Lynch didn’t provide specific data on how many units he typically sells, but he said Rising S Co. Sales of Rising S’s most luxurious shelters have jumped 700 percent in recent months, he said. There’s definitely been some renewed interest from people since the election.”ĭoomsday 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.īut 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. “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 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. Lynch said some customers even half-jokingly say they’re trying to protect themselves from a “Trumpocalypse” or “Trumpnado.” on the outskirts of the rural city of Murchison. “It definitely has picked up a little as Donald Trump emerged as president,” said Lynch, general manager of Rising S Co.
Lynch explains that orders for his most expensive shelters, which can cost as much as several million dollars, have increased since the November election. 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.
He offers visitors a tour of a 600-square-foot model under construction for a Saudi customer. 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.
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