Talked to the folks at the container place. First thing, the difference between new and used. Used ones are a better deal but new ones are more secure with shielded padlock hasps and venting to keep condensation at bay. Price difference is about a grand. In all likelihood, I’ll go with the new one. A used one would probably work just fine, but the stakes are too high, in my opinion, to try to shave a grand offa things by getting something that may or may not have an existing problem (leaks, rust, history of toxic cargo leeching into the walls, etc.

Next up is the issue of delivery. The gal at the counter seems pretty sure her guys can get it in there. When the miniex was dropped off last week, that came up on a trailer of approximately the same size as the container (20′), and they dropped that at the big turnaround area near where I need it. Presumably they could get it at least that far and then ‘mule’ it the rest of the way with their crawler.

Once its on the property, I’ll have to jack it up and get it on some blocks a foot or two in the air to keep it off the ground. And once thats done…a world of possibilities become avaialble.

Cost? Well, probably some where north of $5k and south of $6k. Then I’ll need to paint it a less obvious color and add some more camo to it to break up its silhouette.

For right now, I need to print out maps and what not to send to the gal at the container place so she can consult with her boys to make sure that they can get that thing up there. While thats going on, I’ll head up there this weekend and try to figure out where to put it.