A Shipping Container Might Be The Most Bizarre Thing To Camp In – Jalopnik

Shipping containers have a lot of uses outside of getting goods around the world on the backs of ships, trucks and trailers. But I have to admit, I havent thought about the potential of using one as a custom camper. Now for just $4,000, you can have a 10-foot container turned into a discount travel trailer, if thats your jam.

I love the concept of using something for a purpose other than it was originally constructed for. I write a lot about old school buses, box trucks and transit buses now living new lives as homes on wheels. A similar thing happens with shipping containers. Some people repurpose shipping containers into stylish modern homes while other build storage complexes out of them.

But I hadnt considered posting up at the local KOA with a tiny shipping container bolted to a trailer.

The seller of this 2019 Custom Camper on RVT says that this travel trailer would be perfect for weekend camping or use as a home base. It consists of a 10-foot shipping container riding on a twin axle trailer. These are normally 10 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 8 feet, 6 inches tall. The addition of the trailer frame makes this one a total of 15 feet long and 10 feet tall. Its dimensions are similar to that of a fiberglass camper, but thats where the similarities end.

Inside, it looks like the builder took whatever they had laying around their basement and shoved it in.

Theres a cabinet, a king-size bed and one of those propane heaters that youd usually install in a garage. Amazingly, it has some basic facilities, too. Theres a cassette toilet, sink, shower and water heater. Onboard is also 14 gallons of fresh water storage and 27 gallons of grey water.

Sadly missing is any form of air-conditioning.

The trailer its mounted to has brakes and a tire pressure monitoring system. Its said to track straight, though I cant imagine pulling a steel brick is good for fuel economy. It also weighs in at around 3,250 pounds; three times as heavy as a comparatively-sized fiberglass camper.

They say that the camper turns heads and I bet it does. Imagine waking up and seeing this next to your campsite.

I like the idea; shipping containers are a blank slate to do whatever you want. But the end result of this one leaves a lot to be desired. It would look so cool painted or wrapped to look like a Borg cube from Star Trek. But really, youd likely be better off just shoving a bed into the back of a van.

If youre undeterred, the seller wants $4,000 for it after reducing the price down from $7,500. A shipping container can be had for about half of this price on Craigslist or Facebook, so youre basically just paying for the materials used to build the thing.

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