Inside A $40,000 Container Home 

My husband and I are trying to build out of two shipping containers. It's a very hard slow process, when you don't really have the funds. But when you do have the funds the time is not there. So it a long haul for us but we are going to do it. It's our dream. And God is helping us along the way. And we love it.

Keep it up. Living this way reduces stress and cuts expenses, which you can do more in life, like hobbies. From nyc here.

I’ve been saving all summer and now I’m halfway to realizing a couple of dreams/goals I’ve had in general for years purchasing my very own one time use, 40ft HC container. Plan on plugging away at it bit by bit as funds will allow. It’s been 25 years since I’ve owned my own space and I can’t wait to enjoy a little more privacy/independence and control over my life and personal space again. It’s been a long time coming. So frikkin excited to enjoy a little bit of peace of mind. I wish I could personally thank the entire community for continuing to inspire both my dream and inspirational ideas in general. It was just the gentle push and encouragement I needed to finally get serious about making it actually happen. God bless you all ❤

I like the living room, I like that if you drop something in the shower you can pick it up, and I like the roof deck. Some showers are so small.

It’s the kind of life, I would love to have, right now! 💛💙💔🇻🇪

This is definitely a dream of mine!

Hey Sam! 👋 I'm Samuel! Thanks for sharing the video. God bless you, your spouse, your home, and all of your plans.

09-11-2023....We just saw this vid today...and hope all is well. The Home looks Beautiful inside...and peaceful out. Thank You for sharing and GOD BLESS..... All our Love from Gonzales Texas.

I love it , such a great , simpe and efficient design!!! And you moved to Gilmer Tx ...YEAH !! My mom is from Gilmer

Thank you so much for this video, as a retiree, it got me inspired and excited! ❤️

Sam!! I love this! Look forward to seeing more videos.

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this. I hope you both enjoy this and it maintains the peace you're looking for.

Awe!! Great looking container home! you utilized your space very cleverly! Love it!!

I love the deck on the roof! It literally doubles the space, so nice

What a beautiful environment. A lovely build.

Congratulations! I just bought my first container and hope to make it as beautiful as yours! Thanks for sharing your story.

Good for you and your wife. 😊👍

You're on the right path , keep it up and post more ...

This is so cool! Thank you for sharing your journey!

Very well said, we can learn and make our life happier than ever. Thanks for encouragement and off course your simplicity while explaining your simple yet important happy project. keep it up..

Congrats and God Bless you! Follow your dreams!

I just got my 40ft container from Wuwi Shipping Container very cheap and even paid it upon delivery. cant wait to start working.

Love your video, I've been interested in the container home's. I look forward to more videos and future projects. All the best and thanks so much for sharing. Love to your fur babies too 🐾🐾

Congratulations on such a beautiful lifestyle!

Good luck 2 u both!🌻

Gilmer!? That's my hometown; been here my whole life. Love how quiet and peaceful it is out in the country around here.

Much apreciated like everything about your home and furry family members

You've created a beautiful home and in beautiful surroundings. Precious furry kids add to the niceness 💜🐾🏘💜

This is a beautiful home. Good luck. Subscribed in a heartbeat.

I love your home and your life looks so peaceful

Good for you Sam. I'm envious. Enjoy

👍Congrats!! This is amazing and inspirational!! I love this!!! You're living life!!! ENJOY!! 🙂

I really enjoyed this. I love your home.... very very nice. I already feel like I know yall already

Very nice home and property

Like the concept!

This is so awesome! congrats! Im looking to move to a container home, very inspiring video

U guys are sweet hearts and deserve this beautiful way of living. ❤️

highly practical, economical, brilliantly designed well thought tiny home, u all did a superb job, and I would surely consider buying one in the near future, absolutely love it, thanks highly for sharing.

Just a gorgeous place, love it

Good video. Planning on building one out myself.

Love the set up! Id like to have one similar, then an empty one about 30 or 40 feet from it for shop stuff and build a simple roof between them to act as a garage space. Hope you are enjoying yourselves out there.

Nice!!

Enjoyed the video of your container home. Looking forward to watching more and learning more. I'd like to build a container home someday and east Texas is where I would like it to be. 👍👍

Your home is amazing. ❤

Livin the sweet life ... awesome

You keep doing what brings you joy. Live is for living a life you choose not others. you live and learn so best wishes in your new home and new adventure :)

Good luck. Hope to see more from you

Beautiful ! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Super video.

We are hoping to do the same thing sending lots of love from White Oak/East Mountain area! ❤

My wife and I are getting ready to start a container home airbnb. If you need any advice on the chickens or the bees, let me know.

very very nice home and very very nice video.

Amen! AMERICANS LOVE"NOISE"!!! TRAINS!PLANES!TRUCKS! MUSIC! GO SHOPPING 🛍️ AND STORES BLAST MUSIC!!👍

What a brilliant thing you have done there, I hope to do the same time soon.

Great video. I love Texas. Went to college there and had my children there. Best of fortune to you in your new life adventure. Also, awesome beard!!

