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lozinit
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I've recently gotten my feet wet in the vending and catering side of things and even though my first recent event was a failure in terms of turnout, the experience was enjoyable and has left me wanting more. (I was told to expect 5000, I cooked for 500, and maybe 50 people showed up, of which only 10 bought food.) The event did gain me contacts, experience, and future business, so I at least managed to turn the bowl of lemons into lemonade.
To that end - I have recently been given an old 26 foot travel trailer and tow vehicle to use for vending purposes. It was free so I couldn't say no. The trailer needs to be gutted and modified for use, but my question comes from thinking about cold storage.
There is enough room in the front of this monster to build a custom 5' deep x 6' wide x 6' high walk-in cooler. Has anyone ever attempted an idea such as this, and if so, can you share your experience on such a project?
The overall idea is to build the trailer out so that it has the electric-run cold storage up front, vending/work space in the middle, and an in-wall propane rotissere smoker in the rear (Think southern pride style). If codes prohibit the smoker being built in this way, then an alternate idea would be to have the smoker accessible from outside. The location of the smoker and cold storage could also be switched as well since I'm still in the drafting stages.
It may seem like a huge undertaking but after breaking the project down into seperate stages, it's completely do-able, albeit it will take the better part of the upcoming year to complete the entire thing.
I'm open to ideas and comments if you have them.
~Mike
To that end - I have recently been given an old 26 foot travel trailer and tow vehicle to use for vending purposes. It was free so I couldn't say no. The trailer needs to be gutted and modified for use, but my question comes from thinking about cold storage.
There is enough room in the front of this monster to build a custom 5' deep x 6' wide x 6' high walk-in cooler. Has anyone ever attempted an idea such as this, and if so, can you share your experience on such a project?
The overall idea is to build the trailer out so that it has the electric-run cold storage up front, vending/work space in the middle, and an in-wall propane rotissere smoker in the rear (Think southern pride style). If codes prohibit the smoker being built in this way, then an alternate idea would be to have the smoker accessible from outside. The location of the smoker and cold storage could also be switched as well since I'm still in the drafting stages.
It may seem like a huge undertaking but after breaking the project down into seperate stages, it's completely do-able, albeit it will take the better part of the upcoming year to complete the entire thing.
I'm open to ideas and comments if you have them.
~Mike