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Is the installation included in the price?
NO. The price shown does NOT include the installation or the freight from our factory to your job site.
How long does it take to get my shelter?
If the shelter is in stock, you might have it within 2 weeks. Custom orders take 2-3 months usually.inventory.

Do I need a permit?
It depends on the state and where you live. Typically if you live in the country in a place like Texas, you do not need a permit. If you live in a place like California, you need a permit to dig the hole only. Most people do not pull a permit whether it is required or not.

How much does it cost to install a shelter?
This depends on the shelter, but to give you a rough idea, the small shelters typically average around $5,000 and the larger shelters which are around 500 square feet cost between $8,000 – $15,000 depending on depth and variable add ons.

Where will my shelter ship from?
Shelters will ship from our Arizona plant where they are custom made for you.

How much is freight?
Freight is about $1-3 per mile on long distance shipments.

Is the air system included in the price?
YES. The Air Filtration System is included in the price on all shelters shown on our website.

When choosing a shelter, what questions should I ask?

• What type of air system are you using?
• How are you preparing the surface to prevent rusting?
• Where will I store my food and water?
• Who is going to know where my shelter is being installed?
• How many people can my shelter hold?
• Do you have a recommended installer?
• How will I power my shelter?
• Is the shelter I want ok for my soil type?

Why do I need a mudroom with a shower?
Any properly designed and engineered nuclear fallout shelter will always have a shower present before you enter the shelter. If you enter a shelter covered in fallout, you will not only contaminate the shelter, but you will endanger the other people.

Why do I need a gas tight door?
The reason why doors should be gas tight is to keep out the carbon monoxide gases if your house catches fire. Also, if the shelter is not air tight, the Air Filtration System will not create the proper suction to operate properly. Also, if your air system is turned off, you will lose the over pressure from inside the shelter, which is pushing air out. Once you lose interior pressure, gases, biological or chemical matter can be drawn into the shelter. Therefore, a gas tight, air tight shelter is much better than a shelter that is not air tight or gas tight.

How deep does my shelter need to be?
You must have a minimum of 36 inches of earth between you and the surface if you wish to shield yourself from the radiation. If you wish to protect yourself from the climate, you need to be at least 6 feet under the surface to control the climate in the summer. If you are in the northern USA or Canada, you need to be at least 10 feet under the surface to protect the temperature in the shelter from the freezing ground, unless the shelter is underneath the house.

How deep do I need to be to be protected from 155mm artillery?
At least 2 meters under the earth is the NATO requirement for incoming artillery rounds.

What should I look for when deciding where to bury my shelter?
Avoid any field that floods and avoid high ground water tables at all costs. A shelter is not a submarine although we can make a shelter with a water-tight hatch, but you should never be in a shelter when a flood is upon you.

How do I get power to my fallout shelter?
There are a few primary systems that people use. Solar with a battery bank in the bunker is popular and now there is an EMP-proof model on the market. Second is an underground diesel generator in a separate generator pod, but this is strictly for large shelters. Third is an above ground propane stand alone generator that can also be used as the backup to your house but any power source above ground is susceptible to vandalism and high winds.

Is my shelter water proof?
The shelters that are all welded like a barge are considered water tight and can be buried in a high ground water situation. The culvert shelter is water-proof, but is not classified as water tight and should not be installed in high water tables. Shelters are prone to flooding in high water tables in flood zones. If you order a water-tight shelter, it should not flood. Any shelter that is all welded construction should be water-tight and protect you from high water tables.
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Can I survive a direct nuclear blast in my fallout shelter?
Probably not. Not even the military bunkers that are deep underground will protect the soldiers inside from the massive 100-megaton nuclear bombs that the Soviet Union possesses. However, having no shelter is a good way to guarantee you have no chance of surviving.

How far from a nuclear blast do I need to be to survive?
It depends on the size of the bomb, but the strategic nuclear-tipped missiles that our enemies would use against us would be in the neighborhood of 15 kilotons to 1 megaton, which is 65 times bigger than a 15 kiloton, yet would only create about double the damage. The fireball from a 1-megaton can reach out to about a 4-mile diameter, therefore you want to be as far away as possible from a military target.

How long do I need to stay in my shelter?
The answer is in most cases 2-30 days. It really depends on the fallout. If you are upwind of a nuclear blast and there is no fallout, you will be safe to leave your shelter immediately. If you are downwind of a nuclear blast, you will be in your shelter for approximately 28 days. After 28 days, 99% of the radiation emitted by the fallout will have decayed and you can leave your shelter and try to resume a normal life.

How long can I stay in the bunker?
You can stay in a bunker as long as you have food and water. All our shelters will hold enough food and water for a minimum of 30 days at the capacity listed. Our larger shelters with under floor storage can hold up to 6 months of food and water, and some can even hold more.

