$1000 to build a bugout house

[HomeAlone]

SSdawg your right, That is what I did in Missouri, once inside, you'd swear you were inside your own house, looks quite nice inside. I studded up walls and used normal insulation, with vapor barrier also. When you put them iunderground, you really want to leave a 12" gap between the fill and the sides of the building, not to mention, you would want to seal it, like you would a regular basement. But, you can't beat the shipping containers, very price efficient.........

 

[Datguy]

Just a little advice.....if you plan on dropping a shipping container in the ground, you will want to reinforce the sides (not to mention the top if you put any amount of earth on it). I have seen this done and the sides of the containers crushed in about 6 inches when you back filled around the container......also, they need insulated big time if above ground......throw up a 2x4 frame and use spray foam.......cover with almost anything (if you want). I have seen first hand a bunker made out of four shipping contains (two above ground and two under ground).......it's a very nice set-up......except the walls compressing on the two that were buried.

Nice input, thanks.

 

[SSDawg]

Home ALone.....thank you for reminding me about the waterproofing......I guess in my mind it's a given, but you MUST waterproof the exterior......a very thick layer of roofing tar works very well.....an vapor barrier is a must on the inside, unless you use closed cell spray foam.....if you reg insulation or open cell spray foam, you need that vapor barrier.

 

[Cruisers460]

$1000 stated budget. If someone is selling and delivering containers for that I'd like to talk with them!

 

[Glockadopoulos]

What sort of bugout are we talking about? Roaming warlords and raiders cannibalizing everything in their path when they figure out groceries don't grow at the store? If built as a stationary defensive setup I would think that some provision for going underground and an escape tunnel would be invaluable. I'm sure ya'll have seen it, but the classic OG text on underground structures was the $50 Underground House. That general principle can be updated and designed into a slope deeper than the classic UGH design to provide a LOT of insulation against cold, high speed lead, raining isotopes, IR cameras, etc. Working up something like this is where time and labor become far more of a cost than money, but surely doable if you've got the time to spare. Such a structure could even be relatively well camouflaged so that two legged predators might just roam right past it and be none the wiser. Woofies forum has a lot of neat stuff on ultra low budget construction.

 

[Inbonuscivis]

$1000 stated budget. If someone is selling and delivering containers for that I'd like to talk with them!

Metro Trailer and Leasing has an office in Newnan...they supply to a lot of us contractors.

$1000 May not work though considering these things are becoming more and more sought after.


As far as strengthening the sides from back fill, I have seen hat channel welded to the sides to prevent compression.
Waterproofing, I would use an latex based product (Sika SL makes a Latex version that is awesome....sometimes you can pick it up from Ramtool, Whitecap, or Sika after the UBD for CHEAP.)

 

[brockington]

no bugout needed for me. I'm staying put.

Ditto again ... Fortify

 

[DCollier32]

A tent is an OK option for expediency but doesnt offer much in the way of security. Its also terrible for warmth, or cooling, or staying out of the elements. A tent like a surplus GP small or medium would be a good choice if mobility mattered most, but for anything else a structure fits the bill a bit better I think.

Shipping crates are another good option I think, although transporting one to a location can sometimes cost more than the container itself. Typically, a container will be about $1000 alone.

Where are you getting your prices on a container? Last time I was looking into them they were over $2500

 

[$nipertime]

If Anyone sees your bug out house, and it were the end of the world They would rob it to feed their family and kill you. Spend your money on bags, ammo, and a canned food cache you can visit. Move around.

 

[dakota port]

I've never been over there to see for myself but somebody said people with lots arounds Lake Weiss in Alabama were buying the larger prefab outbuildings (like they sell in the Home Depot parking lot) and setting them up as cabins on the lake. That is, until the county passed an ordinance against it. Seems like a viable plan if you had the space to put one...You could improve it to suit your needs.

i went inside their 2 story models and those building look nicer then many homes i see off the main highway that people still live in, but they do not fit the standards of a living structure according to the city. that what makes houses so expensive in imo all the regulations they have on the dimensions of materials