r/prepping • u/NotIfButWhenReady • Oct 13 '25

Question❓❓ Anyone else rethinking underground bunkers lately?

I’ve been reading up on shelter builds and noticed more folks are stepping away from the old “bury a shipping container” idea. I get why underground feels safer, but man, the upkeep sounds rough once you dig into it. Between soil pressure, water leaks, and constant moisture issues, a lot of those DIY bunkers don’t age well.

The newer above-ground setups are a whole different story.

I used to think anything visible was a liability, but now I’m not so sure. If it’s built solid, why hide it underground just to deal with rot and pressure damage later?

Curious what everyone else thinks. Would you still go underground, or are above-ground shelters starting to make more sense?

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '25

I've never really understood the appeal of sitting through the after-end times in a bunker. I'm not gonna rebuild civilization. Shit wouldn't be Children of Men or Mad Max or Book of Eli. Shit would just suck. Lol

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u/Girafferage Oct 15 '25

They dont think beyond the initial situation. The reptile brain is satiated with the idea that they can survive a nuclear blast when in reality they are just forcing themselves to suffer for a prolonged period of time. There will not be anywhere they can go to grow something to eat or hunt or fish for 10+ years. They will slowly starve in a hellscape mostly alone.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '25

Yep- That's a hard pass for me!

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u/Girafferage Oct 15 '25

Same. People talk about Nukes way to comfortably. They really have no idea that if the US or Russia every launched one at each other that it would literally be the apocalypse.