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You guys should do a collab project together and actually turn a sea container into a proper nuclear bunker so the others can see how it's done and if they can't afford to have a bunker done by Ron at least they can potentially build one for themselves. People need options now more than ever today and not everybody is making million-dollar paychecks every year lol.
Why do people think containers are a good idea for occupation/living in?
Do you have any idea how much methyl bromide is sprayed around, into ,and onto a shipping container? That shit is toxic and soaks into the floor.
Do yourself, your family, and the environment a favor and build with earth bags.
Yes please do this
That's it guys, back to work.
That's it guys, let's make it. For The Capital Ship
@SonicGlitchExe15 I'm not sure if you're talking about the containers not being proper fallout shelters or Atlas survival shelters themselves not being proper follow shelters.
Atlas shelters not only meet and exceed the current design consideration for nuclear fallout shelters. He also has had a shelter designs vetted by somebody who used to build nuclear fallout shelters for the US government so I'm pretty sure his I's are dotted and his T's are crossed.
Now if you're talking about the container shelter then I would agree with you 100% And that it's not an actual real fallout shelter unless you get very creative with how and where you place it.
As far as the having to stay underground for 30 years I'm not sure where you heard that but that is in no nuclear manual that I have ever read and I've read quite a few over the years including the current leading publication for nuclear fallout and survival.
The majority of the irradiated dust and material that is kicked up in the air will actually come down with the rain and be diluted and will no longer be a danger within a couple of weeks.
The only exception to that would be if you were in the blast radius of a direct hit and at that point you pretty much have bigger problems on your hands lol.
I built a container bunker, Easy peasy! But.. It was a Ex military grade refrigerated 20' container. Set in on a foundation, braced the top on the inside with timber then poured a 6" concrete shell on the top and sides connected to the exposed rebar in the foundation. Never leaked and solid, Stainless steel interior was an added plus. Huge faraday cage.
I really like how Ron is not trying to push anyone to buy anything. He's just giving reasons why other people buy them, and if you think those reasons are good, you can buy or build one too.
hahha Ya because he knows that 99% of us watching this can't afford this....
@@mitchbrown6652 That kills it for the everyday people
Most of the assholes that cause chaos will have bunkers. To survive & do it again
Imagine how terrifying the post nuclear world will be if most survivors are social media millionaires.
And thier bodyguards...😶
Think I'd rather die
Fr tho
I would stick around and watch the show,not many survivors among them🕵️😏
This tells me what I’ve suspected all along, that Ron is an honest awesome human being he’s willing to come on the air and tell you you don’t need his bunker system you can build one cheaper that works pretty much the same as his.. that’s a real site to hear from a businessman actually plugging someone else’s business. How can you not have complete respect for that dude Ron.
Ron is an awesome, he shares his knowledge versus hoarding it.
Thankful to have found this channel!
Much appreciated y’all.
Glad to see this. Just bought some land in Central Texas and have been watching your channel for sometime with the intent to make a new blacksmith shop out of shipping containers, 2 of them with a roof over both creating some nice shop space. Also thought about doing the same thing underneath the shop for a fall out shelter. Can't wait to see what you guys come up with.
We are working on our forever home. I am not about SHTF. I am about simple B&E and looting. I was planning a central concrete staircase with CCTV and a tunnel to the barn that doubles as a fire escape. After seeing this, I like the idea of a useable bunker too.
Then do it like us Swiss where yes, we all have air raid bunkers in our house. It's basically a part of the basement with thicker concrete walls. 40cm. And a blast door, overpressure system and NBC air filtration! Sounds complicated?
It isn't. Blast doors are concrete with some massive metal hinges (poured in), overpressure system is simple and the NBC filtration system is an efficient manual handcrank - you can get these second hand for a grand or two.
People here use these as normal basements. Often food or wine storage. Throw a bunk bed in there and you're good. They an easily be modified/planned as a safe room.
And I'm pretty confident they're both better and more cost effective than those steel bunkers. Plus they double as your house foundation.
