We Got Shafted! Our Titan II Access Shaft/Portal

[@terryfromsouthcarolina4601]

Totally impractical but immensely fun, a spiral slide. Of course a lift for your less adventuresome or physically capable visitors. I know, you have to think of liability issues.....darn it! Looking forward to your next video! Terry from South Carolina

[@craigschofield3222]

I'm enjoying watching your progress , climbing wall is a good idea , all depends on what you want to use this facility for

[@ThompsonAtomicRanch]

Thats what I love about this project, there are so many possibilities!

[@wictimovgovonca320]

I second the climbing wall, what a great location to have one. The real downside would be visitors and the liability nonsense

[@bryanmontgomery996]

Spiral stair, gantry type winch for raising/lowering large items and backup generator area. Can't wait for more videos!

[@ThompsonAtomicRanch]

The access portal will be out secondary entrance, with the main entrance being the large 10' diameter opening from the blast lock. That one allows for easier offloading/loading since we can just drive down to it.

[@stevemiller6766]

The scissors lift elevator sounds like a good idea. Build a 2 car garage over the top of the shaft and hide what’s underneath. Makes security a bit easier as well.

[@ThompsonAtomicRanch]

Exactly! One of our friends has his house built directly on top of the access portal :)

[@bobthompson4319]

@@ThompsonAtomicRanch to kind of prove I was in there..... while walking into the control center middle floor there was a large hole in the floor I came very close to falling into it because my new flash light with new battery's stopped working. so I walked towards the other guys light and got very lucky when one of them noticed me and said stop walking and then put his light on the floor. my next step was DOWN DOWN DOWN. Then for no reason my light started working again..... thanks mag light.

[@ArizonaTitan]

Thanks for the kind words my friends! Lessons learned from my site... When you build a roof over the entrance portal, make it water tight and sloped for drainage! (mine was built flat and it leaks, lol!) And you guys seem to have real skill at finding old equipment - so use your excavator to lower in an old used scissor lift like mine. Stairs can come later... It will also be a chore to build forms and rebar and pour new concrete on top of the old to bring it up flat to ground level. The scissor lift will really help with that too, it can roll around inside to help you work on the walls. (PS - that's why the elevator motor compartment was concreted in at my place - so the lift can roll around easily.)

[@GTsTitanRanch]

Hey Doug. 😊 Stairs with a crane (Gantry, jib etc.) is a lot more functional in my opinion. I was ready to buy a scissor lift but they still are so far from the bottom it doesn’t help as much with getting things in and out. A gantry is about $3k with hoist and stairs... well to build is expensive but I have an extra set that I’d likely sell. And since they have an excavator you can build a lift basket to get material in and out before spending the $$ on the gantry. You guys know I’m not the most safety conscious kind of guy but a scissor lift as the only way to get in... well if it shuts down half way down the shaft with visitors... that’s less than optimal. 😊

[@ThompsonAtomicRanch]

Great recommendations! Its always fun to brainstorm ideas of what to do! :) Hope ya have a happy New Year my friend!

[@ArizonaTitan]

@@GTsTitanRanch Hi GT! Good to hear from you. These guys can back a truck right up to the tunnel entrance, so they will never need to lift anything. The scissor lift suggestion was to save walking all the way down to the tunnel entrance and be a fun way to go in and out. Also... very handy to work on the new roof. Stairs would of course be the smartest and safest, but they can already walk down the slopes to the other entrance. I agree with you however, on any other site out there your suggestion makes the most sense.

[@2meterPeter.]

Listen to you 3 blokes talking about Titan Bunkers haha. No biggie. My claim to fame is restoring a 1953 British Saracen armoured personnel carrier and setting it up as a camper van. Blood Sweat and Tears.... yes to all. haha

[@GTsTitanRanch]

@@2meterPeter. Yeah... this is like the conversation of shame. 😊

[@jamescleveland4636]

Good progress on your site. Please whatever you do, make it child proof, it looks like you have lots of little ones around. When we bought our Sprint missile site in North Dakota, we still had 8 kids at home so it has always been a big priority to keep it safe. No open drop-offs, no open holes and no little kids opening or closing the blast doors. I am sure you have thought of this stuff, but some things you cant undo. Good Luck with your project.

[@ThompsonAtomicRanch]

Thx! We will for sure. Do y'all still own the sprint site?

[@jamescleveland4636]

@@ThompsonAtomicRanch Yes we still live here and are still trying to sell it. This will be our 6th year of living here. Had I talked to you on the phone once about our base a few years back?

[@Prorex1911]

I would build a castle style wall around edge with small view points for sniper and binoculars. Then inside of that, build you a nice elevated platform for patio and grill, frig, etc with retractable metal roof splitting in half to have view of sky. Below that you could put stairs down to a pool with a glass bottom so you can look up and see the pool from below! Lol. Man I hope I don’t win the lotto... 🤣

[@user135me]

My Dad worked here. He was a launch officer. He was primarily based in 571-4 but worked in all 18 sites in Tucson at some point.

