2017 at the Hammond Barn

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Buy two sea cans, cut off one left and one right side then weld them together? Would make an extra wide metal garage with room to spare.

[rob love]

The problem when you cut the whole wall out is the roof then sags. The wall is part of the structure.

A better idea is to take those same two sea cans, space them apart, and run suitable roof trusses. It will keep the cans dry, and give you a storage space in the middle. That said, putting a roof on will be expensive and time consuming, which kind of defeats the reason for using sea cans in the first place.

We used lots of sea cans for projects in Bosnia and in Afghanistan. We had them in 2 story and 3 story configurations, with various cut-outs and conjoining methods. Sometimes they would get secondary roofs, other-times they wouldn't.

When Canada left KAF, there were actually hundreds of condemned cans in various states that we could not bring back. No idea what happened to them, but our sea can manager did get some sly offers for some of them from other contractors (offers which were not accepted of course).

[Yeo.NT]

As Rob has pointed out we used/lived in sea cans in Afghanistan, the one I lived in was insulated, lined with plywood as well with a heater and A/C unit.

[RHClarke]

Some days are golden, some are less than stellar. Yesterday had its challenges. As with all equipment, things wear out. Bob's venerable tractor gave up the ghost for reasons unknown. So, we attempted to tow it back to the barn using Bob's vintage "buzz-saw" tractor. The old girl fired up nicely, and with buzz saw a buzzin', we hooked the dead tractor to her. While we made some progress towards the barn, eventually we hit the mud that has been a plague around here all Spring, Summer and probably all Fall. The old tractor spun away and despite our best efforts, there was too much drag to overcome. We needed more traction.

Bob's solution was get his CMP out of the storage container and drag the tractor to the barn while using the four wheel drive. After hooking up a tow line and without a moment's hesitation, Bob's truck pulled the tractor with nary a slip in the mud.

It was a memorable moment: a Hammond Barn build CMP hauling the very tractor that initially hauled that truck off the trailer when it first arrived, that tractor that ferried parts back and forth and manoeuvered all of our trucks in and out of the barn over the years.

When we got to "dry land", we got the tractor going again and Bob set to uncovering the culprit. It was kind of fun making use of Bob's truck for its first "tow job".

[RHClarke]

Originally Posted by rob love

A better idea is to take those same two sea cans, space them apart, and run suitable roof trusses. It will keep the cans dry, and give you a storage space in the middle. That said, putting a roof on will be expensive and time consuming, which kind of defeats the reason for using sea cans in the first place.

I couldn't agree more with the first and second sentences. As for the third sentence, it cost me around $300 to put the roof on my two sea cans as shown in the pic below. The majority of the cost was for the tin and screws required. The wood came from a neighbour's deck, which I repurposed into sturdy trusses.

If I were to do this again, I would increase the span between the cans. Right now, the Pilot Model HUP (in pieces) resides in this quite dry and spacious home. The front and back are now covered with mod tents, as seen in the second shot - the front rolls up on a pulley system. Ultimately, I cannot but sing the praises of sea cans and sea can shelters.

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by RHClarke

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If I were to do this again, I would increase the span between the cans. Right now, the Pilot Model HUP (in pieces) resides in this quite dry and spacious home. The front and back are now covered with mod tents, as seen in the second shot - the front rolls up on a pulley system. Ultimately, I cannot but sing the praises of sea cans and sea can shelters.

Suggest two layers of modular tentage if possible. I was inside my shelter when a rainstorm outside. I was not surprised that water was dripping off the insides surfaces of the somewhat weathered fabric. A second layer of canvas would give a form of run-off protection.

[rob love]

Two layers of canvas is fine, but only if you leave a space between them. Otherwise, any leakage through the first one will cause the second one to rot.