Shipping Containers : WATCH BEFORE BUYING!

[@adamkwiatkowski4107]

If you live in or near Arizona, their government is auctioning off shipping containers used for border wall. Might be worth checking out.

[@jonathanbarajas1]

Where can I see this?

[@adamkwiatkowski4107]

doa.az.gov/about-us/surplus-property/shipping-containers-purchase#:~:text=Shipping%20containers%20is%20available%20for,Public%20Surplus%20online%20auction%20platform.&text=Register%20your%20account%20to%20be,bidding%20in%20any%20state%20auction.

[@BArailsystem]

Hey Channing for a future video could you touch on the subject of steel container arches or even just using two containers as the base for any type of roof structure. What your thoughts are on them? What are the realistic limits? Doing a little bit of research it seems like it gets murky when they get into the large sizes and hard to get a straight answer about what is actually feasible without anchoring the containers or reinforcing the interiors.

[@TheContainerGuyTV]

Our container-repair shop is made with a 25' wide steel shelter across 2 x 53' insulated containers. We have the containers sitting on screw piles. I wouldn't want to do it without a proper foundation. Strut-line the containers with our CSM or MSS brackets for added rigidity. Or use our Exterior Studding Brackets and put regular trusses across.

[@bignicnrg3856]

It's like you read my mind. I'm shopping for 2 40's as we speak. Awesome content!!!!

[@veedubistjlbx3446]

Great video bro! I am proof of the 40HC being cheaper for sure. In July 2022 my wife and I paid over $6000 with delivery and only $2850 in Oct 2023!!

[@atomp153]

What is the name of the company that you bought from?

[@michaelc9128]

​@@atomp153it's also depends on where both the company/ and where the container is located

[@Paolady24]

You're right man, i just got mine delivered yesterday from Wuwi Shipping Container i got 2 40HC got it cheaper and in good form no rust at all i even paid it upon delivery. You should check them out .

[@theshermano3000]

I have zero interests in shipping containers (well, I like to see vids of them being built out into homes and such). But I had to click through to your video and comment on your thumbnail. Wow. One of the best thumbnails I've ever seen on youtube. Great job. Was that a result of an AI prompt, by chance?

[@TheContainerGuyTV]

Weird.. I said that to my editor who created it. Thought it was our most clear and concise thumbnail yet. I'll ask if AI had any part in its generation. We just started to ask for a list of 10 ideas a little while back but as far as I know, we create them all from scratch / free stock footage.

[@sunsynk]

Really interesting video I think things are done a little bit different in Europe. We have to focus on safety fire suppression gas detection auto venting. Lots of complicated support. Anyway congratulations looks fun

[@TheContainerGuyTV]

We should build one for North America. I showed off your BESS a bit in the video below (around 8 minutes). kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6SQlIdsesl4iJIsi=2Pt-C3DNAVOl5W7l

[@mcanultymichelle]

Great video

[@SandiRose2008]

Great information, Channing!! Thank you! You make the best videos for us container owners, and future owners! 👍

[@TheContainerGuyTV]

Thanks @SandiRose2008. I always look forward to your comments!

[@pixelgraphica]

Very helpful!!!! Thanks!!!

[@thinkoutsidethecontainer]

Perfect timing video. I'm planning to add a second floor to my current container home in late 2024. I might have to start shopping for the extra containers now!

[@skn9895]

Hey, I don't suppose you guys deliver to Northeast Montana, do you? Im looking for a couple 9' high by 40' long containers for here on the farm. Can you recommend a good supplier in NE Montana or NW North Dakota?

[@TheContainerGuyTV]

Honestly, there's nothing in that area. We would be the best to supply it out of Regina or Medicine Hat. The issue is getting across the border. If you have a 40ft flat deck, come up to Canada and buy one and also buy a mattress or something then when the customs agent asks what you have to declare, say a mattress 😂. They don't know when containers are a method of transport vs an item purchased.

[@bikesweattearsrebuildvoyag7106]

Great Video. If you can use 40 ft highcube you should. They are the most available and the easiest find so they are also the cheapest per square foot.

[@captivebredcanada]

Is there normally haggling on the prices? I HATE haggling but I wasn't sure if I should treat buying a container like a used car or what. I know it doesn't hurt to ask but what is the general consensus? I was quoted 10k in Ontario for a 40 foot non functional reefer, guaranteed water tight.The first quote was like 5 or 6 months ago and they mentioned the prices could go up or down and to budget 10% extra. When I called last week ready to buy they told me the price is the same now.

[@TheContainerGuyTV]

There could be some haggling. Might be old stock that's higher priced still. I imagine you could find one for 8 to 9 grand plus delivery & tax so if the 10 grand was all in, that ain't bad. Have you called ATS Containers? They're pretty reputable in Montreal/Toronto. We might even be able to find you one. I believe Triton has a bunch of ex-reefers they're looking to offload into Canada.

[@captivebredcanada]

@@TheContainerGuyTV + delivery/tax. ATS didn't want to deliver where I am in Northern Ontario, this company seems good, has a high google rating and other than paying for delivery / modification it's COD. They have been good to deal with although we haven't completed the transaction yet. (Elite container terminals). Thanks for replying so fast though.

[@B0bbyJac0b]

Awesome! I've been putting off purchasing for a year now and will have to check with my local supplier. Thank you

[@mustardmoving1885]

What advice would you give to a guy like me, in San Antonio, trying to buy approximately 100 1-trips?

