Comments on: 570-3 * A Silo Social

By: Stang5_0

Stang5_0 — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:43:40 +0000

Well my friends, it is with extreme sadness that I share the following quote with you. I cannot and will not say who or where the quote came from, besides that’s not important. Unless somebody gets very creative and/or has some major equipment, I’m afraid 570-3 is sealed now forever. I am so thankful I saw it when I did and was able to capture images of this incredible place.

I found out earlier today that the Air Force is actually who sealed up the site again. Some hiker stumbled upon the hatch by accident and reported it to Davis Monthan AFB. They sent somebody out ASAP to weld it shut again.

This is the way the entry looked when I went in there:

And now, thanks to the hiker with the big mouth, the entry looks like this:

I’ve also heard that beneath the hatch is concrete once again. There is some speculation however on whether it’s just a few feet of concrete, of if they filled the tube. Trouble is, how far did the concrete flow horizontally? It’s doubtful we’ll see entry to this silo anytime soon.

Very sad times indeed. Looks like we’ll have to venture over to Colorado for any future silo visits.

By: marco from tucson

marco from tucson — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:54:42 +0000

was looking for more in for about the phx trotting park seen your pics of the silo and love what i see so far me and my gf have bin in the same silo as u were down in like 6 months after u were ther so cool and we got lots of pics of the silo if u would like to see but now am looking for a new adventurer for next weekend so i u would plezz e mail me about the trotting paark that would be so cool later man jodady26@yahoo.com ps me and 7 friends dug up the shaft that u used to get in the silo over 10 years ago 5months of chipping away at concrete we got to the door and a friend of ours dad did the cuting for us to get threw the door that was laying just in side of the command center would love to talk more so e mail me later

By: Stang5_0

Stang5_0 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:06:11 +0000

And an awesome video it is! I pretty much left details of everything out to protect the adventurous.

I hope it didn’t seem like this was MY video because it certainly wasn’t. I think it was clear in this line
“I took some pictures today but they are not all the best. I was more into the whole thrill I think today then getting pictures. As I get more media though from the other guys, I’ll share it with you.”

As a matter of fact Viktor, I think I got the link from the site you and I share an interest in.

At any rate, KUDOS to Viktor for the video and secondly for stopping by.

By: Viktor Morgan

Viktor Morgan — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:50:53 +0000

Lol thats my video. Woot!

By: Stang5_0

Stang5_0 — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:41:09 +0000

Awesome! I’m glad you liked the article. I would like to look into getting a camera that takes better photos in low light to darkness. I think in many cases, the flash takes away from the atmosphere some.

By: Island Girl

Island Girl — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:36:10 +0000

The pictures were amazing. I was really able to get a good idea of what the Silo adventure entailed. Well, enough to know that I don’t think there will ever be a Silo encounter in store for me, but was great to live vicariously through you.

Thanks for sharing!

By: Stang5_0 (Robert Welch)

Stang5_0 (Robert Welch) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:13:06 +0000

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Here’s a great adventure for you @zaibatsu [link to post] come check it out. – Posted using Chat Catcher

By: Stang5_0

Stang5_0 — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:20:47 +0000

An adventure it was! Only some very minor abrasions on some folks from the entry way, but other then that, a very safe trip. That is of course, as long as you use common sense.
While there was probably not a big issue with not using a mask, the air was old and wet. Something I’m sure I would have gotten used to. Some guys didn’t wear one. The tiles shown in the sleeping quarters were of the old asbestos type so even though the air was very still, you never know.

The stairwells, ladder, and just about every other aspect of the complex was very solid. No standing water, bugs or reptiles. I think of all the places I have been in, be it mines or the old trotting park, this is by far the safest trip I’ve taken. It’s small access at the bottom of the ladder turned a couple guys away. I know one of the guys has done some tight caves prior to this. I found they never thought this environment would get to them, but realized that as you get older, you change.

Anyhow, this is one trip, I’d like very much to do again someday, but take some more time to get better pictures and really study this facility. I would invite any true history/photo buff to check this place out. There were some recent taggings, so hurry before the dirtbags ruin a good thing.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:57:32 +0000

Looks like quite an adventure. Hope everyone made it out unscathed.