check colin furze out hes built a bunker in his backyard with a walk way extending to his house hes still doing .....might give you some tips and ideas :) love the videos man
German WW2 bunkers would feature an emergency exit that was basically another entrance hole that was filled with fine, easily trickling sand. There would be a few horizontal boards at the bottom, that could easily be taken out by hand. When taken out, the sand would fall down by gravity to free up the emergency exit. Practically invisible and indestructible from up top.
I’ve looked at prefabricated fallout shelters with 2 different entrances but have always felt that I would need a section that I could open up so I could potentially dig out or have a third secret option in case the other entrances became compromised for various reasons (heavy reenforced handed steel doors for some reason or another can’t be opened and would be almost impossible to get through, other people found both entrances and are attempting to wait for us to open the entrances (blocked new air circulation although I’ve looked at oxygen systems- messed with our electrical system-making small headway breaking through everyday and just a matter of time until they get in - wanting our food, setup for themselves,cannibalism is rampant, just want to watch the world burn, or anything else)) . That way I’d know I and anyone else with me would have another way out (with a little work) just in case. Along with probably a room for an aquaponics system for oxygen and food creation (would still want an artificial oxygen generating/NBC system) and electrical power systems would still need access to the surface from exhaust ports for generators to solar, wind, hydraulic generators (which are more noticeable other than most fuel generator smells that can carry on the wind). If I needed that third emergency exit I’d also want something I could destroy the shelter as I was leaving so no one else could have it if I needed to.
For good ventilation, I recommend that you install two ventilation pipes. One near the floor and the other diagonally on the other side halfway up the wall. This allows the air to circulate almost perfectly, there is no mold and there is almost no moisture.
Glad you reposted. I watched the first and wanted to share it with my dad. I think your man cave needs a pinball machine. Good luck getting it down the hole 😁
I'm so glad you mentioned those other channels that claim to dig a hole by hand. Their end result is pretty, but they aren't being truthful about how they do it for sure. You put the time in and actually have a cooler result! Keep diggin those tunnels!
As I said before in another thread. Some of them are real. Their Clay is a lot different than the clay he's trying to dig through. That red clay doesn't retain the moisture like this heavy wet gray clay does. So when they hit it with a stick it basically crumbles. Look up some farming videos in Texas with their heavy red clay.
look up Cooper Pedy underground environment you will be surprised///This Is the Town Where People Live Underground - Coober Pedy ua-cam.com/video/ywBwXyF1UuI/v-deo.html
There are a few UA-cam channels showing how those are faked including excavator tracks, cement bag and more and also what the abandoned works look like now.
My first thought was - I would never go into the entry slot - as someone who is clausterphobic that is definitely a no. Secondly - I started wondering if you could drill up through the bottom of a tree to make a hidden chimney.
I thought almost the same thing, only because of the theme of the tunnel I was wondering if he could DIY some kind of submarine view scope thingy. It would be a bit obvious just sticking out of the ground, but if you planned it right I wondered if you couldn't dig near a hollow tree with an opening higher up for it to poke out of so nobody would see it lol You see them, but they don't see you!
@@IronDruids I was thinking about a hollow tree too - but I'd read that the core of the tree is mostly for strength so started wondering if you could replace it with a metal pipe. I guess you don't really need a periscope though in the age of wireless cameras.
31:00 fun fact: I occasionally see trees in the woods that fell over and ripped a section of their roots out of the ground. Eventually it gets clear that there's too much dirt, but if you put some in the hole, and pile a lot around the unearthed roots you can make a solid bit of dirt seem natural there.
Love how the tiny spider hole turned into an 8x8 underground shelter. Can't wait to see what it fully becomes. With proper ventilation, you could bring in your EcoFlow system and set up nice bed / couch, TV, game console, kitchen area with Air Fryer, induction plate, etc..
I know you probably already know this, but in case a viewer doesn't: CO2 is heavier than air. You really ought to be careful in confined spaces like this because without adequate ventilation, you could potentially die from build up of your own exhaled CO2. I'm sure your hole is fine, but just saying.
I'd always be paranoid about digging up too far, digging out a wall support, or otherwise accidentally causing a collapse on myself. I'm glad you guys are being careful about the safety stuff :)
We really need a sit down video now of you and Don talking about now verses then, how Both of you feel about the transition from hired construction jobs to crazy and off the wall fun jobs for UA-cam. With Don telling how much he thought you were losing your mind doing this stuff at first, and wether or not he enjoys the adventures as much as you do.
Tunnels connecting all your structures to the main area. Drop down in one area and pop out another area. Maybe leave a couple tools inside just in case it collapses while you are in it. Little ladder going out just in case a child gets curious. Paint the walls white with a fake window looking out. When I was a teen I painted one of my walls so it looked like a hallway that you could walk down with doors going off to the sides. Not sure why I mentioned that. It would make it feel like a larger space.
