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Tue Jan 26, 2010 11:30 am

Is this all about the with panelvan with sales flap? wow :shock:
The idea is not to drive with it when selling food, and only when I have permission( Yes, you need that in holland too)

Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:04 am

No offense, it's an awesome job you've done there. I just imagine it as a sweet Cheech and Chong bit with kids lining up outside waiting for icecream and getting dropped every time the door goes up.

Maybe I'm a little sick in thinking it's funny to see a little kid, all eager to get a rocket pop, being laid out by the icecream truck driver?

That's the first thing that popped into my head when I saw it. I'm the kind of guy that laughs every time a dude gets popped in the nuts on americas funniest home videos too.

Thu Jan 28, 2010 8:48 pm

Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:06 pm

LuckyMonkeyGarage wrote: OK get ready for a ton of photos!

A living, breathing, stereotype.

Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:20 pm

Ken J wrote: iWANTBUS wrote: Well I spoke to them and they said I do. I need a Peddler permit since I would be moving, and a business license. I'm really thinking about doing it this summer , spend time by the beach and make some extra money.

Your vehicle will also have to pass a health department inspection and you will have to practically meet the same criteria as for a fixed location.....water, holding tank, proper temperatures on the food, refrigeration, proper sanitation as to utensils/equipment and on and on. Get ready to start filing sales tax returns too. I owned a small hot dog joint not much bigger than a van and they drove me nuts with regulations. I also heard that California no longer allows new locations to steam hot dogs, you have to grill them. Oh yes, the grill and all equipment has to be NSF approved (translation: Expensive), which means restaurant grade. There's a lot more to it than first appears.

If you think you can just pull up anywhere and start selling hot food, SURPRISE! Depending on the city, town or county, you usually have to apply for a location and get it approved and they don't want food vendors in a lot of locations, especially at the beach. If there's a boardwalk with fixed-location food joints, you might last 20 minutes before someone asks what you're doing there and let's see your permit.

Just don't spend money on a rig before you check all of this out. I know of several people that bought expensive food carts that now are lawn ornaments because they didn't bother with the legal details first.

Oh....did I mention that no one is going to give you a permit without proof of insurance.....not only vehicle insurance, but business liability insurance. California most likely has the strictest laws in the world for hot food vendors.

You mean to tell me that all the Mexican ladies with the push cart bacon wrapped hot dog stands surrounding the LA Coliseum aren't legit? ;-)

I can't tell you how many times I've been walking to or from a game and heard a herd of hot dog carts jingling as vendors pushed them at a full sprint while some kind of authority (cops, probably) chased them away.

There's nothing better than one of those bacon wrapped dogs when you're s-faced. Sober, they're not so good.

Fri Jan 29, 2010 6:56 am

Conquest wrote: Ken J wrote: iWANTBUS wrote: Well I spoke to them and they said I do. I need a Peddler permit since I would be moving, and a business license. I'm really thinking about doing it this summer , spend time by the beach and make some extra money.

Your vehicle will also have to pass a health department inspection and you will have to practically meet the same criteria as for a fixed location.....water, holding tank, proper temperatures on the food, refrigeration, proper sanitation as to utensils/equipment and on and on. Get ready to start filing sales tax returns too. I owned a small hot dog joint not much bigger than a van and they drove me nuts with regulations. I also heard that California no longer allows new locations to steam hot dogs, you have to grill them. Oh yes, the grill and all equipment has to be NSF approved (translation: Expensive), which means restaurant grade. There's a lot more to it than first appears.

If you think you can just pull up anywhere and start selling hot food, SURPRISE! Depending on the city, town or county, you usually have to apply for a location and get it approved and they don't want food vendors in a lot of locations, especially at the beach. If there's a boardwalk with fixed-location food joints, you might last 20 minutes before someone asks what you're doing there and let's see your permit.

