A company that sells luxury doomsday shelters is branching out with a new "economy class" bunker that costs $9,950.


Vivos is building the cheaper facility to accommodate the growing number of people worried about "life-extinction events" such as super volcanoes and asteroids but can't afford to shell out $35,000 for the fancier model.
The company, based in Del Mar, Calif., started out a couple years ago focusing on pricier products.
Rooms in the five high-end bunkers it is building start at $25,000 and features include medical and dental centers, bakeries, pool tables, pet kennels and fully stocked wine cellars.
All told, Vivos has more than 10,000 "members" in its apocalypse community -- some of whom have merely "applied" for spots in the bunkers and others who have plunked down refundable $5,000 deposits.
After the March 11 earthquake in Japan, the company said reservations skyrocketed nearly 1,000%.
And while Vivos says interest in the luxury bunkers remains strong, two-thirds of its members expressed in a recent survey that they wanted a cheaper alternative.

Enter the Vivos 1000, which will be scaled down to the bare necessities.
"This may be your only chance to secure a spot in Vivos and to have a far better survival solution than trying to survive on the surface," Vivos CEO Robert Vicino said in a statement. "Waiting until the masses realize the end is near will be too late! Ask yourself, which side of the door do you want to be on?"
Like the more expensive models, the Vivos 1000 -- which is 100,000 feet and will fit 1,000 people -- will be able to withstand a 20-megaton nuclear blast within six miles, according to Vivos. Customers are required to put down a $2,500 deposit to save a room.

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