[@briannave7326]

I’m in Iowa and I recently bought two used 40 ft. highcube that were red for $3675.00 apiece delivered and I painted them white. It took 2 1/2 gallons apiece and I painted them with a brush, two coats.

[@TheContainerGuyTV]

Good price. We usually go through 4 gallons with our sprayer. Did you paint the roof? That's the most important place to reflect the heat away.

[@robthewaywardwoodworker9956]

Great info. Glad you mentioned that the current inventory will keep prices higher for a while. Can the containers be put below grade, or even partially below grade? Thinking of doing a low profile shop in the backyard, maybe 2 units wide by 2 units long, but only 3-4' exposed. Would love to hear your thoughts on the matter.

[@alrent2992]

Yes. But if it's buried and covered with dirt. It needs to be reinforced. Walls, floor, roof.

[@djf7688]

Good info! Is there a certain brand/make of container that you think is the best quality?

[@hoocli]

prices Canadian or US? Interested in prices for regina.

[@Blast357]

the price of container are nice but they are charging top dollars to deliver them... its around 900$ CAD over here for a 40feet! (montreal area)

[@TheContainerGuyTV]

That's quite a bit but if you're forced to provide a flat rate and have to predict big city traffic, I can sympathize with the businesses out there. Also, if the area is tight and requires a side-lift trailer instead of a tilt-trailer, that could be another reason. We will drive 2-3 hours away for that price so it is a little steep but I imagine that problem is mostly a Montreal / Toronto / Vancouver issue where it could take 2-3 hours to get across the city.

[@OddTimeMan]

I bought two used standard 40' containers. One was $4,500 (including tax and delivery to Northern AZ) back in 2019, the other was $6,500 in 2022. The first one is in great condition, the more expensive one is in fair condition.

[@TheContainerGuyTV]

That sounds exactly right with the market conditions during each of those periods. You aren't alone if you paid a little too much in 2022. If you needed it, you needed it.

[@butopiatoo]

useful, though pricing is still a mystery in Texas. I bought a 40' HICUBE (both ends had doors) 1-tripper for $5400 delivered 200 miles west of El Paso. Delivery cost is really variable. Would love to add a 20' HICUBE for under or about $3k

[@GoneSouthOutfitters-w2u]

Good advice on timing on shipping containers. Super bad advice on interior spray foam. Do it for 20 years before you talk like you know. It's super caustic and should never be used indoors in such a tight enclosed space. it gases off for years, Not to mention that when applied incorrectly (99% of the time- most spray foamers are new rookies that don't mix or have temperatures correct.) it never cures and continues to gas forever.

[@Uc9uE3pKsS6uQ]

wanna purchase container in US. Load it with my belongings, and ship it to EU, where stays at my property what this service called, so I can search a bit ? Thanks!

[@nji345]

Got a great deal on a 40 high cube a couple weeks ago. $450 US plus delivery. The only thing is most of the roof is gone, but it has a Roll tarp on it. Do you have a good source for roof panels?

[@TheContainerGuyTV]

Use upper decker brackets or our Exterior Studding Brackets and build a sloped roof across. Don't go back to metal and try welding everything. Finish the outside of it and make something cool out of it. We're doing the same thing right now with an old Generator shack.

[@johnbeam847]

Not in Ontario prices still high

[@TheContainerGuyTV]

Canada always lags behind. Changes happen in China first, then US, then finally Canada.

[@marko6585]

I need a 10x10 container I’m in the Philadelphia area. Help thanks

[@TheBobcatGuy]

Hello I been putting in your solar roof vents but know I have to put on in on a shipping container that I have to put the vent at back of unit do to it side by side another container will the vent be deep enough Thx for the help this is the side vent I’m talking about

[@rtz549]

Good info 👍

[@ghostedyoutuber263]

thanks, good videa Aye

[@imSincerePromise]

But how do we find freight

[@RichardHaarman-t1n]

Hey Channing you mentioned Louisville I live near that area do you have any contacted info for that area?

[@michaeldwire7200]

Do you check for radiation contamination? You never know.

[@joel1gamebeast482]

How would you know?

[@c.s.herman860]

Any recommendations for Ontario?

[@LaShawnDenineChinenye]

Do you bring them to the properties?

[@CuriousEarthMan]

Thanks for the update!

[@shawnmohammed7987]

Hi I'm from Trinidad. How much would it cost for three 40' containers shipped to Trinidad.

[@TheContainerGuyTV]

Buy them locally

[@shawnmohammed7987]

@@TheContainerGuyTV OK 👍

[@pablopicaro7649]

June 2024

[@val_3020]

Hey man, is there companies you know that lease multiple containers instead of me buying them personally. Trying to explore a storage business. Asking from the middle east region. Thanks.

[@TheContainerGuyTV]

Any equipment leasing company would do it

[@val_3020]

@@TheContainerGuyTV Thanks. Do you know what is a fair cost for a 20ft standard? Don’t want to get ripped off

[@val_3020]

I know price would vary on amount leased. Up to 50 containers roughly

[@TheContainerGuyTV]

@@val_3020 did you watch the video?

[@val_3020]

@@TheContainerGuyTV I did. I know leasing rates would be different from actual purchase rates as stated in the video, hence why I asked.

[@heartoftherobot]

Great content, wish you guys would have emailed me back