machine room in a trailer?

Not a machine shop, but maybe the same sorts of problems... I've seen two wood shop trailer concepts. Both were actual trailers, not mobile homes. One was open to the outside where the top of the trailer was about waist-high. It had a number of machines that folded out and hatches that could open. Sounds like a weather nightmare to me. The other one was a converted horse trailer iirc. It had machines along one wall and enough space to walk down the other wall. Seemed tight but workable. My main concern would be the amount of weight the floors could support. Going off-topic for a minute, I'm very interested in frugal living (although I don't always live it) and I've been trying to think of unique ways to get a house without a mortgage. One way was to use shipping containers. The trade deficit has made them very cheap. And they're indestructible. You can stack them 5 or 6 high, even when loaded. Some are also temperature controlled so they're insulated. Most have hardwood floors also. I also considered mobile homes. I thought that it would be interesting to buy some land somewhere where the government officials will leave me alone, then acquire four single-wide mobile homes. I'd arrange them in a square and build a covered deck in the middle. Gut the interiors. Turn one into a kitchen/diningroom/livingroom, another one into a master bedroom/bathroom, another for the kids rooms, etc. Since I have a full wood shop, I thought about turning one of them into a wood shop. When I talk about this, my wife just rolls her eyes, lol. Of course, the way the economy is going, this is starting to sound like a great idea. :-/ brian On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote: