Installing Two "Big Boy" Bomb Shelters "Side-by-Side"

Atlas sends an installation crew to West Virginia two 12X50 Big Boy Culvert Shelters. This bunker is a hybrid type bunker where we mix a square mud room with regular stairs to a pair of GIANT culvert pipes.
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[@redreeler4905]

As one who has been in construction for almost 50 years I believe this system is to trusting in the welding; I personally would design a flange, seals, and welding system to secure against leakage, I also would cover the whole system in a rubber coating as I went along to secure for leakage!!!

[@colt45peacemaker]

Settling will break those welds.

[@redreeler4905]

@@colt45peacemaker I agree, among other circumstances!!!

[@edgemonsiteworksllc3369]

Your right. A double weld doesn’t guarantee a water tight seal unless you X-ray the welds. But that’s costly. Also if you noticed, the vertical welds were being done down hill. Any welder knows what that means. Slag runs into the weld area meaning no penetration. Might as well use superglue. I’m in excavation. Mass earth, a sump pump isn’t needed if they install a drain field. Like a sewer system. Their excavator operator “expert” sucks to. I’ve fired better

[@redreeler4905]

@@edgemonsiteworksllc3369 amen my friend exactly, these tactics are headed for disaster, most people don't figure, or ask their selves what if, and is this the best tactics; their tactics is let's get it done to minimal specs, and let the consumer reap the headaches!!! We both know there is a difference such as a 5 star piece of material, and a 1, or 2 star piece of material, and they either don't know, or don't care!!!

[@homerfantastic]

Wheres the Flex-Seal when you need it?

[@mr.b6374]

As a Retired US Navy Submariner, I would purchase one of our retired Submarines and Bury it much the same way and still feel like I was still doing Special Ops!!!

[@AtlasSurvivalShelters]

It would be unable to be delivered

[@ssn608]

An old boomer, complete with missile tubes etc... but... UNSINKABLE... Just put up a bunch of tourist signs to the submarine memorial... Just the Sail above ground.... missile tubes covered with a couple of inches of peat moss.....ready and waiting.

[@zedwpd]

As a prior nuclear missile maintenance officer at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, if there is a nearby nuclear explosion the sand in your escape tube will heat up so much it will turn to glass and you will never get out. Of course the EMP is going to knock out all your generators and fry all electrical and computer lines.

[@ssn608]

If the heat in the escape trunk is enough to melt sand.... within a few feet of the bunker... I'm guessing that the people inside are kind of cooked anyway.

[@everythingluxury7]

How far away does it have to be for you to be okay?

[@everythingluxury7]

You seem like you know what you’re talking about I have questions for you

[@doxasticc]

@@ssn608 yeah idk why someone would be worried about glass blocking their exit when they're roasted corpses

[@ssn608]

@@everythingluxury7 Sand melts at about roughly 1700°C (3090°F). Assuming that that nuclear air burst produces heat that is present long enough, and penetrating deep enough into the ground to melt sand deep enough to cause a problem using an escape trunk filled with sand (say a foot or so).... it is also going to be heating the ground one or two hundred feet away, deep enough to turn that bunker into an oven. Even if the temperature in the bunker "ONLY" rises to a tenth of that temperature (309 degrees F).... that's basically the temperature to bake a turkey at. And people will start dying of heat stroke within a very short period of time. The highest reported core body temperature in a patient who survived without permanent residual deficits was 46.5°C (115.7°F). This 52-year-old patient suffered from environmental heatstroke, and received medical treatment, including removal from the hot area they were in. There's no removing someone form this bunker to a cooler spot. On the other hand.... that presupposes that the bunker is pretty damned close to ground zero, in order to be that close to a nuclear blast. The bunkers in this video do not appear to be very close to any strategic target so that fireball should not be a factor.... just maybe a brief forest fire burning over the bunkers. which should not be a problem. All the folks have to worry most likely are: 1. The US government requisitioning it, 2. roving gangs of people looking to help themselves to whatever is inside, 3.Fallout, 4. sickness spreading rapidly in the closed environment of the bunkers; 5 incompatible occupants knifing each other or worse. 6) unplanned for guests draining prep supplies, and , as mentioned in another comment, a really messy Taco Tuesday aftermath.

[@mryoung8256]

Atlas must consider septic tank,sewage system, water tank, much bigger air vent system, deepwell pump for additional water supply, maybe a periscope to monitor outside world, a non weldable hatch to prevent it from being welded outside and much more...

[@Javservice]

Yeah all for the price tag of 1.5M dollars. If you have this kind of money given them a call they will accommodate you for sure.😂😂😂😂😂

[@user-gp5xc4lh2q]

@@Javservice They actually aren't priced too bad for what you get. Should actually look into some of their structures.

[@Javservice]

@@user-gp5xc4lh2q no I actually think is an awesome concept. I wish I had the land and the place to build one of this because is really worrisome what’s going on today and with this administration specially. The world is in more danger than ever. Obama left us with a real situation with N. Korea, Trump fix it and now we have this numb nuts getting us in a worst one..

[@Vod_MacDuff]

@CrazyLegsMcGee "I don't like Biden but at least he didn't try to steal an election and undermine America." He didn't *Try* to steal an election, he *did* steal an election. Also, he is currently undermining America, by purposefully weakening our national security, energy independence , and logistics. You might want to turn off the mainstream media, if you can't filter out their bullshit.

