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Old 07-18-2016, 9:01 PM
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Default This is too funny Life Pod from Home Depot

So I was searching Home Depot on line and found this 14 person Life Pod. Almost $8k and it really holds 14 with those dimension! It was like a train wreck, I HAD TO look

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Old 07-18-2016, 9:05 PM
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Looks like a tornado shelter of some kind. I wouldn't want to be stuck in that thing with 14 people..lol
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Old 07-18-2016, 9:06 PM
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It's a storm shelter not a long term shelter to live in. I bet it will hold 14 almost comfortably and even more crammed in like sardines. I'm too stupid to understand why you think it's a "train wreck". I've seen much smaller ones for sale for $4K-$5K.
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Old 07-18-2016, 9:46 PM
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You lost me at 'train wreck'. It's a tornado shelter not a vacation cabin. What makes it a train wreck, or funny?? Maybe I missed something.
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Old 07-18-2016, 9:51 PM
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So I was searching Home Depot on line and found this 14 person Life Pod. Almost $8k and it really holds 14 with those dimension! It was like a train wreck.
There are many versions of this sold in Tornado Alley. They also have smaller ones that they build in your car garage. Personally, I think the underground ones are the best - it's hard to beat ground level protection. This model appears to be water proof, but one still needs to be aware of his home's location to determine if flooding is a hazard.

These aren't designed to stay on for days. In most cases you run in for an hour or two at most. Sometimes overnight.
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Old 07-18-2016, 9:53 PM
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How about that poo bucket in the corner tho ...!?!
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Old 07-18-2016, 10:35 PM
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The above ground ones are tried and tested w/o the damp and mold problem of underground. Plus going outside into the hail to reach it when the twister comes is.. brutal. I've been outside in tornado hail. IT HURTS... bad... as in blood.. as in knock your arse unconscious bad.

We are under contract now on our new home and yes, it COMES with a "safe room" that looks like a safe. Vault door and all.

When it came down to brass tacks the built in shelter was a + on the house. The above ground ones have been through the biggest that have hit populated areas since their introduction and are "rated F5" but have taken everything. Cleaned slab with just shelter left.
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Old 07-19-2016, 5:57 AM
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My uncle lives in OK and has installed a concrete shelter about that size under his garage.

I don't know how you could get 14 people in that, unless having an orgy, but even then...?
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I don't understand. I have two of these buried in the hills behind my house. One if full of long term food and the other ammo. I thought everyone was using these.
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Lol customers who bought this item also bought:
Ax, Tarp, Duct tape, ammonia, fertilizer.
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Reminds me of the old joke You know why a tornado and a divorce in Oklahoma have the same outcome?

"One way or another someone's going to lose a trailer"
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Odd looking coffin! What happens when a car/house/something lands on top of it, how do you get out?
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Good post OP. That is an odd item to observe, but you have to look anyway.

$7800 for a 2500+- gallon cistern that can be had for $3000 from tank supply du jour is a great deal, Oh wait. What?
The benches and bucket probably do make up the added value tho.

*House rules would have to include a proviso in which anybody that drops deuce in there gets a foot in the ash and is launched out the top hatch followed by the offending stool sample.
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Imagine trying to relieve yourself in the corner stool sitting next to fourteen people.
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Great way to have a cool and quiet place to read a book or sleep during the summer.
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I see deluxe spider hole.

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Everyone would be Glad to cram their Hinney in there ..........

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Looks pretty good for its intended purpose ~ Over priced, sure, but could really come in handy for a multitude of purposes
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Living in NTx during tornado season, we just go to Cowboy Stadium if there's a threat. The chances of a touchdown there are slim.

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It's a storm shelter not a long term shelter to live in. I bet it will hold 14 almost comfortably and even more crammed in like sardines. I'm too stupid to understand why you think it's a "train wreck". I've seen much smaller ones for sale for $4K-$5K.

From the specs "Exact Width x Depth 8 ft 3 in x 7 ft 2 in" is 4 square feet per person.... I guess you never spent the night in a shelter hiding from tornados
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Living in NTx during tornado season, we just go to Cowboy Stadium if there's a threat. The chances of a touchdown there are slim.


That's funny.



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would be cheaper and you can build larger for less money.

just dig a hold line with concrete. add supply's and "other" good to go.

just make sure you have a way out if something lands on top of you.
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Living in NTx during tornado season, we just go to Cowboy Stadium if there's a threat. The chances of a touchdown there are slim.

Oh duh!
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