speaking of shipping containers, i'd have to imagine, with the economy being what it is right now, and the slowdown in trade, that there are probably some cheap shipping containers available in the region. There have been some amazing homes made from containers (you can google for them).
I've always wanted to make a home out of one or more shipping containers. The only thing you do need to be a little concerned about is what the container might have been used to ship (if it was chemicals for example). there is a story on the cover of yes magazine last quarter about a woman in oregon who downsized into a tumbleweed house and has it parked in some guys back yard. while i'd be interested in one, i could not currently imagine downizing that much (i work from home!) if i were going to, i think i'd prefer an airstream and really be mobile. Jon Dugan wrote: > Excerpts from Jason (MyrddinBach)'s message of Mon Apr 06 15:14:56 -0700 2009: > >> If you are currently renting or even looking to downsize your current >> house/residence and had an opportunity to move into an inexpensive >> tumbleweed house ( http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com ) would you do it? >> >> Just show of hands (ie replies) how many of you would say yes? >> > > I'd definitely consider it. It would require downsizing my possessions > considerably, but that's probably a good thing. The idea of not having a > mortgage/rent is very, very attractive as that creates considerable freedom. > > I've heard of a similar concept where they reclaim space on top of buildings > in cities by using a helicopter to bring in a similar sized home. I think > that one was based on something roughly the size of shipping container. > > Fun stuff! > > Jon > > > > > -- ---- Gregory Heller http://www.GregoryHeller.com http://delicious.com/GregoryHeller http://twitter.com/gregoryheller --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Website: http://saturdayhouse.org/ Post: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