[@imofage3947]

@@Javservice You think Trump was a steady hand of leadership? Trump, the thin-skinned man-child that sued a comedian over a joke? Trump, the dictator lover that (in his own words) "fell in love" with Kim Jong-Un after a few compliments? Trump, the weak-minded fool that gave North Korea everything they wanted in exchange for vague promises of future action? Trump, the retard that (by his own admission) manipulated Covid numbers to make himself look better? Trump, the fool that asked why nukes could not be used in war? Trump, the moron that asked why a hurricane couldn't be stopped with a nuke? Trump, the 2-bit conman that ran dozens of scams around his presidency to collect trivial sums of money for the supposed billionaire he claims to be? Trump, the business failure that ran 3 casinos into the bankruptcy? I'll quickly grant you that Joe Biden is not an ideal POTUS, but he's leagues better than Trump in a crisis. Trump

[@Stewartsprepping]

Praying for you Ron hope you are doing well 🙏🙏

[@jaytee2716]

What happened to Ron?

[@Stewartsprepping]

@@jaytee2716 he was diagnosed with cancer

[@vikingprepper9847]

HOPE I WIN THE LOTTERY. THEN I GET A ATLAS BUNKER 💯

[@Dudeguy914]

Exactly what I’m thinking I would buy the 500k big boy than build nice shop house on top. Buy a magnitude RV just in case I gotta head to the mountains.

[@gueropalma6649]

They finance. I'm gonna get one on some cheap property out on a mountain side in Oregon after I pay off my truck.

[@caleboldhouser478]

All you need is good credit.

[@jopiaspieder1184]

Have good credit and finance a bunker

[@jopiaspieder1184]

@@gueropalma6649 Exactly what I am doing on my property in Utah

[@xBeauGaming]

What I really enjoy about watching the process of putting in this bunker was how much attention to detail was emphasized. Steller job!

[@kennyharris289]

Attention to detail is rebar that thing on with cemented because with that the thing would have been more stable don't you know the force of the world's event will push that thing right out of the ground the earth will move and younger all the stabilizer you gunna need to keep that thing from coming straight out of the ground upward you can bank on that with the shit the world is making to kill mankind good luck more reinforced into the ground would been more stable then using compact rock

[@joyztik]

Good thing about this business is if SHTF scenario ever takes place, there will not be any complaints if this actually never works.

[@hunterdavidson9274]

As being a welder the first thing I can think of is how much fun these weld jobs would be and 2 I would hate to be a plumber if anything ever had a mishap lol

[@tedthesailor172]

I don't think many plumbers will get a call-out after WW3...

[@kalisto69jade]

@@tedthesailor172 That will be due to SHTF.... 😉😉🤣

[@sidewinder814u]

@@tedthesailor172 or after a MASSIVE CME...or a Mico-Nova, which could be considered.

[@atticus2581]

As both, I fucking agree.

[@arthurhester5663]

@@atticus2581 xxxqqqsxss🎃s

[@davewarr8613]

Great video……. Ron’s got competition on his videography 👍

[@____________________________.x]

it was in 360P for me?

[@KeywordManagement]

Came across your channel today...now I'm fascinated to learn more about bunkers. Good stuff. But dang my lungs hurt watching welders work with no proper ventilation from fumes.

[@dirtdevil70]

Especially when cutting that galvanized....no PE at all.

[@johndewey6358]

A few question's: 1. how do you get Telephone and Cell service in the bunker? 2. how do you get radio & TV signal in there? 3. Where do the shower and toilet's drain connect to? 4. If the city/county power and water resources are not working, for how long can you stay down there since at some point the batteries and the generator stop working, especially if there has been an EMP? I wish our government would require each city/county to provide bomb shelters like they do in Switzerland or other countries.

[@r.p5380]

1. If they ever need the bunker it's not a priority. I'd assume that you would be on 1 or 2 bars or maybe even no signal. 2. Radio's can be used with no problems I think and TV can be hardwired to your house via cable or just get a hard drive full of movies 3. Septic tank for toilets and the water supply is chosen by clients either to house or nearby creek 4. Power supply is solar/diesel depending on customer and is emp hardened in the case of solar and diesel generators have no elecgric components 5. Few months to a year depending on how many batteries and your supply of sunlight/fuel as well as food/water stocks

[@Narcan885]

@@r.p5380 Lol at batteries lasting "months to a year". Sounds like a very wishful thinking list.

[@ledzepgirl299]

Dang 2 12x50's, that's a house!! Impressive.

[@tstuff]

12x50 is only 600 sq ft. That is about the size of a 1 bedroom apartment. I can't imagine 23 people staying with me when I lived in a 1 bedroom apartment.

[@ledzepgirl299]

@@tstuff but there is 2 of them. I thought each one was 12x50.

[@tstuff]

@@ledzepgirl299 Ok so that is 1200 sq ft. The size of a small house built in the 1950s. Mine is 2000 sq ft and when there are 8 people here I want four of them to go home after a weekend.

[@ledzepgirl299]

@@tstuff lol

[@brose2323]

Yes, like a premo double wide bomb shelter.

[@JTL1776]

@RON @ATLAS. Do you plan to make a video on the DRIVE IN SHELTER'S.

[@MmeHyraelle]

Now that's my type of bunker. Computers and stuff, hell yes.

[@MrDhandley]

The design of the escape hatch with the sand in it is pretty clever. I would never have thought of that! Amazing work! Australia.

[@zedwpd]

I'm a nuclear missile maintenance officer. Nuclear explosion will turn the sand to glass. No way out. EMP will destroy the generator and all electrical wiring.

