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Mobile Produce Stand Made From Renovated Camper
Hunter Collins of Ottumwa, Iowa, built a mobile produce stand using the frame of an old pop-up camper.
“I sell a lot of fresh produce, and I was doing it out of the back of my truck,” Collins says. “I wanted something unique to sell out of, but a normal produce trailer was too pricey. Instead, I picked up a chea
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Mobile Produce Stand Made From Renovated Camper
Hunter Collins of Ottumwa, Iowa, built a mobile produce stand using the frame of an old pop-up camper.
“I sell a lot of fresh produce, and I was doing it out of the back of my truck,” Collins says. “I wanted something unique to sell out of, but a normal produce trailer was too pricey. Instead, I picked up a cheap pop-up camper.”
Collins shares that the interior was in rough condition and needed extensive updates.
“I completely gutted the inside and started building the walls with 2 by 4s and plywood.”
He left the bed slide-outs in place for storage of bulk produce and to cover the trailer tongue, preventing people from accidentally walking into it.
“I built a counter so I can have small stuff to sell, and I made it so it folds over, and the slide-out comes in, and the roof will come down.”
He estimates the total cost for the produce stand was $1,000. Still, the construction was not without its challenges.
“It took me about two weeks to get it done, and only one ER visit,” Collins jokes. “If I had to do it again, I would’ve gotten a bigger pop-up camper. It’s pretty tight inside.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Hunter Collins, 18566 Soap Creek Rd., Ottumwa, Iowa 52501 (ph 641-226-1265; hunter-collins@hotmail.com).
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