12-27-2005, 01:04 PM
We've been living in a container for over a year now! We are in a small subdivision in Mountain View with only 12 lots, only a few being developed so far, so there aren't a lot of neighbors around to complain - even the ones that we have met don't seem to care. We have a window cut into the container. We bought the container in Illinois and shipped it out here with all of our stuff. It gets pretty hot sometimes inside when the doors are shut and the window is closed. Our thermometer read 107 when I had it show me the highest temp it's ever read. We usually hang out outside in the shade on the real hot days. Our container is 40' long - about 10 feet of it in the back has shelves for storage. We have two of the 10x20 car canopies outside which is where we rigged up a sink and a grill for my "kitchen". We also have an outhouse over a cesspool. Container living isn't too bad! We have carpet, A king size bed, a huge cooler which is our refrigerator. We even have surround sound for movies when the generator is on. It can be done, and it's not as bad as you'd think. Next we want to get a Propane water heater/pump for showers and dishes because it would be really nice to not have to heat up water in a big pot on the grill every time 