Joel Skousen is an American conservative political commentator non-fiction Survivalist author, and retreat consultant that specializes in preparedness topics,
particularly survival retreat and fallout shelter design and
construction, as well as what he calls “strategic relocation.”Skousen is
the founder and chief editor of World Affairs Brief, a weekly
news analysis service. He has done architectural and retreat design
consulting in both North America and Central America.
Skousen is the author of several books including Essential Principles for the Conservation of Liberty, Strategic Relocation"North American Guide to Safe Places, The Secure Home, Survival Home Manual: Architectural Design, Construction, and Remodeling Of Self-Sufficient Residences and Retreats, and How to Implement a High Security Shelter in the Home. He also published a booklet titled 10 Packs for Survival, which he has also posted to several web sites.
Skousen designs and consults on hardened
retreat homes, often including fallout shelters with HEPA air filtration
systems. In the book Dancing at Armageddon: Survivalism and Chaos in Modern Times by Richard G. Mitchell, Jr., (2001) Skousen was quoted: “‘You never
want to make a house look like an obvious fortress. Those who want in
can always move up a bigger gun. There is no way you can design a home
to withstand RPG (Rocket-propelled grenade) rockets and tanks. I design
these homes so you virtually cannot tell inside or out that they are any
different from a conventional home.