Gimme Shelter
July, 2011
HOW TO BUILD A SERIOUS SAFE HAVEN IN YOUR BACKYARDBetween terrorist threats and the disaster in Japan, it's no surprise the backyard bomb shelter-that Cold War standby-is popular again. Texas-based Radius Engineering (bomb-shelter.net) sells prefabricated dome-shaped pods that get buried underground with a door and a tube-like entry. Made from fiberglass, the pods come in different sizes and models; Radius has been selling them at a rate of 100 to 200 a year. The base RC 8 model, for example, c...
