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Dad of 7 Created 300-Acre Doomsday Homestead Where 200 Could Live After Apocalypse, and He Just Opened It Up (Exclusive)
- Orvis opens his 300-acre doomsday compound to journalists for the first time, highlighting a self-sustaining sanctuary for 200 people.
- The compound includes a grain stockpile, a freshwater well, greenhouses and a large solar array to support self-sufficiency.
- Orvis argues preparedness should be about building communities, not promoting nihilistic survival.
- Orvis co-wrote the post-apocalyptic Black Autumn series, which has been adapted into film and TV.
- The tour covered a food forest, a trout pond, and living spaces designed to support long-term shelter.
- Orvis emphasizes redefining preparedness to focus on helping neighbors, not just self-protection.
- Orvis states the odds of collapse are low, but he continues writing and expanding the project.
- The site hosts a team including medical experts, beekeepers and even commandos to support survival planning.
- Orvis’s family participates in building and maintaining the compound, aiming for a long-term, resilient lifestyle.
- The project connects to Orvis’s fiction, including a TV series adaptation of Homestead.
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