[@zombeyfreak7162]

The US Armed forces thought of that one It was used in some of their ICBM silos (obviously just way bigger)

[@1973Washu]

One of these would be useful as a cellar for a house that could be used as a survival shelter if the need ever arises . But I think most of the value would be having some extra storage space in a house where you can store your food and whatever for day to day use, and perhaps have a hobby/games room as well.

[@kenibnanak5554]

He sells that. And of course you can store some additional supplies in the normal basement, and use the added storage space of the shelter as extra.

[@tommak6516]

You idea is much more practical, and just as zombie proof.

[@thomas.parnell7365]

I'll go with that idea .play music as loud as you like any number of friends over as want limited by size of the room of course.

[@Xonid1]

You can't keep the installation of these bunkers secret. It seems like secrecy would be half the value.

[@NtoTheM]

@@Xonid1 It's a scam tbh. People think they're buying bunkers when paying hundreds of thousands for these oversized tin cans, but what they're really getting is a cheap attempt at an underground apartment that depends on electricity, one of the first things they'd run out of within days after the kinda catastrophe for which you'd get one of these. Like are you joking, they actually talk about putting PC setups and televisions down there. Where is the large storage unit with loads of shelves for food, where is the grey/blackwater recycling system, where is all the stuff you would ACTUALLY want if your neighborhood ever became a warzone...

[@alberteinstein9176]

The engineered stone is important to because of its low compaction rating. It prevents movement and settling and offers a place for the water to go when using well points. We used stone often when installing gasoline tanks for gas stations. Adding stone to wet dirt stiffens it up to. Thomas Dutkiewicz Connecticut

[@craigschulin7898]

Was that 24 beds/bunks? Twenty-four people are going to be living in that place for more than a day? Screw that, I'll take my chances with the zombies.

[@gailpippin9761]

L9L!

[@Justafeller]

Survival man not luxury long term living.

[@Justafeller]

Try living on a sub or small ship out sea for 6-8 months or longer.

[@MrARhodes]

@@Justafeller As huge as the USS SAIPAN was, things still got claustrophobic.

[@jameshocker9183]

Ooooooooouoiuooouoooiiuouoouoouuuuouoououoo I

[@crazycloaked]

Just visiting from CP Its good to the work that goes into the build and this ones a baby little one.

[@Wodens-Wolf]

One of many reasons why I do admire American's, in the UK I'd never be able to get the planning permission for a bunker on that scale.

[@liamhargreaves7135]

Planning you say for a secret bunker 👀

[@campagnard_francais]

@@liamhargreaves7135 🤣🤣

[@paladinsmith7050]

You don't need planning permission to go underground.

[@coyote5735]

You can build one no problem in the UK, there was a guy who built one in his back garden, no issues. He's on YT can't remember his name he's a mad inventor who built a jet-engined bicycle if I remember right.

[@mrender666]

Colin Furze?

[@kb6lcw99]

Hi Ron! Southern California still sucks! God Bless you brother!

[@pacome_hegesippe]

What about Northern California? I hear it's great

[@stewartmartin2555]

someone prepared for 2022 extensively !

[@coreythomas6576]

Fun fact, when you hear the term engineered before a material it just means that an engineer designed a plan for that specific use with that material and said yeah it will function as intended.

[@LVVideoGuy]

The titanic was engineered also... Just a thought...

[@Jason-hj8mm]

As a person on disability raising my son alone with no help or child support, I know I will never be able to afford a bunker, but love watching these and dreaming ....

[@gueropalma6649]

Find a fat girl with a rich dad and you'll be set.

[@Jason-hj8mm]

@@gueropalma6649 lol

[@ebutuoy5088]

R.I.P.

[@back2basics597]

You are not alone @Jason and more power to you and your son. Dream if you must but the most important thing in life you already have, your son. Who knows what wonderful things that boy will do if you raise him right and with much fatherly love you can give. Bless you Sir.

[@UndergroundLiving]

With enough focus, dreams can come true no matter what your circumstances are.

[@marklingerfelt4965]

Thank you for the share. It is fascinating to see how it is installed and covered. All seem professional and well organized.

[@stephanielove1455]

Is it though? kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zp7UoXmcq9J0j80

[@tcb1012]

I like to know where this is at just so I can pay a visit to admire the handy work 😉😉😋😋😁😁

[@archangel20031]

For the air inlet and exhaust, I'd want a large rock/gravel pit with a steel grate a few feet below the surface and the pipes below that so you can't just crush, cover or even find the inlet and outlet. I'd also want it on or near a slope where the ground water can drain by gravity so no need for sump pumps that can fail and need replacement, that way it can sit a decade without power and will still be dry! Also, if they can't find it they can't damage it!

[@colinmcinnis]

Flooding would kill the air flow. No fresh air and no exhaust. why bother at all, you will not survive 5 minutes

[@bscoeryan]

This is for the future family safety good job.

[@Redplanetlover]

All I could think about was how depressing life would be like in this shelter if it actually had 24 people in it. There is one small area for a tv that maybe 6 or 7 people could watch at the same time. Aside from eating for only 12 people at a time you would have to spend the rest of your time in your bunk. Could you imagine spending months in here?

[@nordicresilience7449]

Depends on the alternatives, if 24 people are hunkering down there for some extended time things outside are _bad_. Would still be a pretty sweet deal compared to getting your skin burnt to a crisp in the initial heatwave followed by your internal organs slowly melting from the radiation of a nuclear blast. If I had the option I'm pretty sure I'd chose the bunker ;-)

[@brose2323]

Nuke shelter like this, or any kind , you want to plan on only being in for 30 days. Even truly end of the world type nuclear carpet bombing the bad radiation is only a week, unless your right next to a ground burst .

