The Nuclear Bunker Experiment

  It's reached a critical moment inside the #NuclearBunkerExperiment - will robmacca be able to poo inside the bunker and then live with the smell or will he leave and face radiation poisoning outside the safety of the underground bunker? Not being allowed outside the 12ft by 6ft bunker brings many challenges and as the hours pass, there are certain challenges that outweighs others. It was bad enough having to urinate into a waste bin but now it is the ultimate test - being able to poo while inside the bunker without running water. What will happen?

  Remember when making breakfast was easy in the outside world? Inside the #NuclearBunkerExperiment life is far from easy, even for something as simple as breakfast. So many different factors to consider when you don't have the comforts of the kitchen or electricity. After the nuclear war, it's not like you can pop to the supermarket and stock up on fresh morning goods. Life inside the bunker will get harder as the fresh fruit is eaten and the bread becomes mouldy but robmacca, armed with a sharp knife, aims to make the most of his breakfast without causing himself an injury (there might not be any medical staff available after he resurfaces into the real world!)

 Have you ever had to hold your bladder for so long it hurts? This is what has happened to robmacca during his first night inside the nuclear bunker. We are so used to the convenience of toilets and running water but when disaster strikes we have to find alternative means to go.  Normally the alternative is to go outside or dig a hole outside but there is no cesspit inside the bunker and the moment has come when it's got to the point of bursting. Find out what happens next ......

  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...

Being prepared for the worst disasters is half the battle, having somewhere to go to the toilet while trying to survive inside a nuclear bunker would be another battle! I've splashed out (no pun) on a 20 litre portable toilet, because if a disaster struck, I'd want to be able to do a number 2 with as much dignity as possible. No running water or electricity would mean taps, toilets and essential appliances may cease to work. Outdoors it would be less of a problem as we would easily find places to go but locked away deep inside a bunker with limited space adds new problems. The portaloo is a good investment for the bunker and can be used for camping holidays or handy as a bedside toilet in old age!