Renting and leasing: the practical difference
Both put a trailer on your site for a period of time in exchange for a recurring payment. The difference is mostly commitment. A rental suits a short or uncertain schedule, such as an emergency response or a job that may extend. A lease suits a project with a known, longer duration where you want the term and rate fixed up front.
- Duration: rentals fit open or short schedules, leases fit planned longer ones.
- Commitment: ask what happens if you return the unit early or need it longer.
- Rate: compare the monthly rate on the term you actually expect to use.
- Flexibility: ask whether you can add or swap units mid-project.
How many people a bunkbed trailer sleeps
Our sleeper bunkbed trailer sleeps 16 people at four per room, or eight people at two per room. The same unit can be planned either way, so decide how much space each person needs before you choose the headcount.
Our modular sleeper container sleeps four to eight people and works when you need smaller increments or a container layout.
Check space rules for employer-provided housing
If the housing falls under OSHA rules for temporary labor camps, the standard calls for at least 50 square feet of floor space per occupant, a minimum ceiling height of 7 feet, and beds, cots or bunks with storage for clothing. Whether that standard applies to your site depends on how the housing is provided, and state or local rules may add to it. Confirm with your safety lead or the authority having jurisdiction.
Terms to get in writing
- The minimum term and any early-return or extension terms.
- Delivery, set-up, pickup and teardown charges, and who pays for them.
- What the rate covers: heating and cooling, power connection, cleaning and service visits.
- Responsibility for damage, and the condition the trailer must be returned in.
- The exact unit or layout you are getting, confirmed in the quote.
Pair sleeping space with the rest of the camp
Sleeping quarters need restrooms and showers close by, and a crew of any size needs a way to eat. Plan those together so the footprint, utilities and servicing work as one system.