Post by patricimo54 on Feb 10, 2011 22:11:33 GMT -5
Remembering back to the early 70's I stayed a summer with a family that had 3 generations dwelling on the same property.
Old blind grandpa Doc was always spitting tobacco in a coffee can and talking about horse races that he had won as a much younger man.
His old woman was always churning butter in a gallon jar that was filled with the cows milk that had been harvested that morning. She would be setting with a rocking motion, jar in lap, as she plucked a chicken or cracking nuts and asking us boys to bring her some "Niggar Quail"(field larks) while spitting tobacco in a coffee can.
I could go on and describe the rest of the personalities that lived on the property, but that is not what this thread is about.
They lived in a small modest 4 room house that had 2 bedrooms, a living room and a kitchen. There was a wood heater in the living area and a wood cook stove in the kitchen.
In good weather mom and dad slept on a bed in the yard. In foul weather they shared the bedroom with Grandpa & ma. Daughter had the other bedroom, while the three boys slept in the cellar, and that is what this thread is about.
Cellars are an amazing structure if properly constructed. They provide insulation from the elements and safety from storms.
They are a great way to secure your annual food store as well as provide the family a safe haven when mother nature releases her fury.
I have rambled on long enough. I have hopes of receiving input from fellow swamper's that have cellars or basement that they are utilizing for food storage and family severe weather security.
I do have a hope of some day of establishing a cellar on our property for me and my Bride, but I have too many projects in the works as we speak.
I have liberated enough utility brick (4x12) to make a 2 brick thick wall 8'x16' underground shelter.
My hope is that for those swamper's that have sub terrain areas on their homestead that they will post the pro's and con's.
Old blind grandpa Doc was always spitting tobacco in a coffee can and talking about horse races that he had won as a much younger man.
His old woman was always churning butter in a gallon jar that was filled with the cows milk that had been harvested that morning. She would be setting with a rocking motion, jar in lap, as she plucked a chicken or cracking nuts and asking us boys to bring her some "Niggar Quail"(field larks) while spitting tobacco in a coffee can.
I could go on and describe the rest of the personalities that lived on the property, but that is not what this thread is about.
They lived in a small modest 4 room house that had 2 bedrooms, a living room and a kitchen. There was a wood heater in the living area and a wood cook stove in the kitchen.
In good weather mom and dad slept on a bed in the yard. In foul weather they shared the bedroom with Grandpa & ma. Daughter had the other bedroom, while the three boys slept in the cellar, and that is what this thread is about.
Cellars are an amazing structure if properly constructed. They provide insulation from the elements and safety from storms.
They are a great way to secure your annual food store as well as provide the family a safe haven when mother nature releases her fury.
I have rambled on long enough. I have hopes of receiving input from fellow swamper's that have cellars or basement that they are utilizing for food storage and family severe weather security.
I do have a hope of some day of establishing a cellar on our property for me and my Bride, but I have too many projects in the works as we speak.
I have liberated enough utility brick (4x12) to make a 2 brick thick wall 8'x16' underground shelter.
My hope is that for those swamper's that have sub terrain areas on their homestead that they will post the pro's and con's.