Just don't spend money on a rig before you check all of this out. I know of several people that bought expensive food carts that now are lawn ornaments because they didn't bother with the legal details first.

Oh....did I mention that no one is going to give you a permit without proof of insurance.....not only vehicle insurance, but business liability insurance. California most likely has the strictest laws in the world for hot food vendors.

You mean to tell me that all the Mexican ladies with the push cart bacon wrapped hot dog stands surrounding the LA Coliseum aren't legit? ;-)

I can't tell you how many times I've been walking to or from a game and heard a herd of hot dog carts jingling as vendors pushed them at a full sprint while some kind of authority (cops, probably) chased them away.

There's nothing better than one of those bacon wrapped dogs when you're s-faced. Sober, they're not so good.

Ate two of those once. Had to make an appointment with Roto-Rooter to have my arteries reamed out.

Tue Feb 02, 2010 7:41 pm

http://chow.eugeneweekly.com/chow/moveable-sammie-feast

anybody try this one yet?

Mon Apr 05, 2010 11:52 pm

static wrote:

I snapped this photo in Chiang Mai a few years ago. These guys sell coffee drinks out of their bus.
It has a 1600 upright (I looked under its tail).

Here's recently pics.

anothers...

Tue Apr 06, 2010 7:15 am

chazz79 wrote: with the invisible hatch button? (it's been deleted)

ever hear of a solenoid? most shaved doors run them. you can stand outside and pop the button! eureka!.

yeah i know you gotta go back inside but hey. you could check them out through the drivers mirror after youve pulled up.

i think its a great idea. i know a guy gave up his day job 30K plus a yeah and now hes running a mobile coffee empire lol. He bought one of those shitty little thai or italian buses piazza, (its tiny) hes got 8 guys driving for him now.

I can imagine the interests when you pull up in your bay, the wow factor alone will boost your trade.

Tue Apr 06, 2010 11:15 am

Those Thailand Vendor pics are bad ass!^^^^^^

Thanks for showing them!

Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:03 pm

More pictures off busses and (free) beer:
http://www.maes.be/
There 10 VW busses driving in Belgium to promote a new beer from Maes, how nice :D

Thu Apr 29, 2010 2:41 pm

Quote: There 10 VW busses driving in Belgium to promote a new beer from Maes, how nice

Bottoms up to that. :D

Thu Apr 29, 2010 10:19 pm

Found this....
http://www.maes.be/denationalemaestest

Sun May 02, 2010 2:04 pm

I found this on a Belgium website:
http://www.cafewelkom.be/bussenverhuur/verhuur_high_roof_panelvan.php
I think it's the same

Sun May 02, 2010 2:21 pm

Not strictly a runner but I saw this on pier 39 in San Francisco and thought it was awesome...

Thu May 20, 2010 4:33 am

I found these one yesterday in Gent(Belgium)

Thu May 20, 2010 1:27 pm

stevo wrote: http://chow.eugeneweekly.com/chow/moveable-sammie-feast

anybody try this one yet?

Holy cow, its like my dream come true! =P~

Thu May 20, 2010 2:36 pm

Tillamook Love Loaf Tour -awesome!

Check out this video:

http://loaflovetour.com/#/bus

Thu May 20, 2010 9:02 pm

BUSBOSS wrote: Tillamook Love Loaf Tour -awesome!

They were at our Copperstate Classic VW show. Class act and nice work with their promotional effort. They had their big semi but only one shortie was out. They gave out the little cheese samples on toothpics like people do. I tried one, was good, and they said take another one. Said no, it was about lunchtime and I didn't want to spoil my appetite. So went back to the Westy and spread the big fancy lunch out on the table and realized that it included a big block of Tillamook cheese. Was temped to go get the Tillamook folks and invite them back for lunch with all the fixings. I had my kitchen and dining room with me and they didn't.

Thu May 20, 2010 10:37 pm

I love this bus....he shows up at show around the PNW now and then....can you guess what he sells out of it!