Modern Self Reliance... A couple times of Bugg's Bunny great but it's getting annoying... After a couple times. But you may want a skylight in center of that room. With mirrors shinning light down. But maybe figure out a way to camouflage it. Could even build a cabin over top of the hole. But I would maybe suggest a wood floating floor. So you have spacing under the flooring for water drainage maybe. Or purposefully dig out a water drain canal with maybe a small well under and near one corner of your bigger hole - a couple feet deep. Maybe add some concrete as siding in lower well, so you always have plenty of water so you don't have to go looking for water all the time. To keep yourself hydrated even while spending time down there. I'd dig out a trench through the flooring of your tunnel..then put in maybe PVC or flex pipe for water to drain into concreted well/cistern. And maybe put a screen over the entrance opening of pipe. Maybe build a Bowl shape on entrance floor, then concrete that also so dirt doesn't mix with water then put in some boards to cover top of bowled floor into vertical hole. Maybe add a inch or two deep channel then add 4 or 5 vertical slots at entry to add smaller diameter pipes so water can run down into bowled pit under wood flooring so you don't dirty up water coming in and flowing into your pipe to well into bigger room. Then I'd add wood flooring to cover up pipe that's going down into your well. Would be a great way to always have some drinking water. Just some thoughts... But that's a great idea I think. Maybe add some soft rubber/foam matting so your knees don't wear out while crawling through your tunnel and just staple mats into wood floor so they aren't slipping. What would you think of this idea?
You could mount a solar panel and antenna up in a tree, dig the cables down for power and you could even have wifi solar cameras to watch everything around you.
Hello Kevin, I have discovered your channel recently with the Part 1 of this video. I really like your content. I myself am not very skilled at building but I can make, let's say, furniture and chicken coops. It is really fascinating for me to see how simple it seems for you to make things like a full on cabin. I'd really love to get tools like yours but I think I'd still lack the skills hehe. Anyways, cheers from Europe!
My opinion is that secret exit would be an ideal spot for your ventilation. This whole build has been something I have always wanted to do since I was a youngster. Nice work
Did you backfill the shoring after placing it? You want to fill it up and tamp it down to be sure no voids exist behind you lagging. It seems that the ground has great standup time. Once the dirt you are digging in gets wet the clay will expand, and push its way in if its not stopped by the lagging/shoring. Using a copper wood preservative will help in keeping the wood from rotting away. Be sure to use the type you can use indoor. If you want to dig a really really big tunnel, you could use concrete to make some more permanent structure than you have here. It is probably possible to do it in stages; dig out a part, get the concrete forms in, and the void behind the forms with concrete. If you grout behind the concrete with a grout pump you can actually make it so that there is no ground loss above ground when the soil eventually settles. It is imperative to fill up every void behind your tunnel liner/shoring, otherwise when the dirt eventually comes it will pick up speed, and thus energy and will hit the shoring, and that can if it comes down with enough force to knock you your shoring. "Concrete For Underground Structures" and "Earth Tunneling With Steel Supports, By Proctor And White" are the go to books for such an endeavor. From the looks of it, you have read books on the topic of tunneling. And that is great, because the underground can be unforgiving if you dont know what you are doing. I kind of missed out on seeing this, so im a month late, but i really enjoy the content. Its definitely worth the watch. :D One of the best applications for an underground room must be growing weed with some LED lighting so you can have 2 levels of weed on top of each other. Some Samsung F-series LED strips (or any other LED strip made by samsung) and a Meanwell LED driver, some profiled aluminum, and youve got some space age LED lighting that can compete with the best of growlights... Maybe use it as a rootcellar?? I dont know, just keep it as a chill room to keep your head cool during the summer, or warm during the winter. Greetings, Jeff
As a plumber the SDS max with a spade shovel bit is a game changer digging clay or hard compact dirt. It also would make a nice smooth finish on your side walls.
It’s great! My shed has been completed and it turned out nice looking and sturdy and it is way better than the sheds that many of my neighbors had put up. Of course, I'm pleased with the outcome and this Ryan’s ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxGZedDTcDfgD7fG_uU4esfx_EgxzlY2_1 Plans was extremely useful to me as a guide.
My first video on this channel was Pt.1 of the Spider hole. Now im thrilled to be back for part 2. I could just watch this guy dig holes as an entire channel.
That 's turning out interesting. I think I'd want a second way out. I though to it might be neat to add another corridor and room coming off the entry hole and going the other direction.
A wonderful tool for projects like this is a hand mattock. Same kind of theory you were using your framing hammer for but with abit more weight and several configuration styles to suit your needs.
I think some sort of well protected projector, almost hidden near the roof would be cool instead of having a tv or something, like the room seems less modern but then you can whip out a movie or tv show, also maybe having some sort of hidden food storage pantry, so when you are feeling snackish you can grab something, and because of the year round low temperatures you can store more things.
Absolutely love your channel. Joined you from the beginning with your awkward camera looking and watch you become a master of story telling. Great job and keep up the great work. All the best from sunny Portugal.😎👍🏼
I absolutely love your channel I look forward to seeing the progress every week. Your work ethic and willingness to just take educated guesses and do your best at whatever project at hand is inspiring. Cant wait to see how this turns out and what other projects are around the corner
Kev, you need to create a window frame with a TV behind it. Then you can "look out" on any panoramic view you choose...and it won't seem like you're underground with no light.
I have no idea where you get all your energy from and how you can stay so jovial but I’ll give you all the credit in the world and I absolutely love love love all your videos !!! I have a virtual beer with you 🍺🍺🍺✌🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I lived in Japan for a long time…….there are holes like this everywhere. On Okinawa,they have a park/museum, called “Prayer Peace Park” that shows how the Japanese lived in these.