[@El_Guapo74]

Yeah but you be alive when everyone else is dead/dying. People allowed in there are all on the same page I'm sure

[@brose2323]

@@dontfukwiththissenator7919 thank man, I've been looking into this . The simple concept for survival of a nuke blast is distance , mass and time. With that to avoid dying in nuke blast or radiation is avoid living next a potential target , have a heavy dense shelter between you and the radiation and the radiation reduces every 24 hours. For me not worried at home. Central Wisconsin is a poor target. However with the new administration, strides will be made by embolden rogue states.

[@TXMamaM.O.]

How many nuclear plants close to you? If and emp hits they can only cool so long with generators, then boom! Play cards, or dominos. There is extra seating at that long bar with some under counter stools.

[@adventuringwithjimboslice5278]

Prayers for Ron hope he's doing OK. 🙏

[@shannonwise3719]

Hilarious at the beginning when the guy let go of the concrete hose 😂😂😂

[@maxboonkittypoison]

Aha those Culvert pipes are 3,6 meters X 15,4 meters long. They are made of steel galvanized and welded at the seems from both sides. AWESOME!!

[@Ryuffx17]

Very good. Congratulations.

[@stickmanutilities]

Best one I have seen for installed. I know online they have some crazy setups. Good to see someone doing something with more than just one

[@brose2323]

Thanks for the details. I spend too much time thinking about how it could all go to shit. One the realizations I had was that the biggest collapse threat is the "legacy pollution. " the first 72 hours, and 30 period we will have a crap ton of untested industrial sites. Nuclear, biological, chemical and other petroleum based facilities. People stop showing up to work safety Checks aren't done yeah we got problems. The biggest one is Chernobyl and that's a problem for another 19935 years. Good news I just turned 50 and had 3 funerals this last 4 months. Sounds self destructive but at some point not my problem anymore. Kind of Luke that last day in high-school where I can just throw it all away.

[@fatboystires]

Really cool to watch....even cooler that all the pieces were hauled on XL trailers, decent chance I could have built one or more of the trailers. Great trailers built in Manchester IA

[@COEXIST-ny4db]

Absolutely amazing!!

[@ssn608]

24 people, two toilets, one shower, and no access to the septic system when sheltering for weeks.. What could go wrong?

[@jjtighe8628]

@@farplenorp convinced me , cancelled my order 😁

[@harrymu148]

I woulda opted for vacuum pack toilets or composting toilets but yea the margin of failure for hygiene is thinner than a shoestring

[@SmokingSevens]

3 toilets. And there was a grinder/pump to discharge to the septic tank. It’s labelled “septic discharge” on the wall. My uncle’s on a septic system out in the country, and he only gets his solids pumped out every 5 years. And it’s a survival bunker, not a holiday RV.

[@ssn608]

@@SmokingSevens How many people are "discharging" to your uncle's septic system? 2? 6? I bet a whole heck of a lot less than 24. What are the comparative sizes of the septic tanks and septic drain fields? I know some folks who end up having their septic pumped every quarter! Was it a manual grinder pump? Let's see... 24 people, using toilet four times a day on average.... (assuming that many people are older/ or maybe experiencing some gastric distress due to a change in diet to survival food.... or maybe radiation poisoning). (Or come down with some bug from a whole bunch of stressed-out people in very, very tight quarters; everybody in my Navy boot camp company came down with some sort of gastro-intestinal bug, I understand that that and upper respiratory infections are common in such situations. ) Anyway, that comes out to a toilet being used every 15 minutes. If it's electric grinder pump, that's a heck of a lot of electrical power usage in a situation where there may be limited power available. Was there a spare? If you removed the pump to install spare.... what drains back?

[@ryan1274]

Gotta do what you gotta do. Better than being up top when a nuke hits

[@Subgunman]

Great video as always ! How is Ron doing with therapy? Wishing him all the best and a speedy recovery!

[@smithsmithy4817]

Love it! Cheap, easy, effortless to install, who could ask for better. I can see millions of Americans installing this.

[@ssn608]

Millions?? LOL

[@Bewefau]

there too expensive.

[@colinmcinnis]

not millions just a few uneducated souls

[@relaxingnature2617]

With a clay base like that you should drill like 10 or 20 4inch holes 25ft deep all around the bunker and fill them with sand ..its called sand draining ..a very effective method of getting water down past the clay layer ..sand draining can help alot if your sump pump fails

[@askthegamer2010]

As someone who plans on getting a shelter from Atlas one day later down the road, I’d consider the dual Big Boy setup quite genius. It’s spacious and has all of the necessities such as a shower or a wall outlet. The reason I respect those that spend a large amount of money on a shelter like this is because this is a safe shelter for a LOT of scenarios and is engineered to keep people safe.

[@disposabull]

Don't bother, these are really bad by European standards. A much better plan: 1) Dig big hole 2) Pour concrete base 3) Weld some 3/4/5 mm steel sheets in place for the bunker 4) Pour the concrete walls and roof It costs way less, is way stronger and will last centuries longer than these thin pipes in earth.

[@askthegamer2010]

@@disposabull With all do respect, your plan isn't a "bunker" in any way. It sounds like a concrete coffin. Firstly, you'd go mentally insane in a concrete box. I know this from first hand experience as I've had to sleep in a concrete storm cellar before and even in one night, I was loosing my mind. The point of an Atlas shelter is for it to provide you with the absolute best protection while still feeling like home.

