Turning a Hole Into a Prefab Bunker (Video)

This is pretty cool. A guy takes a shipping container and turns it into an underground shelter. A *nice* underground shelter.

Dig a hole, add some gravel, get a septic tank company to put your container into the hole, place a sump pump to keep ground water out of the gravel, pour some concrete steps, do some grading, add some supportive structure & framework, pour a bunch of reinforced concrete, lay some blocks, cover with a bunch of soil, stock it with supplies, and enjoy.

If you want, you can build a little shed over the entrance to shelter and conceal it. Just use the block walls as stem walls for the shed.

Check out the video slide show below for a step-by-step of the process.

Russ Chastain

Editor & Contributing Writer Russ Chastain is a lifelong hunter and shooter who has spent his life learning about hunting, shooting, guns, ammunition, gunsmithing, reloading, and bullet casting. He started toting his own gun in the woods at age nine and he's pursued deer with rifles since 1982, so his hunting knowledge has been growing for more than three and a half decades. His desire and ability to share this knowledge with others has also grown, and Russ has been professionally writing and editing original hunting & shooting content since 1998. Russ Chastain has a passion for sharing accurate, honest, interesting hunting & shooting knowledge and stories with people of all skill levels.