This is awesome one of my favorite channels on UA-cam. But I think a small fireplace in there would be nice and may help keep a constant flow of fresh air coming in as long as it vents up and out. And maybe add a solar panel near by and run electricity down there. So much potential keep up the great work.
Had underground forts all the time when we were kids in an open field area near our homes. We built awesome tree houses too. Most of us went into construction jobs later in adult life.
I’m gonna start digging my hole right here in the comments. Currently watching ya popped up under my finger as I changed apps and so I’m here anew. Not unhappy about it.
I appreciate you adding structure, there are old gold mines around here you can find good seams in, folks keep dying from using sledge hammers in le shafts having seen their supporting timbers rotten out, Also you’re an honorary Moleman now.
It would be so cool to build a building on top of your hole, like an outhouse or something inconspicuous. You walk into the building, lift up the toilet lid, and go down the hole!
where there is dirt pile, there is a hole, where there is a tree clearing, there's activity, a metal detector to catch pings on all your screws, gigs up. Common sense.
My question is, how to waterproof? Prevent collapsing the structure as a whole. I’m starting to build my own bunker with hopes of growing food plants down there and storing other canned items etc. I understand the framing and everything else but just can’t wrap my brain around the water proofing. I live in Alabama it storms about 7-8” of rain every two weeks in the summer time
Your dog looking at the hole must have been thinking "man, i've been thinkin about this whole diggin thing on way too little a scale^^" Very Cool, would like to see a couple beach chairs and a flat screen tv down there.
For your gantry: build a taller base, then adjust so that the lifting end is longer than the leverage end. Then utilize a couple of buckets of rocks or small boulder for a counter weight on the leverage end. Then he can easily manipulate the beam/load with extremely minimized effort. And he can stand next to the hole and the bucket without having to walk back and forth every load.
I would consider moving your spill in a sort of sled or baking rray. That way you can slide it much more easily and save your self lifting buckets in tight quarters. Then when it comes time to moving it topside you dump it into a sort of hammock style sling. It has two bars on either side of a fabric and when it comes down onto the soil you can dump things on top of them without having to lift. Once full you lift up the two bars, enclosing the fill and pulling it up out of the hole like the worlds fullest diaper :D
Hi Kevin and Don, This project is so cool. I appreciate how you explain everything in a easy to follow manner. I’d imagine with all your hard work that you guys have greatly improved your arm strength. That said, I think it would be hard to stop digging once you start to see all your progress. I can’t wait to see what you guys do next! Thanks for sharing all these cool projects!
For your information , there is a old book , called " The Tunnels of Ciu Chi". This was a history of the battle of Cu Chi, in Vietnam, and a entire battle N.V. A. against American forces fought from a tunnel system. The earlier versions of this book has good blueprints on how to build entrances, bunkers, tunnels , placement, ventilation, all planned out by the communists . The later versions of this true novel do not have the blueprints , so check before buying . I have read the book in great detail.. War is a terrible thing .
about the guys that dig houses with sticks in a short video, only some are actually legit, most other have more people with actual tools in the back, or in one instance, used an excavator and forgot to get rid of its tracks. Makes what you're doing here that much more amazing!
it would be really cool if you ran wire through the ground and up a tree and then put solar panels at the top of the tree. everything would still be hidden potentially and you would have some self-sustaining power in the hole during the day. i also think it would be awesome to put a tv or a computer and a desk down there, maybe a futon. you probably couldnt run all of that off of some small solar panels but that would make it feel home-like in my opinion and if you put a futon in there it would obviously serve the dual purpose of being a couch or a bed whenever you want. actually you most likely could not fit a couch or a matress down there anyway so that would probably be the best bet
When tunnelling for work we have to ensure that the cribbing is secured with more cribbing wedged in. So the bottom of the walls are wedged agains each other rather than just pinned in. Also when digging for high rise foundations when we use the cross Timbers on the walls we backfill behind them as high as possible so that is there ever was a wall cave it won’t accelerate into the Timbers and blow the wall out.
You should check out a guy called Colin furze he’s a British guy who’s built an underground ultimate man cave and now tunnelling from his house to the man cave via his garage. Its amazing. Keep up the good work love your channel. 💪🏼
I’m sure you’ve been told about this now but I’ve seen people welding a shovel/spade head to the impacts chisel head and it gives out much quicker results
speaking as someone who renovated his cellar to act as their office... ventilation is key! whilst it starts out as cool; long duration hot periods heats up the ground (especially when you are in it it generating heat with your body and computers etc) this is also a bad thing. even heavily insulated the winters are cold and the summers are hot hot! make sure you have a flow of air.
Honestly you should get a PC fan and some drain pipe. I don't know why, I just think it'd be really weird but cool and also kind of useful for ventilation. Oh and most of all cheap! Knowing you, you probably have it laying around in some corner or another. It's good and all having a passive intake for air, but with no circulation it's kind of useless... Also I am really interested in seeing how good the oxygen really is in there, don't suppose you know any Canadians near you that happen to have an oxygen meter they'd let you borrow for a few hours?
