Having those supplies in your regular house is way more useful in a natural disaster. You’re likely to already be in your home with your family and pets, and don’t have to risk going outside to get to shelter, as your basement is already a suitable shelter for 99% of storms and weather phenomena.
The problems with bad storms is they usually disrupt power and cause flooding. Having a generator or home battery to power your existing sump pumps makes way more sense than spending tens of thousands of dollars on a bunker/storm shelter that will also need sump pumps and a power system.
Having supplies in your own home also means they’re more likely to be cycled through and checked on regularly, versus having to make the conscious effort to go out to a seperate shelter every year or so to inspect the food, water, and medical supplies there.
I guess the “bunker” I had in mind is much more like an deep, extended basement. Normal basements require egress windows so they’re partially above ground.
I’d want a half flight of stairs down from the basement into a “fortified” room for bulk storage (paper towels, toilet paper, etc), some beds, and survival stuff. I’d be in there for the supplies anyway to keep an eye on it.
I’d also like my IT closet in an attached room…which would definitely be running Grocy to keep track of supplies because I love that sort of thing
Having those supplies in your regular house is way more useful in a natural disaster. You’re likely to already be in your home with your family and pets, and don’t have to risk going outside to get to shelter, as your basement is already a suitable shelter for 99% of storms and weather phenomena.
The problems with bad storms is they usually disrupt power and cause flooding. Having a generator or home battery to power your existing sump pumps makes way more sense than spending tens of thousands of dollars on a bunker/storm shelter that will also need sump pumps and a power system.
Having supplies in your own home also means they’re more likely to be cycled through and checked on regularly, versus having to make the conscious effort to go out to a seperate shelter every year or so to inspect the food, water, and medical supplies there.
I guess the “bunker” I had in mind is much more like an deep, extended basement. Normal basements require egress windows so they’re partially above ground.
I’d want a half flight of stairs down from the basement into a “fortified” room for bulk storage (paper towels, toilet paper, etc), some beds, and survival stuff. I’d be in there for the supplies anyway to keep an eye on it.
I’d also like my IT closet in an attached room…which would definitely be running Grocy to keep track of supplies because I love that sort of thing