February 13, 2009

Another "Steel Box"

I have been working on this idea for some time, and recently found many sites offering living quarters in a shipping container. http://www.globalportablebuildings.com/

We are building one as soon as we can. We were able to single out some very distinct advantages to using this particular facility. It contains no motor. (I use to work at a car dealership.) Anything with very many moving parts is bound to have something go wrong. Engines are cool, but have a high price tag. For us the thought of an RV is out. We spend a great deal of time in cold weather areas, and need the additional insulation that an RV does not provide. Aside from these issues, to buy something this size like a custom coach would cost way too much for our concept of scaling back.

After every other living arrangement this has to be the most flexible setup we have found anywhere. This thing is virtually indestructible to weather. A chassis under this thing will afford us the flexibility to move to wherever the winds of employment blow, with the knowledge it's the same place we left. I doubt there is anywhere in the world one of these could not be relocated to for a fair sum of money, in a reasonable amount of time. It will need some conversion to black/grey/and drinking water storage, but we can live anywhere. Some would have issue with the space, but the unit is standardized for competitive rates from unlimited trucking companies. Most companies can give you a "power only" freight quote on very agreeable terms. Bottom line: cost-benefit analysis!

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