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Archive for March 2023

A Design Concept for a Multi-Use Fallout Shelter, Including Small Ventilation System

By TACDA | March 23, 2023
A wooden structure that is being built.

By Jay Whimpey A Design Concept for a Multi-use Fallout Shelter Fallout shelters were very popular in the 1960’s but then fell out of favor until recently.  In order to help interested individuals who my have a desire to build a functional fallout shelter the following concept is presented here as a viable option.  No…

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