Container Koala

Buying guides

Know what you're buying

Everything we'd tell a friend before they bought their first container. No jargon, no upsell.

A clean one-trip container

New vs used

One-trip, cargo-worthy or wind-and-watertight? What you really get for the money, and when a used container is the smarter buy.

A used cargo-worthy container with dents and surface rust

What grades mean

What one-trip, cargo-worthy and wind-and-watertight actually mean, who decides, and how to check a used container on delivery day.

A tilt-bed truck sliding a container onto a gravel driveway

How delivery works

How a tilt-bed truck drops a container, how much room it needs, which way the doors face, and what to do on delivery day.

A level gravel pad with railroad ties ready for a container

Site prep

Where to put a container, what to set it on, how level it needs to be, and the checks to do before the truck arrives.

An open-side container with its long side fully open

Door options

Standard cargo doors, double doors, open side and custom modifications: what each is good for, availability and cost.

Get one delivered price for your container

Start with your ZIP code. A real person checks depots near you and sends the exact price for the container delivered to your site, usually within one business day.

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