Hurricane Ian preparations! Storm shelter tour
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- As we prepare for Hurricane Ian, I show our storm preparations and finish setting up our storm shelter.
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When living in Florida, you can't have tin buildings with tin roof and expect them to be standing after a storm. My sister has a home in Naples and her house is solid brick with a foot and half wide walls with a roof made from 6 inch steel beams and slate roof bonded to the roof. Her neighbors were talking about her and husband over built it. When the hurricane hit at 112 miles an hours and when it was all over the only house not damage was theirs, all others had to leave and no water in the house too. They also had a 10,000 kw propane generator with a 500 gallon propane tank placed underground.
And the old saying - rather be safe than sorry is the definition to that here !! And yes FEMA stayed at the four seasons resort at $1,000 a night so…
Don't say it can't because Mother Nature will show you it can. Good luck
Hi Andrew. I live here in Fort Myers. We experience 9 hours of hurricane winds. I got tress down everywhere. My son lives in Naples, he said in his apartment the water was all way up to his stomach. The cars are under water. I hope everybody out there is doing well during this hurricane. Thank you for your prayers. It's going to take weeks to clean up this mess.
Very sorry! 😢
Very sorry to hear that Jim, but glad everyone is physically OK and safe.
You were warned prior to nine hours of hurricane winds, right?
I live in Maryland and I know that Fort Myers is 3 feet above sea level, didn't you know that, Jim!
So what's up with Florida people. Many expect that prayers and faith or the lack of faith will block an 8 foot storm surge while they dwell at 3 feet above the sea. And yet, our Lord tells us that his people perished because of the lack of knowledge!
Prayers for you and your family 🙏
@@DeansofNomadica not that it matters but Ft Myers is located 3m above sea level, approximately 10 feet. Arcadia is located 17 m above sea level, approximately 56 feet and is 50 miles inland. there aren't very many people speaking of the flooding devastation that Arcadia and Desoto Co in general received. I suppose it doesn't fit the narrative.
When you plan and overbuild for your safety against storms, when the time comes, you get calm storm planning....like Andrew! Stay safe my friend.
Andrew, great build. The only thing that I would be scared of if something would be blown against the door, not allowing you to open up the door.
That AC was designed to remove from the inside and serve as another escape hatch.
Hi Andrew I don’t think your shelter is going anywhere. I watch the series when you built it. I am very glad the storm has shifted away from you guys. 🌞🇨🇦
It's over built for our area for sure. That's a good thing!
Andrew, you have thought of everything. I just found your channel and now I am binging your channel. Please keep them coming.
Thank you for watching
Hundreds dead in ft Myers, thousand trapped. In daytona also houses 2ft+water. Plumbing backing up in homes. My son in Orlando car under water.
Bad storm is a understatement
I feel horrible for the devastation people are experiencing.
Thankful it changed course! You are a voice of reason in a sea of uncertainty!
My brother is in Port Charlotte I've been praying all morning
Thoughts and prayers for your brother. They're getting hit hard.
Hate to heart that
Thank you so much God bless you
Glad you guys are safe 🎉 I will keep you in my prayers and light a candle for you
Hey Andrew me and my husband and furry boston terriers babies are praying for you your wife and your furry babies to be safe and secure praying that this storm blows somewhere else away from you all. Please if you can keep us updated. Stay strong stay safe and safe live bother. Praying for you
We are very blessed, the storm moved east enough it won't affect us.
Thank you so much for the update Andrew that is a load off my mind to hear that. Take care Andrew we can't wait to see your next video after this storm pass..
Kudos for being prepared in advance. Most people wait until the last minute and cannot find supplies, etc.
I've played that game before, it adds unneeded stress. Anything I buy early for preparation can be used after the fact if the storm doesn't hit.
I am so relieved to see you add in the earth augers. Thank you. Overkill never hurts.
I feel 100 percent confident in that shelter, especially now.
So glad you all are safe
nicely done....
Thank you
Andrew I'm praying for you and your family 👪 and the babies, bulllet and ruger ,that's a bad hurricane 🌀, please be prepared for anything.
Thanks for showing the oops and how you fixed it. Love getting ideas from others.
I live in Venice, and maps show our house was about 8 miles from the eye wall. Hadn’t been a major hurricane in this area in years, and all the forecasts were for IAn to go way north. It would be accurate to say we live in an “always prepared” mode. Always a couple cases of water and TP on hand. Lots of non perishable food. House has solar power with Powerwall backup. Hurricane shutters take a couple hours to put up. We had about $1000 damage, and never lost power, even though the neighborhood lost power from Wed to Sunday. Because we were ready, we were able to help neighbors get shutters up, (and down following). We had hurricane winds from 3 pm until about 11 pm.
