Annelise Hedahl, a Missoula City Council member, has put down a deposit to have a custom-built Montainer shipped to her property near Clark Canyon Reservoir south of Dillon.

“I was looking for something really simple that can stand the test of time and is really cool,” she explained. “It would be a great added value if I could rent it out to hunting or fishing parties. It’s a really cool concept. There’s something really appealing about the idea.”

Hedahl said she was also very appreciative of the fact that the container homes can be completely sealed for security purposes when they are not in use.

Collins said the company hopes to hire employees within the next year and begin ramping up production of the Nomad 192 to ship to clients across the country.

“The first one we did ended up taking 75 days, but once we scale up the production we can produce that model in 30 days,” Collins said. “A customer could order one online at the first of the month and be living in it by the end of the month. People really can’t believe how fast and easy it is to have a home delivered to your backyard.”

Collins said the typical customer has a piece of land, say on Flathead Lake, and they want to build a cabin.