FINALLY you made a real bunker! I am proud of you! 😁 I say you should make it a doomsday room with a Ham Radio on a table with a grd map pinned on the wall with a large red circle on it a bed and metal trash can used as a Faraday cage. Gas masks hanging on the walls and your 22 rifle hanging on the wall as well. You should put a filter on the passive air duct chimney. Also put down some shaggy astro turf as carpet.
Kevin, if you haven't already ...go check out Colin Furze channel. Fits in with what you are doing :) Perhaps you ca get millions of views like his videos
great tool you should check out is a fencing post, its basically a crow bar but straight and for loosening and prying up hard layers of dirt, clay, gravel. overall really useful tool. I've got a long black one, my dads had it for years and still works like its cuttin through butter, found one called Mumme Hexagon fence bar. (I'm Australian by the way so it might be called something different over there (Probably pry bar or something)
The pry bar aka digging bar that you showed is super helpful. It's works great at busting up layers of clay and you can get like 6 feet deep with it. Plus it's a super cool spear you can swing around
You are so funny! Kevin, so glad you got help from Mike! But this project still creeps me out...so afraid of cave in and claustrophobia! I'll be glad when this is done! whew! But I still enjoyed watching! Thanks for the video!
Love all your videos! I'm a finish carpenter by trade and man you guys must have so much fun building all these awesome projects! Keep up the great videos!
ideal for a gaming computer setup. naturally nice and cool, and you could exhaust the pc air out the vent, which would also draw fresh air in the other end. best of both worlds! just toss some of those sweet battery boxes down, and a solar panel up in the trees above! good to go! also, the outtakes at the end are absolutely amazing haha
Estwing makes a good rock hammer that would be better suited for this type of work vs your regular hammer, Don's shovel is used by the army as well, your e-tool is used for making a quick shallow hole for soldiers to get into. When soldiers have to dig a fortified position those smaller shovels would be given out. I am thinking you need a ladder too
I think to avoid CO2 you should build a wooden platform for sleeping at one or two of the walls. Attach one end to the wall and craft wooden supports on the other one to keep you well off the floor and you should be golden.
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check colin furze out hes built a bunker in his backyard with a walk way extending to his house hes still doing .....might give you some tips and ideas :) love the videos man
Did your voice change or is that just me?
The most labor intensive wine cellar I have ever seen.
Your dirt is nothing like the dirt the guys dig out with a stick. As well, there's a big difference physically between you and them. Js.
Make a secret exit tunnel and if you want to keep going make a Laval below like the Vietnam tunnels
Between this and colin furze, I've spent a lot of time watching people dig a underground base
Yeah same!
Minecraft but real.
Solar micronova burst preppers.
@@HavNCDy They will run into those ones under Greenland first.
Furze wishes his dirt was this easy to dig.
Comparatively speaking.
German WW2 bunkers would feature an emergency exit that was basically another entrance hole that was filled with fine, easily trickling sand. There would be a few horizontal boards at the bottom, that could easily be taken out by hand. When taken out, the sand would fall down by gravity to free up the emergency exit. Practically invisible and indestructible from up top.
Similar systems are used in modern day shelters too.
I’ve looked at prefabricated fallout shelters with 2 different entrances but have always felt that I would need a section that I could open up so I could potentially dig out or have a third secret option in case the other entrances became compromised for various reasons (heavy reenforced handed steel doors for some reason or another can’t be opened and would be almost impossible to get through, other people found both entrances and are attempting to wait for us to open the entrances (blocked new air circulation although I’ve looked at oxygen systems- messed with our electrical system-making small headway breaking through everyday and just a matter of time until they get in - wanting our food, setup for themselves,cannibalism is rampant, just want to watch the world burn, or anything else)) . That way I’d know I and anyone else with me would have another way out (with a little work) just in case. Along with probably a room for an aquaponics system for oxygen and food creation (would still want an artificial oxygen generating/NBC system) and electrical power systems would still need access to the surface from exhaust ports for generators to solar, wind, hydraulic generators (which are more noticeable other than most fuel generator smells that can carry on the wind). If I needed that third emergency exit I’d also want something I could destroy the shelter as I was leaving so no one else could have it if I needed to.
He made a video about it I think he saw your comment
They said that in hindsight, the sand in the emergency exit would turn to glass if exposed to high temps from a bomb. Just fyi
I love how this is like a low budget version of what Colin furze has made
For good ventilation, I recommend that you install two ventilation pipes. One near the floor and the other diagonally on the other side halfway up the wall. This allows the air to circulate almost perfectly, there is no mold and there is almost no moisture.
Ya you really need those
be carefull !!! , petrol generator, will kill you, will take the air from the tunnel, have the engine away from , tunnel/ hole. kind regards
Sorry guys, the original video wasn't rendered out in good quality, so here it is again!
I'll just watch it again, then.
Glad you reposted. I watched the first and wanted to share it with my dad.
I think your man cave needs a pinball machine. Good luck getting it down the hole 😁
How many levels can you go 3 story hideout🤔 awesome video
That should b call ant villa
I was going to say I was eating breakfast watching the video and it just died on me I was so confused thank you for re uploading
I'm so glad you mentioned those other channels that claim to dig a hole by hand. Their end result is pretty, but they aren't being truthful about how they do it for sure. You put the time in and actually have a cooler result! Keep diggin those tunnels!