Very happy to hear that you did not take much damage.
Be safe and good luck. Best addition I ever made was a whole house generator.
I couldn't justify the price when our $700 generator runs the entire house. I seriously considered one.
It is always good to have a plan.
What Ive learned in recent years on the La Gulf Coast is that storm window shutters are not for decoration. They should be functional and usable. Thais what they were intended for. Saves so much time closing shutters and latching them instead of putting up plywood to cover windows.
Wow I dont think anything is toppling that thing over well done!! No need to worry about storms anymore!!
That is a very nice shelter.
Thank you, we love having it.
Wow....that is so impressive!
I wish you all the best with the hurricane Ian keep safe and I hope everything goes well for you and your family I hope your new puppy doesn't get too scared from the hurricane I can't imagine how scary a hurricane can be on from Australia I will keep you in my prayers
All is well here, the storm shifted far enough East that it missed us.
Man fort meyers is taking a beating. Glad you were able to avoid the major stuff. Hopefully everyone comes out on the west coast ok.
We were very lucky
Stay safe keep us posted
All is well
@@TKCL that's good to hear
Hope all is well for you and your wife
We are good, thanks.
like the video. it looks like you have a good plan that is great. be safe not sorry later. be bless and safe and love.
Amazing shelter!!
Thank you for watching
You should create a storm shelter coverage for your kitchen. Something to go over the top and bolt in and then something over the side to bolt together to put your grills and thing into the kitchen and not worry about anything going anywhere.
Not a bad idea
good luck, hope to hear from you when you all have survived Ian and hopefully without serious damage or injuries.
It's going for enough east of us we should be good!
@@TKCL I am happy for you. good luck to you and all those affected by Ian
Take care and stay safe.
Be safe you two. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
All is well
Hey. Prayers for everyone. I live in S.C. Waiting to see what we're up against.
I think you'll be OK wind wise, but expect some storms and rain.
I hope the forecast is correct and the storm misses you. Good luck Buddy!!
We are good for now.
Andrew I hope the storm doesn’t turn and causes you problems. Stay safe.
All is well
Great video Andrew. Thanks for sharing. I wish you the best. Take care and God Bless.
Thank you, God bless.
Hi, Andrew! I prayed the hurricane would avoid your home. I believe it worked.
Thank you, God bless!
OK Andrew .... My only suggestion for the "porta pottie" .... Get some small trash bags (but get the good ones for this)... Put one in the bucket before use, you can still add some litter to it, but if you have to use it, you can seal up the smelly stuff when you are done.
I'd keep a small box of bags in the shelter just for that. I'd also suggest small ammo cans that seal up for any snacks, like crackers or granola bars.... Otherwise, that shelter is a beast!!!
Bag is definitely a good idea.
I’ve got family in Naples but 10 miles inland; so far they’ve just experienced heavy rain but thankfully no flooding. Take care.
I hope it stays that way for them.
Glad you updated us on how the storm will impact your location. Hope this information holds. Again. Stay safe!
So far so good.
It’s all very scary!!! Glad that you are off the path but still you have a lot to still do to be completely ready. Stay safe and God Bless and most of all I’m keeping you and everyone in my prayers.
Thank you, God bless!
Great job! That worked a whole lot better than I anticipated. I was expecting the auger to twist an snap😯. Awesome 👍
It is 3:30 California time on Wednesday. I see the hurricane made landfall. I am happy to hear it will miss your area. Praying for those less fortunate.
Hi Andrew - Great storm prep video! Just a quick tip - a sandwich bag or plastic shopping bag over your magnetic pickup tool will make it quick and easy to clean off the steel filings/swarf off the head after drilling or cutting. Good luck and stay safe!
Good tip
This channel is so freakin satisfying!!
Glad you enjoy it
I pray that y'all will be safe through this storm.
All is well here
Great video sir me and my family are hunkered down as I watch this it is taking the same track as charley did and that was a bad one so thank you for the prayer's and hope everyone else is safe out there.
We are good, I hope you stay safe.
@@TKCL We are trying we get hit hard right now.
Good luck to you and your family. I hope you come through unscathed.
All is well
Great design! My gramps lived in Union City OK and back then concrete poured walls and celling was king. I think 7-8 inch monolithic structure. The house is long gone but I bet that shelter was kept for the new owners. Greetings from Winter Haven where we got lucky and had no damage but our other 55+ community campers were not so lucky.
Glad to hear that you made it through safely.
