Has anyone looked into heading to one of the underground mines here in So. Indiana for a bug out spot?
Seems like in a long term ARMAGEDDON setting, a mine could be easy to defend (if it had 1 entry)
I am not talking about a shaft mine, but 1 of the hillside, limestone mines with a straight in entrance.
1: You could survive the winter with just a coat, if you had to, due to the earths ambient temp underground.
2:The cool environment would be good for long term storage of perishables, though you would have to overcome the humidity.
3: You cant get more impregnable than a 1 entrance, limestone cave in a hillside that has a steel door.
4: Most folks wont think of going there, so raiders shouldnt be an issue till everything else has already been pillaged.
5: These limestone mines have entrances that you can drive vehicles into, and store there if you ever needed to evacuate.
6: These mines (I have been told) have generators in them for lighting and such.
7: If you were lucky, there might be water available inside the mine also.
For the hard core preppers; There are probally some abandoned mines around Bedford that are on land that could be purchased. This would be less expensive than trying to buy and rework 1 of the missile sites that folks are getting fond of these days.
Johnny C
Seems like in a long term ARMAGEDDON setting, a mine could be easy to defend (if it had 1 entry)
I am not talking about a shaft mine, but 1 of the hillside, limestone mines with a straight in entrance.
1: You could survive the winter with just a coat, if you had to, due to the earths ambient temp underground.
2:The cool environment would be good for long term storage of perishables, though you would have to overcome the humidity.
3: You cant get more impregnable than a 1 entrance, limestone cave in a hillside that has a steel door.
4: Most folks wont think of going there, so raiders shouldnt be an issue till everything else has already been pillaged.
5: These limestone mines have entrances that you can drive vehicles into, and store there if you ever needed to evacuate.
6: These mines (I have been told) have generators in them for lighting and such.
7: If you were lucky, there might be water available inside the mine also.
For the hard core preppers; There are probally some abandoned mines around Bedford that are on land that could be purchased. This would be less expensive than trying to buy and rework 1 of the missile sites that folks are getting fond of these days.
Johnny C