Posted on 10/13/2013 1:00:39 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
(VIDEO-AT-LINK)
MONTEBELLO, Calif. - There's nothing new about predictions that the end of the world is upon us. But there's plenty new about how some people are preparing for it.
What began as a pipe dream for Ron Hubbard has become big business...underground
"We call this the backyard bunker," Hubbard said as he showed us one of his survival shelters.
These days, the fear market is booming.
"I can't build them fast enough right now," he said. "It's better to have a shelter 10 years early than five minutes late."
But unlike those Cold War-era concrete bunkers with just the basics, these survival shelters come fully loaded.
"It's got everything a house does," Hubbard said. "It's just 20-feet underground. Luxury bedrooms, big screen TVs , game room, underground pool. You can have anything you want." He's even seen people put Jacuzzis in them.....
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
Exactly.
What’s a ‘Fortified’ Fleetwood Coach run these days?
I appreciate the value of watercraft, alas, some get sick at sea, so they are landlubbers, like it or not.
I should have invested in barricades.. Instead of munis.
That’s why I’m trying to find mobile, underground housing.
;-)
Anything on four wheels basically depends on road travel. Even 4X4s get canalized by canyons and rivers into narrow passes and bridges, which will be gridlocked, or ambushed.
If you can’t do the motion of the ocean, I’d look at houseboats. They can cover the entire SE from TX to MD, and hide out in vast estuarial systems far from cities, highways and roads. If you can figure out an RV, you can figure out a houseboat, and they are dirt cheap in rough cosmetic but functional shape.
Depends on the technology level and capability of your enemy.
I’ve seen some programs on extreme RV vehicles, pretty rugged, not as likely to have a problem for folks on houseboats,, what with never knowing if global varming may shrink reservoirs and inlets or freeze them out of options as we get hit by a mini-ice age.
Not cheap, either way, maybe just living in the mountains near a stream is the way to go,, ‘til EPA says its a no burn day..
I appreciate the elements of adventures that may happen on land tho too. :-)
IMO going to sea is an option but not for everyone. First of all you can’t store as much on a boat and are vulnerable to others on the water. Its likely there will be pirates.
Still I live within 10 miles of several marinas. One of my plan B’s is to go find an abandoned boat and take my chances elsewhere.
Yep. Another 800 years (counting the republic) and they were gone.
My father always told me that if you wanted to get rich, start a labor union or a new religion.
wise man, my father. He didn’t advocate doing either one.
I believe Gibbon observed that the construction of the Aurelian walls was a sign of decline.
"It was a great but melancholy labour, since the defense of the capital betrayed the decline of the monarchy. The Romans of a more prosperous age, who trusted to the arms of the legions the safety of the frontier camps, were very far from entertaining a suspicion, that it would ever become necessary to fortify the seat of empire against the inroads of the barbarians."
“The real question for me is can they put one of these in an area where the water table is about 2 feet down.”
Sure they can! It comes with the wall-to-wall jacuzzi as standard.
Seriously, since flooding is the most likely hazard with tropical storms, I question the wisdom of seeking refuge in an underground bunker.
My preference would be a “bug-out RV”. Neither of which I can afford. Sigh...
Unless your about a day ahead of everyone, your going to be stuck in traffic.
Few people could survive very long on the move. The roads will be blocked and an RV is a big target which requires a lot of fuel.
A small team of very fit well trained people could survive on the move. Long term they’ll have trouble finding food and probably eventually be whittled down through illness, injury or death.
I agree about the jacuzzi. Those who think when the SHTF that jacuzzis will be any part of that are delusional. The energy waste alone proves that. Thinking there is going to be that kind of luxury time on any sort of a regular basis is folly. The footprint of energy usage and water disposal (assuming jacuzzis have to be dumped and refilled?) is an unnecessary signal to the hordes.
As far as TV, I’m not sure. I have a B600 Zenith TransOceanic radio to use. If there is an EMP over the US that wipes out the grid, no one will be broadcasting, but I’ll be able to receive signals from half the world away and from any amateurs (on another set) that may have hardened their equipment in the US.
Not sure how far digital TV signals will travel, but I guess there may be some broadcasting reception? I don’t know. TV is not a part of my life now and is not a part of my bug-out plan.
All of my two-way gear is stored in grounded metal cases.
Several more freak nations might have nukes within five years, and most voters are against doing anything to stop them.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.