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02-08-2019, 08:09 AM
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02-08-2019, 08:28 AM
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ummm okay. I work for the ports, I deal with steamship lines every day and ill tell you the cans are trash. Especially the ones they deemed as unfit for service which these guys are picking up and "recycling". Adding a new coat of paint to seawater weakened and damaged metals isn't a good idea for any habitat. A new can? sure, why not. But not a recycled one. Another thing to consider is what was previously transported in these cans. We got animal hides, asbestos, chemicals, etc. Unless these guys have everything industrially cleaned and sanitized by the proper authorities, i wouldn't touch them.
We converted a few cans into makeshift storage facilities/hiding shelters for longshoremen and they are blistering hot in the summer and freezing cold in the winter. We added insulation but it still isn't enough.
Plus you know a used 20 foot can is like what? 200 bucks? these guys are making a lot of money adding a fresh coat of paint to pieces of shits.
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02-08-2019, 09:15 AM
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sure buddy lol
i also like advertising in public forums for free when i come across stuff
nice business model / markup on the cans
rusty garbage material
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02-08-2019, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Badhobz  ummm okay. I work for the ports, I deal with steamship lines every day and ill tell you the cans are trash. Especially the ones they deemed as unfit for service which these guys are picking up and "recycling". Adding a new coat of paint to seawater weakened and damaged metals isn't a good idea for any habitat. A new can? sure, why not. But not a recycled one. Another thing to consider is what was previously transported in these cans. We got animal hides, asbestos, chemicals, etc. Unless these guys have everything industrially cleaned and sanitized by the proper authorities, i wouldn't touch them.
We converted a few cans into makeshift storage facilities/hiding shelters for longshoremen and they are blistering hot in the summer and freezing cold in the winter. We added insulation but it still isn't enough.
Plus you know a used 20 foot can is like what? 200 bucks? these guys are making a lot of money adding a fresh coat of paint to pieces of shits. |
$200? I see them go for $2000 or more used.
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02-08-2019, 10:18 AM
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Ya i've never seen seen used cans go for less than a few grand.
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02-08-2019, 10:27 AM
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200 is wholesale of really shitty beat up 20 footer's. 40's are way more.
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02-08-2019, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Badhobz 200 is wholesale of really shitty beat up 20 footer's. 40's are way more. | Actually I have a buddy who bought two 40's and they were actually cheaper than the 20's because not many people can fit 40's anywhere.
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02-08-2019, 10:50 AM
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Really ? We just wholesale them off and it's usually the 40s that in demand. But anyways, they are usually so trash I wouldnt even want to step inside of them.
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02-08-2019, 11:03 AM
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Yeah, that's what he told me according to whoever he bought them from. He's 6 acres of bushy property to hide them so it was no big deal to him. He uses them to store his ATV's, dirt bikes and other toys so didn't really care what condition they were in.
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02-08-2019, 04:24 PM
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many european countries are using old containers to build apartments 
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02-08-2019, 07:13 PM
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To do it "right" is still a substantial amount of work.
If I was a welder/fabricator I would consider it.
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02-08-2019, 08:49 PM
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Can we turn this thread into Badhobz selling us seacans for cheap please? So many uses!
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02-08-2019, 10:33 PM
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Imagine the rainfall we get in raincouver and the sound it makes when water hits metal.
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02-08-2019, 11:10 PM
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never been in a building with a tin roof? it can actually be quite soothing 
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