For a general-purpose survival shelter (bomb, zombie, nuclear, etc.) what would be your ideal survival shelter?
NOTE: this assumes you are a billionaire. Or not, the choice is yours, really.
Where: Where (either generally what terrain or a specific spot) would it be located?
What does it include: Is it a virtual city or just a temporary hold-out for the first few weeks of the apocalyptic scenario?
Who: Who would you take? Friends, any survivors, no one? Also, how many? A dozen, thousand, billion? Realistic as possible.
Supplies: What would you pack inside? Seeds for a farm or simple canned food? Guns to stave off the hordes or tools to work with?
Building Materials: Thick concrete and titanium or hardwood etc.?
Is it a) underground or b) underground or c) a mixture
If c, explain.
After all of these are written out, try to include a basic diagram or picture of it for those of us unable to picture it. Include a brief (or long) description of its characteristics.
Mine-
Where: Family land in an Atlantic Island
What does it include: Underground Sickbay, bunks (convertible to storage), a hidden supply room connected to another hidden room- full of batteries, fitness room equipped with weights and aerobics machines (which are secretly equipped with generators to power batteries), stable firing positions, thick steel entrance with a large concrete tower blocking access, farms outside walls
Who: My friends and their families, those I know who are honest and will work for their food, possibly some experts such as mechanics and farmers, a doctor or two if possible and those with herbal knowledge
Supplies: Water in abundance (from a river nearby which runs underground (Real!)), canned food for emergencies, seeds for nearby crops, herbal medicines from local plants, guns and ammunition for last-ditch defense, weights and machines, pool table, fusball table (sp?), replacement parts for everything, natural lubrication (as much as possible, though only for the hatch, aerobic machines and secret doors as there are no other moving objects), bandages, additional assorted medical equipment, toiletries etc. any personal items brought or requested by any inhabitant.
Building Materials: For rooms, spray on concrete for walls and floor, for most inbetween routes (hallways etc.) large corrugated pipes are used. EXCEPTION: For the hatchway between the Sickbay and the Fitness room, spray on concrete is used as well as the only stairwell in the entire complex.
c) Mixture- Above ground crows-nest tower, 20 feet tall, concrete with titanium skeleton. Small farms are above-ground as well. Excrement is composted above ground along with all dead plant-material. (Note, however, that all excrement is generously coated in dead plant-matter due to its high-protein levels.) Also, several chickens and a few pigs are kept for additional food (and their excrement works well as composting). Main facility, however, is underground in case any locals or raiders attack our facility. All farms are replaceable, and pigs and chickens can be brought into the tower and down into the facility from there. Even if Raiders breach our tower defenses, it is doubtful that they have anything capable of breaking into a 5 foot thick hatch made of titanium.
IMPORTANT: A large library is constructed within the supply center, decked out with survival books and entertainment books, as well as local herbal books detailing remedies from local plants. Books detailing major skills and such are also included.
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