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pamela

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65. We sold the house.

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 12:29 AM

Jan 2013

We're living in the motorhome. We had a Class B/camper van and use to do almost yearly cross-country trips and always worried about the house and hated going home. We decided to go fulltime for awhile so we sold the house and van and hit the road. We're loving it so far. I use to live on a boat so I don't have a problem living in small spaces. The motorhome has everything we need.

I don't know how long we'll do this. My family is on the east coast and my husband's family is on the west coast so now we'll get to spend time with both of them. I'm loving the freedom to go wherever we want, stay as long as we want and not have a house to worry about.

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Could you? Would you? Live in a shipping container home? [View all] Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 OP

The inside space isn't much different than a travel trailer and they can be stacked. Cleita Jan 2013 #1

Wicked awesome idea. Xipe Totec Jan 2013 #2

We have oilfield camps made form them. Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #3

I would prefer one on the ground, separate from other structures, rather than stacked up Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #7

Like this? Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #17

Is that your cabin? tavalon Jan 2013 #45

How do you get one of those? how much do you pay for them? I think it is a good southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #16

Depending on what part of the country you are in, Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #18

That is really neat. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #40

Wish I could find them that cheap! appal_jack Jan 2013 #77

Most Certainly Sherman A1 Jan 2013 #4

I couldn't do it Marblehead Jan 2013 #5

lol. Ok. Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #8

Make mine a double-wide... n/t cherokeeprogressive Jan 2013 #6

they do seem a bit narrow Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #10

Just a little. Double-wide would be perfect methinks. n/t cherokeeprogressive Jan 2013 #13

102" OD. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #25

I just took a tape measure to the inside width of my barge tavalon Jan 2013 #44

did you invite them? Enrique Jan 2013 #80

When I was younger most trailer houses were 8 feet wide. Very narrow but livable. jwirr Feb 2013 #101

I second that. Kalidurga Jan 2013 #12

yes Skittles Jan 2013 #61

Yes obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #9

As long as it has some windows. LeftofObama Jan 2013 #11

Funny, the guy I'm renting the barge from is amused that I don't keep my roll up curtains up tavalon Jan 2013 #28

Sure no problem at all! Lesmoderesstupides Jan 2013 #14

Sunset magazine's been featuring some great ones: villager Jan 2013 #15

beautiful. I will check out the link Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #78

Put this into your search engine and check some really cool container homes. Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #19

will do so. Thanks Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #79

Nicer than my hooch in Afghanistan... Coyote_Tan Jan 2013 #20

CHU - containerized housing unit.. X_Digger Jan 2013 #24

Ours were plywood "b-huts" Coyote_Tan Jan 2013 #30

My son did a shipping container project in architecture school. LeftInTX Jan 2013 #21

The answer for me is a resounding YES VanillaRhapsody Jan 2013 #22

My husband and I are doing that now. pamela Jan 2013 #41

Mr Nay and I are going to start doing that in March! We're headed to FL to see relatives, Nay Jan 2013 #50

We sold the house. pamela Jan 2013 #65

Just one? No.. X_Digger Jan 2013 #23

+ struggle4progress Jan 2013 #47

These could go a long way to alleviate our chronic affordable housing shortage. KamaAina Jan 2013 #26

That's true kentauros Jan 2013 #83

Nice! KamaAina Jan 2013 #84

And resale value keeps HUD from approving these projects. jwirr Feb 2013 #102

Then build them as rentals. KamaAina Feb 2013 #103

I already do, sort of tavalon Jan 2013 #27

Here in Salt Lake, this building is proposed for construction... Drunken Irishman Jan 2013 #29

I like that. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #49

Several of them welded together maybe. Jamastiene Jan 2013 #31

No, thanks. Brickbat Jan 2013 #32

Yes, but it would depend upon my community too. & what if you could have one here, patrice Jan 2013 #33

Yes,definitely. RebelOne Jan 2013 #34

they seem ok if you are single and spend most of your time outside JI7 Jan 2013 #35

Or, are a happy hermit, tavalon Jan 2013 #46

That's like $1,000 in NYC right? underpants Jan 2013 #36

No different than living in a camper. appleannie1 Jan 2013 #37

I would if I had a fish-eye lens Courtesy Flush Jan 2013 #38

After the Haiti earthquake, I thought shipping containers would help csziggy Jan 2013 #39

The issue for Haiti is not using containers, but getting them to where they're needed. politicat Jan 2013 #48

They were shipping quantities of supplies after the quake csziggy Jan 2013 #66

Initially, palleted non-container ship to harbor then ferry by small craft/helo politicat Jan 2013 #69

Thanks for the information csziggy Jan 2013 #70

For students, it looks better than many dorm rooms. (nt) nessa Jan 2013 #42

University of Iowa used to house their students in WWII Quonset houses. jwirr Feb 2013 #104

Easily. I prefer small spaces. My fiancee likes her space, though. Evoman Jan 2013 #43

Snow Crash! abelenkpe Jan 2013 #51

Almost... backscatter712 Jan 2013 #82

I was thinking of when they visit the Raft abelenkpe Jan 2013 #87

You could do double-wide and triple-wide, or since they're stackable, you could have an upstairs. tclambert Jan 2013 #52

Thats Great. I'd Consider It dballance Jan 2013 #53

I would love to get one of these and stack it atop my mobile home. intheflow Jan 2013 #54

Good idea. I live in a mobile home also. n/t RebelOne Jan 2013 #57

Clever idea Politicub Jan 2013 #55

I do not like a tin can house. notadmblnd Jan 2013 #56

I'll go with the majority here... jmowreader Jan 2013 #58

I've lived in worse places. Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #59

yes bloomington-lib Jan 2013 #60

What kind of building permits flying rabbit Jan 2013 #62

Do they have bathrooms? JimDandy Jan 2013 #63

yes, they have small bathrooms, behind the kitchen area. Here is youtube video Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #89

Thanks for finding that video. JimDandy Feb 2013 #90

yeah, the one of the video looks pretty cramped. Liberal_in_LA Feb 2013 #94

When I was younger, yeah AnnieBW Jan 2013 #64

No Throd Jan 2013 #67

As long as I had power and water, why not? Initech Jan 2013 #68

If I were to space-limit myself that much, IDemo Jan 2013 #71

That's just it: they're like house-sized Legos! kentauros Jan 2013 #85

I sure would. HappyMe Jan 2013 #72

I'd love that for the dwindling remainder of my bachelorhood Recursion Jan 2013 #73

Put 'em back on a ship and you have mobile homes! Duer 157099 Jan 2013 #74

Insulation, ventilation, and creative wiring and plumbing would be necessary. bvar22 Jan 2013 #75

I don't see why that would be any different from how all that's done for kentauros Jan 2013 #86

Plumbing, wiring, and ventilation are not "problems" with solid walls. bvar22 Jan 2013 #88

I could not ,would not, in a box. nt clarice Jan 2013 #76

Seems a bit skinny. kentauros Jan 2013 #81

Sure can, and I've lived in smaller Broken_Hero Feb 2013 #91

Beats sleeping under a bridge. kentuck Feb 2013 #92

London container city. Folks compete for best units Liberal_in_LA Feb 2013 #95

How resourceful! Zax2me Feb 2013 #93

Off on a tangent here (but I'll get back to the point) kentauros Feb 2013 #96

I've seen them used for artist studios. Remmah2 Feb 2013 #97

There's a shortage of student dwellings in many parts of Europe War Horse Feb 2013 #98

Just because we can, should we? Safetykitten Feb 2013 #99

Would and could are two different things. I live in a tiny bedroom in my grandson's home. So jwirr Feb 2013 #100