Those asian primitive technology clone channels are the worst. Massive mansions, just don't notice the heavy machinery tracks lol
As I said before in another thread. Some of them are real. Their Clay is a lot different than the clay he's trying to dig through. That red clay doesn't retain the moisture like this heavy wet gray clay does. So when they hit it with a stick it basically crumbles. Look up some farming videos in Texas with their heavy red clay.
look up Cooper Pedy underground environment you will be surprised///This Is the Town Where People Live Underground - Coober Pedy
ua-cam.com/video/ywBwXyF1UuI/v-deo.html
There are a few UA-cam channels showing how those are faked including excavator tracks, cement bag and more and also what the abandoned works look like now.
My first thought was - I would never go into the entry slot - as someone who is clausterphobic that is definitely a no. Secondly - I started wondering if you could drill up through the bottom of a tree to make a hidden chimney.
I thought almost the same thing, only because of the theme of the tunnel I was wondering if he could DIY some kind of submarine view scope thingy. It would be a bit obvious just sticking out of the ground, but if you planned it right I wondered if you couldn't dig near a hollow tree with an opening higher up for it to poke out of so nobody would see it lol
You see them, but they don't see you!
@@IronDruids I was thinking about a hollow tree too - but I'd read that the core of the tree is mostly for strength so started wondering if you could replace it with a metal pipe. I guess you don't really need a periscope though in the age of wireless cameras.
Make a hole with a post hole digger and plop a pre hollowed stump over it
@@andrewvigil3313 Not as fascinating as trying to figure out how to drilll up a tree - but it certainly way more feasable!
They did that in Vietnam. Some old papers documented the practice
31:00 fun fact: I occasionally see trees in the woods that fell over and ripped a section of their roots out of the ground. Eventually it gets clear that there's too much dirt, but if you put some in the hole, and pile a lot around the unearthed roots you can make a solid bit of dirt seem natural there.
Love how the tiny spider hole turned into an 8x8 underground shelter. Can't wait to see what it fully becomes. With proper ventilation, you could bring in your EcoFlow system and set up nice bed / couch, TV, game console, kitchen area with Air Fryer, induction plate, etc..
Stay tuned, next he teams up with Hoovie’s Garage and adds on a 25 car underground garage complete with lifts and a bathroom!
@@Itsthatoneguy371 lol
Wow! Mike knows the Diggy Diggy Hole Man. I never expected a Yogscast reference on this channel.😁
Always great to see another yognaut
I am Dave, exclamation point, yognaut.
Get yourself a mattock for digging mate it will save you hours of hassle in the future!
They are amazing! ⚒
I was tryina work out what that was, i call them grubbers
I know you probably already know this, but in case a viewer doesn't: CO2 is heavier than air. You really ought to be careful in confined spaces like this because without adequate ventilation, you could potentially die from build up of your own exhaled CO2. I'm sure your hole is fine, but just saying.
I'm sure your hole is fine too pal
CO2 meter would be good to have down there. Even better to use a combo meter that measures O2 as well.
this is an important topic though. I wonder how he plans to ventilate it though.
none of you watched the video all the way? he is putting a duct in. he specifically addresses what your talking about
@@BlackJester57 ofc not this has to be the most boring video ever put on youtube
I'd always be paranoid about digging up too far, digging out a wall support, or otherwise accidentally causing a collapse on myself. I'm glad you guys are being careful about the safety stuff :)
Thousands of dollars of lumber... Straight into the ground. Sick build. It's been tons of fun to watch.
We really need a sit down video now of you and Don talking about now verses then, how Both of you feel about the transition from hired construction jobs to crazy and off the wall fun jobs for UA-cam. With Don telling how much he thought you were losing your mind doing this stuff at first, and wether or not he enjoys the adventures as much as you do.
Tunnels connecting all your structures to the main area. Drop down in one area and pop out another area. Maybe leave a couple tools inside just in case it collapses while you are in it. Little ladder going out just in case a child gets curious. Paint the walls white with a fake window looking out. When I was a teen I painted one of my walls so it looked like a hallway that you could walk down with doors going off to the sides. Not sure why I mentioned that. It would make it feel like a larger space.
Maybe you should put plastic caps on the tops of your metal restraining rods in order to prevent injury to legs as you move thru the tunnel
Modern Self Reliance...
A couple times of Bugg's Bunny great but it's getting annoying... After a couple times.
But you may want a skylight in center of that room. With mirrors shinning light down. But maybe figure out a way to camouflage it. Could even build a cabin over top of the hole. But I would maybe suggest a wood floating floor. So you have spacing under the flooring for water drainage maybe. Or purposefully dig out a water drain canal with maybe a small well under and near one corner of your bigger hole - a couple feet deep. Maybe add some concrete as siding in lower well, so you always have plenty of water so you don't have to go looking for water all the time. To keep yourself hydrated even while spending time down there. I'd dig out a trench through the flooring of your tunnel..then put in maybe PVC or flex pipe for water to drain into concreted well/cistern. And maybe put a screen over the entrance opening of pipe. Maybe build a Bowl shape on entrance floor, then concrete that also so dirt doesn't mix with water then put in some boards to cover top of bowled floor into vertical hole. Maybe add a inch or two deep channel then add 4 or 5 vertical slots at entry to add smaller diameter pipes so water can run down into bowled pit under wood flooring so you don't dirty up water coming in and flowing into your pipe to well into bigger room. Then I'd add wood flooring to cover up pipe that's going down into your well. Would be a great way to always have some drinking water. Just some thoughts... But that's a great idea I think. Maybe add some soft rubber/foam matting so your knees don't wear out while crawling through your tunnel and just staple mats into wood floor so they aren't slipping. What would you think of this idea?
