To want to build a nuclear bunker in our garden.....

[peppep]

I'm genuinely contemplating it.

DH says isn't sure he wants to survive a nuclear war, and I think he thinks I'm joking, which - to be fair - I was when I said it on the day of Trump's inauguration.....

First of all its highly unlikely you could actually build a bunker that could survive a nuclear war, in your garden.
But even if you did, have you thought about what it would entail to survive it? No thanks from me.

It wouldn't protect you from the aftermath.

Better to just die on the spot IMO!

What kind of size and spec?

Sounds like a big job.

I'm with you DH on this. I don't think I would want to survive a nuclear war, to be honest.

Get a grip.

Also, have you see Cloverfield Lane? 😱

Bad day Lola

I thought everyone had one?

Switzerland has a bunch of weird bunkers that they currently house homeless people in. You could move there.

But unless you can build one the size of a mansion, filled with modern luxuries and all your friends and family, why would you? I like Prepping but a nuclear strike? Tallest hill and hope it's quick. Try the Preppers board though. They'll help you out...

I have a shed, there might be some hacks out there on Pinterest.

I'm
With you, OP.

There's an old fallout shelter down be road from me. I've been eyeing it up for a while.

The Swiss have private ones in every house. And they are required to keep tinned beans and chocolate for up to 6 months.

The future is Swiss. Everybody else will perish.

It never ends well for survivors. I know this because I've read books and seen films

I'm thinking going out with a bang, maybe gin and opiates, would be better?

Chardonnays amazing!

Smile another good suggestion. I might just stock up on Vodka.

My old NDN built one. The ground water kept seeping in though so I don't think it did it properly. He had to abandon it in the end.

Switzerland has a bunch of weird bunkers that they currently house homeless people in. You could move there.

Apparently in the event of a nuclear attack foreigners will not be allowed in Swiss bunkers. Read it on MN

However I do love the idea of a government that requires you to keep stocks of chocolate.

Tinned beans and chocolate? For six months? That's enough to put me off on its own.

@OhtoblazeswithElvira will they throw the homeless (many of whom are foreign) out to fit in the Swiss? Say what you like, the Swiss are seriously hardcore.

I now feel strangely reassured that the international scout camp my ds goes to on Friday is in Switzerland...

I don't think I can pull off the Mad Max scavanged S&M look so I'm happy enough to just go out with a first strike.

nuclear strike is my current can't-get-to-sleep scenario.

Even then I've decided dead in the blast is best.

I'm terrified about this north korea stuff.

Best thing to stock up on is medicine.
I know because I've seen it on on Znation

Don't do it OP

You ever read Legion ? 3rd of the rat trilogies. Poor sod built a bunker and he never got out due to debris on it .

Also, in the 80s, they scared the life out of us with the llikes of Threads . When the Wind Blows, The Day After etcetera . Nope, I'd want to die there and then .

When The Wind Blows terrified me for life. In the event of nuclear war I'd just want to be obliterated on the spot.

Sounds like a good project OP. If you are a fair distance (30miles) from a likely target it's actually going to be pretty easy to build.

The MN standard opinion is in the event of a nuclear attack then the UK will be in ruins and survival impossible, when in reality its not the case.

Basic preparation and measures can insure you survive.