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<blockquote data-quote="Mr.Glock" data-source="post: 2436020" data-attributes="member: 32877"><p>In short, there are studies out there that have come to very ambiguous conclusions. In other words six/half dozen, you chose. </p><p></p><p>Some say the in ground in house are safer, some say the above is safer, some say the ones in the yard are safer. I talked to several people from FEMA after the one in 99 that I helped dig out several from different shelters. </p><p></p><p>Think of it this way, the ones in yards, unless you live very rural can get your house on them, the neighbor's house on them, same as the one in the garage floors, your house falls on it, or the neighbors junk piles on it. </p><p></p><p>I have never been a fan of the above ones at all. I could not imagine what a Tornado that has the capabilities of picking up semi trucks, picking up a one ton truck down the road and slamming it into an above ground shelter. Hence why I like the underground fraidy holes! LOL! </p><p></p><p>Fema people touring the neighborhoods I talked to really leaned towards the ones in the garage as being safer, they stated people usually waited to long and get injured trying to get to the ones in the yards, with the hail, blowing debris and such. But I can see drawbacks and pluses for each of the two. I just wouldn't suggest above ground. Our choice has always been underground. </p><p></p><p>We owned one home years ago, that had a huge one built into the side of a hill, it was a walk in. I really liked it, it was like a mini bunker, had two rooms, thick steel doors. If I were to have a hillside close by, I would do a walk in one. So easy to use, people with wheelchairs and such. Good luck with the ones you chose to go with. I also think they are like workshops, bigger the better if you can afford to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mr.Glock, post: 2436020, member: 32877"] In short, there are studies out there that have come to very ambiguous conclusions. In other words six/half dozen, you chose. Some say the in ground in house are safer, some say the above is safer, some say the ones in the yard are safer. I talked to several people from FEMA after the one in 99 that I helped dig out several from different shelters. Think of it this way, the ones in yards, unless you live very rural can get your house on them, the neighbor's house on them, same as the one in the garage floors, your house falls on it, or the neighbors junk piles on it. I have never been a fan of the above ones at all. I could not imagine what a Tornado that has the capabilities of picking up semi trucks, picking up a one ton truck down the road and slamming it into an above ground shelter. Hence why I like the underground fraidy holes! LOL! Fema people touring the neighborhoods I talked to really leaned towards the ones in the garage as being safer, they stated people usually waited to long and get injured trying to get to the ones in the yards, with the hail, blowing debris and such. But I can see drawbacks and pluses for each of the two. I just wouldn't suggest above ground. Our choice has always been underground. We owned one home years ago, that had a huge one built into the side of a hill, it was a walk in. I really liked it, it was like a mini bunker, had two rooms, thick steel doors. If I were to have a hillside close by, I would do a walk in one. So easy to use, people with wheelchairs and such. Good luck with the ones you chose to go with. I also think they are like workshops, bigger the better if you can afford to. [/QUOTE]
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