This might be a great way to get off the grid in a hurry.
http://green.yahoo.com/blog/daily_gr...er-houses.html
Very easy to place and assemble.
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$2,000 for a used one...
There is a chance that it leaks too.
Family has 5 of them for storage.
You can get a mobile for $2,000 used if you look.
The local trainyard probably has them for cheaper than that (if you can move it yourself). Mine has them for $1500.
I'm looking to install a couple of these under my new house, that's if I don't decide build the whole house in a number of them underground.
exactly why nobody has an excuse to be homeless, cars work too.
Umm, yes they do. You have to buy land, get permits (God help you), install plumbing and electricity, amongst other things. Try doing all of that while also being mentally deficient (possibly straight up insane) and see how far you get.
great idea for storage, esp underground.
i've heard people discuss burying old school busses, but i'd be willing to wager this is cheaper.
if you use one for above ground storage, i'd imagine you could convert it into a shelter later on if the need arises.
Whats in your survival cache?
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My cousin is a government employee doing IT work for the Army and Air Force. He lived in a single shipping container for many many many months, if not a year or more.
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My best friend is building one out of a 40' high cube (9'6" tall). I hauled it for him. Its going to be really nice. When he's done I'll post some pics. Right now he is primering the inside and out.
1 bed, 1 bath, kitchen, built-in computer work table, living area at the end with a sliding glass door.
Note: He is building his on the container trailer - permanently. For easy moving.
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This makes me wish I had more money, if just to utilise a couple of these as storage or workshop space.
Imagine the efficiency of such a home... always cool, nearly indestructible, and hidden from criminals etc. The only real tell would be where you park your cars.Originally Posted by tmosley
This one is amazing. But I would tip it over and do side by side instead of vertical so it would go underground easier.
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You would want to think very carefully about putting stuff underground, it takes a lot of consideration and its a pain to change anything.
I have seen this in person several times *Student Housing Project Keetwonen, Amsterdam* very impressive and the ultimate Hot Box.
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Yeah, that space is awfully cramped as well.Imagine the efficiency of such a home... always cool, nearly indestructible, and hidden from criminals etc. The only real tell would be where you park your cars.
This one is amazing. But I would tip it over and do side by side instead of vertical so it would go underground easier.
There are some types of containers (called ultracubes, I think) that are 9.5' tall, allowing for higher ceilings. That is probably a must for underground housing.
I was thinking I would arrange them in a pinwheel type pattern with a large cavity in the center. I would then build up a greenhouse to cover that space. It would let light into the building AND allow me to grow stuff year round (not to mention that it would allow fruits that normally wouldn't grow in semi-arid, frostbitten west Texas).
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