Ron Hubbard is the CEO of Texas-based Atlas Survival Shelters, a company that customizes luxury underground bunkers and safe shelters. He launched the company in 2011.
“For a shine there three weeks ago, it was a call every minute,” Hubbard told Insider about rising demand for bunkers.
Insider’s Aine Cain reported on the uptick in bunker interest in late February, when Russia invaded Ukraine. Now, weeks after the invasion, the trend doesn’t appear to be tapering off.
“I get typically around 75 calls a day on average during the past month, with one or two sales average per day, which still amounts to about 50+ sales in a month,” Gary Lynch, the CEO of steel bunker manufacturer Rising S Company, told Insider. He started the company in 2003, and also offers buyers advice on how to stock their shelters.
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Many buyers choose to purchase shelters in case of natural disasters, economic or social collapse, or to protect themselves from home intrusions, Lynch said.
“We have built a few for people that did intend to live in them as their primary home, although not many. One notable account was a lady that lived in hers for three years while she saved to build a home on top of it as well as during the construction process,” he said.
The bunker is currently part of the completed home, and it’s where the master bedroom and bathroom are now located, he added.
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