On the point of tiny houses , they ' re not a sustainable housing alternative for most people . For example , I have a chronic illness that wouldn ' t allow me to climb a ladder everyday to sleep , or push a bed out every night . And I ' m just 29 . Could you imagine a 70 yearold with arthritis trying to live inside a shipping container ? What about a full family with kids ? A person with Ahlzeimer ' s in need of 247 care ? A person in a wheelchair ? Someone really , really tall ? Entire families live in shipping containers even today . kongeconomyarticle 2039832 u s e s h i p p i n g c o n t a i n e r s t e m p o r aryhousinghongkongsocialI ' m not sure you understand how big these containers are at 8 ' tall the height is the same as the height of a standard US floor and in total size a shipping container is no different from a mobile home , because mobile homes are also designed to be towed into place by a truck .