I’m a big fan of shipping container homes as an alternative for affordable homes. Especially if you do all the work yourself. I’ve featured several over the years. Here are a couple of my favorites. The Model One, a couple’s 40-foot container home, and my current favorite the off-grid Gaia. … Read more
Which is better: a container home or a tiny house on wheels? More importantly, which is best for you? A shipping container conversion and a THOW share many similarities. For instance, they both offer the benefits of simple living in creative small spaces. Container houses, however, require land, drives costs … Read more
Converting shipping containers into homes is full of amazing design possibilities and is remarkably sustainable. And that’s precisely what appealed to Relevant Buildings, a container house manufacturer in Oregon City, Oregon. Owner Carl Coffman shares tours of their cutting edge small container homes. Most importantly, each is building code compliant and … Read more
Imagine waking up to the glow of the sun streaming in through your large sliding doors, looking out onto your favorite landscape. You’ve just had the best night of sleep in your life (in fact, ever since you built your Model One, you’ve been sleeping so much more peacefully) and … Read more
The best things come in small packages. When it comes to housing, Henry David Thoreau, a famous early tiny home enthusiast, would likely agree. His outstanding collection of essays, Walden, was a testament to the benefits of minimalist living. The book detailed his life in a 150 square foot cabin in … Read more
Building with shipping containers is akin to the largest building block set in the world. Not only can you build what size and shape house you want, but the initial structures are ready to be used in a variety of configurations. Montainer Homes builds and delivers shipping container homes in … Read more
It seems like Joe Mooney of Homesteadonomics can design and build just about anything. On his Arizona property, he has built his family’s home, their water catchment and cistern system, underground greenhouse, and even various tools. One of his largest projects to date comes from the good old shipping container … Read more
There is a specific skill set that goes along with building shipping container homes. Not only do you need to know how to work with heavy steel walls, but knowing how to make them aesthetically pleasing is also important. Jon and Kristen Meier of Backcountry Containers do it so well, … Read more
Whether it’s a lifestyle change, or a temporary trend, the tiny house movement is finding influence over wealthier individuals, late-blooming millennials, and those of us too broke to travel. It’s no secret that housing prices are at an all time high — and steadily rising. People are trying to find … Read more
Well it has been 11 years since I first cut some holes in a shipping container in Costa Rica, trying to make a tiny portable house. Lots of mistakes, blood, sweat and tears. Forty container modifications projects later, I live in the newest updated tiny home container I have made. … Read more
Honomobo is a new Canadian company that builds beautiful and highly efficient shipping container homes. They are based out of Alberta and have the ability to ship anywhere in North America. The founders Devon Siebenga and Daniel Engelman have extensive backgrounds in the field and have found a way to … Read more
Guest Post by Nicole Brooks If you are looking for a sustainable, secure tiny dwelling with artistic flair, check out what Rhino Cubed has to offer. Rhino Cubed builds tiny structures from re-purposed shipping containers, up-cycling a product that would otherwise become the planet’s waste. Made of Corten steel, … Read more