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World’s Largest Doomsday Bunker Community, world record near Black Hills, South Dakota

Apr 22, 2024
World’s Largest Doomsday Bunker Community, world record near Black Hills, South Dakota

Black Hills, South Dakota, United States--Vivos xPoint Shelter, South Dakota, a former U.S. Army base, near Black Hills, South Dakota, consisting of 575 private military-built, concrete and steel, all-risk bunkers, is now repurposed, ready to provide life-saving shelter for your entire family or group; with accommodations for more than 5,000 like-minded survivalists to ride out 'the event' and the aftermath to follow, it sets the world record for being the World’s Largest Doomsday Bunker Community, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

World’s Largest Doomsday Bunker Community, world record near Black Hills, South Dakota

"Vivos xPoint, South Dakota
Each bunker is 80' x 26.5' capable of comfortably accommodating up to 24 people with a supply of food, water, fuel, and hygienic supplies for a year or more. A 99-year lease on a bunker costs $1,090 a year, plus a $55,000 deposit paid up-front. “xPoint” was coined as: "the Point in time that only the prepared will survive.”


"Vivos (also known as The Vivos Group) is a California-based company founded by Robert Vicino, building hardened underground shelters designed to withstand future disasters and life-extinction catastrophes. Shelters 10,000-square-foot (0.093 ha) have been completed in Indiana, 575 bunkers each 2,150 square feet across a former military base in [2] South Dakota, and others are in the process of construction.


"Vicino noted that the company has approximately 100,000 members, of whom more than 1,000 have bought space in one or more of the Vivos shelters." (Wikipedia)

World’s Largest Doomsday Bunker Community, world record near Black Hills, South Dakota

"A doomsday community is looking for 'average people' to become residents in its bunkers as preparation for 'when all hell breaks loose.' The former army base, which stretches across 18 miles, is located deep in the Black Hills mountain range in South Dakota. Having previously been used to store bombs and munitions from 1942 to 1967, it has since been transformed into a community of 575 livable bunkers, which can house up to 10,000 people.


"The concrete and steel homes, which have been repurposed 'to provide life-saving shelter' as part of the Vivos xPoint community, cost $55,000 plus annual ground rent of $1,091. The community describes itself as one of the safest places in North America as well as being within a 24-hour drive from 'virtually all points within the United States.'

"Its semi-subterranean structures come unfurnished and are offered either 'fulltime as your primary residence or a home away from home.' Various configurations are available with the largest bunker being able to accommodate 24 people," the Daily Mail says.

World’s Largest Doomsday Bunker Community, world record near Black Hills, South Dakota

"This irreplaceable, former U.S. Army base, consisting of 575 private military-built, concrete and steel, all-risk bunkers, is now repurposed and affordably priced, ready to provide life-saving shelter for your entire family or group. You can visit and stay in your bunker as often as you like, even live in it full time as your primary residence or a home away from home," the official website says.

"This former Army Munitions Depot, with 575 hardened concrete military bunkers is the largest survival shelter community on Earth, with accommodations for more than 5,000 like-minded survivalists to ride out 'the event' and the aftermath to follow.


"There are over 575 bunkers arranged along 100 miles of private roads providing access to each of the bunkers, strategically aligned in countless rows and sections for as far as the eye can see. The layout provides security, protection and privacy to each bunker.


"Each bunker provides enough floor area, with attic potential, to comfortably accommodate 10 to 24 people and their needed supplies, for a year or more, of autonomous shelterization without needing to emerge outside. The compressive eliptical shaped concrete bunker includes a massive front bulkhead wall, with a solid concrete and steel blast door entrance."

World’s Largest Doomsday Bunker Community, world record near Black Hills, South Dakota

"Hidden away from the world in South Dakota's remote Black Hills, Vivos xPoint is the self-proclaimed largest survival community in the world. From the sky, the site looks like little more than a vast expanse of undulating land. In reality, however, each small hill is home to an underground bunker, stretching as far as the eye can see," the loveProperty says.


"Almost the size of Manhattan, Vivos xPoint encompasses 18 square miles of secure land, with 575 bunkers arranged along 100 miles of private road. Built like a fortress, the fenced compound has just one road in and out, allowing the 24/7 onsite security team, comprising military-trained guards, to identify anyone approaching the property from up to three miles away.

"If your application is successful, you'll be able to purchase one of the compound's private concrete shelters. Built by the army to withstand a 500,000-pound internal blast, these tough hideouts are as resilient as they come. The semi-subterranean structures feature a large bulkhead wall and a steel blast door that seals to prevent water, air or gas from entering, while thick berms of earth covering the domed roof add extra protection."

