Craigslist army surplus darkroom

**ChrisPlatt** · 03-25-2016, 05:17 PM

You Can Buy This Army Darkroom for $2,500

Chris

tvdtvdtvd · 03-25-2016, 09:09 PM

Listing deleted by author. Probably sold fast after the Popular Mechanics article. Or the guy just got
tired of being contacted by people with inane questions but no real intent to buy.

I do question the stated 614 sq ft stated in the article. Surely that's a typo for 61.4 sq ft. Otherwise,
that 'portable' building is 20ft tall.

Great price for the whole package, especially if those a/c compressors still work. Shame it's 1200
miles away.

bertwert · 03-26-2016, 07:37 AM

Originally posted by tvdtvdtvd

I do question the stated 614 sq ft stated in the article. Surely that's a typo for 61.4 sq ft. Otherwise,
that 'portable' building is 20ft tall.

I believe it is stated 614 cubic feet.

This is designed to go on the back of a M35 2.5 ton truck.
So to easily transport you'd want $5000 or so to buy a surplus truck and another couple thousand to make it run smoothly.

So for just under $10000 you could get the best portable darkroom?

tvdtvdtvd · 03-26-2016, 08:41 AM

Originally posted by bertwert

I believe it is stated 614 cubic feet.

Quote from the Popular Mechanics article:
"The three-room enclosure has 614 square feet of space for developing photos under enemy fire."

bertwert · 03-26-2016, 08:59 AM

Originally posted by tvdtvdtvd

Quote from the Popular Mechanics article:
"The three-room enclosure has 614 square feet of space for developing photos under enemy fire."

Quote from PetaPixel:
"It has 3 rooms, 614 cubic feet of working space, a heating/AC unit, a temperate water control system, and an escape door."

The PetaPixel one sounds more like it.

**boriscleto** · 03-26-2016, 09:22 AM

Square feet is a measurement of floor space. This is a box, you would measure the volume in cubic feet.

**monochrome** · 03-26-2016, 09:26 AM

Originally posted by boriscleto

Square feet is a measurement of floor space. This is a box, you would measure the volume in cubic feet.

My first apartment, a one-bedroom, pre-war shotgun in a 4-unit building, was 640 sq. ft.

tvdtvdtvd · 03-26-2016, 10:04 AM

Originally posted by bertwert

Quote from PetaPixel:
"It has 3 rooms, 614 cubic feet

Thank you for that, I had only seen the Popular Mechanics article, which had a dead link to the craigslist posting.

Originally posted by boriscleto

Square feet is a measurement of floor space. This is a box, you would measure the volume in cubic feet.

Ummm, yeah.... All enclosed live/work spaces are boxes, (more or less). If I put my house up for sale, I'd list it as 1200 sq ft, not 9600 cu ft.
Admittedly, I'm not intimately familiar with mobil living nomenclature...

**ChrisPlatt** · 03-26-2016, 03:21 PM

Originally posted by tvdtvdtvd

If I put my house up for sale, I'd list it as 1200 sq ft, not 9600 cu ft.
Admittedly, I'm not intimately familiar with mobil living nomenclature...

That's logical. But this is craigslist, where anything is possible.

Chris

**ChrisPlatt** · 03-28-2016, 07:32 AM

Craigslist ad is now deleted. Perhaps it sold.

I posted this on APUG too. One reply there said he used something
very similar when in the Air Force at the end of the Vietnam era.

Chris

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03-25-2016, 09:09 PM	#2
tvdtvdtvd Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,665	Listing deleted by author. Probably sold fast after the Popular Mechanics article. Or the guy just got tired of being contacted by people with inane questions but no real intent to buy. I do question the stated 614 sq ft stated in the article. Surely that's a typo for 61.4 sq ft. Otherwise, that 'portable' building is 20ft tall. Great price for the whole package, especially if those a/c compressors still work. Shame it's 1200 miles away.

03-26-2016, 07:37 AM	#3
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Originally posted by tvdtvdtvd I do question the stated 614 sq ft stated in the article. Surely that's a typo for 61.4 sq ft. Otherwise, that 'portable' building is 20ft tall. I believe it is stated 614 cubic feet. This is designed to go on the back of a M35 2.5 ton truck. So to easily transport you'd want $5000 or so to buy a surplus truck and another couple thousand to make it run smoothly. So for just under $10000 you could get the best portable darkroom?

03-26-2016, 08:41 AM	#4
tvdtvdtvd Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,665	Originally posted by bertwert I believe it is stated 614 cubic feet. Quote from the Popular Mechanics article: "The three-room enclosure has 614 square feet of space for developing photos under enemy fire."

03-26-2016, 08:59 AM	#5
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,173	Originally posted by tvdtvdtvd Quote from the Popular Mechanics article: "The three-room enclosure has 614 square feet of space for developing photos under enemy fire." Quote from PetaPixel: "It has 3 rooms, 614 cubic feet of working space, a heating/AC unit, a temperate water control system, and an escape door." The PetaPixel one sounds more like it.

03-26-2016, 09:22 AM	#6
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,473	Square feet is a measurement of floor space. This is a box, you would measure the volume in cubic feet.

03-26-2016, 09:26 AM	#7
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by boriscleto Square feet is a measurement of floor space. This is a box, you would measure the volume in cubic feet. My first apartment, a one-bedroom, pre-war shotgun in a 4-unit building, was 640 sq. ft.

03-26-2016, 10:04 AM	#8
tvdtvdtvd Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,665	Originally posted by bertwert Quote from PetaPixel: "It has 3 rooms, 614 cubic feet Thank you for that, I had only seen the Popular Mechanics article, which had a dead link to the craigslist posting. Originally posted by boriscleto Square feet is a measurement of floor space. This is a box, you would measure the volume in cubic feet. Ummm, yeah.... All enclosed live/work spaces are boxes, (more or less). If I put my house up for sale, I'd list it as 1200 sq ft, not 9600 cu ft. Admittedly, I'm not intimately familiar with mobil living nomenclature...

03-26-2016, 03:21 PM	#9
ChrisPlatt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockaway Beach NYC Posts: 7,692 Original Poster	Originally posted by tvdtvdtvd If I put my house up for sale, I'd list it as 1200 sq ft, not 9600 cu ft. Admittedly, I'm not intimately familiar with mobil living nomenclature... That's logical. But this is craigslist, where anything is possible. Chris

03-28-2016, 07:32 AM	#10
ChrisPlatt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockaway Beach NYC Posts: 7,692 Original Poster	Craigslist ad is now deleted. Perhaps it sold. I posted this on APUG too. One reply there said he used something very similar when in the Air Force at the end of the Vietnam era. Chris

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