German Dugout restoration in Malla/Lappland

[jiipee76]

Here is few pictures first from original german dugout/living bunker at Malla mountain/Lapland.

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More pics

Here first picture from inside of original dugout.Second picture from startup of total restoration.

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More pics #2

More pictures of the restoration:

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More pics #3

Almost ready:

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Interior

Interior in original german configuration:

[erikjo]

Nice. Is it at sauna in there?


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[FrenchVolunteer]

Hi,

if i'm right it is a dormitory for 5 soldiers ?

2 at the top, 3 at the bottom ?

See You

Vince

[Jean-Loup]

Correct me if I am wrong, but you are basicaly taking a very well preserved original bunker, destroying it, and replacing it with a reproduction?
Next time, I would say, build the reproduction from scratch without destroying a nice original. Plus it will give you the experience of the whole building procedure.

JL

[jiipee76]

Correct me if I am wrong, but you are basicaly taking a very well preserved original bunker, destroying it, and replacing it with a reproduction?
Next time, I would say, build the reproduction from scratch without destroying a nice original. Plus it will give you the experience of the whole building procedure.

JL

Idea was to restore it to original configuration which travellers can use it as a cabin.People have used it manymany years to same thing and old construction broke slowly.One wall collapsed totally and cabin full of flood water.It was restored for use,not for static slowly away rotting piece of history.Lapland have thousands of such positions everywhere.I say much better to have one in nice condition than slowly rusting/rotting away one.


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[Lloyds]

Correct me if I am wrong, but you are basicaly taking a very well preserved original bunker, destroying it, and replacing it with a reproduction?
Next time, I would say, build the reproduction from scratch without destroying a nice original. Plus it will give you the experience of the whole building procedure.

JL

Sorry i think the same as Jean-Loup you have just turned a historical building into a replica garden shed

[Totenhead]

Idea was to restore it to original configuration which travellers can use it as a cabin.People have used it manymany years to same thing and old construction broke slowly.One wall collapsed totally and cabin full of flood water.It was restored for use,not for static slowly away rotting piece of history.Lapland have thousands of such positions everywhere.I say much better to have one in nice condition than slowly rusting/rotting away one.


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I have to agree with you

[jiipee76]

Sorry i think the same as Jean-Loup you have just turned a historical building into a replica garden shed

I understand that you enjoy rotting away historical bunkers.But as I told before already there is 2 to 4 thousand rotting away german positions allaround Lapland.If one is restored to original condition,it is bad.Nice logic.After 20years there is nothing but pit full of rusting roof metal and stone pile.That kind of positions near this restored one is about 120.

Sorry but I prefer the restored one over "that water filled pile of stone was bunker 20years ago type memory".

Explain me please what is wrong trying to restore even one for next generations to see? Same time there is thousands of those stone/metal piles to "enjoy"


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[Peter J.]

Nice work Jiipee. Some people are never content, that's how reality works

cheers
Peter

[Chet Sowersby]

A nicely done project.

Chet

[kammo man]

I think you have done wonderful work restoring this bunker
Thank you for sharing the pictures and restore more !!


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