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If you are familiar with the ZetaTalk trench shelter, please read this first blog as it talks about the deficiencies inherent in that design.
https://earthchanges.ning.com/profiles/blogs/zt-analysis-are-trench.
These next blogs are culminations of group efforts and cover as many scenarios as we could think of and modifications that could make the shallow trench shelter a more secure shelter.
A Plastic Tunnel -- A Way To Avoid Electrocution by Ground Electricity
earthchanges.ning.com/profiles/blogs/ideas-for-bunkers-a-plastic-tunnel-portable-ideal-for-those-who
Another Idea For A Trench Shelter
https://earthchanges.ning.com/profiles/blogs/another-idea-for-a-trench
The issue of radiation (solar or nuclear) was raised and this blog talks about it and how to protect yourself:
Yet More About The Inadequacies Of Shallow Trench Shelters
https://earthchanges.ning.com/profiles/blogs/zetatalk-yet-more-about-the-inadequacies-of-shallow-trench
This was my original version of a enhanced shallow trench shelter, with a ferro-cement dome:
My Idea Of A Trench Shelter
https://earthchanges.ning.com/group/survivalinformation/forum/topics/my-idea-of-a-trench-shelter
(Sorry, the link to the sunlife site still works but the information is no longer available. You can look around for another site with plans to build a ROUND dome--don't go geodesic, it is reported there are high divorce rates associated with it, thus it seems to amplify bad vibes.)
Other options:
Mini blast & fallout shelter-good for tornadoes, storage, etc.
https://earthchanges.ning.com/profiles/blogs/mini-blast-amp-fallout
Earthbag Structures
https://earthchanges.ning.com/profiles/blogs/shelters-earthbags
Resistant to earthquakes, flooding, severe weather
Ferro-Cement Structures
https://earthchanges.ning.com/profiles/blogs/ferrocement-shelters-amp-boats
Extremely strong.
DuPont's Kevlar Bunkers
https://earthchanges.ning.com/profiles/blogs/duponts-kevlar-bunkers-offer
Tornado Safe Room
https://earthchanges.ning.com/profiles/blogs/tornado-safe-room
Pet Shelters
https://earthchanges.ning.com/profiles/blogs/pet-shelters-the-1000-year
Mini Noah's Ark Shelters
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/09/30/noah-ark-japan-tsunami.html
https://earthchanges.ning.com/profiles/blogs/tsunami-fears-fuel-sale-of-mini-noah-s-arks
http://ex-skf.blogspot.com/2011/05/us-japan-jointly-push-for-spent-fuel.html
Keith, notice the mention of earthquake faults capable of creating 8.something earthquakes.
Storage food is food that has a longer-than-normal shelf life. It is usually grains still in their original shells/hulls (like Hard Red Winter Wheat or oat groats) and dehydrated or freeze dried. Olive oil and honey have natural long shelf lives. Does that mean you have to invest big bucks into Mountain House or other long-term-survival-food products? No. There is plenty you can get at your local supermarket and lengthen its shelf life yourself (such as placing in plastic buckets with oxygen absorbers).
There are other foods that you can get your local markets to order if they don't stock it or order from Walton Feed or beprepared.com or other suppliers: large bags or pails of wheat (hard red winter and spring), honey (super-long shelf life), and other grains.
Here is a list of long-shelf-life food items available at places such as Wal-Mart or your local supermarket:
Milk, powdered
Potato, flakes
Pasta, all (including Ramen noodles)
Macaroni & Cheese (contains powdered cheese)
Rice, white
Flour
Corn meal
Grits
Oatmeal
Sugar, white
Oil, olive
Peanut butter
Jellies, Jams, Preserves
Beans, dry, various
Vegetables, canned
Meats & fish, canned
Meats, jerky (you can also make your own)
Fruits, canned
Jello
Puddings
Baking items: baking soda, baking powder
Salt
Boullion cubes
Gravy mixes
Cake mixes
Spices
Hot chocolate, tea, coffee
Drink mixes (Tang, Lemonade, Powdered Tea)
Popcorn (cheap filler / bulk)
Note: You can get larger sacks of things like flour, sugar, popcorn, etc. at "big box" stores like Sam's, Costco, etc. Many grocery stores that cater to a Hispanic population usually carries 50-lb. sacks of pinto beans.
Prepare menus for one week. Make your menus from long-term-storage food. Look at every ingredient you will need to make those meals. Prepare a list from the ingredients. That's what you should have on hand for one week. Now, start collecting those ingredients until you have a week's worth. (Take into account some things like boullion, salt, sugar, oil, etc. will last longer than a week, so your first week will be higher in cost.) Now, work on your second week's worth of food. Keep doing this until you have as much as you decide you need.
You can also grow or buy fruits and vegetables in season and dehydrate them inexpensively then vacuum ziploc them for long-term-storage. You can "can" your own butter, cakes, jello, hamburger easily. See www.endtimesreport.com (Manna Meals).
Also consider inexpensive barter items such as salt, tea, coffee, ramen, hygiene items, tobacco, etc. Use these to exchange for other things that you need.
Add to this list in the comments below. And check out http://www.antsinyourpantry.com for more information about shelf life, preservation methods, recipes from storage food, and more. And check out this link http://endtimesreport.com/food.html for more basic information; www.endtimesreport.com contains a wealth of information on self-sufficiency so bookmark it.
