Hobbit house root cellar.
Posted by ArcaneLuxian@reddit | preppers | View on Reddit | 17 comments
Husband is NOT a prepper. But he does support my preps and my want to make sure our family is take care of with our own homestead. He found a prefabricated hobbit house/root cellar structure. Am I'm very proud of him for wanting to be involved.
Ive wanted an in ground root cellar since our home doesnt have one or the ability to add one to our home itself. So I've been looking at ones to build into the hill on our property.
Our pantry at best can hold maybe 3 months of food. And once we have a fully functional garden and having to store our crops it'll be impossible to store in the house.
Just wanted to share how proud I am that hes taking an interest in something important to me.
WhereDidAllTheSnowGo@reddit
Did you get any structural / civil / earth engineering reviews?
That thickness of concrete is nil structural and the size / spacing of hoops look weak for the amount of soil over it
02meepmeep@reddit
Maybe there is fiber strand in the concrete? I’m really curious about that too.
02meepmeep@reddit
Is that basically some sort of metal tube skeleton frame with corrugated metal skin coated in a fairly thin layer of shotcrete?
oranggit@reddit
LOL, for way less than the cost of building that, you could enlarge your pantry. Or hell, build a new house.
SneekTip@reddit
that actually sounds so cool, love that he’s getting involved. hobbit cellar + prepping is such a win combo
Winnie-the-jinping@reddit
Holy, that looks awesome.
Funny-Ad5178@reddit
Sounds like you got his ass lmao he'll be FIFOing cans and learning basic electrician stuff in no time. Is he taking husband applications, by any chance? I could clear my schedule if there's root cellars involved.
IlliniWarrior1@reddit
I can certainly see eazier & cheaper options that are available in some areas of the Country >>>
an unusual buried "ark" was built outside Toronto using that similar concept of reinforced "hoops" and then concrete formed >>> stripped school buses were used as the "hoop" form - inter-joined to form a large underground complex .....
Iron_Eagl@reddit
"Hobbit root cellar" made me think of this build: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OtS8fY2s994
Wrong-Maintenance-48@reddit
I watched a video a while back about this guy that originally designed them in the 90s I think. It's a great concept but it ends up being a little cost prohibitive more most people. IIRC (which i kinda doubt) he had some real trouble with his first one, 2 more were fairly successful but again very expensive.
ArcaneLuxian@reddit (OP)
I added a link to find them into the post. Theyre not cheap about $45k to build. But they seem worth it.
frackleboop@reddit
That's really cool!
FishSpackler@reddit
He sounds like a great partner! You don't have to have the same passion for things, but supporting each other's passions is so important. The hobbit house sounds cool too :)
CinesterDan@reddit
No reason you can't prep in style. Got any photos to share of the prefab structure?
Pea-and-Pen@reddit
Can you share what you will be getting?
countrygirlmaryb@reddit
Make sure you tell him this as well!
Myspys_35@reddit
Thats brilliant!!! And I am envious!