Preparation is Everything In uncertain times, the idea of having a secure place to shelter can be comforting. While building a fully-fledged underground bunker can be an expensive endeavor, it's still possible to create a practical and affordable survival shelter on a budget. In this comprehensive guide, we'll explore the steps, materials, and strategies detailing how to build a bunker on a budget. Why Build a Bunker? Before we delve into the practicalities of how to build a bunker on a budget, it's essential to understand why you might want one in the first place. Bunkers serve several key purposes: Emergency Shelter: Bunkers provide a secure space to shelter durin...
Bunker: Building for the End Times Book Review
How Do You Avoid Impending Doom? Dig. Bunker: Building for the End Times is nothing if not a timely analysis of people hunkering down over time and across the world. Fittingly enough, Bradley Garrett, a social and cultural geographer, completed the book while quarantined at home due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Prior to the lockdowns, Garrett met with a handful of individuals all motivated to build and fortify bug out locations. Moreover, he visited government funded subterranean facilities meant to protect countries' citizens or, in the United States, high-level officials. Garrett effectively conveyed just how diverse the people building and buying bunkers are. Tech billionaires, con...
Best Bug Out Location to Head to if SHTF
Things Are Getting Bad. What Now? Does it look like your worst SHTF scenario may come to fruition? Are you struggling to decide what to do next? Do you bug in, or bug out? Okay, you've decided to bug out. What bug out location are you going to go to? There are various aspects of any bug out location that you should consider before choosing one. In this post, I describe the core factors that will influence your decision about where to bug out. Below are the five core factors to bear in mind when deciding on a bug out location: 1. Accessibility 2. Distance 3. Availability of Resources 4. Security 5. Cost Accessibility Accessibility is the most important considerati...
Bug Out Bunkers Throughout History
Ancient Bug Out Bunkers Bunkers are defined as reinforced underground shelters, typically for use in wartime. Bunkers became especially popular during the Cold War, as the risk of nuclear attacks seemed very real. Large-scale bunkers, like the one constructed at Greenbrier, were built to protect government officials. That said, the construction of bunkers predates the Cold War. In fact, the construction of bunkers predates modern civilization. To better understand some of the most ancient bug out bunkers, we'll need to look underneath the soil in Turkey. Derinkuyu Derinkuyu is an underground maze of homes and passageways used to shield the Turkish towns...
What Bunker is Right for Me?
What are Bunkers? The word "bunker" originated in Germany. During WWII, bunker was a reference to military dugouts, but it has since been applied to shelters both under and above ground that serve as protection or storage spaces. Most importantly, bunkers can be used to shield us from a SHTF Event. There are various types of bunkers you can use when escaping a SHTF Event, so it's important you choose the one that suits your needs. Fallout Shelter: Fallout shelters were built by the government during the Cold War to address the nuclear fallout (radioactive material) that spreads after a nuclear explosion. While the explosion may alone be devastating, the environment is st...
