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NJ John Samba Member
Joined: September 21, 2007 Posts: 2170 Location: HdG, MD & NJ
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 6:15 pm Post subject: Anyone own a food truck or trailer? |
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Just starting out. We ordered a 6x12 concession widow trailer. Should be here in 2 weeks. Then the fun begins, converting it to a functioning kitchen. _________________ 1973 standard, yellow, lowered, 3” narrowed front, 1600 blo-thru turbo w/single dell 15.4@86, so far
11.41 et buggy. Long gone
Let’s go O’s! Let’s go O’s!
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12815 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 6:57 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone own a food truck or trailer? |
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NJ John wrote: |
concession widow |
Hah! I doubt you know how true this faux pas is. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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skills@eurocarsplus Samba Peckerhead
Joined: January 01, 2007 Posts: 16803 Location: sticksville, ct.
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 7:37 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone own a food truck or trailer? |
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my wife does this for a living....food safety. you will need to check with your local health department.
line that thing with non porous food grade materials...like $tainle$$ steel. you will be blown away by permitting....in CT you need a permit for every town you serve in, plus a state permit. food service insurance, etc etc...
can it be done? yes. but you'd better dot your i's and cross your t's.
I cant tell you who or what, but keep clear of a major manufacturers ice cream for a bit _________________
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my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
Jake Raby wrote: |
Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
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Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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mark tucker Samba Member
Joined: April 08, 2009 Posts: 23937 Location: SHALIMAR ,FLORIDA
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Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 8:48 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone own a food truck or trailer? |
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skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
my wife does this for a living....food safety. you will need to check with your local health department.
line that thing with non porous food grade materials...like $tainle$$ steel. you will be blown away by permitting....in CT you need a permit for every town you serve in, plus a state permit. food service insurance, etc etc...
can it be done? yes. but you'd better dot your i's and cross your t's.
I cant tell you who or what, but keep clear of a major manufacturers ice cream for a bit |
ditto.
my brother has built a many kitchens for restraunts, it aint no cake walk, use a gas bbq grill outside, and a wood bbq grill out side, a micro wave inside, a frier out side. icechest with drink's & ice in it. make sure it's all permited and done right!!!!! and above all keep it clean, build it so it can be eazely cleaned and no hiding places for the unwanted freeloaders. make sure the refergeration is up to what will be asked of it., and exhaust fan sucken the heat out as it will be hotter than hell's blazes in there. paint the top with a raidaient barreir to help woth the sun's heat., make sure all the electric is big enough to handle the load, then go biger...use a good size generator with big tank and quiet too. you can make a good living doing this, but you need to have good food that people want. just a pertty trailer or girl dosent last long, and also location. |
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NJ John Samba Member
Joined: September 21, 2007 Posts: 2170 Location: HdG, MD & NJ
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Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 6:19 am Post subject: Re: Anyone own a food truck or trailer? |
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Yeah, I'm already pulling my hair out. But have high hopes on our success. _________________ 1973 standard, yellow, lowered, 3” narrowed front, 1600 blo-thru turbo w/single dell 15.4@86, so far
11.41 et buggy. Long gone
Let’s go O’s! Let’s go O’s!
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mark tucker Samba Member
Joined: April 08, 2009 Posts: 23937 Location: SHALIMAR ,FLORIDA
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Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone own a food truck or trailer? |
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dont stress it dont help, do not pull your hair out, nobody wants food with hair in it and you wont last long if you look like you have the mange. |
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NJ John Samba Member
Joined: September 21, 2007 Posts: 2170 Location: HdG, MD & NJ
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Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 3:55 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone own a food truck or trailer? |
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Just waiting on final inspections and decals. Also, a break in the weather.
_________________ 1973 standard, yellow, lowered, 3” narrowed front, 1600 blo-thru turbo w/single dell 15.4@86, so far
11.41 et buggy. Long gone
Let’s go O’s! Let’s go O’s!
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chickengeorge Samba Member
Joined: August 18, 2004 Posts: 5634 Location: Spokompton Warshington
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Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 4:49 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone own a food truck or trailer? |
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Whatcha makin?
I just had the best Ramen ever and it was served out of a trailer outside of Portland OR. I asked the guy if he'd consider moving to Spokane. He said, "no". I told him I'd take good care of him...still "no". |
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nsracing Samba Member
Joined: November 16, 2003 Posts: 9437 Location: NOVA
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 10:00 am Post subject: Re: Anyone own a food truck or trailer? |
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Have a co-worker start a food truck w/ her husband. They seem to be doing well - making like $1K or so everyday.
But the cost of the van was extensive -all stainless manner of things inside. Very nice indeed.
I have wondered about that too, maybe I can make a living cooking. LIke to try something new like that.
?That or push snow during winter. |
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NJ John Samba Member
Joined: September 21, 2007 Posts: 2170 Location: HdG, MD & NJ
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 12:44 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone own a food truck or trailer? |
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All kinds of empanadas. Plus, fried shrimp and hot dogs. Just passed the fire inspection today. _________________ 1973 standard, yellow, lowered, 3” narrowed front, 1600 blo-thru turbo w/single dell 15.4@86, so far
11.41 et buggy. Long gone
Let’s go O’s! Let’s go O’s!
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ALLWAGONS Samba Member
Joined: June 03, 2000 Posts: 4164 Location: Pasadena CA/DTLA soon China
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 1:02 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone own a food truck or trailer? |
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Best of Luck to you Sir!
If I am ever in the area, I will sure try me some empanadas. _________________ I'd be UNSTOPPABLE if not for Law Enforcement and PHYSICS.
I recycle old cars and parts, other than when I rot, that's as Green as I am going to get.
Thanks to my Tesla driving neighbors, I feel more relaxed driving my SUBURBAN and old VW's.
