• BountifulEggnog [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    6 months ago

    Why did you say he sounded like a luddite then? I’m honestly a little confused.

    Why would you get one, instead of a prefabricated house or trailer? Every time I’ve looked at the idea a prefab or trailer would just be better.

    • BoscoBear@lemmy.sdf.org
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      6 months ago

      I call him a Luddite because he resists any redesign.

      Prefabricated houses dont move very well. A container can be moved with a flatbed and a forklift. I think it is most likely that I will be living on leased property rather than something I own.

      I would prefer to be on someplace that is considered unbuildable for most construction, like a steep hillside. A pole building would probably work but the time for construction is pretty long and expensive compared to setting a container.

      I hope to live there part time and a shipping container is about as secure as you can get when it is closed up.

      Contrary to what others have said here the ones I have been in are pretty comfortable in the heat (which came a s a surprise to me.) I don’t have any experience with them in the cold. I suspect this is due to a high thermal mass.

      I trust these people more than the opinoins expressed in this community.