Sweet dreams and firearms

by Kim Crompton Spokane inventor John Adrain figures that since people spend a third of their lives in bed, there’s no better place for gun enthusiasts and people concerned about possible home invasions to store their weapons than under the mattress—though in a...
Doug Clark: High-tech gadget guy a perfect ‘prepper’

Doug Clark: High-tech gadget guy a perfect ‘prepper’

Doug Clark The Spokesman-Review From an impenetrable gate to under-mattress safes, John Adrain’s cliff-side Spokane County manor (don’t ask where it is or I’ll have to kill you) is a survivalist showcase worthy of national TV. No kidding. Adrain and his amazing...

The Dawn of the Digital Hot Rod

By Barry Winfield As six hot cars career along the Firestone test track at Fort Stockton, Texas, competition and apprehension reign among one group of spectators: the guys who, to the tune of more than a half a million dollars, have tweaked these cars into terrifying...
MEET THE PREPPERS: JOHN ADRAIN

MEET THE PREPPERS: JOHN ADRAIN

“I’m preparing for the unexpected.” John Adrain is a successful inventor living in the Pacific Northwest. He has a variety of fears, including nuclear fallout, natural disasters, and biological terrorist attacks. Fearing that people will go to...
‘Colbert Report’ Boosts Bed Bunker

‘Colbert Report’ Boosts Bed Bunker

John Adrain is a lukewarm fan of Stephen Colbert, the cable-TV comedian who slices up hypocritical politicians and skewers fat cats on his popular show “The Colbert Report.” But Adrain is singing Colbert’s praises this month. A segment last week on Colbert’s show...