I've got an 8x8x16 pod arriving tomorrow, and have some time to unpack it, but I'm gonna need to buy a shipping container asap. With all its port cities, Washington seems a great place to get a competitive price on a 20' shipping container.
I tried one site (Cork'd) and it said there is a "global shortage on shipping containers for purchase." They go from $1950-2200 on Craigslist. I'm going to request quotes from a couple of others but in the meantime, do
local permies have any suggestions?
I also read that shipping containers can be loaded on a trailer that can be towed by a pickup. Brisk trade in those pon the eBay. My pickup is a Silverado V6 so I'm not sure it can tow a fully loaded 20' container, even if I could get the container on a trailer without a crane. Could a winch pull a loaded container onto the trailer? 12000 lb winches seem weight-capable of positioning such a load, but has anyone done this?
I'd be willing to spring for a container, trailer and winch for all the mobility it'd give me. Right now everything I own (furniture, metalshop, clothes et al) fits in that 16' container. Thanks!