Were about to build one for Gf's daughter, I own 8 acres of land on Lake Conroe in Conroe Texas, 45 minutes ish North of Houston, and after her daughter graduates from High School were moving down there. I bought it 8 years ago and it already had 2 16x12 hunting/fishing cabins on it so we just moved them and joined them together to make 1 16x24 (384 Sq ft) cabin and have been working on the homestead for the last 5 year. At first we talked about getting her a little 16 or 18 camper, which is cheaper, to live in but it wouldn't be permanent and there's a good chance her daughter will stay, atleast for a while after she graduates from College, she's going to major in Green/Sustainable Living, basically what she will do after college is go to work for a Energy company and plan/build off grid cabins and homesteads so they can test their products and outside of the west coast Texas is the biggest state in the U.S. because it has all weather types, Houston believe it or not has a HUGE market and Sam Houston State, which is the college/program she's already been accepted into has one of the best programs for it in the nation. She has to finish High School and she'll have to live on campus her first year of school so that gives us more or less 2 years to find 1 and get it built for her, plus she can use her own home/homestead as her senior thesis. The funny part about the entire thing is bought the place before my Gf and I started dating, we have known each other since High School but never dated until 6 years ago, so none of this was planned, it just happened to work out that way.
There are bad storms happening now and a lot of downed powerlines, off grid container homes are literally the best thing since sliced bread! If you had one with fiber cement, you could withstand a hurricane, an earthquake, fires, you Name it! Make it off grid, and you don’t have to worry about a thing!
Nice job. Logically though, if you are off grid with 900ah battery bank, why get the galenz fridge that uses 120v and needs an inverter? That’s a lot of wasted energy. If he was using a 12v fridge he’d be wayyyy more efficient. And I’m curious how the mini split usage will workout over time. Running even a 9000 btu mini split requires a lot of energy. I think the build is great and the solar and battery storage is awesome, but complimentary appliances are a necessity in an off grid situation and choosing to not use them almost entirely negates the benefits of an off grid setup because the battery system will constantly be playing catch up and will struggle to function long term, especially on a stretch of multiple cloudy days in a row. I can see the owner of this needing to semi-regularly drag a generator out there to recharge the system due to inefficient appliances bogging down the batteries and the solar not being able to replenish fast enough.
@@ContainingLuxury thanks 😊 we're currently gearing ourselves up so we can properly document it for TH-cam. But I'll definitely send you some links once we've started 😊🙏🏼
Great video Blake. Nice to see you back at it and hitting it out of the park. For anyone that has questions about the solar discharging too much, the new server rack batteries are awesome and can hold as much power as you can afford. How much is power worth to you when there is none available.. 🎈 +💥=🕯️ Maybe you could further discuss how the container is EMP… Resistant? Or proof for those that don’t know.
I'm curious if you can be electricuted. Are you more at risk of being hit by lightning? How do the containers not rot and grow mold, like we see of old containers doing over time. When its very hot outside, will the metal burn you, if touched from inside?
I’m curious about shipping container businesses, especially from a disaster point of view. A business with shipping container architecture, Solar, and an elaborate water collection system would be able to handle any storm and be independent of electricity and water!
True, our products can be used as short term and disaster housing! There are numerous options with solar panels, composting toilets, wind turbine generators - we don't provide these but many people have some really cool setups!
It's a safety hazard to have the electrical contained under the bed. How did you mitigate the danger or did you place the electrical in its own housing.
would you happen to know the brand of the composting toilet? I remember when I was researching for my container home I was under the impression the only way my county would allow me to have a composting toilet was if I bought some special brand composting toilet that was like the only one in the US legally allowed or something crazy like that. I can't recall the details, maybe I was wrong...
Shipping container houses are inherently DUMB for many, many reasons. You could use your considerable salesman skills to build and sell prefabricated micro homes using almost any other system or method, and you'd still end up with something better, cheaper and safer.
@Rick Geller 1. as soon as you start cutting holes in a container you fatally compromise it's structural integrity. You have to do a LOT of remedial reinforcing & welding to compensate. 2. Unknown if previously used to carry toxic/hazardous chemicals - flip a coin 3. As soon as you insulate & add air con you have a serious condensation then mould problem. The first 2 problems can be sorted if you throw enough time and money at them. The last problem is inherent and unfixable.
@@mrfitz96 you ever seen what a house hit by a tornado or hurricane look like I rather have a shipping container home compared to these overpriced homes being built today
@Dapper Gents if to you want to build a hurricane proof micro house or modify an existing one good luck to you. Lots of cost effective options that don't need a shipping container as your starting point. If it's the industrial aesthetic you like, then it'd be easier and cheaper to just cut the corrugated steel panels off a container, transport the sections stacked flat to site (you won't need an expensive crane) and fix them to the walls and roof of an existing structure.
