Storage Container 

When we told people we were going to be building our own house, we typically got the same two pieces of advice from most people we talked to: [1] Buy a tractor and [2] Buy a shed. We heeded both pieces of advice by getting our tractor in January and a large transportainer in February, 2000. This marked closing off the old road, because it was placed where it would block off the north end.

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Transportainer Delivery - February 2000
	The articulated semi-truck delivering our transportainer approached our land from the North end, then drove down the new road, up the old, and dropped it at the north end of the old road (blocking it off)
	The truck on the old road, heading north for the drop!
	The truck has a moving trailer - that allowed the driver to slowly lower the transportainer.
	Right as the transportainer dropped off the trailer - see the dust cloud!
Our "Portable" Garage
	Well as you can see, the tractor fits neatly inside the transportainer. We also keep many of our tools in there, such as other tractor implements, chainsaw, surveying equipment, etc,
	This photo shows Mike driving the tractor out of its garage!

In July 2001 -we moved our storage shed - hence the term "portable" used above! It really is...