Friend of mine built a two floor bunker out of shipping containers under a mountain of sawdust from an old 19th century sawmill in the middle of the woods, but he surrounded his with reinforced concrete. It was a pretty wild thing, but I don't know what ever happened to it because he died from a surprise heart attack one day and nobody else ever went back there. I doubt more than 5 or 6 people even knew of it's existence.
You should go find it
How did I miss this video? It's full of important information. And he has such a good personality! I'll bet you truly enjoyed making this video! Thank you, Channing!
Now it makes sense why you were all worried 😂
@TheContainerGuyTV 🤣🤣 I know right!! I just went over to your last video that I commented on and deleted my comment!! 🤣🤣 I wrote a proper comment in its place!! 😅
*Finally*, someone with real experience and pedigree talking about what is necessary to do this *correctly*. Though I will admit, I'm surprised you don't need more reinforcement for them. I didn't think they'd handle the weight of the concrete as it was curing. Please keep this idea going, I really would like a large root cellar.
You do need more reinforcements. Atlas bunkers basically come in 2 types, tubular and rectangular boxes. For the tubular one he just uses corrogated ~3 meter tall tube normally used for large drainage, while the rectangular boxes are made by him from steels of steel cut to size and welded together with many thick reinforcement beams along the sides, top and bottom. And even with all that reinforcement, according to Atlas themselves those rectangular box type bunkers are still only suited for burrying no more than 3 or 3,6 meter deep, while the corrogated tube can be burried up to 12 meters deep (and that's without any additional reinforcement!). Simply because a tube shape is so much stronger compared to a rectangular shape.
Ron is awesome 👍
I just recently acquired a free 8x40 and my wheels are turning about all the things I can do with it. This one is going to be an “adventure bunker” kayaks paddle boards camping gear etc. I’m going to have it wired for lights and receptacles and install steel shelving a 16 ft workbench and kayak racks. I found your channel and your info is amazing. You are truly doing it right! I build houses for a living so some of the container build videos I’ve seen on CZcams has made me cringe.
Ron’s a good guy !! This video proves that hands down
This video is F'n AWESOME!!! Thank You for Sharing!
Great video guys, the perfect collab!
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About 25 years ago I thought about using a shipping container and also. About 8 years ago also. My thought was using the high cube, turning it upside down every 16 inches. Put a C channel welded on the outside and on the insi an L bracket roughly about 2 feet from the floor up for support beams, so you have under the floor storage.
Definitely would like to see what these guys would come up with on a new bunker! It would be interesting I think it would be a great idea to turn your basement into a bunker, it's already has the concrete walls, so by putting up some More bricks around the other edges that doesn't have the concrete then put your safe door on, the roof would be a little challenging though need some huge steel panels reinforcement there, plus putting the air system in ( putting the intake on one side of the house then the outtake outlet on the other side of the house, the escape hatch could go into the garage or outside the house some 20 or more feet and a working bathroom down there you would need two one to wash off from the outside then coming into the bunker and doing it again, you'd need a generator room plus some containers/barrels 55 gallons and more for water, oh the list goes on too. Hell just buy a bunker from Atlas then throw a shed/ steel garage on top of the thing and call it done! Do it right the first time! :) There's your parking/shed/probably build some sort of small house inside it in the back then you can go downstairs into your bunker at night and relax knowing if you wake up tomorrow you'll be fine! Start your day by getting on the radio or turning the TV on and listening to what is going on in the world that day and go do your thing! I think everyone this day and age are ready for bunkers by retirement. Atlas is the best at what they do!
Enterprise South Nature Park in Chattanooga, TN has a lot of hillside bunkers you can actually walk up to. They decorate some and open to public for Halloween. Old military storage bunkers. Furnished container would easily slide inside.
Can't even afford my rent, how could I ever afford this? I can dream
I'm no fan of Ron's politics but I really like what he does with survival shelters. The fact that he's willing to share his knowledge speaks volumes about the guy. I too have thought about the sea container conversion thing, but i'd prefer to place it as deep as possible.
Main issues are heating, water, food (some must be fresh greens) and air for a year at least. Sea container won't be enough - it'll just make dying slow and agonizing
@@chechennel4817 tsutomu Yamaguchi. A storage container sized building 8x20 can easily hold a years supply of food for 4. If you can come up with that you can find a way to store a years worth of water.
