Filtration systems, meanwhile, clear the air of nuclear, biological and chemical agents and there is an on-site medical center. Each has its own set of redundant electricity sources and a redundant water supply with a minimum 75,000 gal (341,000 l) reserve tank. Beyond that, they're also designed to provide comfort and luxury. The stated aim of the shelters, first and foremost, is to provide residents with safety from what lurks outside. It takes a lot of planning and engineering coupled with skilled workers." "The best analogy is that it is like trying to build a ship in a bottle. "These are large complex structures," he said. Converting them and fitting them out with all the necessary facilities is a project in itself. Hall explained to Gizmag that he came to the idea amid concerns following 9/11. "A competitor has to spend that much just to catch up, we can go dollar for dollar from that point on, but that is one heck of a head start on the value proposition." "By starting our project with a Formerly Used Defense Site, we have a US$120 million dollar head start," writes Survival Condos owner Larry Hall on the company website. These features make them ideal for use as survival shelters. In addition, the large dome that tops the shelters can apparently withstand winds of up to 500 mph (805 km/h). According to the Survival Condos website, the hardened structures, with 9 ft (2.7 m)-thick concrete walls, were originally designed to stand up to a direct nuclear strike. Having been retired, the silos became available for other uses. The US-based condos are built in former Atlas missile silos. Although not yet operating on that scale, Survival Condos already has completed and fully booked one shelter, with work on a second in progress. Indeed, such is demand that the Vivos Group is building an entire networks of underground survival shelters. Residents at the luxury Survival Condo resort will be safe, secure and not short of entertainment.įor those with adequately burgeoning bank accounts, there is no small selection of survival shelters from which to choose. For some, though, the biggest problem will be deciding whether to watch a movie or go for a swim. When a major natural disaster or nuclear war strikes, survival will be the main priority for most us.
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