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Posted on 2/4/13 at 9:20 pm to
Posted by wickowick
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Posted on 2/4/13 at 9:20 pm to
I don't think they are designed to handle the dirt loads pushing on the walls...
Posted by SW2SCLA
We all float down here
Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 2/4/13 at 9:25 pm to
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I don't think they are designed to handle the dirt loads pushing on the walls...



This. One collapsed on Mythbusters once. The guys seemed surprised and admitted they hadn't considered it being an issue. They reinforced them and they held on the next try.
Posted by BoudinJoe
Member since Oct 2007
1918 posts
Posted on 2/4/13 at 9:26 pm to
I was thinking about hesco boxes around the perimeters to help diffuse the weight. I saw a guy on Preppers that buried school buses successfully.
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