How to Build a Fallout Shelter

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[edmondironside]

30 miles from flammable objects...

Like logs...

That you use to make the roof....

[wickedmuffin]

Is it possible to get 20 miles from all flammable objects?

[jasonrist]

save time and just dig a 6' long by 2.5' wide and 6' deep hole.

[rhyoville]

Radiation can still penetrate those thick tarp/cloth cover.

[Itriedtakennames]

“Dig a deep hole 20 miles from any flammable objects.” Maybe in the Southwestern US desert, but otherwise….good luck with that.

[matt]

Will this work for a tornado shelter too?

[joshvelazquez]

This will help me hide from the military dictatorship!

[coopernoble]

Instead of being so paranoid about fire, why not use a building material that is fireproof?

[ifcdirector]

Nope. You need 36" of earth minimum to stop radiation.

[godfreydebouillon]

How useless. 20 miles from "anything" flammable, uh no. Then it gives absolutely no dimensions for the trencf