Amazingly, 49% of the people who read CNN say they would live in house made of cargo shipping containers.
We are on the fast track to 3rd world status.
Would you live in a yellow submarine?
Depends on where they are and how they are arranged. I can see doing so particularly if I get the land that they sit on. Shipping containers aren’t all that much different than quonset huts or mobile homes you know
Anything for Charlie...
I disagree. I think you assuming a blurred line between private innovation and government mandate. There are some creative things happening in home design. Cargo containers provide an inexpensive way to provide the structure of a home and leave more money for finishing, design, etc. Nothing wrong with that. Now if the government were to start saying I have to live in one, I would object.
If a home design is strong, resilient, attractive, has flexibility and is low cost, why not use it?
“Amazingly, 49% of the people who read CNN say they would live in house made of cargo shipping containers.”
I don’t have to. But if things went south, I would do so gratefully. I’ve had two careers. Between them, I lived in a very small apartment in a not-so-good section of town. It was actually a very nice time of life.
Where do Americans get off thinking they are above it all?
I work.
And I am sane.
...so no.
It depends on the alternatives. I would live in one if the alternative was living under a tree. CNN's silly.
Only if I had one buried under ground. I’ve wanted that for quite a while. Not necessarily as a primary residence, but as an alternative.
I’m a pretty simple person, and I don’t need much to be happy. So as long as there is nothing in it made to be “Eco-Friendly” or “Green”, then I’d pretty much live in anything.
Hmmm.. never thought about it.
How much do shipping containers cost?
Will my neighbors let me live in one?
Will my wife live in one?
How many can I stack?
Do they float?
I’ll need a welder and a blowtorch.
This could be fun.
Why not, if they’re put together properly? They’re strong, and can probably be finished out on the exterior and the interior just like the typical house.
LOL, we just go a 40’ foot one for our range. A company in Fayetteville is reselling them. Ours is painted green and cost about $2000 on our lot.
We shoot IDPA on a large bay about 50 yards across. We put the box down the middle and now we have two 20+ yard wide bays so we can accomadate more shooters.
Plus, we now have a place to store props, targets, etc all close to the action.
And yes, they seem to be bullet proof, at least against rimfire, and handgun ammo. Not so sure about armor piercing 5.7 rounds or high powered rifle ammo.
Ever been in a military deployment area?
Army Installation Sustainability Success
Having used these in designs for data acquisition and control trailers and working with a company that has modified them for over 20 years I would say yes. You can make truly amazing and sturdy buildings out of them.
pretty soon we will all live in a shipping container