PURE ARM BREAKER
stay safe during the storm. prayers go out to your family.
Thank you very much!
Hang in there!
We are going to be good. Thanks
Take care. Stay safe. Give us an after action report on the storm.
So far so good, we should miss everything.
The door should swing inward not outward because the storm could blow something that could be wedge against the door and you could be trapped until help arrives.
That's only true if you have one entrance and it also creates a much weaker door. I have an escape hatch on the backside.
Parabéns muito bonito seu bunker. Aqui no Brasil moramos em uma região que frequentemente somos atingidos por ciclones. E a cada ano que passa estão ficando mais fortes. Na região sul do Brasil as pessoas estão aos poucos procurando aprender sobre como funciona os bunkers para construir aqui. Obrigada pelo conteúdo é muito útil aprender com vocês.
Fortunately for you guys, Ian is going to devastate central Florida, which is unfortunate for us😢😢 It's going to be a long 2 days. Loss of power is inevitable. See ya on the flip side. Stay safe and be well.
Prayers!
@@shojus Thank you!
@@bakednoodle2732 No problem at all, just stay safe and we will pray for you through this craziness!
Hate that for you, stay safe!
@@TKCL Thank you❤🙏
hi I'm here but late john
Thank you for watching
Saw a storm damage video pop up so looks like you made it through the storm ok
Yes the storm shifted east and missed us. Very thankful!
Overdo is what you do😂! You folks made me watch American weather updates, I was so scared when they mentioned 250mph wind gusts and crazy amounts of rain, I thought of your chicken if they were on high ground in case all the rain falls.
Don't forget the squeaky toys for Ruger😎
These storms get scary! Luckily we missed it
Good video sir!
Thank you
I keep several inline fuel filters for my generators. Because of what gas you can get after the hurricane. We was without power for four weeks after hurricane ida hit us last year. I also keep several quarts of oil to change regular during use.
Good idea! Wow 4 weeks!
Nice ppe. Shorts and t shirt for welding
I'm assuming you don't live in Florida? 97 and 98 degrees respectively the last few days in my shop. At a certain point you make decisions. Today was the first cool day of the year I wouldn't have a heat stroke in all the clothing.
@@TKCL your right I live in texas …dry heat vs humid heat
dude I JUST did my shed today using the same idea (no Deere). I cut a 35mm impact socket and used an impact gun to drive it home and it worked great.
I tried a impact gun before on these 4ft augers and it didn't work for me.
@@TKCL you have to sharpen both the blades on the auger a ton first.
Right on with generator maintenance... most people dont even know this.
Right in the manual no one reads 😉🤣
I am glad to hear you aren't going to take a Direct hit from Ian But I feel really really bad for central Florida residents. I know I will be down there next week Deliver supplies to the victims down there & wife will be down there for Easily a month or more. She will ride with me in the truck 🚛 for the first load and I will Drop her off there. I just hope & pray that it will not be extremely bad because it is a big Hurricane. Take care buddy & please be safe you & your family.
I hate it for them too
For the meds in the shelter...I would consider also keeping anti-diarrheic and possibly some anti-nausea pills as well.
I have a medical go-bag that has backups for pretty much any medications & other first aid necessities that may be needed just in case.
We have those staged
Don’t forget a new gasket set for the replacement carburetors on the generators. A new carb won’t do any good if the gasket gets trashed when you pull the old one off!
Both of mine came with gaskets.
Hopefully you don’t have to use the shelter , but if you do it will be very safe and secure. Prayers for all in the path of the storm!🙏🙏🙏🙏
We won't need it this time.
@@TKCL Probably still going to be some serious winds when it gets there . Stay safe Y'all
Or you could build a generator storm shelter that resembles dog house that’s reinforced made of fire proof material on a cement pad, fresh air intake for cooling, and external exhaust / muffler
No longer than we're in here, those battery Banks Supply plenty of power.
Oh I meant for the main house
Ahhh I see
You need to come up with something to rig up so you can ratchet strap you blackstones in place. Couple of good eyebolts or something like that.
I've been trying to think of an idea that looks good.
