The rich and famous are building million dollar bunkers. Developers are creating bunker condos or luxury Bug Out Locations in underground (former) military sites. One such developer project: Vivos xPoint in South Dakota has only a small population of year round residents thus far, but it has already begun to suffer troubles, both physical and legal. The whole project looks like it will fail. What lessons might we all learn from xPoint about bunkerism and community? Mic, Jeff, and Brian share their thoughts and suggestions.

Links:

Futurism article: Apocalypse Bunker Failure —

Wallstreet Journal story on same community (behind paywall, if you have it)

Another Futurism article on the rich buying/building bunkers generally.

Canadian Prepper commentary on the same xPoint problems.

Vivos XPoint Sales Promo Website:

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The moment of truth had arrived. Corniel's assault forces move in on the gate of Cliffhaven. A track loader with improvised armor plate is to pull open the gate. A small strike time is to rush in and neutralize the defenders. After that, two dozen conscripts are to move in to haul away the food, supplies and anything else of value. Corniel's team had not planned on there being a handful of defenders in the woods behind them. When the gate is breached and strike time rush in, Matt and his ad hoc crew must act.

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Mic, Jeff, and Brian explore the feasibility of going "Lone Wolf" using the 2009 movie: The Road, as a jumping off point. McCarthy's very dour tale follows one man and his young son trying to travel through a bleak post-apocalyptic landscape. They encounter bad men and horrible situations. While the father is more of the stereotypical lone wolf -- always on guard, worried that everyone is a threat -- his son persists in wanting to treat people like human beings. The father isn't wrong, but neither is the son.

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Matt and his little band of volunteers (and a couple conscripts) head down to Sawyer to hopefully distract and discourage the assault on Cliffhaven. They meet up with Gus in his shop and learn of the attackers' plan to breach the gate and loot all the food. Matt thinks up a different plan. Instead of simply creating a flanking distraction, he thinks they can even up the numbers by their wounding a sizable enough portion of the attacking force. His little squad move into position near the gate of Cliffhaven.

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Beyond 'beans, bullets, and bandaids' is preparing to handle the people you could be cooped up with during a crisis event. Well-vetted survival groups are rare. Families or neighbors are far more common and will be a mixed-bag of stable individuals and those with potentially problematic personalities. Recognizing the issues early and dealing with them can prevent internal conflict from complicating your survival plan. Mic, Brian, and Jeff all watched the movie Lifeboat as a conversation starter about a mixed-bag of survivors.

The IMDB listing for Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat, 1944. Streamable via Amazon Prime.

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Morgan disappears overnight. Matt suspects she went to Cliffhaven since Emma was talking up the better accommodations there. Matt is concerned that she may tell Haff about Matt's stored food, since she had seen his storage. Just in case, Matt moves his food to a hidden location. Sure enough, two men show up that night to steal the food, but found nothing. The next day, shot are heard coming from Sawyer. It could be the tax men returning in force to capture Cliffhaven. And now, Morgan could be in there too.

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Since Mic sometimes mentions the Twilight Zone episode titled "The Shelter" for it's Only-For-Us prepper trope, he figured it was time to actually take a DoomCast look at it. Mic, Jeff, and Brian re-watched the episode (Season 3, episode 3, October 1961) as a refresher. They identify timeless prepper realities -- like you can't prepare for everyone, and some of the psychology in mob mentality in Rod Serling's screenplay.

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Matt's ex-wife pleads to be let in, saying she has nowhere else to go. Matt is resolute about not letting her in. Nicole suggests the barn's tool room which she had set up for herself to live in. Matt still wants nothing to do with it but does not stop Nicole from helping Morgan get settled. Matt relives many of the bad memories he had tried to forget. The next day, he avoids any contact with Morgan by staying busy on the hilltop cutting wood. That evening, Matt takes Morgan a bowl of supper. What might she want to say to him in private?

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