I know the idea is secret fox hole but I think a random staircase hidden in an outhouse looking setup would be hilarious in the middle of that wood 😜
Problem is, it would get used.
You could mount a solar panel and antenna up in a tree, dig the cables down for power and you could even have wifi solar cameras to watch everything around you.
Hello Kevin, I have discovered your channel recently with the Part 1 of this video. I really like your content. I myself am not very skilled at building but I can make, let's say, furniture and chicken coops. It is really fascinating for me to see how simple it seems for you to make things like a full on cabin. I'd really love to get tools like yours but I think I'd still lack the skills hehe.
Anyways, cheers from Europe!
That’s exactly how I found this channel too, the first spider hole vid.
I found the channel like this aswell!
You should mark a date on the inside wood so that people in the future will know when it was built!
My opinion is that secret exit would be an ideal spot for your ventilation. This whole build has been something I have always wanted to do since I was a youngster. Nice work
Did you backfill the shoring after placing it? You want to fill it up and tamp it down to be sure no voids exist behind you lagging. It seems that the ground has great standup time. Once the dirt you are digging in gets wet the clay will expand, and push its way in if its not stopped by the lagging/shoring. Using a copper wood preservative will help in keeping the wood from rotting away. Be sure to use the type you can use indoor.
If you want to dig a really really big tunnel, you could use concrete to make some more permanent structure than you have here. It is probably possible to do it in stages; dig out a part, get the concrete forms in, and the void behind the forms with concrete. If you grout behind the concrete with a grout pump you can actually make it so that there is no ground loss above ground when the soil eventually settles. It is imperative to fill up every void behind your tunnel liner/shoring, otherwise when the dirt eventually comes it will pick up speed, and thus energy and will hit the shoring, and that can if it comes down with enough force to knock you your shoring. "Concrete For Underground Structures" and "Earth Tunneling With Steel Supports, By Proctor And White" are the go to books for such an endeavor. From the looks of it, you have read books on the topic of tunneling. And that is great, because the underground can be unforgiving if you dont know what you are doing.
I kind of missed out on seeing this, so im a month late, but i really enjoy the content. Its definitely worth the watch. :D
One of the best applications for an underground room must be growing weed with some LED lighting so you can have 2 levels of weed on top of each other. Some Samsung F-series LED strips (or any other LED strip made by samsung) and a Meanwell LED driver, some profiled aluminum, and youve got some space age LED lighting that can compete with the best of growlights...
Maybe use it as a rootcellar??
I dont know, just keep it as a chill room to keep your head cool during the summer, or warm during the winter.
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As a plumber the SDS max with a spade shovel bit is a game changer digging clay or hard compact dirt. It also would make a nice smooth finish on your side walls.
I got the shovel... Haven't tried it yet. "Clay spade"
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It’s great! My shed has been completed and it turned out nice looking and sturdy and it is way better than the sheds that many of my neighbors had put up. Of course, I'm pleased with the outcome and this Ryan’s ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxGZedDTcDfgD7fG_uU4esfx_EgxzlY2_1 Plans was extremely useful to me as a guide.
A planting auger & a drill are a major help in digging or breaking up dirt.
My first video on this channel was Pt.1 of the Spider hole. Now im thrilled to be back for part 2. I could just watch this guy dig holes as an entire channel.
It would be cool to have a periscope, similar to your vent but with mirrors. Could double as your vent/spy periscope.
That 's turning out interesting. I think I'd want a second way out. I though to it might be neat to add another corridor and room coming off the entry hole and going the other direction.
I cannot believe the yogscast reference. Amazing
Crazy that a one off joke has persisted for a decade and a half.
I’ve even heard a Swedish metal band cover it.
Keep expanding. Build additional rooms, that would be super cool! 😁
The in laws come over and ask where the guest house he built is… he just points to a handle sticking out of the ground
I love that this is just some guys digging a hole because why not. How everything should be.
A wonderful tool for projects like this is a hand mattock. Same kind of theory you were using your framing hammer for but with abit more weight and several configuration styles to suit your needs.
Anyone else get a "Silence of the Lambs" vibe at 26:01? LOL Great video, fascinating the watch.
I think some sort of well protected projector, almost hidden near the roof would be cool instead of having a tv or something, like the room seems less modern but then you can whip out a movie or tv show, also maybe having some sort of hidden food storage pantry, so when you are feeling snackish you can grab something, and because of the year round low temperatures you can store more things.
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Wow that’s a blast from the past. I haven’t heard the Diggy Hole song since middle school.
Absolutely love your channel. Joined you from the beginning with your awkward camera looking and watch you become a master of story telling. Great job and keep up the great work. All the best from sunny Portugal.😎👍🏼
Love the diggy diggy hole reference
I absolutely love your channel I look forward to seeing the progress every week. Your work ethic and willingness to just take educated guesses and do your best at whatever project at hand is inspiring. Cant wait to see how this turns out and what other projects are around the corner
Absolutely love this series please keep making great content like this
Kev, you need to create a window frame with a TV behind it. Then you can "look out" on any panoramic view you choose...and it won't seem like you're underground with no light.
