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What is a trailer... That kind of makes me wonder too...what defines something as beng a "trailer"...per-se? My other little brainstorm as buying a couple heavy duty trailer axles and mounting them to a couple of beams. Make the axles able to adjust fore and aft to alter the tongue weight and...

Thermal paint and stuff... Also wanted to add a response about thermal paint. Someone here earlier mentioned it and I wanted to offer my opinion. My thought is that if your gonna leave the ISBU exposed to view then it is a viable option to use it. Being that the concept originated and was...

Addictively frustrating... Sketchup is neat. But being one that is laughably unskilled with computers I find it aggrivating. I can do a little but never seem to be able to get it to really do what I want. But it helps me get the basics there so I can visualize stuff. As I play with it more I...

Yes we are... Haha...Yeah, in a way we are approching the same problem from opposite directions. From my understanding the containers don't like a lot of twist/flex. They, like any steel object will deflect and rack out of true. Since they were not designed to be used as a trailer it kinda...

Incomming...... Dale, Thanks for the reply, gonna send you a PM. :sombrero:

* I'm with you sir!* My goal is to find some land in Colorado and build my own during my free time and as money allows. The hardest part is deciding what you can/are willing to "live with" size wise. I already own 2 40' HC containers but my intent is to space them appart about 16 feet. Thereby...

Warning...! This was one of my first ideas...and to be honest it won't work. I hate to admit defeat but if you want an under ground swelling you should pony up for concrete. Why? Well as mentioned...the ISBU is engineered to carry load a very certain way. That does not...NOT, include the...

What have I begun...? Wow! This thread sure kinda took off!?! Didn't really expect that...but Yea! Thanks for all the input guys. I will have to ask your forebarance with me when I post here as I am not the greatest orator and organizer of my thoughts. I have a tendency to ramble and...

GJ: Yeah...I've seen those on the GovLiquidation site and that is kinda what got me started thinking of he dolly set up. These are Government dollies...true to form. As in the old saying that an elephant is a mouse built to govt. specifications...haha. What makes me not so interested in them is...

Shananagins... Ah-HA! that explains it...heehee. Well, I kinda got a little motivated and sorta started one down at the bottom in the land use thingy...Just a precursor until I can finish work and get some sleep but I'd like to find folks interested in this kind of stuff myself. And I feel bad...

This was sort of suggested via the thread asking about using a shipping container as part of an Expo rig. I didn't know where to put this so I hope this is good...Mods? I wanted to start a thread about my own personal journey towards living in a shipping container. Ok...you can all stop...

Screwy Internet issue...? Uh...Since I subscribed to this thread I got an email message saying there was a new posting. Cool...that is normal. But when I click to the page the post is not here? MODs...any idea???

Seen 'em... Yeah, I can't remember what they are called either but I've seen them. They don't really work for full size containers from what I can tell. They were designed to be pulled by a HMMWV (good luck) and affix to either a mobile command post or a quad-con...which is like a 1/4 of a 20...

linkey http://www.govliquidation.com/ but I have no idea what catagory they would fall under...?

Diyd The concept is kinda a Damned if you do (DIYD) kinda deal. Because of the overall weight and size of even a 20 foot connex (or ISBU) you are very limited as to what kind of vehicle will carry it. And unfortunatly, anything that can is going to be a thirsty beast! I've been touing with a...

let me see... I should be getting paid tomorrow night so let me see where I stand. I may just be able to pay the full amount? Maybe? Would you be willing to hold it until Christmas time or should I arrange to have it shipped? I'm in Iraq right now but will be coming through that way (Colorado...

Wasting funds... Yeah... Kinda sad. But since my "bedroom" and my work share a wall I have to pull power from a couple buildings away just for light and a fan. AC is not an option as the breakers won't hold up. We had an "issue" a couple months ago and the contractor told me the stupidist...

Ha! Doin' better than me brotha! I was living in a similar CHU (though not an inside one!?!) but then work needed me closer and now I'm in an old Iraqi turd building...So bad they (KBR) won't repair anything as they say its not justifiable...hahaha...

This is correct. Unless you have a ginormous truck for it plan on it being more of a "mobile home" in its truest sense. Errant...Don't wish to steal his thread so shoot me a PM and we can talk. Unless of course the OP wishes to hear my ramblings on building a house from an ISBU (shipping...

Just a thought... Would you take "payments"? Like a couple hundred every couple of weeks?