Its very nice and spacious you did an excellent job with the layout

Yes I heard a BBC radio reporter during the World Cup say that the individual hotel bedrooms in Qatar that he stayed in were basically hundreds and hundreds of containers, beautifully fitted out as fully modular bedrooms with toilet & shower, and were evidently very nice (although fairly expensive rates…) 👍

I think this is a very cool video and you are very down to earth and that’s a good thing. And it just goes to show that living in a shipping container can be quite nice

Same guys build my cabin …I did pine and grove and cedar inside the cabin with 20ft top deck and fixing to add 20ft master bedroom on the top

Southwest Mississippi here. I watched your "year in review" video which led me to this one. Thinking about a container for a camp behind my house on my own piney woods acreage. Noticed you wearing an LSU cap in one shot. Geaux Tigers!

Looking to do the same. Thank you for sharing.

Wao, the house is very beautiful 🥰🥰🥰

Nice!

I really enjoyed your Container Home video -Its a great design and at 40,000 its a bargain buy !

Nice chilled man

Great beard. We are building one so too. Thanks

Great video. Looks like you have a very nice set up. You might find my Container cabin of interest. I have now been enjoying it for more that 15 years. You are on the right path, good luck with all your projects. Okanogan Forest Channel

Yes Si my friend, I want too do something like that but in COSTA RICA PURA VIDA BEAUTIFUL place get some land in north CR and make it like it was tropical we need it, pond , river trees 🐺🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷B SAFE 🙏

thank you for the video i like it and i like your beard it look cool I'm trying get one going now

I love them. Planning on buying 3 40ft containers to put on 10 acres. Sick of city life too.

Hi neighbor! Im in LInden (east Texas) and building out a 40' high boy. Im putting in the high-end cabinets, and wood floor to go... then finished. Ive got 2 wells, off grid entirely, 20kW lithium battery bank/ solar, propane for instant hot water heater and stove. I travel through gilmer from my city house in DFW on a weekly basis. Do you have a way to talk off here?

Lots of options for interlocking containers. Stackable as well as side by side making it 16 ft in width. Doesn’t have to look like a trailer or container by changing up the layout

Awesome

Great video man names Ben from across the pond uk 🇬🇧 I’m travelling the USA some time this year and looking to see what land can cost like you have was your exspensive … love the container homes thinking of doing one my self once I have land and depending where I decided I’d right for me 👍🏻🍺😎

right on

I would for sure keep an eye on the dogs and cat.

🫡🫡🫡 Congratulations 🍾

Nice! I’m building one too

I live in Texas now and wanted to do something like this. I’m going to West Virginia now to build a tiny home

I really enjoyed your Container Home video. I'm thinking about the same kind of living. So "thank you" for the tour of your lovely home. Where did you buy your container if I might ask? Did you build it out yourself or did you purchase it already built out? Sorry for all the questions. I have been watching lots of container videos. Your video was very easy to understand and you helped me make up my mind about "Container Tiny Home living" I'm Ms. J and I am new to your channel. Looking forward to watching your container home journey. Be Blessed and Happy New Year. Ms. J

New follower and hopefully we can chat soon .. Possibly set up a date to do a live stream interview

Congrats! Great looking home. You keep the dogs in the house as well?

Question: Link To Builder Website Appreciated ??? Thanks For Sharing You're Awesome Container Build. ✌️🖖

Living the dream, man. I like these container homes in concept (prefer the 10’ wide containers) but a couple things concern me: condensation/mold, and water pooling on the roof. Wondering how you prevent those.

the higher rent goes up the more this option looks appealing! at 1:51 I was wondering why they didn't put the couch on the back wall and they can have a longer couch . There must be a good reason! I hope I can buy one of these one day to have and have it fixed up nicely~ Great home.

I long for the day were people show us how the septic and plumbing rough-in took place

Get some hanging flowers for your bees and hang them out where the sun shines a lot. (Not near the house if you want peace on that deck)

One item not mentioned is how your climate control works. Do you have any? Insulated? Cooling and heating, is it needed or is your location a factor?

Hi Sam!!! I'm from Mount Pleasant but I moved to Dallas.... trying to decide what to move in for tiny living. Let me know how the container home goes!!!!

Which company built this container for you? I'm in DFW and getting sick of the crowding and need to get away from it. I want something like what you have for some rural property I have in the Hill Country.

Thanks for the video. Can you recommend a supplier to buy a container home from?

I’m in east Texas looking to do the same on my land

Love your house you didn't show how the pumping is hooked up?

Sir thanks for sharing your dream, I am working on the same for my land. Where and what company did you get your shipping container from? I want mine exactly the way yours is set up.

very helpful did the price include the land

Who did the build for the shell of the home? (Windows, top deck, etc.) Was it Xcaliber? Thanks!

Sam, great video. Fort Worth here. Question---did you build out the inside or had it completed before it was delivered? Where did you get your container in the Texas area--if you did? Looks great. And I'm with you on the TV--nope, gotta have that and WIFI. :-) What other things do you miss or wish you'd kept from a traditional house? I like roof decks too, especially in the woods, safer at night so you can see Bigfoot coming. LOL

Where are you getting your homes made? Are they being shipped to you

Nice! How did you get plumbing and electrical all set up? Was it costly?

So you have utilities (water and electricity) brought to your trailer right? It's not completely off grid