10. The Forest Tree Trunk Secret Drop
What This Idea Means
Natural environments like forests offer built-in camouflage. This design hides a secret vertical drop inside the trunk of a large custom or natural 2×2 Oak or Dark Oak tree, featuring a hidden lever buried in leaves or underground roots.
Materials Needed
- Wood Logs & Leaves
- 1 Ladder or Water Bucket
- 1 Trapdoor
- 1 Wooden Button or Lever
- Redstone Dust
Step-by-Step Tutorial: How to Make It
- Find/Build Large Tree: Locate a 2×2 Dark Oak/Spruce tree or build a custom large oak tree with a thick trunk.
- Hollow the Core: Hollow out a 1×1 vertical shaft straight down through the center of the trunk into the ground beneath.
- Conceal Entry: Place a leaf block or wooden trapdoor at the top opening of the trunk to keep wild animals and foliage from exposing the hole.
- Add Input: Hide a lever on the underside of a root block or behind high tree leaves.
- Drop Safety: Place vines, ladders, or a water source block at the bottom of the long fall to prevent fall damage when dropping down.
Tips and Variations
- Soul Sand Elevator: Turn the hollow trunk into a high-speed water bubble elevator to shoot upward out of your underground bunker into the forest canopy.
