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- SystemError, on 10/12/2007, -1/+83Recommended for hobbits
- johndi, on 10/12/2007, -1/+29This guy takes paranoia to a whole new level.A safe room inside of a 'secure house' with a rock front so no one can burn him out with gasoline. He claims it will survive a small nuke, and is EMP protected so even your electronics will be OK. The features section makes for an interesting read.
- deanlowe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+19It would sell quicker if he had made it look more like the Bat Cave instead of Bag End.
- tomatoenator, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15I wonder if anyone could find this on Google Earth?
- rasbill, on 10/12/2007, -0/+14the breaker, probably no hi speed internet
- TransmitThis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13I do like the fake Rock, now if only all the houses in a small town did that, we could have a town that looks like a big rockery :)
scratch that
more houses covered with grass is a good thing (not that kind)
houses that look like trees would be better then we could all live in a forest like the little furry bears in Starwars movi :D - Gus1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12If for example there was a nuclear holocaust and everyone died... would you really feel better knowing you were the only one who survived?
I'd rather go with everyone else. - kalisphoenix, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11This is a Formworks ( http://www.formworksbuilding.com/ ) design. My wife and I have a pamphlet from the company that we've been perusing, since I'm fanatical about underground houses (because of their energy savings and resistance to natural disasters, not because it acts as a huge tin foil hat). It was pretty tough to convince my wife to look into underground houses, since we both like Tudor and Victorian and similar "old-fashioned" house facades, but you can put whatever facade you like on a Formworks home. If you look at the website, most all of the "examples" are rather minimalist looking, but the ones in the pamphlet are more inviting and attractive.
I'm not surprised at all to find a Formworks customer being a raving paranoiac... but you need to evaluate the costs and benefits of an underground home, not the owner. - hobgobbler, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11It would have been paranoia a few years ago, now it's an investment.
- almighty, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8A house like that sitting on 4 acres of land for under $500,000 is an insanely good deal. I only wish I had half a million to spend on it.
- Outdoor83, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Heck, you don't even know where he is :)
- dimplemonkey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Does Frodo like having his home photographed?
- ActiveMatx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I would buy it.... but only for a backup house..... or use as a bomb-shelter...... Too bad the people in LOST dont have this house....
or is that supposed to be their hatch? - zblackeagle, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8Now housing Osama Bin Laden
- matt0ne, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I like the idea, I don't like the execution.
- rick2k, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5saw this a couple of years ago..
Obviously they still haven't sold it hmm. - Chordonblue, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I grew up in the nearby town of Durango - it just... Needs to be seen to be believed. Such a beautiful area to live in!
I had a number of friends whose families came from urban areas in California and New York and built places so far out only a four wheel drive (or a snowmobile in the Winter) could get you there.
Even if you think the whole survivalist thing is hokey (which I don't), having this as a 'base camp' home would be way cool. It solves almost every problem I've seen with traditional cabins (water supply, electricity, security). And you simply cannot beat the price. Hell, $500,000 won't even buy half a house some places in California anymore much less the acres of land to go with it! - overlordmead, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4only for hobbits with chests of gold stashed in their hobbit-hole... this place has been on the market for a while.
- Venator, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Only $475k. Can't even buy a 1500sqft condo for that price in my hometown.
- EmmEff, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Gotta love the fear mongering on the first page! Neat engineering aside, the owner is a kook.
- shertzerj, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4A realtor.
- Specht1988, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5yea with the power of digg we will find this *****
- collapse, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7seriously ugly and seriously insecure. it. has. wood. framed. windows. perhaps if a nuclear attack was applied only to the concrete on the top, and magically ignored his stupid log chimney and his skylight? and the fake rock looks like real rock! puke. nothing against thin shell dome construction, but this thing is really only going to make you FEEL safer.
- yelow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3"Three months after the exercise, the September 11th attacks against the World Trade Center, and the subsequent anthrax mailings caused the attacks of terrorists to suddenly be more than just the stuff of "what if" simulations like Dark Winter. Terrorism had reached American soil for real."
Damn, this guy really bought into it all. Like, really.
-Tim - nnonix, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Um, you can't use the words "paneling" and "upscale" in the same sentence.
- jedi851508, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Google Earth?
Start looking in an area around 37 44' 33.9"N, 107 42' 21.86" W for places around 6500' Elevation... ;) - cfarmer8, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3WOW i always wanted one of these
- sumgi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Ok so why is the builder selling if this super flu is coming to kill us all?
- Arnold22, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3He is paranoid, but come on its like the perfect fort just having it would be the cool part
- hander, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3From where I'm sitting (London) this place looks good value to me.
- jabberwonk, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5"more houses covered with grass is a good thing (not that kind)"
mmmm.....yes that kind - sleepless, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3At only $475K, that house is a steal. There are condos that are being sold next door to my apartment starting at $400K.
- jabberwonk, on 10/12/2007, -5/+7I love the quote from the sheriff:
"Today, you'll find at least one gun in about 75 percent of all homes in the county. We're just Second Amendment kind of people around here,"
Looking around at my neighbors, if 75% of them owned guns I think I'd want a hobbit hold to myself also.
I didn't realize the mountains of Colorado were that dangerous. I'm glad I'm here in Philadelphia with it's soaring murder rate this year. - caBoss, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Wizards Not Allowed
- umdigger, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Good thing it comes with it's own snow plow, because in the San Juan mountains, they'll definitely need it.
- sleevo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"why is that 'year round spring' coming out of a pipe?"
That's where the well is runing-off excess water. You see it all the time in the country, it usually runs into the ditch by the road. - mazza558, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6I really want that house...
Just imagine the possibilities... You can boast to your friends about the fact that you have the most secure and awesome house ever, with its own SAFE ROOM... but then again, they might just turn around and say "HAHA, you're a hobbit!" - FTLJohnson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2If I could afford to award some kind of cool prize for finding it... i totally would.. That's an awesome idea... haha
- JimmyDushku, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2There is a currently a house listed on the Austin, Texas MLS that is built like this. It's a luxury home, so it looks a lot nicer, but it has underground waterfalls flowing into the bedroom and everything.
- ZapWizard, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I upload some photos here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zapwizard/sets/72157594278722339/ - gregulate, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I was thinking the same thing! The shot of the ceiling with the grates that let light in, and all the computer equipment reminded me of one of the hatches in Lost.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2a friend of mine has a house that looks just like that..
it is called a berm home. they are freaken cool
he can heat his rooms with a candle (seriously)
and his insurance is nothing because these things can survive anything.
they are a bit more epensive to build but way cheaper to own.
dampness can be a slight problem on ones not designed well.
but ever since my firend bought his, i have been dying for one. - Amaguq, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I kind of like the idea of buying a house that I don't know the location of. Adds some excitement to the whole process.
On the other hand, if zombies (or even a stiff breeze) knock down those weedy looking solar panels, you'd probably have to burn most of the survivalist literature for warmth. - ZapWizard, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Houses that are underground don' t have to be ugly and small.
My grandpa built a huge house into the side of a mountain:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Eagle,+ID+83616&ie=UTF8&z=18&ll=43.749823,-116.284441&spn=0.002937,0.006781&t=h&om=1
Granted he called it the "Bomb shelter" in joke, he built it because he happened to own the local stone company.
The house was built in 7-levels spiraling (not floors)
1: Garage, big enough to drive a semi with trailer inside.
2: Walk-in Pantry and guest room complete with shower and bathroom
3: Canery and normal 1 car garage
4: Huge living room
5: Laundry room, 1/2 bath, office, Kitchen, dining room, walk-in pantry
6: Master bedroom with bath, large guest bedroom, large bathroom, stone lined hot-tub, show with about 5 different fixtures inside, and sun-room.
7: Wet bar, lounge, large office.
Outside:
Stone deck with spiral starcase on the 7th level.
Underground swimming pool with bath.
It wasn't dark and dingy, all levels have large outside facing windows that bring light in.
There is no need for A/C, only a single woodburning stove in the living room is needed to keep the house warm in the winter.
Unfortunenly it's no longer in the family. - kalisphoenix, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I was really into wilderness survival when I was 12-16 or so. I'm still interested in it, as much of the knowledge (not even half, probably) can be useful in so many situations. Basic first aid, for instance. Knowing what not to eat. How to stay alive if you drive your car off the road in a blizzard. Stuff like that.
But in all honesty, I don't think that anyone's ever going to nuke us. I don't really expect a plague of flesh-eating bacteria from outer space. I don't think a cadre of Zombies from Michigan will overwhelm the US Army.
So with that as my basic assumption, why would I waste time hunkering in a tent with an SKS and eating berries? Screw it. In case of world apocalypse, I'll be doing what I can... same as everyone else. And with 300 million people in the US, it'd be rather tough to eradicate American society. - naisanza, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2why is that 'year round spring' coming out of a pipe?
- satanatnmtedu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I would rather have an old missile installation.
- hollywoodphony, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2This has either got to be a joke or this guy is just trying to lure people into the woods to make some new lampshades.
"The perpetrator could hide in the woods, waiting for the occupants to run for their lives, hoping to be able to salvage something worthwhile after the fire settles down. Or they might just be of the attitude that if I can't have this home, the owners shouldn't be able to have it either."
Who thinks like this? Answer: that guy. - Phatt138, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1What do you get the paranoid schizophrenic who has everything?
Let's hope it has storage space for all the encoded newspapers the government's been sending me... - FTLJohnson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Ted Kaczinski is well known in the feild of bombing goverment buildings and harming innocent civilians....
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