World’s Largest Doomsday Bunker Community, world record near Black Hills, South Dakota

"The rambling, green hills of Fall River county located near the Black Hills in South Dakota, is the location for a spectacular new underground survival community featuring individual bunkers for 575 families and a total underworld population of 5,000. This is Vivos xPoint, and it is the world’s largest shelter escape," the Forbes says.


"More than 800 bunkers were used to store weapons and ammunition for the military, and in the 1950’s it was listed as one of the largest cities in the state. Fort Igloo was closed during the summer of 1967 when the government shut it down. It has been over 50 years and the ghost town of Fort Igloo will now be transformed by Vivos and its founder Robert Vicino into the xPoint Survival Community.


"The massive complex is spread over a sprawling and remote, off-grid area of approximately 18-square miles. It is strategically and centrally located in one of the safest areas of North America, at a high and dry altitude of 3,800 feet, relatively mild weather and well inland from all large bodies of water. It is over 100 miles from the nearest known military nuclear targets."

World’s Largest Doomsday Bunker Community, world record near Black Hills, South Dakota

"Vivos xPoint, the company’s newest community, is also its grandest, and with 575 units it is being billed as the largest underground bunker community on the planet. The community is able to house up to 5,000 people and can withstand a 500,000-pound explosion," the Architizer says.


"Located in South Dakota, the bunkers that comprise Vivos xPoint were built in 1942 by the military, which used the property for munitions storage. The campus fell out of use in 1967, when the bunkers were also gutted and cleared of all military supplies, paving the way for Vivos to acquire the property in 2016.


"The shelters range in size, varying between 60 and 80 feet in length, with a uniform width of around 26 feet. Vivos advertises that the shelters are capacious enough to store a year’s worth of supplies."

World’s Largest Doomsday Bunker Community, world record near Black Hills, South Dakota

"Covering almost 3/4 the size of Manhattan, Vivos xPoint is the largest doomsday bunker community consisting of 575 bunkers. Located in South Dakota, these concrete and steel bunkers are strategically arranged to provide security and privacy," the Rethinking The Future says.

"Each unit can accommodate 10-24 people in a floor space of 2,200 sq ft and is 400 ft away from the neighboring bunker in all directions.


"The bunkers are 12.5 ft high and 26 ft wide and have a kitchen, dining, living, multiple bedrooms, and a gym as per requirement. These customizable bunkers offer great luxury and comfort."

"These mounds in the landscape of South Dakota are formed by hundreds of concrete military bunkers, which are being repurposed to create the world's "largest survival shelter community". Families and groups can lease the bunkers to be used as refuges in the wake of a catastrophic event, such as a nuclear war, a viral pandemic or an asteroid strike.

"The peace of mind costs a $25,000 (around £20,500) downpayment, plus a 99-year land lease of $1,000 per year.
Vivos xPoint bunkers in South Dakota. Vivos xPoint – the self-proclaimed largest survival community on Earth – is located in the Black Hills area of South Dakota, just south of the city of Edgemont," the
Dezeen says.


"The 575 hardened concrete bunkers on the site were originally built in 1942 as an army munitions depot known as Fort Igloo, which was eventually retired in 1967. California-based survival company Vivos is now repurposing the massive complex, which is spread over approximately 18 square miles. The off-grid area is surrounded by a fence, and reached by road or a nearby municipal airport."

"Developers of community shelters like these often acquire decommissioned military bunkers and missile silos built by the United States or Soviet governments – sites that would cost hundreds of millions of dollars to build today.  One of those shelters, Vivos xPoint, is near the Black Hills of South Dakota, and consists of 575 military bunkers that served as an Army Munitions Depot until 1967," the CNN says.

"Presently being converted into a facility that will accommodate about 5,000 people, the interiors of each bunker are outfitted by the owners at a cost of between $25,000 to $200,000 each. The price depends on whether they want a minimalist space or a home with high-end finishes.


"The compound itself will be equipped with all the comforts of a small town, including a community theater, classrooms, hydroponic gardens, a medical clinic, a spa and a gym."

"Now, what if I told you that the largest community of this type is located right here in Mount Rushmore State? That’s right, this massive complex with underground bunkers in South Dakota is located in the Black Hills, and is the largest survival community on earth," the Only In Your State says.


"The massive site has the potential to house around 5,000 underground residents and shelter them from nearly any catastrophic event that may occur. Withstanding a 500,000-pound internal blast (7 bars of pressure), folks are sure to feel safe here. Other features include concrete and steel doors sealed to prevent the infiltration of air, gas, and water.


"All shelters are well-stocked with supplies, equipment, food, and fuel needed for long-term, underground survival. Water will be pumped from two water wells, and each bunker will have a distribution system installed."

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