Underground den

[Gritineye]

Our house where we lived as kids was in a 7 acre disused sand pit, mostly just quite soft sandstone left by then.

It was a paradise for kids as we could dig tunnels and underground dens in the banks, and even bigger ones in pits, roofed over with planks and turf.

Some got quite cosy with fireplaces and chimneys, as the sandstone dried out it became very crumbly. We built the behind shrubs and brambles to hide them. Parents never even seemed to notice what we were doing, how we survived is still a mystery to me!

 

[Farside]

Well, well, well!

Rosetta?

 

[Fraserb]

I've seriously considered this before, I now have access to a precast concrete channel I could bury, its 3m x 3m x 2.6m tall so a good start.

 

[Onoff]

how we survived is still a mystery to me!

Lots of bomb craters round here when I was a kid along with chalk escarpments. With no regard to safety we'd dig into them and enlarge existing tunnels. Got chased by an angry badger once.

 

[roofman]

What about something more like an Anderson shelter ? It might be easier to make and dismantle, and be a bit safer if you do build it. It could come in handy the way them russians are shaping up too.

I popped my cherry in one of them in my mates back garden when i was 14

 

[Farside]

I popped my cherry in one of them in my mates back garden when i was 14

TMI!

 

[RichardM]

My Dad once told me we lived on the site of and old Roman fort. Got me to dig a plot 6' by 4' looking for treasure!
He later turned this into a veg patch - I think I was conned.

 

[ronan]

My Dad once told me we lived on the site of and old Roman fort. Got me to dig a plot 6' by 4' looking for treasure!
He later turned this into a veg patch - I think I was conned.

No such thing as a free meal !

 

[Barking Mat]

What are 'Turbo mega conquering eagles' plans, he going to tunnel sideways ? Fiberglass panelled pod?

In the next video he has a bottoming out party and the speed he can down a can of Stella is impressive.

 

[Olderisbetter]

Near me there are caves that we used to camp in as kids, sadly a lad died a few years ago when he was in there and a big bit of roof fell on the poor youth, i think they are now closed off,
https://www.business-live.co.uk/economic-development/teenager-dies-shropshire-cave-roof-3946952

 

[Mick Annick]

What about one of these ?

Industrial Unknown Offer Type

Industrial Unknown Offer Type at Former Gama Site Basingstoke Road, Berkshire, RG14 7HQ

www.harnessproperty.com

And I believe the Ruskies still have the right to inspect them

 

[Ali]

Is that your back yard?

Yes, if it’s the first post you mean.

 

[dan.taylor.1]

Couple of ibcs connected by some 600mm drainage gulley.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

I popped my cherry in one of them in my mates back garden when i was 14

Waaay too much information!

 

[redlig]

Has he done a confined spaces risk assessment? Otherwise there might be a visit from a certain forum member.

Too say nothing of a high viz jacket.

 

[Tinbasherdan]

A lad was killed on the beach bordering my dads land when he was a kid, the lad had tunnelled into the soft sand cliff and it collapsed on him

 

[Red'n'Black]

Has anyone been following this Colin Furze build?

My 6yr old has, and he’s obsessed about having one.

I caved in today and gave him a spade and said to get on with it. His ‘bunker’ is about 10” deep so far, and he’s already started building the shed to go on top. I had to drag him in when it got dark and he’s really annoyed it’s school tomorrow.

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Just hypothetically folks, if we someone were to bury some sort of plastic storage tank (child den sized), and put some ventilation in, what else would you need to think about? Would you need planning to bury an empty receptacle not connected to anything? Coincidentally an actual shed is going on top of the exact space he decided to start his dig.

This is not going to happen.

Fair play to him for having a go! Building dens in derelict outbuildings was part of growing up when I were a lad. I didn't know anybody who dug an underground one from scratch though, that would have been way too much like hard work.

 

[redlig]

And I believe the Ruskies still have the right to inspect them

Presumably the deal is buyer dismantles and takes away.

 

[Mick Annick]

Presumably the deal is buyer dismantles and takes away.

Even @8ob hasn’t got the gear to knock those down

 

[bourbon]

Even @8ob hasn’t got the gear to knock those down

put enough explosives in them, they are gone.