The Nuclear Bunker Experiment

 The Nuclear Bunker Experiment might be over but this video, recorded inside the bunker the day before departure into the apocalyptic world, highlighted ten lessons learnt while taking part in the experiment.....

  With no cooking facilities in the bunker d use to lack of electricity after the nuclear bomb, and not being prepared enough to buy a generator or even have a gas stove - eating meals has become pretty grim during the #NuclearBunkerExperiment.  In the freezing cold you would want a nice hot meal but that is not possible due to lack of being prepared for the sudden nuclear war that has impacted life. Instead, it is now down to surviving with tinned food. But these stocks won't last forever and people outside are starting to go on the search for food ........

 Almost a week since an nuclear bomb detonated in the centre of London and deep inside his nuclear bunker 100 miles away, robmacca is struggling for survival. The isolation and depleting fresh food are beginning to reach critical.  Outside the bunker, looting and anarchy have taken over as civilisation adjusts to the new normal after a nuclear war. Food and water stocks have already been stolen and homes are the next target as people become more and more desperate. What is left of law and order remains on a thread as the government tries to regain control of society and coordinate supplies. But will they be too late? How much longer can robmacca survive inside the nuclear bunker before needing to go back into the nuclear destroyed world?

  As the hours and days go by locked away inside the nuclear bunker, slowly the power banks and batteries begin to die. While there were plenty of batteries stocked up, the first casualty of being unable to reach working electrical power points, is the spare tablet computer. The fear of losing years of memories before the nuclear war become very apparent. There is no more cloud services and the data could be lost forever.  Will all the memories from before the nuclear war vanish like the people that were killed as the bombs dropped around the world?

  Apart from the lack of caffeine and hot drinks, robmacca has been missing listening to the radio. Suddenly he remembers there is a radio inside the nuclear bunker that had been put there for such a time as this. Has he got batteries though? There is no electricity working since the nuclear bomb dropped 2 days ago, it's still not safe to venture outside because of radiation but can the radio provide some sort of comfort during these dark days? Tune in and find out......

  Living in a bunker to escape disasters could still end up with accidental death if you don't have proper ventilation installed (especially during a nuclear war). We still have to breathe but that means carbon monoxide could become dangerously high within a confined, unventilated space. One simple action that could save your life, would be fitting a battery operated carbon monoxide alarm. At least then you could become aware of the dangers before they become potentially fatal. The alarm would also detect carbon monoxide from gas cooking appliances, thus warning you of any danger and allowing you to find a solution.

  Hygiene while trying to survive inside a bunker is of paramount importance - especially since clean running water and toilet facilities will not be available if a nuclear emergency took place. According to the book Nuclear War Survival Skills , "water-borne diseases probably would kill more survivors of a nuclear attack than would fallout- contaminated water." Therefore the storage of clean fallout free water would be life saving. Bottled water can be purchased cheaply and stored for quite a long time. Care should be taken once opened or using alternative means of water storage.  We all need to go to the toilet and take it for granted how easily waste products are removed from our homes each time we need to use the toilet - but imagine if the power supplies vanish and flushing no longer works. Added to this, imagine you are trying to survive underground in a bunker without running water or proper toilet facilities...... the smells, the germs and the danger to health are all...

In order to survive something like a nuclear blast, you really need to prepare beforehand (and be incredibly lucky to be in the right place at the right time!). Here inside my bunker, I am preparing for a 'just in case' scenario. This video highlights some of the things I am including for my emergency bunker. There are many other items I've not yet purchased but I'm hoping to be ready before that dreadful day. Let me know if you can think of any items I need to include to take inside the bunker and don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel for more updates.