2stacksuperdog Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 I saw these in New Havne a couple weeks ago and now they are stacking them up. The building is 3 containers wide and about 6 long. Dont know who would want to live there. 1 Quote Matt Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32515-mobile-housing/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajt3138 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 probably anybody that wants free housing thanks to you. aj 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32515-mobile-housing/#findComment-202265 Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 Probably. Its cheaper then building houses. Just stack up some sea containers! 1 Quote Matt Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32515-mobile-housing/#findComment-202266 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Student housing for Yale University? Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32515-mobile-housing/#findComment-202267 Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 Student housing for Yale University?Hmmmmmm. This is probably the deans new office then. 1 Quote Matt Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32515-mobile-housing/#findComment-202270 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 FEMA leftovers? 1 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32515-mobile-housing/#findComment-202322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 FEMA leftovers?Why are they all green on the inside? Hmmmm..... Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32515-mobile-housing/#findComment-202324 Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 They make garages out of them here. Stack them like 3 high on each side and put some rafters on top of them and tin. Then you got a place to put your trucks and parts or whatever in the containers. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32515-mobile-housing/#findComment-202325 Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 They make garages out of them here. Stack them like 3 high on each side and put some rafters on top of them and tin. Then you got a place to put your trucks and parts or whatever in the containers.My dad wants to build one of those. There a couple of them in town. 1 Quote Matt Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32515-mobile-housing/#findComment-202326 Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 My dad wants to build one of those. There a couple of them in town.Papa would build one but the town he lives in wont allow it. My idea is put one down in the woods and paint the roof green....nobody would see. 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32515-mobile-housing/#findComment-202330 Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 Papa would build one but the town he lives in wont allow it. My idea is put one down in the woods and paint the roof green....nobody would see.What about in the winter? 1 Quote Matt Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32515-mobile-housing/#findComment-202331 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastractorsvc Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 I watched a show a while back on HGTV or DIY and they were building those things for rich young couples. 1 Quote Robert"I reject your reality and substitute my own." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32515-mobile-housing/#findComment-202336 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastractorsvc Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 here is a linkhttp://thegreenconcepts.blogspot.com/2012/04/recycling-shipping-containers-for.htmlhttp://www.mnn.com/your-home/remodeling-design/photos/8-eye-catching-shipping-container-homes/a-new-kind-of-living Quote Robert"I reject your reality and substitute my own." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32515-mobile-housing/#findComment-202338 Share on other sites More sharing options...
2stacksuperdog Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 Well thats different.....i will stick to a regular house. 1 Quote Matt Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32515-mobile-housing/#findComment-202347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 What about in the winter? White tarp... Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32515-mobile-housing/#findComment-202350 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltl56 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 I saw those, last week. Thought I was in another country for a moment. A barn/garage is one thing, but living in a sea container? Five stories tall? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32515-mobile-housing/#findComment-202352 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 I lived in one in Balad and Talil Iraq! ya know when I was on base anyway. Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32515-mobile-housing/#findComment-202355 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 It could always be much worse,you COULD have to live in this! Oh the shame of it all!......................................................Mark 1 Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32515-mobile-housing/#findComment-202366 Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 It could always be much worse,you COULD have to live in this! Oh the shame of it all!......................................................MarkAt least it is not a Mack. 1 Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32515-mobile-housing/#findComment-202391 Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 What is the going price of a container? Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32515-mobile-housing/#findComment-202392 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatcity Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 What is the going price of a container?20 or 40 foot?seen them from $500 to $2000furnished? Quote Success is only a stones throw away.................................................................for a Palestinian Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32515-mobile-housing/#findComment-202397 Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 20 or 40 foot?seen them from $500 to $2000furnished?unfurnished. might be an alternative to building a storage shed for my junk stuff. Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32515-mobile-housing/#findComment-202399 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PeterMack Posted August 29, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted August 29, 2013 I was in a rail yard about two years ago and saw this pile toppled over. Could probably get these cheap at a scratch and dent sale. 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32515-mobile-housing/#findComment-202402 Share on other sites More sharing options...
j hancock Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Dang, the railroad hobos must be drinking again. Quote JimIt doesn't cost anything to pay attention. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32515-mobile-housing/#findComment-202403 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyRebel Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Don't know what the going rate is on a container, but I know where a 40' chassis is with a "for sale" sign on it...$1500 is all they are wanting for it. Yeah, I'm tempted. That & a 40' container would make moving a lot simpler...and I could set the container on the ground, run power to it, and have a shop set up in no time when we get wherever it is she wants us to move to. Won't happen for a while yet...but probably in 2-5 years. And if we end up out west in timber country, weld a few log bunks onto the chassis and I'd be ready to get to work... Quote When approaching a 4-way stop, the vehicle with the biggest tires has the right of way! Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/32515-mobile-housing/#findComment-202404 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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