[@deadinthehead3505]

@@askthegamer2010 Clearly you did not understand what they are saying, you can finish the inside any way you like. The more home like you want it will drive the cost up a lot. The main structure should be a very thick concrete box able to carry a load above so you can build and have a way to defend the bunker and secure air vents and such. kzbin.info/www/bejne/boauf5SgeMyje9U&ab_channel=colinfurze this is a good example of what we are talking about and is cost friendly even on a larger scale and safer

[@tstuff]

@@disposabull Actually the arc shape is far stronger structurally than a flat box shape you are suggesting. And that "thin pipe" is at least 5mm thick. So what you see here: 1)dig big hole - Done 2) concrete slab - Done 3) 5mm metal sheets welded together - Done with an arc shape which is better 4) pour concrete - Why? The compacted rock and dirt provides sufficient support in keeping everything stable around it. These "culverts" are used in some very heavy traffic roads and bridges and they can last for longer than most people live. All that extra welding and concrete is not going to save any money.

[@disposabull]

@@tstuff I didn't suggest a flat box, you just assumed I did. I did have another reply but it was deleted, hohum. Go look at images of culvert collapse, go look at colin furze's bunker build on youtube. That build cost about 30k, a fraction of what an atlas bunker costs and it is structurally way, way better. (still needs a proper blast door on it though) Please try to get your head out around the concept that in Europe we have multiple countries that require bunker capacity for the entire population, Switzerland has capacity for 130% of it's population. We have millions of them (not exaggerating) and they are big chunky reinforced concrete with a thick blast door.

[@shredct3118]

I would like to see the building they built over it.👍

[@MannyNavaro-kl2ox]

Bitumastic coating I would guess. We build blast resistant buildings. Thank you for the info!

[@Decentralized_World1]

While everyone prepares to protect themselves when the zombie apocalypses arrives, I'm preparing myself to be the zombie.

[@leonardmatthews8807]

Lol

[@marytica123]

JUST AN OBSERVATION : seems like these shelters need a 3rd point of entry / exit. Both the main entrance and the emergency exit are in a direct line from the site, and relatively close to the bunker. Perhaps another line of escape could be run from the existing lines, and exit above ground at a DISTANCE from the bunker. I'm thinking some kind of hidden entrance - maybe disguised as a rock formation - and at least 100 feet from the bunker. That way, if a landslide or tree fall blocked the bunker area, the #3 port would still operate.

[@kenibnanak5554]

I am sure by now someone has spent the money for that extra half mile of buried tunnel. :)

[@redfaux74]

I think 2 should be enough. I like your idea tho. I would have one on top for spider holes and 1 vertical disguised as a tree if I had the cash.

[@murphmurph2124]

The atlas is full of flaws such as we're the ventilation is . It to exposed

[@redfaux74]

@@murphmurph2124 - That makes zero sense. Edit- I see, you meant where instead of we're...

[@Kingjeffkoch]

@@redfaux74 The ventilation thing rly can be a problem though, people cant put in liquids but they could block the air vent so it should be hidden well.

[@dmcd7333]

Miss ya Ron. Get better and keep the videos coming!

[@user-me4sd3fs3l]

Absolutely top-class

[@EddiTaru]

This is so amazing. Very needed in todays time.

[@stupedcraig]

Why are you getting nuked?

[@bradoneil6701]

Shelters look great,but i'd like mine at least 50' below ground.

[@coyote5735]

You only need a yard of dirt to protect you from Alpha, Beta Gama decay.

[@ThisIsMySig]

How are the numerous pipes extending above ground protected from attackers? Seems that is would be very easy to compromise the bunkers by damaging or blocking them.

[@uni4rm]

Why would people be wandering the woods of WV attacking pipes?

[@ThisIsMySig]

@@uni4rm Desperate times. There are so many protruding pipes that it just seems someone may happen upon them.

[@marshaduncan6587]

@@uni4rm Well because a lot of people plan on 'bugging out" and yes, they could definitely be wandering. Also, so many people are talking about these kind of shelters that people might actually be looking for someone else's stockpile to steal. It would be easy enough to damage their pipe which supplies fresh air. Stop that up till they're dead or coming out of their escape hatch and get rid of them. There you go, free food. Sad, but true.

[@technologysupplies]

Preppers have been wasting their money, since the 1950's. They do have a second underground vacation home, though. I'll stick with my nice cars, watches and tropical travel.

[@SuperJaXXas]

Love the idea, but if ANYBODY knows about it a siege could be in your future, one you won't win!

[@salvation7362]

Those guys in the pit should be wearing hardhats and high visibility vests!

[@KETO_DIET]

They will start wearing the safety gear after a bad injury or worse😬....! Hopefully sooner than that though.

[@madcrabber1113]

Concrete pump truck has got to be one of the best things ever invented for construction.

[@Moanabubbl3s]

Not that I can ever afford any kinda bunkers lol but I really like watching what you do lol Ive been telling all my friends here in New Zealand to watch your channel because its buzzy lol

[@unholykill333u9]

Remember to have enough spare Food & Beer for these guys when they show back up during the calamity, they'll be able too remember wherever these are built and could be your new roommate 10 C L

[@truthbydesign5146]

@@geethug6910 Some people have way more money than common sense. Airtight operational security is probably the most important safety precaution, yet millionaires like this throw caution to the wind. One terrible human with a cement truck is all it takes to defeat this, blocking entrance, immediately removing option of self-defense, while they then proceed to seal the generator’s and human airways… wait a week while family suffocates in the dark, before returning to excavate and loot. An even more sophisticated crew could use odorless gas to get the job done in a day. I’d be the type who would eliminate people capable of doing something like what I described, but I’d probably not risk my own life to save people foolish enough to run an insecure operation like this. There are already enough stupid people in this world.

