Storm Shelters - Tour of an Installed Underground Huntsville Tornado Lifesaver Storm Shelter (LS-12)
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@SquirrelFromGradLife - You can clearly see the vents in the video near the top of the shelter which are protected by the oversized lid to ensure no water or debris enters or blocks the vents. If anything should fall on the lid to the shelter, #1 you are still alive (as opposed to your body potentially becoming that debris, #2 storms pass through rather quickly, and if your neighbors, friends, family, EMA office all know your shelter location, you'll be alive, safe and well to tell the story
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Excellent with no secondary way of escape or ventilation it's very easy for that to get blocked trapping Lance and his family inside possibly killing them. Imagine if the roof of the house got blown onto the entrance they would be stuck down there until someone found them. Well done..LOL
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I love this accent.
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Man Cave!!!!!!!!!!
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clam bake that bitch!!!! :)
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Thats really cute but I rather move where theres no tornados and i wouldnt have to install a underground tub
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@PkTillUrPoor hot tub
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What happens if it floods?
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luckily in England the worst weather we get is a foot of snow that brings us to a standstill. if you were to install one over here (i am unsure of the planning regs) you can be pretty sure you'll be raided by the police every other week to make sure you're not growing cannibis down there.
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@HansSchoff I think, if I were to need/want one of these, I think a useful option would be to have a periscope-like vent, with bright flashing lights, that can be raised to a height of six feet or so, by a hydraulic ram.
Then, if your shelter's entrance was buried under debris, preventing you from opening it? That would ensure an unobstructed vent AND provide a signal for rescuers to locate you with.
Just something you might want to consider offering as an optional upgrade. :)
@HansSchoff in a even of a Earth Quake what would you do ?
GregorywithaG 2 days ago
@GregorywithaG - With tornadoes, there is some warning of approaching storms (especially if you have the FREE weathercall @home service we offer for one-year at our website) however with earthquakes there's no real warning, just all-of-a-sudden shaking and movement. You wouldn't have time likely to get into your storm shelter as the earthquake would probably finish by the time you got in but it would keep you safe from falling objects
HansSchoff 1 day ago
Looks good. If a house does fall on top I'm sure your other family members will let someone know. Maybe even let the fire department know you have it a head of time. Anyhow I think you have a great solution to bad storms.
noway180 2 days ago
@noway180 Thank you for your feedback. Good idea as well to let your local fire department know. There is a website for Huntsville where you can register your shelter with your local fire department for that very reason (see facebook page: /HuntsvilleTornadoShelters )
HansSchoff 1 day ago
One problem "air" :P
ManyVideosforyou 2 days ago
@ManyVideosforyou - There are 4 vents at the top of the shelter as you can see in the video which are screened and pointed upward (with the oversized lid hanging over) to keep out water, bugs and other critters while still allowing for cross ventilation. Our shelters all meet or exceed FEMA guidelines which of course stipulate these requirements for vents and "air"
HansSchoff 1 day ago