What’s the average temperature in a shelter?
It depends on what part of the country you are in. Texas has a higher average ground temperature than a state like Minnesota. So the temperature in a shelter that has not pulled in any exterior air should be between 56 and 62 degrees when you open the door to the living quarters.

What happens if I lose my power?
First and foremost, our shelters have redundancy systems in all of them. If power is lost, our air systems all have manual backups.

Can I add an escape tunnel to my shelter?
YES. 

What are the 3 types of radiation emitted by a nuclear bomb?

1. Alpha – these are fast moving helium atoms. They have high energy, typically in the MeV range, but due to their large mass, they are stopped by just a few inches of air, or a piece of paper.
2. Beta – these are fast moving electrons. They typically have energies in the range of a few hundred keV to several MeV. Since electrons are might lighter than helium atoms, they are able to penetrate further, through several feet of air, or several millimeters of plastic or less of very light metals.
3. Gamma – these are photons, just like light, except of much higher energy, typically from several keV to several MeV. X-Rays and gamma rays are really the same thing, the difference is how they were produced. Depending on their energy, they can be stopped by a thin piece of aluminum foil, or they can penetrate several inches of lead.

What was the radius of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima?
It generated a blast yield equivalent to 16 kilotons of TNT. Although the destruction was observed till a radius of about 1 mile but shock-waves must traveled even longer as the plane that dropped the bomb, Enola Gay, felt the shock-wave after flying for 10 miles.

How long does it take for radiation to clear from a nuclear bomb?
Nuclear waste, for example, remains radioactive for eons. But after about 3000-20000 years (depending on the type of reactor) nuclear waste is only as radioactive as naturally occurring uranium ore. The rule for nuclear explosions is 7 times 7 times 7. After 7 hours, 90% of the radioactivity is gone.

How long is the fallout from a nuclear bomb?
For the survivors of a nuclear war, this lingering radiation hazard could represent a grave threat for as long as 1 to 5 years after the attack. Predictions of the amount and levels of the radioactive fallout are difficult because of several factors.

What are the effects of a nuclear bomb?
The Effects of Nuclear Weapons. … Blast, thermal radiation, and prompt ionizing radiation cause significant destruction within seconds or minutes of a nuclear detonation. The delayed effects, such as radioactive fallout and other environmental effects, inflict damage over an extended period ranging from hours to years.

What are the effects of nuclear fallout?
The health effects of nuclear explosions are due primarily to air blast, thermal radiation, initial nuclear radiation, and residual nuclear radiation or fallout. Blast. … Though difficult to predict accurately, it is expected that thermal effects from a nuclear explosion would be the cause of significant casualties.

How long does nuclear waste last for?
Radioactive isotopes eventually decay, or disintegrate, to harmless materials. Some isotopes decay in hours or even minutes, but others decay very slowly. Strontium-90 and cesium-137 have half-lives of about 30 years (half the radioactivity will decay in 30 years). Plutonium-239 has a half-life of 24,000 years. A nuclear bomb does not create nuclear waste.

What is prompt radiation?
The gamma rays produced in fission and as a result of other neutron reactions and nuclear excitation of the weapon materials appearing within a second or less after a nuclear explosion. The radiations from these sources are known either as prompt or instantaneous gamma rays.

What is alpha radiation blocked by?
In general, beta particles are lighter than alpha particles, and they generally have a greater ability to penetrate other materials. As a result, these particles can travel a few feet in the air, and can penetrate skin. Nonetheless, a thin sheet of metal or plastic or a block of wood can stop beta particles.

What can stop beta radiation?
The energy that is released as the atoms become stable is known as radiation. There are three types of radiation: alpha particles, beta particles and gamma rays. Beta particles can be blocked by a sheet of aluminum, but gamma rays require several inches of lead, concrete or earth to be stopped.

How are alpha beta and gamma radiation similar?
Ionizing radiation takes a few forms: Alpha, beta, and neutron particles, and gamma and X-rays. All types are caused by unstable atoms, which have either an excess of energy or mass (or both). In order to reach a stable state, they must release that extra energy or mass in the form of radiation.

What type of radiation is harmful to living things?
Gamma rays are often considered the most dangerous type of radiation to living matter. Unlike alpha and beta particles, which are charged particles, gamma rays are instead forms of energy.

Which form of radiation penetrates the farthest and why?

1. Alpha radiation. Alpha radiation is the least penetrating. It can be stopped (or absorbed) by a sheet of paper.
2. Beta radiation. Beta radiation can penetrate air and paper. It can be stopped by a thin sheet of aluminium.
3. Gamma radiation. Gamma radiation is the most penetrating. 

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