Kentucky Folks Bury Minivan With Temu Excavator to Create DIY Storm Shelter
Laugh if you want, but the van kept them safe under three feet of dirt. The post Kentucky Folks Bury Minivan With Temu Excavator to Create DIY Storm Shelter appeared first on The Drive.
Storms across the central United States last week were no joke. I live in Missouri and we saw flooding one day, then snow the next. Folks in other states got it even worse, including Kentucky where Ryan Hagan and Buddy Rolley hail from. Those two decided to get smart and build their own storm shelter with what they had on hand: a minivan, some dirt, and an excavator they bought off the online bargain site Temu. As you probably guessed, this got people’s attention.
Hagan’s cousin Erika Cobb posted a TikTok of the DIY safe place on Wednesday, and since then, it’s been viewed 1.9 million times. The comments are a hoot, too—you can bet more than one person chimed in to say “Country boys can survive.”
Cobb even posted a follow-up video showing the inside of the van per commenters’ requests:
