How to Buy your Own Missle Silo.

**Mcstrange** · 03-25-08, 05:02 PM

http://www.gearcrave.com/buyers-guid...-missile-silo/

Buying a missile silo for your very own is really like purchasing any piece of real estate. You need to scope out the property, see if you like the area and check out the neighbors. Well, chances are there won’t be ANY neighbors anywhere close by. Missile silos were built away from populated areas, behind miles of fenceline and under armed guard. Some people like the idea of all that solitude, and if that’s you, life on the (former) nuclear prairie could be for you. If you are in the market for one of these throwbacks to the Cold War, here’s some food for thought:

* Buying a missile silo means buying multiple acres.
* Silos are on decommissioned military bases or military annexes and are often far away from towns or cities.
* Your missile silo may be located near an EPA Superfund pollution cleanup site. Do your homework before buying.
* Have the site appraised by a real estate professional, but understand that your costs for the property may be inflated due to the unusual nature of the property. You may pay “seller’s market” rates for such a site rather than realistic prices.
* You may need a generator or a special arrangement with a local power company for electrical service.
* Certain features such as blast doors and other unique missile silo construction may require structural evaluation after 30 years or more of disuse.

Awesome!

**Ficet99** · 03-25-08, 05:05 PM

Now all the terrorist need is a missile...

**MotoZ** · 03-25-08, 05:09 PM

But if you got home drunk and wanted the wife to let you in....you would have to charm her into turning the second key with you at the same time. hehehehe.

**Panic** · 03-25-08, 05:13 PM

they sell these all over new mexico, there are some really sweet ones where the door is actually a tree

**MotoZ** · 03-25-08, 05:14 PM

A shrubbery? Is there a bridge leading to the door and guarding knight?

**Manse** · 03-25-08, 05:25 PM

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/10/10

DEEP CROW!

**Bunni** · 03-25-08, 05:40 PM

i want one!!!! ima call it the rabbit whole, or cubby hole maybe... hmmmmm....

**Toker** · 03-25-08, 05:43 PM

http://www.missilebases.com/properties/index.html

"The Mrs. really loves the bathroom and the closet is just superb, but I think the missile silo is a little on the weak side."

**asianator365** · 03-25-08, 06:49 PM

Yeah, a family friend who lives in Idaho told us about these. Evidently some people out west have purchased these and they convert the thing into a massive house (I think they said about 20,000 square feet) by just adding floors in the silo itself. Just think though, if it was good enough to keep a nuclear missile inside, it must also be strong enough to keep one out too, right?