What would you do with a Cold War era underground bunker in your back yard?

I wanted to pick prepare for inevitable zombie apocalypse but an old fashion bomb shelter wouldn't be good enough.

Though a bat cave would be awesome.

But joking aside, sounds like a great place to escape to for a little bit of R&R with speakers and cans.  Your own little Fortress of Solitude.

I would remodel the inside to look like the control room of a TARDIS, filling it with science fiction novels, indie music, and DVD sets no one has ever heard of but me. There'll be an espresso bar by the left wall, the counter covered with bowls of pretzels, and a robot dog with weapon capabilities will guard the entrance. Near the center will be a fireplace and a leather sofa, where I'll sit and cry profusely for hours on end. 

turn it into a nuclear shelter!!! Sheild the walls with radiation proof materials, and stock lots and lots of canned food.

Raise my child for thirty years, then he would only resurface to purchase more beef and booze once we're out. He would have to learn to interact with other people after my wife and I had invested so much effort into making him the perfect, yet naive, gentlemen. Afterward, I would sell the movie rights to Universal Studios and be played by Christopher Walken.

I would definitely make that my clubhouse and chill there all the time. Be sure to keep a stocked minifridge. I tend to favor small places, and I've always wanted a hideaway, so that house would be perfect for me.

I would start a goldfish farming business.

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Originally Posted by matthewh133 

I would start a goldfish farming business.

 

cactus farm...but seeing as you are already in the dessert..

The possibilities are endless!

If it was mine, I would probably set it up as a nice entertainment room. Since it's underground, you'll have true darkness without worrying about your blinds/curtains or anything letting light leak through. It would be great just as a quiet place to read, maybe have friends over to watch TV/movies, play video games, etc.

it might make a good storage facility for my tankette....

Ok. this is going to sound a little weird, but I'd fill the room with those soft open-cell foam cubes that they have in gymnastics pits. There would be a 4 ft. square tunnel through the foam (supported by a frame with a sheet held taut to hold back the cubes. There would be about 2 feet of foam that you're crawling on, so I guess that the tunnel would need a 6 ft. tall frame. The tunnel leads from the stairs to a small room  with a nice rug, TV, chair, couch, whatever you want in there (headphones obviously. The room itself is on the concrete floor, but alongside the tunnel there's a little sleeping area that is foam covered with sheets and blankets.

Here is the basic floor plan (I'm a professional, and all true head-fiers use MSpaint as their drafting tool of choice)

Anyway, this is kind of the gist of a dream that I had when I was 7 or 8. It was actually a hotel made entirely out of these, and you could tunnel to other people's rooms to talk to them and stuff. It was so awesome. 

At first, with all the foam, I thought you were describing a room to house a mental patient like in an institution with padded walls.

 

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Originally Posted by logwed 

Ok. this is going to sound a little weird, but I'd fill the room with those soft open-cell foam cubes that they have in gymnastics pits. There would be a 4 ft. square tunnel through the foam (supported by a frame with a sheet held taut to hold back the cubes. There would be about 2 feet of foam that you're crawling on, so I guess that the tunnel would need a 6 ft. tall frame. The tunnel leads from the stairs to a small room  with a nice rug, TV, chair, couch, whatever you want in there (headphones obviously. The room itself is on the concrete floor, but alongside the tunnel there's a little sleeping area that is foam covered with sheets and blankets.

 

Here is the basic floor plan (I'm a professional, and all true head-fiers use MSpaint as their drafting tool of choice)

 

 

Anyway, this is kind of the gist of a dream that I had when I was 7 or 8. It was actually a hotel made entirely out of these, and you could tunnel to other people's rooms to talk to them and stuff. It was so awesome. 

 

Entertainment room of course! your special hideaway with your audio equipment and some nice TV, or projector. and a fridge with cold beers.

does a pool table fits in there? does it have A/C? 

I wonder how much did it cost back on the day

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Originally Posted by Arc6 

At first, with all the foam, I thought you were describing a room to house a mental patient like in an institution with padded walls.
 

Nah, way too dreary :) I also have a fascination with those 1970s-esque seating pits from Stranger in a Strange Land, so if the foam palace isn't an option, we can think about seating pits.

Have you ever considered just making a ball pit out of one of the rooms in your house, Chuck E. Cheese style? You can get a relatively good deal here.
 

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Originally Posted by logwed 

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Originally Posted by Arc6 

At first, with all the foam, I thought you were describing a room to house a mental patient like in an institution with padded walls.
 

Nah, way too dreary :) I also have a fascination with those 1970s-esque seating pits from Stranger in a Strange Land, so if the foam palace isn't an option, we can think about seating pits.