Bomb-shelter builder stays busy as customers prep for ‘Trumpocalypse’ or “Trumpnado”

Share:

BY GORDON DICKSON

MURCHISON, Texas – Inside his football field-size warehouse an hour’s drive southeast of Dallas, Gary Lynch is busy trying to keep up with orders for his solid-steel bomb shelters.

He offers visitors a tour of a 600-square-foot model under construction for a Saudi customer.

Right now, it’s just a steel shell, he said, but when the work is done it will be a luxurious underground bunker with a master bedroom, four bunk beds, a composting toilet, a living room with satellite television capability, filtered air and water, and a storage closet with room for months of food.

Lynch explains that orders for his most expensive shelters, which can cost as much as several million dollars, have increased since the November election.

“It definitely has picked up a little as Donald Trump emerged as president,” said Lynch, general manager of Rising S Co. on the outskirts of the rural city of Murchison. Lynch said some customers even half-jokingly say they’re trying to protect themselves from a “Trumpocalypse” or “Trumpnado.”

“There’s some people who maybe even voted for Donald Trump and may be worried some of the riots are going to get out of hand and there’s going to be social or civil unrest,” he said.

“Then you’ve got people who didn’t vote for him and are thinking that now that he’s president maybe he’s going to start a war. There’s definitely been some renewed interest from people since the election.”

Doomsday prepping — the act of stockpiling food and other essentials in a reinforced, often-underground shelter — used to be mostly associated with Libertarian-leaning Americans who feared their own government would turn on them.

But now that Trump has taken office, some centrists and left-leaning folks also are building bomb shelters under their homes and businesses, apparently fearing either civil strife or war with an external enemy.

Sales of Rising S’s most luxurious shelters have jumped 700 percent in recent months, he said. Lynch didn’t provide specific data on how many units he typically sells, but he said Rising S Co. recorded about $14 million in sales during the past year.

Although Lynch credits Trump’s surprising rise to power for the latest sales spike, he said a similar jump in sales occurred eight years ago when President Obama took office.

He has been building shelters for 13 years.

“When a Republican is president, the left wants to buy a bunker,” he said. “It’s the opposite when a Democrat is president.”

Popular phrases

The phrase “#Trumpocalypse” has taken on a life of its own on social media such as Twitter.

And a quick search online shows many other examples of people taking advantage of Trump’s knack for controversy to sell their fare.

For example, in Pearsall, south of San Antonio, a Craigslist seller named Dan was offering used buses for $3,000 to $5,000, and explaining on his advertisement that “They make good Trump Bunkers and Bomb Shelters.”

“You Know Who’s Finger will be on the Button,” the ad continues. “Make America Great Again. Buy a Bus. All are welcome. Pro Donald. Pro Hilary. (sic) Can we all be friends again?”

star-telegram

Share:

Comments

9 responses to “Bomb-shelter builder stays busy as customers prep for ‘Trumpocalypse’ or “Trumpnado””

  1. A condition of “sustainable future” of the planet found https://arxiv.org/abs/1702.01050

  2. In
    the United Orab Emirates approved the state program of space research,
    the purpose of which – the construction and settlement of the town of
    Mars in 2117. This was announced by the Emir of Dubai, UOE Vice President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

    The “Mars 2017” provides for the training of specialists, to whom will
    be tasked to develop a missile capable of delivering astronauts to the
    Red Planet, and modules, of which the town will be designed for them.

    “In the next one hundred years, we intend to develop not only science
    and technology but also the thirst for knowledge of our youth expedition
    to the distant planets -.. An old dream of mankind UOE should be on the
    front line of these studies,” – said the sheikh.

    “Human aspirations are truly endless Anyone who follows the last
    century scientific discoveries, understands that we can realize the
    dream we sow the seeds now, and reap the fruits of the next generation.”
    – He added.

    Note
    that in 2015 the authorities of the United Orab Emirates announced that
    by 2021 the first Orab to Mars space probe to be sent (GT)

  3. Israeli defense companies taking part in the passing in Bangalore air
    show AeroIndia-2017, began to report the first signed contracts.

    The State of Israel’s defense concern “Aviation industry” (IAI, TAA)
    and the Indian company DTL signed an agreement on joint production of
    unmanned aircraft in India.

    As part of the IAI contract will give partners the technology and
    production capacity for the production of mini-UAVs as part of a
    government initiative “Made in India”.

    Company Bharat Electronics has received an order from the Israeli
    defense concern “Elbe” on the production batch monitoring systems,
    COMPASS management and control for the light combat helicopters destined
    for the Indian Army.

    According
    to Aviation Week, an Israeli factory “ELTA” will participate as a
    subcontractor in the development of modern radar systems for KF-X
    fighter aircraft being developed by Korean and Indonesian Air Force
    concerns for the needs of South Korea and Indonesia http://aviationweek.com/combat-aircraft/israels-elta-be-kf-x-radar-partner-limited-role

    1. India conducted another review of aircraft https://lenta.ru/photo/2017/02/18/india/

  4. Corporation “Uralvagonzavod” at IDEX 2017 exhibition in Abu Dhabi on February 19 will submit a remote-controlled weapon station https://lenta.ru/news/2017/02/16/modul/

  5. The American company SpaceX successfully launched the Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station http://old.wikimapia.org/#lat=-57.752998&lon=-159.3574298&z=14&l=0&m=w&show=/29857191/ISS

  6. In the XXI century jet aircraft, which replaced from 1940 four generations of machines, moves on to the next, fifth. Following the United States, Russia and China to develop multi-role fighters with the latest technology other countries are trying https://lenta.ru/photo/2017/02/26/fighters/

  7. Jeff Bezos just revealed a mock-up of the spacecraft his rocket company will use to take tourists into space http://www.businessinsider.com/blue-origin-new-shepard-spaceship-inside-images-2017-3

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *