ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP






                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS







As  independent  public  accountants,  we hereby  consent  to (i) the use of our
report included in this  registration  statement and (ii) the  incorporation  by
reference  in this  registration  statement  of our report dated March 24, 1997,
included in Mobile Mini,  Inc's Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31, 1996,
and to all references to our firm included in this registration statement.




                                                       ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Phoenix, Arizona,
 June 27, 1997.