[Vince Ferrer]

Several companies do this, and I think it is a great type of house. They are best when the portability of the shipping container is used as well. They would be good for temporary housing, say in an oil patch. When the work dries up, just move the house, rather than have to try to sell a constructed house in a declining town.

Or, you can travel like an RV, but anywhere in the world. If you want to travel to South America for a few months, send your house there on a ship, and find a place to hook it up. Someone could start a cruise ship line, but instead of the normal cruise ship, be a container ship, and you sail in your own home.

[WhiskeyX]

http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/

[21twelve]

I worked at a mine in Indonesia for awhile. The Indonesian workers lived in containers - two stories tall (stacked) with scaffolding to get to the upper rooms. Perhaps 6 to 8 guys to a container iirc in bunks. Was in one once - it was fine (windows, etc.) - except a bit crowded with that many guys in it.

We lucked out. A pilot’s two-bedroom condo for the two of us for a couple of months while he was on vacation, then a college-style dorm room (singles) for another month.