I'm looking for suggestions on portable staorage buildings. I looked at the plain old wooden sheds you can find everywhere and my personal opinion is they are insane on price for the couple of years they last before they start rotting away. I know there is other options out there that some of you have used. Lets hear about them. I am looking for 8'-10' wide by 15'-40' long. I hope to be moving in the near future so I don't want to build and I want something I can load on the flatbed and drive away with.

 

Most of the rot I have seen in the "pre-fab" sheds is caused by improper site preperation. My opinion? Pour a 4" slab as big as the foot print, plop your shed down on it. When your ready to roll, call in the rollback and take it with you.

 

Whatever I put up I am gonna set up on a platform so I can just back my 35" flatbed under it drop the legs and drive away. I'm sure it won't work that easy but that's my plan anyway.

 

Uh, yeah never does right?
I've seen some circus acts with 1/2 a dozen or so pieces of 3" PVC and a winch.
I've always kinda frowned upon ANY pre-fab sheds. I've seen more with the doors falling off than not.
We have some menonites (sp?) around here that slap them together, they seem to be decent quility.
If you had the option, waiting till you get into the new spot would be ideal. This way you can build/have built what you really want (once) and be done with it.

JMO

 

I'm seeing more and more people buying old shipping containers and using them for storage.
I've personally never checked into pricing but the security can't be beat. Kind of hard to move around but a lifetime investment for sure. I have seen them as short as 14 ft.

Just a though.

Jeff

 

Wish I could wait but I got a barn full of winter hay supply to get put up and a barn full of junk already fillin it up. I need 1 for tack and another 1 or 2 of em for tools and farm stuff to make room. Hopin to relocate down to the south western corner of Mo next summer sometime, there again if all goes as planned.

 

You can get a 40' Sea Container for around $2000.00. A great deal I think. I got one for work last year. They bring it out and drop it wherever you want it. Not really portable though unless you buy a chassis too but then you're into a lot more $$$ and you need a tractor to move it...

 

I looked at the Connex's but no place would list a price and I'm not givin a phone number out to sales people. The 20' ones would be great but had no idea what they cost and they showed the dry weight on em at 5000 pounds, wow.

 

They're not light. I think they have like 4" channel floor joists, not to mention there isn't a fiber of wood on or in them. They can take some abuse.

 

this might be what you are looking for:

http://www.pods.com/

 

These things look great but to fancy for my blood, for most people moving it is a good idea. I'd hate to know a price on these things even if you could buy them.

 

I was amazed by a shed I saw at SAMS up north. It was plastic, quite impressive in design and good looking. It was really cool and not bad in price. It came complete with doors, windows, interior work bench. Just not quite as big as you are talking - - but, how about 2 of them?

 

Find yourself a used, possibly somewhat appearance damaged cargo trailer.... 8.5' wide by however big long... block it up and use as storage shed, then when you are ready to move, take off of blocks, pack up full, hook to truck and drive away.....

 

So far I like the connex's if anybody knows a good source without having to send off quote request to all the different dealers. They won't except the request without a phone number, then you spend the next 6 months trying to get them to quite calling. Thanks for all the ideas.

 

How about storage grade semi trailers. just hire the tow at a later date.