Living in Florida most of my life I've come to hate dealing with portable generators and i swear they make them cheaper and less reliable these days. had an old 5500watt one for irma in 2017, but bought a newer 6250watt fuel injected just before the storm because when i tested the 5500 watt generator it was struggling and shutting off under full load. Lost power for 9 days from the hurricane. First 3 days we ran off the brand new fuel injected generator and it only wanted oil changed every 100hours, 71 hours into it and it locked up and died. I even had changed the oil after running it for an hour after purchase to replace the break in oil.. Then for 4 more days, on day 7 the 5500 watt generator stopped making power, but still was running.. the windings in it burned up. After the hurricane i returned the new generator for my money back and when i went to order a new generator head for the 5500 watt unit they wanted over $1500 for it, more than it was worth. So did research on home generator kits and seeing how expensive they are, i started looking into DIY and found out their is a company out that makes a dual alternator kit for my diesel pickup truck, so i installed it and installed 2 x 320amp upgraded alternators on my truck and been using it for portable power whenever we need it combined with a 5000watt pure sinewave 12v inverter. I have 2 inverters just in case 1 dies, but I've been so happy going this route over portable generator. I no longer have to deal with refilling a generator multiple times a day, no longer have to deal with something just sitting around rotting away, constant maintenance on it when i do want to use it and best of all my trucks diesel tank can power the house for an entire week almost on a full tank. I use it often when we go camping or UTV riding with friends for the weekend. I just idle my truck powering the a/c unit in my toyhauler.
They make some very powerful pto driven generators for tractors, I've considered one since diesels are so reliable.
Thats an awesome idea
@@TKCL that is an interesting option, but i would be concerned since yours has the DPF and they don't clean properly when just sitting still, but ya diesels are very reliable.
Sadly you have to run it at high rpm to meet the generator rpm requirements. It's hard on your tractor, but keeps the emissions system clean.
I was nervous up until yesterday. It was projected 65 MPH winds where I am at. Now we are down to 40, and actual sigh of relief. My boy is a lineman down in New Port Richey, next week is going to be the suck for him.
Oh wow, yeah he's got a lot of overtime ahead of him.
Wow
Ya got me!
Prayers for you guys. Stay safe.
Hope ya'll fare well in that shelter.
I personally would not even think of getting in that thing.
After seeing what an EF5 with 318 mph winds can do at Moore, Okla in 99', I saw first hand what a bad tornado will do.
I saw 2 engines, blown from tracks 50 yards, and they are heavy.
Pavement ripped off the ground, some of the foundations with corners, meaning up to 4 feet were ripped out.
My shelter is all concrete, above ground, weighs 12,000 lbs, with 12'' slab, with 6-18'' pier holes, 6 feet deep, and I still don't trust it.
I'm putting in a below ground cellar in next year for sure, with heavy modifications to the door.
Those simply do not exist in Florida. This will be fine for he size storms we get.
@dalesmyth7398 this is Florida, not Oklahoma. We don't get EF 5 tornadoes here. We also don't have underground shelters because Florida is mostly man-made and sand and water. Hence why homes here have no basement. They would flood.
I would build 8" CMU ( concrete block) filled solid and with '5 in each cell. Pour a 6" concrete roof. Door should open in so it can't be blocked by debris.
If you start this series from the beginning you'll see I'm using salvaged materials and live in Florida. No need for such a shelter here, but wouldn't hurt. There is also an escape hatch in the rear in case the door is blocked. Inward swing doors don't have the impact resistance of outward swing and are far harder to seal out water.
Anything above ground can be torn down, I have a steel I beam framed building with one and a half foot walls of brick and a tornado still tore it down so my next build is two and a half feet thick this time and should take high winds but I am not sure from a hit from a tornado. I live outside St.Louis County Mo.
That's the key, your location. Our most common tornado is a ef0 and ef1. We don't get the monster storms you get, our atmosphere here doesn't allow that to happen.
Im Tampa Bay area, the storm is just showing up here now until 2am, We'll be fine. The people south of us are in trouble.
Yes it did slide south, stay safe.
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Believe it or not that's 5 coats of Kikz, it's not what it use to be.
you should pick up a dual fuel generator, run it on propane line right from your main source majority of the time.
That's exactly what I have.
Something I didn't hear you mention (although you did when you built your storm shelter) was emergency exiting if the door becomes jammed. I think I recall you saying you could push the A/C unit out and get out (not too elegantly) thru the opening?
Yep, I designed the AC to be removed from the inside and serve as a secondary escape. Don't care about being elegant in a emergency situation. 😬
You need to check out the you tube channel.. Ryan Hall Ya'll.... best weather man ever!!!
I live in Arcadia. Damn eye went right over top of us. Now we find out it was actually a cat 5. I ain't sitting in my home through that again.
Cat 5 is a whole different ball game.
At least with a Hurricane, you have notice and have time to prepare. In California, we have no warning when we get hit with a Earthquake. If you are not prepared here, you are in a lot of trouble. Thankfully we are prepared. Stay safe & I hope you don't need to use the shelter.
