Storm Shelters

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Vol Mania 21

Vol Mania 21

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#1
Does anyone own one? I'm thinking about getting one put in my garage, and was wondering what the cost of one is.
 
#2
#2
They seem to be installing them in the basements of new homes in my neighborhood. They use steel I-beams, rebar and concrete.
 
#3
#3
ya, i've been lookin at them for a while now. where i'm at we have a lot of tornadoes, so i am wanting to get one. just don't know how much they cost
 
#4
#4
Gah, does that not freak you out??? I would be a paranoid wreck during tornado season.
 
#5
#5
haha it's not like it's everyday thing. but when it happens it's liek there are 4 or 5 that break out in the surrounding areas
 
#7
#7
I've actually been reading some plans on how to build a blast shelter. It doubles as a storm shelter. Maybe you need to consider the chance of a nuclear holocaust as well as tornadoes.
 
#9
#9
I dwell on the Northeast side of a hill. It would pretty much have to drop down right on top of the roof for me to take a direct hit and if that happened I am not sure that a shelter would do much good.
 
#11
#11
I grew up hearing "Chattanooga will never have a tornado, it can't jump the mountain. But if one ever does...." Well, yeah, they can jump mountains. LOL
 
#12
#12
How about something like this?

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#14
#14
vollygirl said:
I grew up hearing "Chattanooga will never have a tornado, it can't jump the mountain. But if one ever does...." Well, yeah, they can jump mountains. LOL
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kind of like them saying that it would never hit a major city, because of all the buildings. then once the tornado hit down town nashville, they quit saying that
 
#18
#18
If you have a basement, you may not need an actual storm shelter. You live in Alabama, right? It's hard to get an F4 or F5 tornado in Alabama...so I would think a well-constructed basement (good ceiling) would be fine. If you could possibly clear out an area from sharp objects, glass, overhead objects, etc.....that would be going a long way. If a shelter isn't terribly expensive, then you could always go that route - but if they are, you may want to just consider your basement. The floor of a house isn't going to be ripped off in an F3.
 
#23
#23
I read once that if you lash yourself to a metal pipe and wrap it around your waist you can survive a direct hit from an F5 going right over you. Either i read it or that was Twister, don't reacall.
 
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