Key items to stock in your storm shelter When a severe storm erupts and spawns tornadoes, proper shelter is key to staying alive. Whether riding out a storm in a basement, bathroom or designed storm shelter, it is crucial to keep that space equipped with the right materials to stay safe. “People should take every
Mike used a 1,500-gallon plastic ag liquids tank to build this root cellar/storm shelter. Photo courtesy FARM SHOW Magazine Mike Toppen used a 1,500-gallon plastic ag liquids tank to accomplish his goal of constructing his own root cellar and storm shelter. Photo courtesy FARM SHOW Magazine When Mike Toppen built an earth-sheltered root cellar out
STRONG IN-GROUND CONCRETE STORM SHELTERS It is a LIFE tested fact that concrete storm shelters provide both safety and security for you, your family or business employees during some of nature’s most violent storms such as tornadoes and hurricanes. Smith and Yeagers Storm Shelters are built tough and meet or exceed FEMA 320, ICC-500-208 and
Well, our storm shelter project has kind of been like that through this whole building process. It is something that is extremely important to have in Iowa. We had lots of options of things to do, various places we thought about putting it (both underground and above ground – inside and outside), and just as
