Beginnings

Yep, the seller left on all the vinyl decals, so that’ll be the first job.

Note the diamond plate serving tray with the shelving straps and ugly bolts on the surface. Quite the industrial look, opposite of what we want to end up with.

We’re not keen on the paint job, but that’s easily taken care of. Still debating on whether to go with a wrap or to use decals like the seller did.

More labels. They seem to peel off nicely, though.

We love the strap doors. Much better than a ramp. However, the 12KW generator that came with this trailer weighs a ton, so loading it up could be a challenge. Still thinking about options for that baby… we might end up using it as our house backup generator instead, and getting a smaller (lighter!) one.

Little to no rust here, for which I’m thankful.

From the top, there’s the wastewater tank vent, the freshwater inlet (sans key, so I can’t lock it up), the freshwater tank drain and the wastewater tank drain.

The box on the right is for juice – a NEMA SS2-50P power inlet box.

Since there’s only one input, it means that to run anything in the trailer, we need a genny with a 50A 220 outlet. Thinking of adding a NEMA L14-20 so we can plug into our garage 110V to at least power lights and a space heater when parked.

The wheels on the trailer jack fell off en route from Wisconsin, so I bought a new one at Harbor Freight. I’ll chuck the other one, or maybe just keep it around and weld on a flat plate to the bottom.

A little work needed on that thin metal flange on the bottom. Or maybe just rip it off.

That tiny A/C unit would probably work well, but the fins need straightening, and that frameout leaves something to be desired. Minor fix. Around $150 to replace.

The business end. The awning is held up by janky pop-up camper extensions, which don’t work and I don’t trust ’em anyhow, hence the stick. I’ll replace with pneumatic lift supports.

Windows are fine, but the other treatment is meh. There’s no decorative theme here yet, so it’s all coming off.

Tires are fine (though I wish it was a double-axel). Plenty of space between and on each side of the windows for signage, which is nice. The counter will be replaced, though I’m still undecided whether to raise it up to the window or not. It’s a convenient height for customers to add cream/sugar/etc, or place flowers or decorations, but it’s unreachable from inside.

Also saw someone modified their trailer with built-in display cases on either side of their counter, which we could use to display bags of coffee or merch. Otherwise unused space!

Kind of a mess, sorry I hadn’t cleaned it out. 3 sinks and a washing station on the left, taking up the whole counter. Ill advised, I think. Might move all that to the front counter.

Below the counter is the wastewater tank. In the far corner, the on-demand water heater. Toward the front, the freshwater tank, water pump and filter. The wall – oh, I guess there’s some coordination there with the below the serving window. But the white facing material is quite thin, and that one shelf just fell out in transit. Thinking we’ll want to replace everything from the counter up.

You can barely see the ceiling… which is off-white metal roofing, screwed in and caulked all over. Sigh. That’s coming down. As is the laminated chipboard tippy shelf in front of the serving window, to be replaced with something more solid.

On the plus side, a fridge/freezer and fridge were included, as well as another portable electric cooler. The fan was keeping the water lines warm while the trailer was in our driveway – did quite well when it dipped down into the 20s the other week. Not an issue now, we’re in a 47deg garage.

Flooring is cheap vinyl. We’ll see.

Everything on one incoming line. Thinking I’ll move some of the lower-power devices to a separate input circuit as I mentioned before. Anyhow, at least the electrics look decent.