Root Cellar off grid food storage 

Thank you Martin.

I do not see them being negative about it, but helping. He appreciates the ideas. We can all learn new ideas.

Glad to hear that. Thank you so much for the comment and watching.

Thank you.

I knew someone who did that! He put in a glass screen door for in the winter. Basicly had their bed, a desk, and some shelving in his Gramma's storm shelter and it worked great until his wife and him had a baby ;p)

Thanks, it is still holding up very well no issues.

I would put a 180 degree elbow on it with SS screening securly screwed to it.

@@gordbaker896 yeah definitely 180 would be the best. Any elbow pretty much haha he likes to boast his drainage maybe he is trying to get it to work

@@danbrown6941 hahaha

+Dan Reed I would like to thank you for your comment and the idea on the air intake that would be a good fix.

+Dan Reed If you live in a tornado-prone area many Emergency Management Offices or police/fire departments have a program where you can register the location of your shelter with them so they know where to check after a tornado. In many cases you can even register online.

@@MostlyVintageVoices yep by all means notify everyone of your hidey hole

@@lpmoron6258 Hahaha! You could always have a secret door to a sub-area. Oooooh yeah! 😎

+E Mack Thank you for your comment.

Hopefully by now they realize your wisdom is solid!

Thank you for the info.

@@Robinson-Homestead no goat cheese for one weak for missing that ,bad goat lover you

If this is to be an actual root cellar you want it humid ~90%. Too dry and the root vegetables won't keep

@@billdickson871 Forgot about that. For most vegetables, you're correct. Good call.

@@billdickson871 how do you keep it humid? Seems like stone would be better than blocks. I want to know how they used to be made, and do it that way. Sadly, I haven't been in more than a few and cannot remember.

+wendysue5555 thank you

How's retirement?

if that is your real name, shame on you. never tell on your family members - unless you hate them

Yeah... Osama bin Laden's last words...

Funny guy

Funny guy

I neef yo get off my easy chair n go build one thanks

Thanks for watching.

Thank you! 😊

George good luck on your build if I can help let me know I have anther video I don't know if it will help ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pcuZHhnZdqE.html

Thank you lisa the animals are a lot of fun to have around.

All good no problems.

Thank you.

+monnarush If you need help let me know.

+Kevin Robinson cool

That would be awesome Happy new year.

Thank you Alexandre.

You forgot the naked women posters

Thank you so much for the comment glad to help you.

Thank you for watching and the comment.

Thanks for the tip.

+greenspiraldragon thank you.

My Grandfather used to put onion bags filled with charcoal. The charcoal absorbs excess moisture in the summer but release moisture in the dry winter. It's self regulating moisture, plus it absorbs ethylene gas that fruit produce to prevent rotting of other produce. Just an old pioneer trick

Kevin Robinson great info, thanks. Check out a Gravity Light as an alternative to solar. $80 on Amazon. I just got one - haven’t set it up yet but it seems solid.

And perhaps conceal them a little better. Not from storms but crazy people. Just in case.

if it rains he an just turn a bucket over it

flashy5150 With those vents the air might get sucked out in a fire or a tornado.

Thanks BenNation.

Thanks so much for the comment and watching.

and You're the only one who asked for that much help =D good thinking. He probably could but not without some money involved !

nice observation ,i mist it ,no goat cheese for jim for one week

Me too!

Ms Molly me too

Tom Green • goats are the best!

That little bell 🔔

Check out Kiko goats kikogoats.com. They are a good hardy breed that work well with small farms.

Glad you liked thank you for the comment

+Beginning2013 Thank you.

Thank you so much for the comment and watching.

Thank you for watching Dean.

+BPM Productions of Colorado Thank you for your comment and ideas.

+Kevin Robinson what type of chickens are the 2 black and white ones at 0:17

Looks like barred rock.

BPM Productions of Colorado it's an old fashioned root cellar for harvested food, not a fall out shelter.

+Homesteading With Dutch Thank you.

Thank you for watching Jude.

No floods hear I live on a mountain thanks Josh.

some people live in flood areas

4 happy family members true. Very true. Some people live on boats too.

@@allan9584able Use some common sense and adjust it to your situation.

@@sh-hg4eg what ever blows ya hair back

Definitely.

Thanks for watching good luck.

if you go back and listen to him, he explains that the floor of his cellar is basically big ass drainage itself but i agree with you that it isn't a good thing to have like that, probably could use some PVC pipe and curve it to a 90 degree angle.

check valve will stop water ?

About $700.00 free used brick not a lot of money lot of work thanks John.

john palma in new construction of brick homes there are always leftover bricks. If a contractor was to try and return the unused bricks to the brick yard they are charged a restocking fee. That's why so many builders just roll dirt over them to get rid of them, lots of times you can ride by new construction of brick homes and just ask for the leftover bricks they are glad to get rid of them. We were able to build an entire patio floor with discarded bricks,,,,they were all free for the taking! And it is a huge nice patio 12 feet by 36 feet! We put crush run on the ground and then a layer of sand, then you lay the bricks as you want them, a border of pressure treated lumber is used to frame in the perimeter, then place sand in the cracks between each brick. We had a friend to lend us a machine that pounded in the sand. It. Was about two days of work, but boy was it worth it, we then added a simple roof over the patio, a great place to hang out especially when it rains. The sound of rain on a tin roof puts me to sleep.

Thanks for the comment and watching Stepten.

I dug into the Hillside and covered it

My dimensions are about 8 ft by 8 ft inside

Yes, can I store wine. Wondering what the average temperature is. ?

the goats must really like you as much as the chickens. 😊😉

BAHAHAHAHAHA SAVAGE LAWDDD

The steel frame may rust over time but will work.

Yes I am afraid of that too but I plan on painting it well and hope for the best. I am a little worried about the weight and hence the metal. Jim

If you use a good paint you should be ok.

I really wish that I could powder coat it but that is not possible here in Chile where I am. Oh well, a good oil based paint will have to do with two coats. Thanks Ciao from Chile. Jim

ChileExpatFamily

Thank you Elmer.

Glad you liked it thanks for the comment and watching.

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Thx, might have to think about building one, because I have terrible food storage place.

Thanks was looking for the temperature! Come help me build one!

I mixed my cement by myself hard work.

Kevin Robinson tablas es español

Very welcome thanks for the comment.

No issues It works great I do wish it was closer to the house.

thank you for the info.

Thank you Barbara.

So vandals don't try to break in and steal his food when he's not inside it. Same reason why you lock your house.

I wonder same thing. Doesn't make any sense. I assume a vandal can open the latch same as he does.

Joyce Burrill Its a shed latch that can hold a lock.

Because it's his seller not yours.

+Lee Brill I have looked at some solar lighting I am working on that thank you for the idea.

It has been a great little Root Cellar

That's if you work at you will get it thank for the comment.

I have one more video on the root cellar if you would like to see ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pcuZHhnZdqE.html Thank you for the comment David.

That will work great thanks you for the comment.