[@CragScrambler]

@@truthbydesign5146 Gotta find it first and get past the hidden remotes sentries, RPGs, automated turrets and you won't even see it coming while those inside have been watching you from miles out if you get anywhere near. Remember the best defense is a good offense. These are basic survival buildings, a lot more is added afterwards, filtration systems to filter gas, independant o2 supplies, 360 remote surveillance, multiple hidden escape points. Armchair theory warriors like yourself won't stand a chance thankfully 😆😂🤣

[@truthbydesign5146]

@@CragScrambler lol, nice fantasy world you live in. Life is not a video game.

[@truthbydesign5146]

@@CragScrambler Only the government and a relative few elite groups and private families will have the resources, technical expertise and military experience to implement an operation like that....and there's one common denominator shared between all who do: They understand how important SECRECY is to operational security. The last thing any of them would do, would be to advertise their location, like the goof offs in this video. this isn't theory, it's common knowledge and common sense. Like I said, you live in a fantasy world

[@colinmcinnis]

Army will claim it, under Federal evacuation orders.

[@bustinbass78]

They are made from the same galvanized tube your culverts are made of. You know the same ones that rust out after 20yrs. I feel all concrete would last longer and cost similar. The difference is the labor.

[@N0xiety]

The difference is that culverts actually have water passing in them, and are not really protected from the environment. They are open to the air and corrosion. So yea, i don't see how this would rust out in 20 years as you assume it would...

[@aconsideredopinion7529]

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. The solution is as Eleanor Roosevelt said….“Do one thing every day that scares you.” Only when you are no longer afraid do you begin to live.

[@filmzealot]

The escape hatch is always way too close to the main entrance. I would think it would be better about 200 feet away or so

[@dontfukwiththissenator7919]

I also think the air pipes should be in a recessed pit, with a grate and foliage covering them. Sure, they have a drain to prevent someone from pouring flammables or other liquids, but there is no safeguard in place if someone were to seal them and effectively cut off the air supply to the bunker. Also, the NBC filter is in the master bedrooms of most of these bunkers. The filter will eventually become full of radioactive particulates, and emit radiation inside of the bunker. The filtration system needs to be shielded.

[@filmzealot]

@@dontfukwiththissenator7919 wow… I like your insights. I never thought of any of that

[@uayfb1]

@@dontfukwiththissenator7919 I suggest you let Ron Hubbard, the CEO of Atlas Bunkers know of your insights; he will appreciate them, I'm sure.

[@thesurvivalist.]

Install a fake tree or tree stump, and have the pipe in the center of that tree! If they do not look closely they will even notice it!

[@konserv]

@@thesurvivalist. or even simpler. Just grow some prickly bushes around. They are passing the air, have small roots (in comparison with trees), protecting area as a barbed wire and mask the pipes and bunker.

[@brad885]

Servers, with those beds, next to discreet gray buildings. Very specific requirements. Looks like someone is housing a wet crew.

[@colinmcinnis]

they will be if the worst happens

[@brose2323]

Another way to improve these facilities is tie the electric supply into the above ground line. Put a breaker on it so you can use that while it's working. Likewise, use the standard well pump and septic , as long as it's not contaminated.

[@risennation1239]

The welder guy is on point.

[@campervanmarkmotorwayrunne3410]

Impressive and huge !

[@playbassken]

Wow! You promised and BOY did you deliver, Ron! That is beyond impressive and you can tell this client is serious about their survival after watching this. Your crew did an outstanding job with this huge project and continued prayers that you'll beat that cancer, buddy. Rock on, Ron!

[@AeizZone]

survival from what?

[@joejordan1259]

They may survive longer than most but they gotta come out and when they do it's over with for them

[@Alotofpeoplelikeme]

Any initial shock is what is avoided and to that end worth it

[@MrSkinny1966]

How do you survive in a grave. There's no way to defend this. Plug the exhaust and plug the air supply. Good night Lucy

[@playbassken]

@@MrSkinny1966 "IF" you know where to find them and most who have a bunker also have means of knowing if anyone is even remotely close to their location. That's also why there's an escape hatch. Granted, you can come up with all sorts of ways to choke someone out in a bunker, but the key is finding it first.

[@brianmackenzie5692]

Probably an ideal build in areas affected by tornadoes. Topped off with a blockhouse - no debris.

[@colinmcinnis]

That's what there only good for, they will not stand up against Floods or Nukes

[@colinbrooks6290]

Its so reassuring to know we’re the crazy people ! 😂

[@ajsturtz]

No generator redundancy seems pretty risky since all of the bunker relies on electric power.

[@Greatlakeskyle.]

@@rickross6368 they may be wacky but they are professional compared to many in the game. If a redundancy generator is what kills it for you, what would you ever be satisfied with? Lmayo

[@MrSatyre1]

@@Greatlakeskyle. um, im guessing redundancy?

[@redfaux74]

I guess the owners must show you guys every single secret. They spent $500k on this. I'm betting the house might have at least 1 generator. 24 guys, tons of computer space?!? Let's not be too critical.

[@redfaux74]

@@kingpin76110 - People who do their own work often save 60 to 70% for just labor alone. As long as they do it right. My dad tried. We were really poor. He always broke 3 things trying to fix 1. Knowledge is power.