Were about to build one for Gf's daughter, I own 8 acres of land on Lake Conroe in Conroe Texas, 45 minutes ish North of Houston, and after her daughter graduates from High School were moving down there. I bought it 8 years ago and it already had 2 16x12 hunting/fishing cabins on it so we just moved them and joined them together to make 1 16x24 (384 Sq ft) cabin and have been working on the homestead for the last 5 year. At first we talked about getting her a little 16 or 18 camper, which is cheaper, to live in but it wouldn't be permanent and there's a good chance her daughter will stay, atleast for a while after she graduates from College, she's going to major in Green/Sustainable Living, basically what she will do after college is go to work for a Energy company and plan/build off grid cabins and homesteads so they can test their products and outside of the west coast Texas is the biggest state in the U.S. because it has all weather types, Houston believe it or not has a HUGE market and Sam Houston State, which is the college/program she's already been accepted into has one of the best programs for it in the nation. She has to finish High School and she'll have to live on campus her first year of school so that gives us more or less 2 years to find 1 and get it built for her, plus she can use her own home/homestead as her senior thesis. The funny part about the entire thing is bought the place before my Gf and I started dating, we have known each other since High School but never dated until 6 years ago, so none of this was planned, it just happened to work out that way.
There are bad storms happening now and a lot of downed powerlines, off grid container homes are literally the best thing since sliced bread!
If you had one with fiber cement, you could withstand a hurricane, an earthquake, fires, you Name it! Make it off grid, and you don’t have to worry about a thing!
Just purchased one on an acre here in Florida!! Totally off grid!!
Nice job. Logically though, if you are off grid with 900ah battery bank, why get the galenz fridge that uses 120v and needs an inverter? That’s a lot of wasted energy. If he was using a 12v fridge he’d be wayyyy more efficient. And I’m curious how the mini split usage will workout over time. Running even a 9000 btu mini split requires a lot of energy. I think the build is great and the solar and battery storage is awesome, but complimentary appliances are a necessity in an off grid situation and choosing to not use them almost entirely negates the benefits of an off grid setup because the battery system will constantly be playing catch up and will struggle to function long term, especially on a stretch of multiple cloudy days in a row. I can see the owner of this needing to semi-regularly drag a generator out there to recharge the system due to inefficient appliances bogging down the batteries and the solar not being able to replenish fast enough.
Nice build. Off grid is the way to go!
So good! Love the door!
You're work is awesome 👏👏👏
Perfect 👍🏻
Glad you think so!
You're amazing. It's always interesting to see the work you do.
That's awesome ❤ we're planning to build an off grid container home this year.
So cool, we'd love for you to share your progress with us!
@@ContainingLuxury thanks 😊 we're currently gearing ourselves up so we can properly document it for TH-cam. But I'll definitely send you some links once we've started 😊🙏🏼
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Great video Blake. Nice to see you back at it and hitting it out of the park. For anyone that has questions about the solar discharging too much, the new server rack batteries are awesome and can hold as much power as you can afford. How much is power worth to you when there is none available..
🎈 +💥=🕯️
Maybe you could further discuss how the container is EMP… Resistant? Or proof for those that don’t know.
57k for a container that cost $1400 is crazy!
I'm curious if you can be electricuted. Are you more at risk of being hit by lightning? How do the containers not rot and grow mold, like we see of old containers doing over time. When its very hot outside, will the metal burn you, if touched from inside?
I’m curious about shipping container businesses, especially from a disaster point of view.
A business with shipping container architecture, Solar, and an elaborate water collection system would be able to handle any storm and be independent of electricity and water!
True, our products can be used as short term and disaster housing! There are numerous options with solar panels, composting toilets, wind turbine generators - we don't provide these but many people have some really cool setups!
Dang this is cool!
8 X 20= 160 square feet. Building a stick box exterior measure 200 s.f. is stronger and safer.
It's a safety hazard to have the electrical contained under the bed. How did you mitigate the danger or did you place the electrical in its own housing.
would you happen to know the brand of the composting toilet? I remember when I was researching for my container home I was under the impression the only way my county would allow me to have a composting toilet was if I bought some special brand composting toilet that was like the only one in the US legally allowed or something crazy like that. I can't recall the details, maybe I was wrong...
Never heard that about composting toilets. Local ones yes but not nationally...
Yeah, you’re prolly wrong. Like, all the time in fact. Lol 😂
How would you do EMP protection with a big sliding window???
57 k??
Is it cheaper than gyp board home?
57000 dollars is expensive!
it is triple price it should be
57K just container or with equipments?
If I’m thinking and heard right that covered the container and all the hardware for the electronics and such, solar panels batts and all.
@@franklinwright7248 They can't include Refrigerator at that price lol.. and bedding
Shipping container houses are inherently DUMB for many, many reasons. You could use your considerable salesman skills to build and sell prefabricated micro homes using almost any other system or method, and you'd still end up with something better, cheaper and safer.
How is this home unsafe?
@Rick Geller 1. as soon as you start cutting holes in a container you fatally compromise it's structural integrity. You have to do a LOT of remedial reinforcing & welding to compensate. 2. Unknown if previously used to carry toxic/hazardous chemicals - flip a coin 3. As soon as you insulate & add air con you have a serious condensation then mould problem. The first 2 problems can be sorted if you throw enough time and money at them. The last problem is inherent and unfixable.
@@mrfitz96 you ever seen what a house hit by a tornado or hurricane look like I rather have a shipping container home compared to these overpriced homes being built today
@Dapper Gents if to you want to build a hurricane proof micro house or modify an existing one good luck to you. Lots of cost effective options that don't need a shipping container as your starting point. If it's the industrial aesthetic you like, then it'd be easier and cheaper to just cut the corrugated steel panels off a container, transport the sections stacked flat to site (you won't need an expensive crane) and fix them to the walls and roof of an existing structure.
Lol. You are assuming the don't know how to compensate when/for cutting into it...