thinking about down sizing.....

[WileERobby]

Shipping containers are a popular choice for people smuggling.

 

[kiwigtx]

My buddy Cliff has 3 x 40' shipping containers spaced apart with a full sloping roof covering them all. Stores cars in bewteen them and the containers house a load of bits & pieces......tools, horse tack, tractor parts etc.

 

[eldubb440]

tell ya what....... that container is bone dry 100% of the time; I have never seen a trace of moisture inside

 

[#41]

Better off buying a used RV and partying with the left over $6k.

 

[Hey-O]

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Those things are great for about anything, but getting them home by yourself isn't easy. Those things weigh about 8,300 pounds.

 

[Hey-O]

• $8,000 lockable building-in-a-box assembles in 11 minutes, sleeps 8​

You could view it as a solid-floored uber-tent or an easily relocatable temporary building – but you could also call it a super-minimal tiny home for US$8,000. This remarkable building-in-a-box was designed for housing refugees, but it's now on sale.​

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CMAX Systems' building-in-a-box before it becomes a building (image widened using AI)

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CMAX Systems' portable building can be assembled by two people in 11 minutes without tools
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The CMAX System weighs just 330 lb (150 kg) – the same as a dirt bike. It can hence be towed behind a small car such as this Honda Prius
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The CMAX can do duty as a low-cost easily-repurposed building for almost any need: site office, laboratory, hospital ward, 8-cot-bedroom, cubby house, storage shed, trade show HQ, weddings, parties … anything
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An $8000 habitable building ... 11 minutes to build ... relocatable almost anywhere
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Equipped with bunks, the CMAX can can sleep eight comfortably, but the CMAX can also be perfect for two.
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The interior: big enough to sleep eight
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The stackable nature of these units makes them ideal for bulk deployment in emergency scenarios
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A rigid-floored, lockable tent sitting some 10 cm (3.9 inches) off the ground
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Adjustable feet can be accessed before the side folds down
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Nico Garcia Mayor, founder of the CMAX Foundation and designer of the CMAX system
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CMAX Systems' building-in-a-box seems almost too good to be true. It offers a solid-floored, robust, habitable structure, 19 ft long by 7.4 ft wide (5.8 x 2.25 m) with a ceiling height of 7.2 ft (2.2 m), so only a handful of pro basketball players would brush their heads on the ceiling.​

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The CMAX System's most transformative super power though, is its ability to fold into a manageable 330-lb (150-kg) unit that can easily be transported on the back of a pickup or a trailer, then set down more or less anywhere, raised off the ground and leveled out with its adjustable legs and ready to go within about 10 minutes, using two people and no special tools. You could look at it as a super-robust, solid-floor, eight-person tent that won't blow away in a storm, or as an easily relocatable temporary building.​

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The rigid central structure of the unit enables the CMAX (at additional cost) to mount solar panels, air-conditioning and/or a water treatment unit. It also gives it a lockable door – although to be fair, security-wise it's only really locked until somebody wanders up with a knife and makes a new door of their own.​

$8,000 lockable building-in-a-box assembles in 11 minutes, sleeps 8​

The CMAX can do duty as a low-cost easily-repurposed building for almost any need: site office, laboratory, hospital ward, 8-cot-bedroom, cubby house, storage shed, trade show HQ, weddings, parties … anything​

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The unit is designed to take advantage of natural ventilation, with numerous retractable surfaces, yet it can be closed up for complete privacy – and it can be made airtight enough to operate as a mobile medical unit or laboratory.​

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The potential uses for CMAX's portable fold-up buildings are almost limitless – temporary storage, shelter, living or working quarters for everyone at an affordable price. Many a race team would have one or more, as would construction companies, mining companies, party, events and outdoor hire companies.​

The CMAX System was originally designed as an emergency shelter for humanitarian aid, but the design appears so broadly useful and durable in a range of different climates that it appears an ideal solution for a lot of American problems – not the least of which is affordable emergency housing, given the wave of homelessness sweeping the country.​

$8,000 lockable building-in-a-box assembles in 11 minutes, sleeps 8

People can say what they want, this guy has a product that could make big money. Everything in life is about marketing. If a pet rock can make it, this guy has hit the mother load. I have no facts at hand to back this up, so at this moment, this is just my opinion..................

 

[DeltaV]

Maybe he has some novel features or ideas that are patentable. If not then he's toast...the market will undercut him.

Why would Bubba's family spend $8k when he can spend $619 at Northern Tool?

https://www.northerntool.com/produc...-width-140-ft-color-brown-model-14628-5076645

 

[DeltaV]

Maybe he can get government contracts, but he has to show CMAX Systems can rapidly deliver large volumes of product on time.

 

[Hey-O]

Maybe he has some novel features or ideas that are patentable. If not then he's toast...the market will undercut him.

Why would Bubba's family spend $8k when he can spend $619 at Northern Tool?

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https://www.northerntool.com/produc...-width-140-ft-color-brown-model-14628-5076645

When I was working, one of my jobs was to kid proof, or as we called it, idiot proof anything used by the masses. That's part of the marketing plus the other unit has.