Food Cart in the hills

[Southpole]

There's a drive up espresso/burger joint in Curlew that's jam packed busy during mod fire season. It's not on wheels, but evidently hunters are willing to drive there to get some chow... mostly road hunters probably.

[turkeyfeather]

A bunch of guys running around with guns and you are gonna try and sell your weiner. Doesn't sound like a good idea to me. 

[dreamunelk]

I think the bikini hut idea is great!  A father can not only take his son on his first hunting trip but can also take him to a smut hut

In reality your friend's idea will not work.  First off you have to generate enough dollars to make it pay.  Say an area road has 100 hunters.  At best maybe 10% will spend say 10 bucks.   After expenses you friend would be better off getting a part time job at McDonald's.

Also if he is on private lands then he had better have permission from the owner.  On state or Federal land he will need to have a vendor or similar permit.  Also Business license for the county he is operating in.  Don't forget health permit!  There is a lot of liability for you friend and the land owner so be prepared to buy some hefty insurance.  To run a legitimate business there is a lot we do not see.

[akirkland]

Park it at the main gate for Vail on the opener :chuckle

[couesbitten]

I was talking to my son and dad about this very thing the last couple of years.  4-corners area in the 572/574 units, set up a coffee stand with 2 or 3 cute gals in skin tight camo shorts and crop tops, and I think you'd sell more coffee than you can imagine.

[ICEMAN]

I have a friend who is thinking if setting up a food cart/truck (has all the certs) at the bottom of the hill for the modern season..... I have suggested this as a bad idea

Agree, stupid idea.

[gasman]

I have always though the 1900 road in Little Naches would be a good spot for a coffee shack. Hot coffee, coco, donuts, and some snacks for the guys heading in.
Many people camp along the Hwy and drive in to the area every day during hunting season.

[huntnnw]

CAMO bikinis to go with the theme

I honestly just dont see enough customers stopping by to justify the cost.

[jackmaster]

i think your buddy has a good plan, just tell him if he is gonna set up for this dont limit himself to just huntn season, if heis lookn to make it pay there is still allot of select baseball tournements that go on that dont have snack bars so the parents are stuck runnin all over the place to get food, if he watches the websites for these tournements he would make a killn, especially memorial weekend, those tourneys are fricken huge, soccer tournements are big to...seriously if he has the time and wants to m,ake it work then these are the places to hit, he will also want to sell food that mamas think are good for their kids to, if he is gonna do the deer season, vail will be his best bet, i am sure they would make room for him at the game check at the "Y" and all those people that hunt up there drive into yelm and roy and the corner store for hot food.... good luck

[huntnnw]

he should park it by the Skok river 

[Kioti]

Now a beer truck wouldn't be a bad idea...

[losdaddy7]

How about a propane truck......  Save me a trip into town. 

[Sportfury]

Gas I think it would work. Just find a place where the road hunters are and they will come. If it is a place with limited access and they have to come out the same way the better. If they were going to go to town anyways I am willing to bet that they would stop. If it was good and didn't move I think the word would spread and he could possibly get more business, but it would only be a weekend deal. Make sure he doesn't set up in an area where all these hunt-wa guys go in and camp and spend the whole day on foot out in the woods because he wouldn't get no business. 

[Eli346]

 I'd lay odds that some gov agency would put the kibosh to it one way or another; either with right of way, permits, or something to do with health cards and water or restrooms. I've often thought that would make a ton of money up in my hills but it won't float.

[Seabass]

I think it's funny how everybody from the west side states some rule violation as the reson for why it won't work. You guys are too close to the capital and all of its bullcrap bureaucracy.

The question was, is it a good idea not is it in violation of some dumb ass business stopping regulation.