@@ncamp2126 there are water tanks you can put underground. You'd need to calculate exactly how much water you'll need(minimum one gallon per person per day just for cooking and drinking. Showering once per day=five gallons per person, grey water, black water, etc.). And if you have pets, there's at least another gallon per pet per day.
There was a concept drawing shown of a three story design that really intrigued me. It looked like a mainly above ground structure but maybe part was underground. I'd loved to have seen one of Ron's bunkers integrated into that design.
The fact that Ron tells you there is a budget alternative in doing it yourself, accurately portrays his honest character. But for 60k more you don’t have to do anything and it saves time and it’s a proven formula! I still think I would retrofit a high cap container myself. But if you don’t have the skill sets I do it’s worth buying. Building is risky and not a proven design.
Who exactly is bitcoin ?
Basically Monopoly money used mainly by criminals and propped up by speculation from idiots.
I'd like to know who is running the bitcoin account 🤔
very well thought threw and very well built, I like how you guys are sharing how it's really done, the right way. I give full support tamsak and bananas and a super big shoutout to this awesome host
Why do people think containers are a good idea for occupation/living in?
Do you have any idea how much methyl bromide is sprayed around, into ,and onto a shipping container? That shit is toxic and soaks into the floor.
Do yourself, your family, and the environment a favor and build with earth bags.
I just love ur work. Lov it❤❤❤❤
Yep appreciate the effort- so it’s a new idea for me in Australia 🇦🇺! The day after is the thought
Is that $80K shelter you mention a 8x20 box, buried with all the critical stuff (NBC, door, stairs, escape hatch)?
What about the decontaminate shower and generator closet?
Atlas has them in every bunker i've seen him build.
Aha the insurance geko ;)
I welded a hatch onto a steel bunker in a seattle garage once, middle class home with the whole garage floor being a bunker ceiling. Was made by craigslist builders and guys like myself. Pretty cool. the car had to be out of the garage to enter the bunker through the concrete floor and steel hatch, it was hidden well but not ideal for entry
Cool👍
You and Ron could put together a giveaway for some random person and make them a shelter
YES.,😊😊🎉🎉
Who is bitcoin?
Never heard of The Bitcoin? XD
Yeah kinda weird that "guys" are behind a currency 🤷
@@TheContainerGuyTVyou do realize that there is no owner of bitcoin right? It’s completely decentralized protocol. Like http or smtp. Is he going to build one for http next? 😂 I think someone is pulling your leg or his.
Another possibility: SATOSHI LIVES!! 🤣🤣🤣 I bet he’s chillin’ with TuPac RIGHT MEOW!!
Immediately came to the comments after hearing that. So happy this one was on top. 😂
Im obsessed with buying a large parcel of land down here in O.Z , and doing this exact same thing.
Its eye opening, as there are alot of considerations that go into burying containers.
I guess its the earth/terrain/substrate, that determines how overkill i approach it.
I would totally be a tester for a prototype bunker at my house. I'm in Georgia, and I have big plans for a large bunker
What software did you use for the concrete animations? Great job!
This guy is name drop first then business.
Usually a shipping container bunker is like a shipping container building- a design element that will require being almost entirely replaced and rebuilt and remains as an aesthetic more than a component.
Might want to paint the top one blue…
I like the idea of flipping the container upside down - there's flooding risk where I live in the midwest usa. Would flipping it upside down be feasible for an above ground build?
Love your show and content, I was just thinking what if something was laying up over the top of the exit should you have a torch in there to be able to cut the steel out to dig your way out in a situation like that?
PEOPLE THAT NEED A HOME THIS IS A WAY TO HAVE A HOME
I noticed he said to backfill with concrete before dirt. My question is, could you spray the container with a bedliner like you would do in a truck take help keep it watertight I live in Louisiana where the water table is low.
To use a container underground, the main issue is to seal it against water. To do this seal around it, ideally with reinforced concrete. The other issue is to prevent corrosion. One easy solution is to use metal that is more reactive as a sacrificial anode, a set of magnesium alloy rims from the junkyard with cables attached to the container frame would do nicely. The weakest link is the entrance shaft, it should be designed so water does not flow inside.
the weakest link are your air vents/shafts. someone waits up top after plugging them up. then what? you gotta come up to breathe dont ya? thats where it ends.
