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I came across this story about shipping containers turned into homes for living.
I've also seen stories about mini-houses.
Small House Plans and Homes
Using a shipping container as housing seems to be viewed as cool, and trendy, and green. The same can be said of tiny houses. Yet if someone uses a trailer to live in or lives in a trailer park, there appears to be all of this stigma and negative stereotypes and connotations.
What's up with that?
Someone says, "Hey I live in a shipping container": The herd says neato.
Someone says, "Hey I live in a trailer.": The herd cringes....
I see no substantive difference between a shipping container and a trailer.
So ummm...what's up with the apparent double standard on this one?
Marketing?
Trailer park..
Shipping container...
![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q0qMV15aLgE/U2qJb0YY31I/AAAAAAAAFP4/GCFYWpTO-Zc/s1600/12115_1986673478103628_6663325642418835343_n.jpg)
I've also seen stories about mini-houses.
Small House Plans and Homes
![](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0150/9532/files/linden-no-text-med-learn-more.png?12325)
Using a shipping container as housing seems to be viewed as cool, and trendy, and green. The same can be said of tiny houses. Yet if someone uses a trailer to live in or lives in a trailer park, there appears to be all of this stigma and negative stereotypes and connotations.
What's up with that?
Someone says, "Hey I live in a shipping container": The herd says neato.
Someone says, "Hey I live in a trailer.": The herd cringes....
I see no substantive difference between a shipping container and a trailer.
So ummm...what's up with the apparent double standard on this one?
Marketing?
Trailer park..
![](http://swamplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/floyd-trailer-park.jpg)
Shipping container...
![](http://tinyhousetalk.com/wp-content/uploads/shipping-container-tiny-home.jpg)