar with cinder...
  8. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    This was in our local paper. Bomb shelter business booms - Industry grows as Trump, North Korea posture Another link which was at the bottom of the story... Booming ICBM rhetoric great for bomb shelter business CNBC Story with video: Meet the doomsday prepper making millions. What I find...
  9. Manmade and Natural Disasters
    nuke survival tips from Business Insider http://www.businessinsider.com/survive-nuclear-attack-fallout-shelter-cars-2017-5 ***Your best shot at survival after a nuclear disaster is to get into some sort of "robust structure" as quickly as possible and stay there, Buddemeier said. He's a fan of...
  10. Wilderness Survival, Hiking and Camping Forum
    New to the site. I'm looking for my first tent, surplus shelter half pup op tents. I am choosing between US, German or Polish. Polish and German are rain parkas and shelter halves. Has anyone had experience with this tents?
  11. Vendor Spotlight! Great Deals for Members
    Lightweight Shelter Our lightweight shelter balances durability and mobility. Made from 70D ripstop nylon, the Lightweight Shelter is fully waterproof, but light and compact enough to be easily carried in your bug-out kit or backpack. This shelter is great for military, campers, hunters...
  12. CBRN Chemical, Biological, Radiological, & Nuclear
    We are all set to break ground on our Fallout shelter (over budget of course) next spring, we have nearly everything figured out as for furnishings, housing arrangement, stockpiled supplies, food, water and waste treatment, power, more stockpiling etc.. Our shelter will be multi family and far...
  13. DIY - Do It Yourself
    Hey alls... The wife and I (mainly I) decided that our new location needed a storm shelter/root cellar. We recently moved out of town and the area we now live in has been hit by major storm/tornado several times in the last 10 years so the primary function of the shelter will be a storm...
  14. CBRN Chemical, Biological, Radiological, & Nuclear
    A while back I stumbled across a photo of a "Car Over Trench Shelter" A field expedient shelter requireing you to dig a trench and pull your vehicle overtop of the trench. Then fill the inside and around the vehicle with the loose excavated dirt. Is this type of field expedient fallout shelter...
  15. DIY - Do It Yourself
    Using nothing but his bare hands, primitive tools (rocks) and naturally occurring materials, he builds this impressive shelter in the wilderness. By the time he's finished, there's even a fireplace with a chimney...
  16. Wilderness Survival, Hiking and Camping Forum
    Hello This is my original idea of making a one-night shelter and bed. The idea is to take two long logs, and put them horizontally. Then I take a few other smaller logs and put them on those vertically. I cover them with leaves to keep rain out and isolate a bit. This I do twice, so I've got...
  17. DIY - Do It Yourself
    I bet my to do list is bigger than most. I'm constantly choosing between things that have to get done and things that I want to get done. The things that I want to get done often get pushed down on the list, so that things that have to get done can be taken care of. Getting doors on my storm...
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