i really hope they come back! 
Me too.Previously just the onion service was down. Now the whole site seems to be down. Yesterday I got this message trying to load http://ruggedinbox.com (with no SSL):
Quote from: http://ruggedinbox.com
503 Service Unavailable
Service Unavailable
The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.
Service Unavailable
The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.