The thing is, if you're going to have to pour a foundation, and you're going to have to have reinforced concrete around the container, and then concrete over the top of the container, then why bother using a container at all. You're basically just building a basement, with a concrete floor, walls, and ceiling, like most of them have. No point in addin in the container as it just limits you on shape and size and makes the whole build unnecessarily complex.
Why do people think containers are a good idea for occupation/living in?
Do you have any idea how much methyl bromide is sprayed around, into ,and onto a shipping container? That shit is toxic and soaks into the floor.
Do yourself, your family, and the environment a favor and build with earth bags.
@@IllWishBut using the container makes it easier, does it not? If not using a container, and one wants to expand to multiple stories of a bunker for decades of survival, how would they go about that?
@@veralium29 Not really. The container just fores the "framing" for the concrete. Also, if you want to build a multiple floor bunker, you have to do it with concrete, because surrounding a structure multiple containers high with concrete wouldn't hold unless you over-built it, causing it to be way more expensive and less customizable than using only reinforced concrete alone. Plus shipping containers wouldn't handle the lateral load as well as a well engineered concrete structure.
So, if you want to build a multiple story bunker, just go with concrete from the beginning. It gets you a much better end result that will last much longer, and you can design what you want. No containers required. Buildings with multiple basement levels would just use containers if it was better and/or cheaper.
I want to build a concrete tomb in a way and have 6 40' HC containers inside it. This way there will be concrete all around it and i think this may be a good way to do it. What you think?
I’d like to build one myself. But besides the costs (which add up) I’d be most worried about keeping water out and breathable air in.
cool
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This is a combo i did not see coming! Sweet watch Atlas all the time and subscribed. Just can't afford his version but sure would get one if i had the money! Where's the shipping container bunker build?
Maybe spring time?! Ground is frozen up here in Canada now.
Just curious but what's your issue with C-Channel and HSS? Saying there's no place on this planet for them anymore seems pretty wild considering their structural abilities.
The container guy is a DIY and cheaper option for making a bomb shelter. But Atlas Survival Shelters is a great option if you can afford it. Preparation is important.
I have a property on a hillside in California that I want to build a house on with a walkout basement. While common in the Midwest, almost no one has basements in Cali. I’ve wondered if shipping containers would be a good way to accelerate the construction of the basement.
Which software do you use? What is the one with the render of the bunker?
Good
I would use a Seatainer as concrete form with internal bracing and surround it with 3 feet of steel reenforced concrete.
What’s the 3D modeling software used?
Soooo where are all the tips ?
9:27 man I am shocked because I have been watching Atlas bunkers for longer than I thought because I remember seeing this FaceTime meeting I believe Ron was live at that time or uploaded that face chat meeting on one of his CZcams platforms
Either that or one of my ex's was watching the Kardashians
Question: Instead of a concrete tub, could one spray the container with black polymers, line with sheet insulation foam, and recoat with polymer spray to water proof it? Although, I do agree that there has to be some kind of support for the weight that will be resting on it.
Our next Video on this topic will go over all of that. You're pretty much spot on other than use spray foam not sheet foam and structural reinforcement of course
I think you could probably do a concrete tub and coat it in something like flex seal. But like alot of it, probably an inch or 2.
@@J.D.Mc. 3" of closed cell spray foam is an approved water barrier and gives R value. Win win
@@TheContainerGuyTV EXCELLENT! thanks! 😃👍🏻
He nearly said “torture room”
Always wondered if you foamed the bottom then sprayed water proof bed liner over the entire container could you then bury it with a thin 100mm of concrete and mesh reinforcing ?
You're pretty much there to bury it in the side of a hill. Strut line the interior for added reinforcement with our MSS Brackets. Use our bolt on shelving brackets at the top where the side struts and roof struts meet as a gusseted moment frame.
We just removed the floor on 2 x 20's, spray foamed, rebar, infloor heat, then filled with concrete on Thursday. I was sick so I didn't get to be there but we have it all on film.
