A Brazilian influencer building his own underground bunker has shared his surprising ‘rule’ for surviving the end of the world: ‘Do not be seen’.
Andre Luiz, known online as Ninja Flow, has been constructing the shelter in a rural area of Joinville, Brazil, sharing each part of the project with his more than one million social media followers.
The influencer has been working on the bunker by hand, but is now using a digger as the underground structure begins to take shape.
Despite what other doomsday preppers say, having strong shelter ‘isn’t enough’, Andre claims.
Instead, keeping the bunker’s location secret is the ‘most important’ part of preparing for extreme scenarios.
In his latest videos, he urged his followers: ‘Do not be seen. It doesn’t matter whether you’re going to make a bunker out of wood, brick or concrete.
‘The most important thing is that it is well hidden and that you can store your supplies without anyone knowing where to find them.’
Andre also insisted people do not need large amounts of money to begin preparing.
He said: ‘A simple shelter, if it is well made, can save your life.’
The bunker is one of Andre’s best-known projects and has been featured in videos on his social media channels for around two years.
Built underground in a secluded rural area, the shelter measures around 30 square metres and has been made using reinforced concrete and iron.
Andre has previously said he plans to cover the upper section with vegetation so it blends into the surrounding landscape and is harder to detect from the air.
Inside, he has installed lighting, stored food and placed a computer which he intends to use to access information if he has to remain underground for a prolonged period.
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He has said the bunker contains enough supplies to survive for up to six months.
In another video, Andre showed work being carried out on the shelter’sdoor, including sanding welds and applying a protective base coat against rust.
He said he planned to weld armour plates over the entrance to strengthen it further.
Andre said: ‘And now we’re going to weld several armour plates on, like a battle tank. We’re going to weld the armour plates over this door, and then it really will be impenetrable.’
He has previously described the bunker as a precaution designed to improve his chances of surviving an extreme event rather than as a guarantee of safety.
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