Anyone here DIY a root cellar in 8a clay and care to share their experience?
Posted by HarpyCelaeno@reddit | preppers | View on Reddit | 4 comments
I watched a guy from Texas bury a vented metal trashcan just above ground level and call it a cellar. Surely he was drunk. My sources say 5-8ft deep are optimal for my (formally 7b but now 8a area.) I’m not interested in pretty. Just functional and doable without construction equipment.
Past_Top3704@reddit
don't know where you are at but 5-8 says frost to me. need to go below the frost line so it doesn't pop out of the ground. where I am at that means 8ft deep. things shallower ( like a fence post) can, will,and do pop out of the ground due to frost heave. good luck.
Leopold_Porkstacker@reddit
A good rain can pop containers out of the ground. I’ve seen whole pools get popped out.
Past_Top3704@reddit
Sure. You are correct. I think pools are somewhat common but don't know for sure.
Was trying to stay general. I have had a few things pop out including pvc storm lines, and small individual grinder stations.
but the bathtub in my parents yard is still going strong 40 years later.
TheSensiblePrepper@reddit
I know that Provident Prepper buried an old chest freezer and it worked well for them. They are in Utah though.