Shipping containers are a highly popular material for many preppers because they are relatively cheap, can be stacked, already have walls, are watertight and rust and corrosion resistant. In addition to that they are big and can carry a huge amount of weight.
How convenient are they? Many would say: very because they can even be put underground for a bunker or stacked and welded to make a fortress that is quite easily defendable.
I have my plans for my own fortress made out of shipping containers much like the layout of a castle. Four high walls protecting an inner courtyard.
This inner courtyard will be an oasis. There will be fruits and vegetables and I plan to raise chickens in there for their eggs and(of course) their meat.
Meanwhile my walls will be two containers high with the bottom containers being the living areas. This is where we will pass time,cook and eat meals and thrive.
My top row of containers will be storage but I will cut out areas of the containers looking outside for windows. These will make very the fortress very defendable.
Upstairs is where we will store plenty of food as well as guns. As well as having the windows. Stairs to the top will have a strong latch that if you are upstairs you can seal. Then you can unseal other latches in other areas of the house to drop ladders down.
But nobody wants to bring their family to live in an uncomfortable home right? Well the top and bottom areas will have a mixture of hardwood and carpet flooring. Upstairs will likely be all carpet to reduce footsteps being heard from downstairs.
The walls will be lined with wood to reduce the feeling of living inside a metal crate and the place will be furnished just like a normal household. The reason I want it to be so homely is because I want to move their permenantly once it is built. I like the land their better then where I live now and it is much safer.
Pardon me for not revealing my exact location but I can say I will be in Colorado.
Power:
I plan on having solar panels hooked up to batteries to store energy and same with wind energy. I also want to have plenty of fuel and generators for those dark and windless days.
I want this home/fortress to be completely off the grid and have us living off the land.
We will collect water via a rain collection system that I will run through a filter and into two 500 gallon containers as well as having a creek nearby.
Thanks for reading and please do give me feedback especially to help improve the place.
How convenient are they? Many would say: very because they can even be put underground for a bunker or stacked and welded to make a fortress that is quite easily defendable.
I have my plans for my own fortress made out of shipping containers much like the layout of a castle. Four high walls protecting an inner courtyard.
This inner courtyard will be an oasis. There will be fruits and vegetables and I plan to raise chickens in there for their eggs and(of course) their meat.
Meanwhile my walls will be two containers high with the bottom containers being the living areas. This is where we will pass time,cook and eat meals and thrive.
My top row of containers will be storage but I will cut out areas of the containers looking outside for windows. These will make very the fortress very defendable.
Upstairs is where we will store plenty of food as well as guns. As well as having the windows. Stairs to the top will have a strong latch that if you are upstairs you can seal. Then you can unseal other latches in other areas of the house to drop ladders down.
But nobody wants to bring their family to live in an uncomfortable home right? Well the top and bottom areas will have a mixture of hardwood and carpet flooring. Upstairs will likely be all carpet to reduce footsteps being heard from downstairs.
The walls will be lined with wood to reduce the feeling of living inside a metal crate and the place will be furnished just like a normal household. The reason I want it to be so homely is because I want to move their permenantly once it is built. I like the land their better then where I live now and it is much safer.
Pardon me for not revealing my exact location but I can say I will be in Colorado.
Power:
I plan on having solar panels hooked up to batteries to store energy and same with wind energy. I also want to have plenty of fuel and generators for those dark and windless days.
I want this home/fortress to be completely off the grid and have us living off the land.
We will collect water via a rain collection system that I will run through a filter and into two 500 gallon containers as well as having a creek nearby.
Thanks for reading and please do give me feedback especially to help improve the place.