Omg, the last minute was hilarious!
I have no idea where you get all your energy from and how you can stay so jovial but I’ll give you all the credit in the world and I absolutely love love love all your videos !!! I have a virtual beer with you 🍺🍺🍺✌🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Lol!! +100 for the Wind Rose "Diggy, Diggy Hole" reference! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 🤘😎🤘
I lived in Japan for a long time…….there are holes like this everywhere. On Okinawa,they have a park/museum, called “Prayer Peace Park” that shows how the Japanese lived in these.
This is awesome one of my favorite channels on UA-cam. But I think a small fireplace in there would be nice and may help keep a constant flow of fresh air coming in as long as it vents up and out. And maybe add a solar panel near by and run electricity down there. So much potential keep up the great work.
Had underground forts all the time when we were kids in an open field area near our homes. We built awesome tree houses too. Most of us went into construction jobs later in adult life.
Were you me...? Chris and I also did that.
I’m gonna start digging my hole right here in the comments. Currently watching ya popped up under my finger as I changed apps and so I’m here anew. Not unhappy about it.
I appreciate you adding structure, there are old gold mines around here you can find good seams in, folks keep dying from using sledge hammers in le shafts having seen their supporting timbers rotten out,
Also you’re an honorary Moleman now.
Did I sense a hobbit hole reference. I am beers deep m8 there are going to be full commentations on this ha
Holy moly.
This is like Sunday comics on Saturday
Possibly check local like geologic tremor read outs, too
It would be so cool to build a building on top of your hole, like an outhouse or something inconspicuous. You walk into the building, lift up the toilet lid, and go down the hole!
Or just take a dump. Same blueprint, same work load.
where there is dirt pile, there is a hole, where there is a tree clearing, there's activity, a metal detector to catch pings on all your screws, gigs up. Common sense.
TBF you could replace screws with wooden pegs, and use a cart of some sort to transport the dirt far enough away.
if you have a gun theirs alrd no hiding some common sense would be nice
My question is, how to waterproof? Prevent collapsing the structure as a whole. I’m starting to build my own bunker with hopes of growing food plants down there and storing other canned items etc. I understand the framing and everything else but just can’t wrap my brain around the water proofing. I live in Alabama it storms about 7-8” of rain every two weeks in the summer time
Your dog looking at the hole must have been thinking "man, i've been thinkin about this whole diggin thing on way too little a scale^^" Very Cool, would like to see a couple beach chairs and a flat screen tv down there.
Don has very few words but confident. 💪👋
For your gantry: build a taller base, then adjust so that the lifting end is longer than the leverage end. Then utilize a couple of buckets of rocks or small boulder for a counter weight on the leverage end. Then he can easily manipulate the beam/load with extremely minimized effort. And he can stand next to the hole and the bucket without having to walk back and forth every load.
Me and my friend took a WWII US shovel to the beach and dug a whole about the same size as yours during our senior skip day. It’s so much fun to dig
I need to see this get bigger and bigger. This is the ultimate man cave
I would consider moving your spill in a sort of sled or baking rray. That way you can slide it much more easily and save your self lifting buckets in tight quarters.
Then when it comes time to moving it topside you dump it into a sort of hammock style sling. It has two bars on either side of a fabric and when it comes down onto the soil you can dump things on top of them without having to lift. Once full you lift up the two bars, enclosing the fill and pulling it up out of the hole like the worlds fullest diaper :D
Hi Kevin and Don,
This project is so cool.
I appreciate how you explain everything in a easy to follow manner.
I’d imagine with all your hard work that you guys have greatly improved your arm strength. That said, I think it would be hard to stop digging once you start to see all your progress.
I can’t wait to see what you guys do next! Thanks for sharing all these cool projects!
You must have the best air bnb property ever. All the cool cabin you have would make a great "resort" for the yuppies
For your information , there is a old book , called " The Tunnels of Ciu Chi". This was a history of the battle of Cu Chi, in Vietnam, and a entire battle N.V. A. against American forces fought from a tunnel system. The earlier versions of this book has good blueprints on how to build entrances, bunkers, tunnels , placement, ventilation, all planned out by the communists . The later versions of this true novel do not have the blueprints , so check before buying . I have read the book in great detail.. War is a terrible thing .
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This is proof that man and children yearn for the mines
In the winter, are you going to have to worry about permafrost? Or soil expansion / contraction due to frozen ground moisture?
Can we all take a moment to just appreciate Don and his effort in the videos? Keep up the good work gentlemen.
about the guys that dig houses with sticks in a short video, only some are actually legit, most other have more people with actual tools in the back, or in one instance, used an excavator and forgot to get rid of its tracks.
Makes what you're doing here that much more amazing!
