Has anyone built an above-ground fallout shelter?

Posted by yes_hahaha_yesss@reddit | preppers | View on Reddit | 23 comments

Indulging the idea of building one, given the uncomfortably nonzero chance of a nuclear war right now.

The water table here is too high to build underground. I'm located far enough away from likely targets that the flash and shockwave wouldn't destroy the structure, but we are downwind of some military targets that would probably be hit with ground bursts, so fallout would be a problem.

Has anyone here actually built an above-ground shelter? What materials did you use? How did you tackle air filtration? What kind of toilet would you recommend installing, if I can't go outside for two weeks and don't want to baste in my own sewage the whole time? Did you hire a contractor or DIY it?