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calvinater Samba Member
Joined: September 06, 2014 Posts: 3306 Location: 802
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 1:34 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone own a food truck or trailer? |
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Lookin forward to a fried hot dog. Any where in the princeton area? _________________ "Albatross"! |
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NJ John Samba Member
Joined: September 21, 2007 Posts: 2170 Location: HdG, MD & NJ
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 2:06 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone own a food truck or trailer? |
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We'll be in Aberdeen, MD.
Regular hot dogs will be dirty water dogs.
I'm planning on a VW cruise evening. _________________ 1973 standard, yellow, lowered, 3” narrowed front, 1600 blo-thru turbo w/single dell 15.4@86, so far
11.41 et buggy. Long gone
Let’s go O’s! Let’s go O’s!
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IFVandal Samba Member
Joined: March 30, 2014 Posts: 140 Location: Meridian, ID
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 2:23 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone own a food truck or trailer? |
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My wife and I owned a mobile donut business out of a 7x14 trailer. It was incredibly fun and made great money but we both had full time jobs with benefits that took precedence after 5 years and feeling like we had no time with our kids. Good luck and have fun with it. _________________ Wish I had all my old dubs! |
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vwracerdave Samba Member
Joined: November 11, 2004 Posts: 15280 Location: Deep in the 405
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 3:56 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone own a food truck or trailer? |
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It won't be a few months and you'll wish like hell you got a larger trailer. _________________ 2017 Street Comp Champion - Thunder Valley Raceway Park - Noble, OK
2010 Sportsman ET Champion - Mid-America Dragway - Arkansas City, KS
1997 Sportsman ET Champion - Thunder Valley Raceway Park - Noble ,OK
Featured in Dec. 2001 HOT VW's Magazine page 63
Watch my racing video's http://www.youtube.com/user/okvwracer/videos |
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Cusser Samba Member
Joined: October 02, 2006 Posts: 31268 Location: Hot Arizona
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Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 5:23 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone own a food truck or trailer? |
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IFVandal wrote: |
we both had full time jobs with benefits |
You have jobs that screw you ??? I know what "friends with benefits" is. _________________ 1970 VW (owned since 1972) and 1971 VW Convertible (owned since 1976), second owner of each. The '71 now has the 1835 engine, swapped from the '70. Second owner of each. 1988 Mazda B2200 truck, 1998 Frontier, 2014 Yukon, 2004 Frontier King Cab. All manual transmission except for the Yukon. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335294 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335297 |
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IFVandal Samba Member
Joined: March 30, 2014 Posts: 140 Location: Meridian, ID
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Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 9:10 am Post subject: Re: Anyone own a food truck or trailer? |
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You have jobs that screw you ??? I know what "friends with benefits" is.[/quote]
yup, they gave it to us good. Retirement, health and many other benefits.
Food Trucking is definitely fun but it wears on you after a while. _________________ Wish I had all my old dubs! |
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crukab Samba Chef
Joined: December 13, 2002 Posts: 6114 Location: Vermont
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Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2018 8:41 am Post subject: Re: Anyone own a food truck or trailer? |
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nsracing wrote: |
I have wondered about that too, maybe I can make a living cooking. LIke to try something new like that.. |
After 41 years in Kitchens, I tell people they are NUTS to want to cook for a living. Maybe it is the fact that I started cooking as a J-O-B, a way to make $$$, NOT a passion, but damn, working nights, weekends & Holidays SUCKS.....
As far as your movable kitchen, I'd say go for it, find a good location where you get the max traffic for what your cooking, also doing weddings/partys ect. as Catering side gigs w/ the trailer would bring in good, quick piles of cash on weekends. Plus you can sell your trailer set up when you get tired of it. _________________ Tom
My Pops:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=604100&highlight=
I know you will always be with me, rest in peace with no more pain. 8/13/14.....
In the yard right now:
'51 Dodge 5 window truck
'65 Bug
'66 Singlecab
'82 Rabbit Truck Diesel from CALI
'86 Doublecab W/T
'91 Vanagon carat/wolfsbrg.Tiico
'88 Dodge Ram pickup
'11 Jetta Wagon |
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obus Samba Member
Joined: March 08, 2001 Posts: 11040 Location: just off Garden State Parkway Exit 81
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obus Samba Member
Joined: March 08, 2001 Posts: 11040 Location: just off Garden State Parkway Exit 81
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Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2018 7:51 am Post subject: Re: Anyone own a food truck or trailer? |
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crukab wrote: |
nsracing wrote: |
I have wondered about that too, maybe I can make a living cooking. LIke to try something new like that.. |
After 41 years in Kitchens, I tell people they are NUTS to want to cook for a living. Maybe it is the fact that I started cooking as a J-O-B, a way to make $$$, NOT a passion, but damn, working nights, weekends & Holidays SUCKS.....
As far as your movable kitchen, I'd say go for it, find a good location where you get the max traffic for what your cooking, also doing weddings/partys ect. as Catering side gigs w/ the trailer would bring in good, quick piles of cash on weekends. Plus you can sell your trailer set up when you get tired of it. |
I agree! It is why i got out of the restaurant business and got into wine and liquor sales. For the most part i have weekends and holidays off and i am usually home between 5-6pm. If i ever did get into food again it would be a food truck or a diner that is open from like 4am-2pm LOL _________________ July 1959 Mango Standard Bus aka Obus L346 L347 https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=256592&highlight=
June 1973 Pumpkin Orange Thing aka Othing L30H
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=711775&highlight=
1960 Paprika Red Karmann Ghia Convertible aka Schatze L452 built 5/20/60
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...highlight=
66 21 window bus built 8/31/65 https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=777273 |
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