[@ThompsonAtomicRanch]

No way?! That's so cool! Have you been able.to tour one of these sites yet?

[@user135me]

No, I’ve been on the official tour in Green Valley but I have never been to any of the decommissioned privately owned sites. Unfortunately I was a little too young when he was active duty so I never got to go in when the sites were operational.

[@rjwthethird]

Happy New Year, I ran across your channel today and watch all of you videos and subscribed to your channel. Thanks for giving me something to watch and I'm looking forward to your future videos.

[@ferlenarab]

Thanks for posting!

[@fliegenmann2562]

found your channel just recently, instant subscriber. Good morning from Germany 👌

[@ThompsonAtomicRanch]

Hey there! Glad you found the channel! Thx for watching

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

I think a spiral stair case is the most cost effective way to go. Plus it keeps the rest of the space open for removing, and installing large things.

[@ThompsonAtomicRanch]

Great point! We like keeping things open and flexible for future projects :)

[@2meterPeter.]

Hi from Sydney Australia. 👍

[@ThompsonAtomicRanch]

Thanks for watching!

[@jakesells2379]

In the entrance portal, I'd go with a spiral staircase to leave enough room for rooms at each level. Keep up the awesome work!

[@ThompsonAtomicRanch]

A spiral staircase would be pretty sweet right?!

[@jakesells2379]

@@ThompsonAtomicRanch I think so! Especially if you plan to maintain your entrance in the decon room for moving things in and out. Can't wait to see what you guys do next!

[@mrmotofy]

Except for hauling stuff

[@jakesells2379]

@@mrmotofythat's what the Decon room entrance is for.

[@mikep9032]

I would definitely make it the primary entrance. Stairs for sure. The area to left of door 6 could house a generator. Keep up the good work.

[@bobthompson4319]

that shaft is EXTREAMLY dangerus. one of the holes goes down under the cement onto a shelf over hanging 20-30 ft down. someone at one time made a fire under there. not smart the heat could have caused it to cave in. i didnt like going under there.

[@seangc4763]

Besides adding the staircase, It would be good to enclose the top of the portal and have a above ground structure. In the that structure you could put a heavy duty winch/crane so you can lower down heavy items.

[@jordandurham8951]

If you watch previous videos, they have dug a long access ramp so that vehicles can be taken down to the bunker level.

[@seangc4763]

@@jordandurham8951 I saw those videos. It would be good for another access point. I personally wouldn't leave the cableway open long term after repairs and scraping. Use only the access portal and escape shaft like it intended purpose.

[@Name-ps9fx]

I’ve always thought that if I were to win a large Lottery, I’d want to buy and “rehab” a missile silo...just because!

[@hoosierfatha]

what a great experience... You know there is a lot of demolition of old office buildings, hotels, basically the old 1960's infrastructure of the west. if you guys get the word out there is tons of stair cases and industrial materials for your silo probably for a little more than scrap prices....

[@Edwinh222]

Brother do whatever you and your friends have planned its your location its your choice any restoration of the titan ll is better that the way it is now make it unique

[@ThompsonAtomicRanch]

It's such a fun project with all the different things we could do! :)

[@station240]

I think it would be interesting to have a glass dome of some sort above the access portal. With tinted glass so the natural light you let in doesn't fry the place. Later on plant ferns and a palm tree at a bottom of the shaft, use some of that water you would otherwise have to pump out.

[@twstf8905]

Cool 😎 👍

[@Bbendfender]

Build stairs for sure. For safety and ease of entrance.

[@dark_one1337]

clean out the structure, cut the top straight, pour some concrete around and put a 4 post cable heavy duty platform lift in it like the underground mines have (can park a car on it) also looks military.

[@99snubby]

some kind of building with secret entrance, the silo id have a clam shell dome with many levels for fab shops / welding, machine electric

[@clackmannan]

Spiral slide around the outside, dumping into a swimming pool, with a spiral staircase in the middle to get out again :)

[@RobertPorter-plainhavoc]

From Google Maps 571-3 does indeed fill with water, but can't wait to see what you guys are able to do with it! I've only visited 374-1 so far (closest to me), and the property owner has no interest in accessing it. I do have a Google Map with almost all of the Titan I & II sites in the US pinned with what info I could gather.

[@bobthompson4319]

the water does make its way into the bunker but didnt make it up to the lower level where the old vaccum tube computers would sit. at least the times i had seen it.

[@thedim900conf]

I would love to see somebody redo the elevator

[@ThompsonAtomicRanch]

An elevator would be sweet! My friend Doug used his genie lift which worked pretty dang good

[@GTsTitanRanch]

A few owners have used scissor lifts like that. I was going to but it doesn’t help as much as you’d think. They don’t go flush with the floor and there are still stairs in the LCC. A proper elevator would be great but to do it safely it’s at least $50k.