Yes I agree
I believe it would probably survive a hurricane but not a tornado of any size. There is a reason tornado shelters are below ground. Can you imagine a tractors picked up and slamming into this building, it’s gone. Tornado pick up huge items and throw them around like toys.
We don't get those here in Florida. You need a very powerful tornado to toss tractors. I took a direct hit from a ef1 tornado in a camper 4 years ago and survived, although the camper was severely damaged and totaled by the insurance company. A solid 6 inch thick shelter will have no problems with a tornado Iike that.
There is a reason tornado shelters are below ground..... Most incorrect statement you can fine. Above ground storm shelters can survive the strongest tornados. Ever seen a bank vault? Steel reinforced concrete! Below ground is just cheaper because it uses dirt instead of rebard.
You can't do below ground in Florida. Floods and high water tables.
Very nice build buddy. Iv built one myself and iv bought 2 F5 storm shelters. One thing I have learned in the last 25 years and 3 shelters later, mine have always been built away from my home, which always made it more difficult to run and get in it in very severe conditions(or medium). You say one has 20/30 minutes during a tornado and I say no you don’t(more less to never). Very easy to prepare for a hurricane hangout, but not so pleasant if it’s tornadoes. I say all this bc you say you’re building a new home. Why in the world wouldn’t you have built that in your home as a big walk-in master closet? I have learned just how much Iv used mine with it being placed in the back yard versus people I know that have put them into their new build. They that have them inside use them everyday rather they need them or not bc they are everyday pantries or walk-in closets and waaaay more convenient to get to at the drop of the hat tornado 🌪️ action. You have done an awesome job and spared no expense, but if just one person reads this and implements into their new home plans, they won’t beat themselves up for not doing it. You’ll get way more use out of it and the convenience and peace of mind is out of this world. Doing it inside gives one a storm shelter, a vault, and a safe room all in one and as easy to get to as the bathroom with no inconvenience. It’s like saying,hey Mr. tornado or Mr. robber, would you give me a 5 minute head start to run to my safe box outside in the backyard???
This was built well before the home because we were living in a camper, we needed something ASAP. As for the 30 minute warning, that reference was for our typical tornado season in Florida. We can see the cold front line coming through well ahead of time and usually go to the shelter if it's tornado warned. Of course there's always last minute pop up tornados that give you little to no warning.
Ok 👍
In Jacksonville high winds and rain bands!!!
Stay safe
That storm shelter is an absolute beast! I watched your build of this a week or so ago. Excellent videoing/editing too my friend!
Thank you!
Now that the storm is not even going to touch y’all. I know you mentioned your ground drains well but how much flooding would you have to get before you start to have problems.
None, I have 35ft of elevation change on my property and the house is almost at the peak.
I like the video just one question because I have lived through a far share of Hurricans. Why put so much time and money into the small shelter and not put more hurricane proof on the house, example hurricane sutters or netting a propane generator on the house than the smaller generators would just be back-ups just in case.
Have you tested your AC on generator? They make an item called a Microair that drops the starting surge by 1/4. Even 2 ton units might have a 50amp starting surge
Yes I have, my generator didn't even change tone. I purchased a soft start capacitor for my central AC.
Nice shelter. If you don’t have your ham radio license. Might want to get it. If you have a hit cell service will be no more. Ham radio you can always talk to someone to get help. W4KEF
It is something I plan to look more into.
its a pretty good design but my personal opinion is the door should open inward as it can become a death trap .
That's why I have an escape hatch on the backside. Inward doors are weaker for impacts and extremely difficult to seal properly.
I think you may need to send some freedom seed into the cutout to truly show us how impact-resistant haha! Got a buddy with a 50cal? anzio 20mm? lol
That's exactly what I plan to do 😉
I’m in NC one of the best things I’ve done is convert my gen to propane
It’s so much easier to deal with
Not as much refueling the propane doesn’t go bad like gas it’s awesome
As far as the oil change goes there are many roofing companies that disagree 😂
And yes change the oil!!!!
My big gen is dual fuel
@@TKCL awesome I wish I never put gas in my gen duel fuel wasn’t really a big thing when I got mine but the conversion kit was super easy
I enjoy watching your videos
Glad y’all are ok
Only thing I would change is that you have a out swing door.. if anything falls on the door and help can’t find you it would not end well.
You need to watch the build. I designed the AC to remove from the inside as a secondary means of escape. In swing doors take up too much space and don't have anywhere near the impact resistance. Not to mention they are very hard to seal out water.
I assume you used your rear camera to keep an eye on things. Stay safe.
For situations like that, I was all eyes 👀👀
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