Doomsday Shelter – Or Survive In Place?
Doomsday shelters are in vogue again. It hasn’t been like this since the cold war, bomb shelters in back yards, freeze dried food flying off shelves, people wanting to feel secure. Why not? Even if you don’t believe in 2012, or civil and economic collapse, it’s always a good idea to be ready for ANYTHING! How can you prepare for “anything”? You can’t. You can make some basic decisions and take some safeguards that will help you and your family survive a lot of different scenarios, but not everything.
While doomsday shelters can guard against a lot of emergencies, they can’t guard against them all. If an asteroid the size of Rhode Island hit the central United States tomorrow, there isn’t a bomb shelter made that would save you and your family. The best you can do is stock up, plan, and pray. You could spend the equivalent of a new home for what it costs for a bomb shelter. If you have that kind of money, go for it.
If you are like the average Joe, and you just want to do what you can, with what you have, then concentrate on just a few important points. First, spend what you can on water purification - be it filters, tablets, storage, or wells (all of the above if you can). Second, stock up on non-perishable foods. Keep in mind how many family members you are planning for. Third, fortify any space you can, a basement, shed, or, in extreme cases, a fortified hole in your yard with basic roof coverage. Please, DO NOT just dig a hole in your yard, it will kill you. Only dig a hole if you know danger is imminent, then make sure you fortify the walls, every step you dig. (Please, I cannot caution you enough on how dangerous this can be).
In the end, planning to survive in place, is the most economical, and most encompassing method of preperation. Think about it this way, if you spend thousands on a doomsday shelter, food, and water only to experience a catastrophe that no one normally could survive, are you sure you want to be around afterwards? A slower, more painful end may be the ultimate result.