Tying the cable like that is something you learn as a craftsman
it would be really cool if you ran wire through the ground and up a tree and then put solar panels at the top of the tree. everything would still be hidden potentially and you would have some self-sustaining power in the hole during the day.
i also think it would be awesome to put a tv or a computer and a desk down there, maybe a futon. you probably couldnt run all of that off of some small solar panels but that would make it feel home-like in my opinion and if you put a futon in there it would obviously serve the dual purpose of being a couch or a bed whenever you want. actually you most likely could not fit a couch or a matress down there anyway so that would probably be the best bet
You should put in a small rail system to move dirt and other materials if you plan any other rooms or escape passages
When tunnelling for work we have to ensure that the cribbing is secured with more cribbing wedged in. So the bottom of the walls are wedged agains each other rather than just pinned in. Also when digging for high rise foundations when we use the cross Timbers on the walls we backfill behind them as high as possible so that is there ever was a wall cave it won’t accelerate into the Timbers and blow the wall out.
that is tremendously informative.
You should check out a guy called Colin furze he’s a British guy who’s built an underground ultimate man cave and now tunnelling from his house to the man cave via his garage. Its amazing. Keep up the good work love your channel. 💪🏼
I’m sure you’ve been told about this now but I’ve seen people welding a shovel/spade head to the impacts chisel head and it gives out much quicker results
speaking as someone who renovated his cellar to act as their office... ventilation is key! whilst it starts out as cool; long duration hot periods heats up the ground (especially when you are in it it generating heat with your body and computers etc) this is also a bad thing. even heavily insulated the winters are cold and the summers are hot hot!
make sure you have a flow of air.
Honestly you should get a PC fan and some drain pipe. I don't know why, I just think it'd be really weird but cool and also kind of useful for ventilation. Oh and most of all cheap! Knowing you, you probably have it laying around in some corner or another. It's good and all having a passive intake for air, but with no circulation it's kind of useless...
Also I am really interested in seeing how good the oxygen really is in there, don't suppose you know any Canadians near you that happen to have an oxygen meter they'd let you borrow for a few hours?
FINALLY you made a real bunker! I am proud of you! 😁 I say you should make it a doomsday room with a Ham Radio on a table with a grd map pinned on the wall with a large red circle on it a bed and metal trash can used as a Faraday cage. Gas masks hanging on the walls and your 22 rifle hanging on the wall as well. You should put a filter on the passive air duct chimney. Also put down some shaggy astro turf as carpet.
Kevin, if you haven't already ...go check out Colin Furze channel. Fits in with what you are doing :) Perhaps you ca get millions of views like his videos
That’s awesome! Are you using stainless screws in your structure? I wouldn’t use drywall screws they may rot out pretty quick. Awesome video thanks!
Watching these videos at night hit different
great tool you should check out is a fencing post, its basically a crow bar but straight and for loosening and prying up hard layers of dirt, clay, gravel. overall really useful tool. I've got a long black one, my dads had it for years and still works like its cuttin through butter, found one called Mumme Hexagon fence bar. (I'm Australian by the way so it might be called something different over there (Probably pry bar or something)
OMG, the "What's up Doc" at the end!
Love the Wind Rose reference!
Amazing show thank you guys. Having flashbacks of the Army lol. Yeppers that’s a lot of hard work and dirt. Rest up
Looking forward to seeing Mike in more videos! Keep it up MSR
Thank you 😊
The pry bar aka digging bar that you showed is super helpful. It's works great at busting up layers of clay and you can get like 6 feet deep with it. Plus it's a super cool spear you can swing around
Looks like thin air and a lot of Molson win the day!
You are so funny! Kevin, so glad you got help from Mike! But this project still creeps me out...so afraid of cave in and claustrophobia! I'll be glad when this is done! whew! But I still enjoyed watching! Thanks for the video!
Love all your videos! I'm a finish carpenter by trade and man you guys must have so much fun building all these awesome projects! Keep up the great videos!
Like the Big Sugar tribute! 🎶 Diggin' a hole, is that the way you treat me? 🎶
I loved the Yogscast reference 9:20 in 😂😂 I am a dwarf and I’m digging hole DIGGY DIGGY HOLE
Haha only the few know 😜
The ultimate underground fort .........That is super cool
10 years of climbing under houses and removing and replacing foundations and i still use bosch demo hammers as my go to digging tool
This is like the coolest thing I've ever seen. You have yourself a new subscriber
Nice job! Be careful about insulation to avoid water and moisture! Enjoy your job man
ideal for a gaming computer setup. naturally nice and cool, and you could exhaust the pc air out the vent, which would also draw fresh air in the other end. best of both worlds! just toss some of those sweet battery boxes down, and a solar panel up in the trees above! good to go!
also, the outtakes at the end are absolutely amazing haha
can't wait for the next part I think you should install a simple ventilation system
Estwing makes a good rock hammer that would be better suited for this type of work vs your regular hammer, Don's shovel is used by the army as well, your e-tool is used for making a quick shallow hole for soldiers to get into. When soldiers have to dig a fortified position those smaller shovels would be given out. I am thinking you need a ladder too
My claustrophobia would never allow me to do something like that. Respect.
I used to dig for a living it's hard for most to do it day after day. Try moving concrete with shovel it's really fun and super light weight.
No one gets in your HOLE especially when it’s dirty 😆 just two mates chilling in the woods
Epic as always Lads!! I've never wanted to dig down in my garden as much before 😂
I think to avoid CO2 you should build a wooden platform for sleeping at one or two of the walls. Attach one end to the wall and craft wooden supports on the other one to keep you well off the floor and you should be golden.