[@kingpin76110]

@@redfaux74 Me and him would get along real well…. My poor grammar just seemed like the right thing to do. Jaha

[@LaurenMiddleton28]

RIP the workers who worked on this project... Ultra Secrecy has its cost.

[@ssn608]

LOL

[@QueenDaenerysTargaryen]

Beautiful video 👌 📹 ❤ 💖

[@tonygreenfield7820]

Someone mentioned keeping it secret from neighbours but these guys who installed the shelters know exactly where you are and all the weak points. So they could get in there before you or even sell your bunkers location. When it comes to survival, no one is going to care about the terms of a contract.

[@perry8498]

Love the lay out , I’d probably go for 10 bunks and two double rooms , have more living space

[@Cypik]

To buy this I'd probably team up with a bunch of friends/family to buy this setup and share it. Definitely my dream to have one just in case

[@mikeelek9713]

That's pretty incredible, although to be truthful, if I was spending that much money, I think that I would go with two rectangular units side by side and maybe with a connector with vault doors somewhere in the middle. But it was the client's project, not mine.

[@edsherwood2173]

Yeah same especially in a high water table. It’s definitely cool though

[@henryjraymondiii961]

With 24 souls in this bunker, there should be a CO2 monitor. Is there a dependable one that is fully integfrated into the build to qualify safety concerns ? An add-on within a laptop, may show that it goes off too often. The intake dispersal and exhaust may have sensory abilities, but could fail as an aftermarket application.

[@ChippyPippy]

I like this setup. I always figured if I ever got one it'd be a couple units chained together like this.

[@jaredthelifeguard9865]

It seems like an interesting choice to have to walk through the bathroom when entering any room.

[@craigwadey2122]

Oh I'm sure they would get to know each other very well 😊

[@dave7038]

Also nice that the single shower for 24 people has a clear glass door situated at the entrance to the living quarters! Seriously though, it makes me curious about the design parameters for the installation. Based on water capacity and living space I'd suppose that at design occupancy it's probably intended for no more than a couple days. Sufficient for most fallout to drop out or to wait out an unmotivated attacker, but not much use in a pandemic. That's just my guess though, would be interesting to hear more from the designer how they spec different configurations for duration of occupancy, especially with respect to consumables like water and fuel. With flush toilets (no waterless urine disposal) and a shower the water consumption per person is going to be at least 10 gallons per day, more if they aren't careful with the shower. Presumably additional water and fuel stores can be added above-ground and plumbed in, but I've never heard them talk about that. Edit: I forgot about the well, once that's added I suppose the limit is fuel capacity. Solar up on the building roof would address that in all but the most extreme situations. With water and power the limits are probably sufficient for most any purpose.

[@coyote5735]

@@dave7038 I think it's two family-sized bunkers cobbled together, there wouldn't be enough water for showers. It would have to be wet wipes lol.

[@colinmcinnis]

poor design

[@colinbrooks6290]

Escape hatchers ! Are you expecting (cabin fever) 😂

[@jeremiah7855]

Wild wonderful and beautiful west virginia 😍

[@theoldguy9329]

Impressive build. No laundry for 24 people? How long are they staying down there?

[@robertbolding4182]

im actually glad we will have some survivors, i hope they packed the right one item that will keep them alive

[@redfaux74]

Yes, ammo! I want 6 of these side by side, 1 on top lateral for several spider holes and 1 vertical for my 50BMG and optics. I want one emergency exit to go into my humongous pool with tons of rock features and water falls.

[@colinmcinnis]

No survivors with this set up

[@Brandon-qp7gq]

Where do the french drains drain out? Is there a exit spout at a lower elevation than the base of the excavation hole?

[@traumadog59]

I wish I could afford just one. Atlas is the best!

[@Ben77788]

It’d be so cool to have one these, especially one that connects your house to the shelter.

[@piepawrench]

I watch these videos and never hear anything about a septic system for the toilets or showers and the like. I would just assume one was install also as well as a drain field/ or something???? Or maybe hooked up to city systems????

[@hankjesse3410]

I think you can find a video from a channel called engineer775 I think. He’s a contractor that’s done stuff like that with these bunkers. Ron’s used his videos before

[@Subgunman]

Most of the Atlas Bunkers must use a macerator-ejector system and pipe it into a city or septic system on the property. A German company called Wilo makes a smaller system for home use when you don't want to breaks up concrete in an existing basement to add a toilet, shower and sink. From what I last priced they were around $600 but that is a third of the cost to bring a plumber and tear out half of your basements concrete to add drains.

[@piepawrench]

@@Subgunman I know they make different types of "pumps", macerators and the like for getting the waste out. Its just that I've never heard Ron talk about hooking anything up and he goes into "great" detail about all the other piping hook ups. I'm just a little surprised he never talks about it.

[@dvdadaudits7500]

@@leopitre7907 sound attenuation

[@kargandarr]

I am familiar with the fun fact about the birthday of West Virginia since I grew up in Wayne county.

[@jeffrose5622]

For those commenting on the escape tunnels please remember that they said they were going to build a building on top of these bunkers. With that in mind the escape hatches (and air piping) can come up anywhere in the house or building. Behind false walls, cupboards, closets, fake fireplace, etc. Let your imagine run wild and that is probably what these people are doing. If they can drop $500k on just the bunker you can imagine that the upper structure will also be awesome.

[@eternalskeptic]

No amount of spending will allow you to survive a nuclear war.

[@MrAssault889]

@@eternalskeptic whats worse is the aftermath

[@williamwhitman9804]

@@eternalskeptic Yeah. We will all take the same amount of cash into the afterlife.

