Shipping container turned storm shelter. by Jordan Bontke. Fri, September 12th 2014 at 9:44 PM. A local storage container company is turning their containers into storm shelters.

They needed to get to shelter — immediately. Hollon said they ran into a metal shipping container near the back of his garage because the container had been anchored to the floor with concrete.

The shelter is built from a repurposed shipping container. During the storms, he estimates about 30 neighbors and a few pets sheltered inside. "I just wanted to do something cheap that the whole ...

The shipping container units — called “XWings” after their x-shaped design — will be part of a larger shelter site at 3000 S. 22nd Ave. that will sleep 276 people.