coastnalong
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[font=Verdana, sans-serif]I am currently living in Washington State in a home. My income is not keeping pace with how fast my basic living expenses are increasing. [/font]
[font=Verdana, sans-serif]I have considered whether I should get a motor home, travel trailer, step van etc. I do not plan on much traveling if any so I have decided a simple stationary structure will be my best option.[/font]
[font=Verdana, sans-serif]I have been looking into travel trailers, but understand they can start falling apart fast and need expensive maintenance. Expensive maintenance would be unacceptable for my income.[/font]
[font=Verdana, sans-serif]Therefore, I have been considering purchasing an inexpensive piece of land in Nevada and using a shipping container to live in. I do not think it would be prohibitively expensive to convert a shipping container into a comfortable home.[/font]
[font=Verdana, sans-serif]I would like to put in insulated flooring and walls. Wiring for some appliances to run off of solar power. There would be windows and possibly skylights. The container would have a bathroom, bedroom, kitchen and living room.[/font]
[font=Verdana, sans-serif]If I need to relocate I can have a truck pick up the shipping container and move to a new location. In that respect I can have a movable home that is much sturdier than a travel trailer if I am not moving that often.[/font]
[font=Verdana, sans-serif]If you have any ideas or experience in constructing or living in a shipping container I would like to hear from you.[/font]
[font=Verdana, sans-serif]I have considered whether I should get a motor home, travel trailer, step van etc. I do not plan on much traveling if any so I have decided a simple stationary structure will be my best option.[/font]
[font=Verdana, sans-serif]I have been looking into travel trailers, but understand they can start falling apart fast and need expensive maintenance. Expensive maintenance would be unacceptable for my income.[/font]
[font=Verdana, sans-serif]Therefore, I have been considering purchasing an inexpensive piece of land in Nevada and using a shipping container to live in. I do not think it would be prohibitively expensive to convert a shipping container into a comfortable home.[/font]
[font=Verdana, sans-serif]I would like to put in insulated flooring and walls. Wiring for some appliances to run off of solar power. There would be windows and possibly skylights. The container would have a bathroom, bedroom, kitchen and living room.[/font]
[font=Verdana, sans-serif]If I need to relocate I can have a truck pick up the shipping container and move to a new location. In that respect I can have a movable home that is much sturdier than a travel trailer if I am not moving that often.[/font]
[font=Verdana, sans-serif]If you have any ideas or experience in constructing or living in a shipping container I would like to hear from you.[/font]