[@enargy5890]

@@eternalskeptic I'm curious, if in the event of a nuclear war, it can penetrate anything even gas proof spaces? Or the explosion alone will destroy everything in that area?

[@eternalskeptic]

@@enargy5890 You've heard of Cheyenne Mountain, where NORAD is stationed? It's under a mile of solid granite, yet it was obsolete before construction was even completed. Hydrogen bombs create fireballs that can be miles in diameter burning at millions of degrees, even if a bomb were to miss by half a mile(it won't) it would still destroy it completely. Say you build your pressurized underground bunker with an unlimited supply of power, air, water, food etc and you're not near enough to be killed by the thermal pulse, the overpressure of the blast, or the radiation which will be at its most lethal in the weeks following the blast... will any of your exits to the top even open? What if a house collapsed on top of them, or tons of concrete were blown onto them? This is without mentioning Strontium-90 or the fact that there will be more than 100 nuclear power plants around the world melting down for the next few millennia and poisoning our world even further. Nuclear war is game over human race, to think otherwise is a dangerous delusion.

[@adolforodriguez8041]

I've wanted exactly something like this! wow and with wifi down there too so I cant play on my Xbox and it doubles for an actual living area

[@tstuff]

Odds are if you are down there that there is little communication systems functioning on the surface.

[@kdawg3145]

Not if you use it as a mancave till u need it

[@mrdrummer2564]

"this type of shelter has been around since the 1950's" Look up the Anderson shelter. It's what kept most Brits alive during WWII. Probably long before that in WWI too.

[@paulprescott7913]

Yes and there are still some remaining. Some times if your buying older properties some of them still have them in the gardens.

[@LosLS2]

on day 5, shenanigans occurred. good thing it's a secret location. lol

[@borisdorofeev5602]

Making redundant air and exhaust shafts for the generator would be a good idea incase one gets blocked somehow. Also a water bladder layer on the inside (for water storage and radiation protection).

[@PappaJon2009]

These are deep enough that radiation from a nuclear blast anywhere near the bunker should be just fine. Radiation only goes so deep when it's surface radiation. And lets face it, no country on the world cares about your bunker enough to drop a tactical nuke on it :D

[@Self.reliant]

Would be cool to see a video on your longest I ground bunker. To see how they look years down the road.

[@telinoz1975]

Yep, more follow up vids of completed builds would be interesting.

[@digitaldan8223]

I rather have the nuke hit me in the noggin' than live in this with 23 other people for any amount of time, lol.

[@hillustration]

And what do you come out to after? Depending what happens you could need to be in this thing for years. And eventually stuff breaks down.

[@digitaldan8223]

A world that looks like the movie "The Book Of Eli" @@hillustration

[@rogerpierce6209]

I guess “Budget” has no place in this conversation 🤣. Good lawd what a bunker!

[@TmoneyProductions]

19:40 this feels like a horror movie scene 😂

[@zacharygraves2621]

A thought popped into my head "what if the escape hatch looked like a tree stump?"

[@jonl8445]

Colonel Hogan is that you?

[@mortem-tyrannis]

I too live in WV and wondered if you would be able to come this far for a shelter, I'm glad to know you will.

[@HumanBeingSpawn]

I want to start a war just so people can use it 😐

[@gerardfouilette275]

Vos bunkers sont les meilleurs en Amérique du Nord

[@oo.i0nyx]

Thank You for video !

[@erikthered7422]

How long do you think twenty-four people can live together in this? One month? Two months? Twelve months? It would be difficult. From a psychological standpoint, this setup would work for six people , max.

[@RANGER73CPT]

You KNOW it all depends on the mentality of the people...Obviously a crew of certain people COULD survive for AS LONG as they had supplies IF they were FORCED to. I would say a crew of seasoned submariners could survive as long as they had supplies for...

[@erikthered7422]

@@RANGER73CPT Correct. A certain type of training would be required. Certain training was required for Biodome 2. Ordinary people would not make it in that shelter of it was maxed out.

[@KumaBean]

It's fun to know that even during the apocalypse, two people in a bunker somewhere are still able to enjoy a friendly game of Battleshits 🤣 👌

[@celeroon89]

During "the" apocalypse? What apocalypse?

[@KumaBean]

celeroon89 You must be fun conversation at parties,.... 😒

[@celeroon89]

@@KumaBean Well, im not that conspiratorial of me, accually I hate conspiracies bc most... Erhm, unsmart ppl think that the government always is up to no good with chemtrails and what not. And I hate religion, which means I am an atheist. For me, if you believe in something other than yourself you are weak minded and needs something bigger than yourself to make the everyday life work. Atleast that's my two cents

[@mathewmcdonald3657]

celeroon89 yeah that new world order conspiracy turned out to be a huge lie. And JFK, anyone who thinks that Oswald didn’t act alone has to be a nut job. You know the CIA wanted to release this last batch of JFK files but this damn Covid made it impossible. I mean really people actually think we brought in Nazis after WW2 and let them start the CIA and NASA. The government only wants the best for us, all smart people know that.

[@celeroon89]

@@mathewmcdonald3657 Yeah, you can try make fun of me and all but I don't care. So go back to your basement and prepp for the apocalypse, believing that the earth is flat, UFOs is real and the government try to mindcontrol us using chemtrails.... Hope that work out for you

[@toddkeffer566]

Totally awesome. I would love to have one. Need to hit lottery.

[@randallsmerna384]

So by pouring some down the fresh air intake for the generator you can make the whole damn thing explode? Or by covering up the exhaust you can make the generator non-functional?