@@TheContainerGuyTV Interesting, the point im getting at is I'm a builder and unless you somehow moisture proof the outside of the container, back fill with gravel then the dirt yr most likely going to have it rust out very fast - That why I wondered if a bed liner coating then maybe a 100mm shell of concrete with reinforcing mesh would be the easiest option to make it fairly bullet proof ... I've built high-rises but never underground.
Containers stacked on end. How high could a tower go strength wise?
One
I'd like to have a bunker, but I guess I should get a house first.
Reinforced interior structural skeleton inside conex b4 burying it then a structural arched roof b4 covering it up
Why?
So it doesn’t cave in on you! Bunker could be a coffin…I’d rather put into the extra work and know it’s safe.
Do guys except new republic credits as currency toward a shelter?
I'd make a small humble looking house on the outside but when you enter.. there is an elevator going down to an underground complex
You also need a medical grade air and water cleaner. You would need negative pressure entrances. You would need a way to grow your own food because if there is a catastrophic event it could be months or years before you could go outside. You would need more room to live in for long periods of time. You would need medical supplies and medicines to last for years maybe and someone trained to take care of everyone. You need a long term power source to power your equipment.
Container Guy what if you poured latex rubber around the container 6 or 7 inches thick would that protect the container?
Dang!
You get it cheap from work??
I'm in Southern California and I want a small one
If I could only afford one!
If I was to build an under ground bunker I would hide the entrance to it. If I saw a large container in the middle of nowhere I would wonder what’s in it.
Right but someone will know you are going out there for a reason if you hide the entrance in the container you at least give them a false room to check out what you've been comming back to and not your bunker
Would love to do this as a business in the uk 🇬🇧 especially given whats going on these days. How do i get in touch for more inf
It MUST be used in USA where tornados strikes regulary...
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I need work and I'm a good welder and have many years experience building various structures u need any help how do I get ahold of someone to get work
😂😂😂 I'm an expert... Oh.. Different Ron.. 🙃 We don't need any more-rons.... 😮😂😂😂
Il take my chances above ground
The funny thing about bomb shelters for private homeowners they're useless unless you're in them when disaster strikes and the only people will be happy are your neighbors😂
WTF my mam straight at the begging we sell something similar for 80k and here You can make Yourself a 25k shelter ain't nothing wrong with that😮😵 What a champ it's unbelievable!
That nuclear explosion looks awfully familiar. As if it was lifted from another channel.
Is our content not original enough for you? You are the first to complain after 13 million views. Just sayin
7:20
All shipping containers have Wooden floors??
How do you power a bunker? With Jenny’s?
i guess im gonna go out to my shed and grab my spade shovel and pickaxe and start digging.
What about earthquakes? And would it be better to build one on open land, not in an urban setting?
with all these videos on underground bunkers lately, I feel like I should be building one also, what do y'all know about what's coming?
Pole shift + micro-nova. I'm not one to give out info, but I suggest you read up on it. We are headed for some big shit.+
The Gentlemen vibes
Bunkers are tombs.
can you build an awesome container build over a bunker to hide all the cool features of the air systems and stuff?
There is no company called Bitcoin. It's a thing, not a company, just like there is no company called Internet. So, how's he building a bunker for them?
LoL
Bravo..........shiping containers ......ok..... weak side walls.........and the roof flat......rust problem........cheers
As your name suggests, "Don't do what you do"
The ceilings will collapse since they are not vaulted.
That was kind of a cool and fun video, but y'all didn't really give any tips other than the one to turn the shipping container upside down to avoid water coming in from the bottom
In comments they Said next video will explain,
Ground is frozen where they are
How to tell if a guy is a Dunning Kreuger? He refers to the bitcoin, as if there is a ceo of BTC
Kreuger 😂 Bro, try to learn how to spell and how to gramatically apply concepts.
This video really did not go into an in depth how to. That is what I was looking for.
Is he going to also build a bunker for the American dollar?
How can you build a bunker for bitcoin? Its a digital currency, not a person
"I'm putting one in for Bitcoin right now"...what does that mean exactly? Is that a weird way of saying you accept bitcoin as payment?
Pond liner over the underground bunker for waterproofing.