Liveable Shipping Containers

[Weyland Yutani (DayZ) 1159]

I see a lot of these shipping containers and thought it would be a nice touch if they were lockable (with a lock) so they could be lived in. Maybe an option to put a hole in the roof for oxygen.

[Rags! 1966]

Throw down a road flare inside of one. 

 

Invite your friends. 

 

Club Contayner is now open. 

[nettles 396]

I would actually really like to try this.  Especially if there were functioning cranes or heavy machines you could use to lift or scoot your little home around.  

[caik 122]

I think thisis a god idea, especially being able to move the shipping containers. Single or double trailer lorry with a HIAB crane (too much? Trolling would obviously occur), you would be able to stack them, to keep the living/storage one out of harms way. I would hide my tainer at a port.

 

Regards, Craig.

[Weyland Yutani (DayZ) 1159]

Good idea about moving them around. Maybe then one could connect a series of them for a base of sorts. I'm thinking welding will be in-game at some point and one could cut a hole in the side to make a 'T' shape for corridors to run into.

[Caboose187 (DayZ) 3036]

Lol, at wanting to move shipping containers.  Sorry but that's funny.

 

Living in them sounds feasible but tell me where are going to get a crane with the proper wire rope and fittings to attach to the container for transport?

Edited November 20, 2014 by Caboose187

[Draco122 412]

I don't like the idea of moving them, simply because I think most of the cranes in Chernarus are devoid of any power if they even work and it would be kind of pointless as well.

 

As for living in them, I could see it happening

[blunce 991]

Seems feasible
 

 
Shipping Container Homes

 

I do like the idea. I'm not opposed to being able to move them, but what possible in-game design could allow us to do it? As Caboose said, you need heavy machinery to move the thing. I definitely like the idea of using it as shelter -- Customizing it with locks & maybe even possibly treating it as a persistent storage unit like tents. +1 to that.

 

But I can't really think of a way that people would be able to move them without the use of heavy machinery. Can they be dismantled? This is the only way I can see it working if you transported it piece by piece via truck.

Edited November 20, 2014 by blunce

[rybec 339]

Can they be dismantled? This is the only way I can see it working if you transported it piece by piece via truck.

They're large welded and bolted containers. You're unable to dismantle it without cutting it up.

[bobotype3334 160]

I like the idea of going into them a lot. Sounds comfy.
You probably wouldn't need to put air holes, they're not airtight around the seams right? But just being able to go inside them would be a good gameplay addition.
We don't need to think about moving them though, leave them static, imagine every shipping container in the map being a physics prop