[@chriswhitehead8746]

@@ThompsonAtomicRanch and its cheaper lol

[@kerfnut7898]

A rocking climbing wall would be epic. How did you find you site? What some ways to find a site such as yours anywhere in the country? Thanks for sharing 👍👍

[@fernandochavez4312]

All of the above!👍

[@WhiteDwarfVR4]

Climbing wall sounds like a good idea, but why not have it all with a spiral slide around a spiral staircase next to a fireman's pole that leads to a Chuck-E-Cheese Style ball pit at the bottom. LOL! Glass roof sound cool, but I'd rather have the entrance hidden from prying eyes

[@SteveStoltz]

It’s a perfect place to add a generator room,

[@ThompsonAtomicRanch]

One of our buddies recommended the generator be put at the bottom of the access portal in the elevator equipment area. Then we could just pipe the exhaust straight up and out of the access portal. The generator would then be very secure and out of reach of others.

[@stevemiller6766]

@@ThompsonAtomicRanch Please keep in mind that fuel vapours are heavier than air (except for natural gas) so having the generator at the bottom could be a concern. Kinda like the engine compartment on a boat. Haz gas alarm will be a must with the generator below ground.

[@ghosthawk27]

Do you guy allow Locals to see the site or let people Volunteer to help i live close and think it be cool

[@1981dasimpson]

i think a vehicle lift and garage and mutiple level for storage etc

[@Maybe1Someday]

Theres some dude who made acid that before he went to jail had a missle silo converted into an ultra luxury underground house basically

[@thegadphly3275]

I thought you got into the control center, your main use area, via the cableway tunnel remains, Your first vid.. If so, Why bother with all the debris in access portal which is no access any more? The silo is also supposedly filled in so... why? Seems you only have the control area. good enough.. Good Luck

[@martinwheeler6749]

How about a spiral slide!

[@ThompsonAtomicRanch]

The kids would absolutely love that!

[@Freeknickers24]

How much did this cost?

[@TheGramophoneGirl]

Turn it into a cinema room with an illuminated waterfall (enclosed) down one wall.

[@ThompsonAtomicRanch]

That would be an epic cinema room!

[@Maybe1Someday]

I have a strong urge to see what is left in your base, what they left behind. Please go to your local apple store and buy or finance (about $45 a month) a new iphone 12. Its the easiest modern way to make great video. This really should be documented to the best of your ability

[@buckeyenation7322]

Try to keep it as original as you can. Try to make the entrance look as it did and as secure as it was. Don't do anything dramatic or crazy. JMO

[@markheld5788]

A brew pub i would.

[@Oscar_1123]

Elevator period.

[@baratariaelectric2415]

Don't suppose one of the times you head out to do some work over there you would allow me come by and look at your progress in person? I am just over in Sierra Vista so about 45 minutes from you. I always thought these missile sites were pretty darn cool and might be able to help in some way since your not too far away. Let me know. Thanks for the videos!

[@tomjoad1363]

A stair that could come i n handy and an elevator like the way it was.

[@brianmangan2459]

ball pit

[@ThompsonAtomicRanch]

Haha! Love these ideas! Would never have thought of a ball pit 😂☺️

[@edwardgilmour9013]

The sound level is far too low.

[@robertmccully2792]

All it takes is money,, make it into tourist attraction with beds and so on.. Self sustaining.

[@jeffjefferson2676]

Build a zoo. Reptiles... :D Greetings, Jeff p.s. Check out my archive page: archive.org/details/@artifact95 it has a lot on underground building/concrete/grouting etc. If you have a leak, or need to stop water use grout. The grout used at your place is there to fill every last bit up. Get a quality pneumatic drill and you will get through in no time! Also (this is offtopic) check out my grabcad page: grabcad.com/a.b-430

[@joek511]

You can see why the previous owner sold it. It's a money pit. If the government gave me the land, I would take it, but I would never spend a dime trying to open that thing up. just saying

[@ThompsonAtomicRanch]

Money pit? Perhaps but we see it as an investment since when we got in, we dug up a 4,000 square foot habitable space. Check out our other videos and maybe your perspective will change :)

[@joek511]

@@ThompsonAtomicRanch If nothing else, you will build memories that will last a lifetime. No price can be placed on that. So I pray, Lord do just that. bless them in this en devour

[@williamhaynes7089]

if i had the time and money i would love to restore a missle base.

[@sski]

Y'all are closer to Fallout Vault folks than you know in the current political climate.

[@DennisTheMenace5150]

GROW CANNABIS

[@carlorado4485]

I always thought mushrooms on the communication level under main control room

[@stoneyard100]

Camera work needs to be improved.

[@XPFTP]

put polsie and biden in there. just sayin