{"id":32309,"date":"2018-03-14T06:56:19","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T11:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=32309"},"modified":"2018-03-14T06:58:59","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T11:58:59","slug":"asteroids-wwiii-or-north-korea-south-dakotans-transform-military-bunkers-into-survivalist-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=32309","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Asteroids, WWIII, Or North Korea&#8221; &#8211; South Dakotans Transform Military Bunkers Into Survivalist Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-zerohedge-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-03-13\/asteroids-wwiii-or-north-korea-south-dakotans-transform-military-bunkers\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">&#8220;Asteroids, WWIII, Or North Korea&#8221; &#8211; South Dakotans Transform Military Bunkers Into Survivalist Homes<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-zerohedge-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-article node--view-mode-full\" role=\"article\">\n<footer class=\"node__meta\">\n<div class=\"submission-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 a2a_default_style\" data-a2a-icon-color=\"#222\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p><strong>The motto &#8220;always be prepared&#8221; is wise advice,<\/strong> but, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/421059-military-bunkers-doomsday-survivalists\/\">as RT reports<\/a>, <strong>one man is taking the mantra to the max.<\/strong> He&#8217;s got former military bunkers spanning a space that is three-quarters the size of Manhattan, and is selling them to survivalists.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/5aa68afbdda4c8ca028b45c6.jpg?itok=qTucTWwm\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Survivalists and so-called\u00a0<em>&#8220;preppers&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0are often the brunt of jokes, with insults ranging from\u00a0<em>&#8220;paranoid&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0to\u00a0<em>&#8220;weird&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0and everything in between. But Robert Vicino couldn&#8217;t disagree more. He runs a company which is currently focused on transforming military bunkers into doomsday shelters.<\/p>\n<p>The shelters are in Middle of Nowhere, USA, otherwise known as Edgemont, South Dakota.<strong> It&#8217;s barely on the map, but it&#8217;s about to host the\u00a0<em>&#8220;largest survival community on the planet.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0That&#8217;s big news for a town with a population of just 774 people.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/2018-03-13_17-34-20.jpg?itok=uLVd-D7_\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Describing the bunker community as\u00a0<em>&#8220;large&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0is perhaps an understatement.<\/strong>\u00a0<em>&#8220;&#8230;This base is 18 square miles (47 square kilometers), about three quarters the size of Manhattan,&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0Vicino told RT&#8217;s Ruptly agency. He says the community has 575 bunkers and will be able to hold between 6,000 and 10,000 residents.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-width-video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"fitvid508989\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oxjxxvZJY1A\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>If the idea has you imagining some kind of\u00a0<em>&#8220;tiny home&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0situation, think again.\u00a0<em>&#8220;This place is huge,&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>Vicino said while giving Ruptly a tour of a 2,200 square foot bunker. It&#8217;s\u00a0<em>&#8220;bigger than most houses in the world.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0That&#8217;s likely a good thing, if you&#8217;re planning on having to spend the rest of your days inside an underground bunker with your crazy Aunt Martha.<\/p>\n<p>Vicino says it would be nuts not to prepare for the worst, as each bunker will cost buyers just $25,000.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>&#8220;To not have this and to have a back-up plan for mankind, to have an insurance policy, is crazy. The cost we are able to do this&#8230; it&#8217;s nothing. It&#8217;s crazy not to, it&#8217;s nothing more than life assurance.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He also had a rebuttal for anyone who thinks those backing the project are crazy. <strong>He said those buying such structures\u00a0<em>&#8220;are people that are aware. They are not paranoid, they are highly intelligent, they read a lot.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to possible reasons someone might need to flee to their underground bunker, Vicino&#8217;s answers ranged from natural disaster to a nuclear attack by Kim Jong-un. Basically, just about anything that could be scary for Earthlings.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>&#8220;The whole world is concerned&#8230; some are concerned about North Korea, others are concerned about an economic collapse, others are concerned about World War III&#8230; there&#8217;s threats from the sun, a coronal mass ejection, there&#8217;s threats of asteroids hitting the earth and there`s near misses every week now&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But there&#8217;s a catch if you decide you want to spend the rest of your days in one of Vicino&#8217;s bunkers. The nearest town is 30 minutes away and there&#8217;s no mobile connectivity. Of course, if the world is coming to an end, that&#8217;s probably the least of anyone&#8217;s concerns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vicino&#8217;s company also offers luxury survivalist dwellings in the German town of Rothenstein. <\/strong>Those bunkers cost more than $25,000, however, as the complex boasts swimming pools, theaters, gyms, restaurants, and a helicopter service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extras-section\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Asteroids, WWIII, Or North Korea&#8221; &#8211; South Dakotans Transform Military Bunkers Into Survivalist Homes The motto &#8220;always be prepared&#8221; is wise advice, but, as RT reports, one man is taking the mantra to the max. 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