"A Change In Career" My Coffee Journey Takes A Different Turn, A Coffee Van,

We Decided To Take The Plunge & Buy A Coffee Van, See How We Got On.
Mason wanted to take a different career move, and we had looked into buying a mobile barista van a few months ago.
After looking we have Made a Purchase, But the hard work is about to start as there are many jobs to do on the van before it is set out on the road.
So follow our coffee journey and see how we get on.
Link to 3m Shultz underseal, amzn.to/3fzh0sf

[@scottscottsdale7868]

Congratulations. I am also beginning a coffee journey only at the other end of the spectrum. Exporter of coffee. Alpha and Omega.

[@aaanton11]

Best of luck! Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@RAMoore]

Ok

[@PeaceChanel]

Thank You for All that you are doing for World Peace and for our Planet... Peace.. Shalom.. Salam.. La Paz.. Namaste .. 🙏🏻 😊 🌈 ✌ ☮️ ❤️ 🕊

[@aaanton11]

Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@Ashleyenglish24]

Beautiful I bought a 1980 Fleetwood Tioga beautiful old American RV V8 👌 and completely stripped back ready to restore ! That's a beautiful van ! Always love the little codfe vans at shows etc

[@aaanton11]

You can only try these things, or you always ask what if, your Tioga sounds lovely, straight out of overhauling, love chip foose and the American classics, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@Ashleyenglish24]

I'll be uploading some content at some point to show the build ! Can't wait to see yours develop might see you at some classic shows etc soon aye 👌

[@aaanton11]

Sounds a plan 👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@matking982]

Coffee and the Art of San Marco Maintenance

[@aaanton11]

Thanks mat for the great comments, do you know something I don't 😂 👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@homelesshomesteader]

Lovely! Thanks for posting. Wondering what kind of batteries those are and how they worked out for you

[@aaanton11]

Batteries were no good long term, just use the Honda eu70is far more reliable, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@homelesshomesteader]

@@aaanton11 Thanks, not sure I can get that generator in the US. though. I'm trying to do some kind of solar and generator mix so I need a decent battery array.

[@guyhorner8165]

Sounds like a great idea, im sure it will be a big success.Being married to a Colombian I have no option but to love coffee !! Juan Valdez is the one but very expensive & difficult to get here in the UK.

[@aaanton11]

Sounds great! I will try and get my hands on a bag of those beans, we went to the Dominican republic 9 years ago and visited a coffee plantation, where they picked and roasted the beans on site, they were splendid, sweet without sugar, I bet you wife makes a good brew, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@jetdronegreece2022]

Congratulations from Greece Athens. I try to make something like yours but here is not easy 🇬🇷🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@aaanton11]

Good luck you can do it Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@awantamta]

An interesting project but I know you can sort it. I look forward to the rest of the jobs.

[@aaanton11]

I like your confidence Tahir, I will try not to disappoint 😂 Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@johnswift500]

All the best with your new project

[@aaanton11]

Thanks John, its a work in progress, 👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@sorchamarie4089]

I've learned alot about car maintenance, added bonus 😂. Great video!

[@aaanton11]

Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

New subscriber and fan here :) Found this video as I am planning on this venture with my Sherpa van next year. I lived in it for a couple of years and so it already has 520Am of batteries and 500w of solar which is sufficient. I was scared at the start of the video that you were looking to get something that could be trailered and I never understood that.. glad to see you got something you can DRIVE! Thats the beauty of these vehicles and the same with all classic cars. Why rebuild something to an amazing standard only to trailer it to shows and events and never actually drive the thing!?!

[@aaanton11]

I agree, it has to be a driver, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@j3ll3ymonst3r]

Looks brilliant!! Excited to see what you guys do to it...

[@aaanton11]

Us too! Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@markyharris1983]

Looks brilliant Ant ! Good luck with the venture it looks great ! Such a cool van ! I thought you had changed careers for a split second, all the best pal

[@aaanton11]

Cheers Mark, a bit of spit and polish and the old girl will do, that's the wife sorted then I can fix the van 😂 Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@themechanic5866]

Great van!!!!! Best of luck. ☕️

[@aaanton11]

cheers bud, uncle kens on the job he's done us proud, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@themechanic5866]

aaanton11, look forward to see the new decals in a video pal. 👍🏻

[@johnjames01]

Best of luck with it!

[@aaanton11]

Thanks Cormacca for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@garrynutter860]

Looks good buddy, Millionaire next week.

[@aaanton11]

Fingers crossed! one or two customers would be nice 😂 Thanks Garry for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@AlanL200Truckman]

Morning Boys.... Luv it. Wot a characterful van.... Top notch..... How big was the change in career? Wot job did ya boy lob in? Hope all goes well fella's..... Keep it vintage. 👍👍👍👍 It's worrying me you'll av the "BML BANDWAGON on ya case for ya opening titles...... 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 Great content as always. Stay safe. Stay healthy. Alan L200

[@aaanton11]

Thanks Alan, hope you are well, through uni one of masons jobs was a Barista in a couple of coffee shops where he learnt the trade, he graduated and worked a management graduate scheme at Enterprise rentals where he became assistant manager, but the hours 70+ a week and the stress we decided its not a life to live and lets do something we enjoy! Mason Loves the 80s (all the grand theft auto) when he was a kid, & I was a 80s kid, so this just perfect, and we are going to stroke that theme. there's loads to do so enjoy my pain lol, 👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@AlanL200Truckman]

Fantastic. Change of career for u Mason. Hope all goes well. 70hrs gosh... Way too many. 70 hrs for yourself is a different matter..... Its all yours. Can't wait for the content on ya van. I only graduated from the "University of life" I'm afraid 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 Oh cheers aaanton11... U an 80's child..... I'm feeling like the Grandad I am now ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️ Luv ya Dad's videos Mason. Nice to c u on the channel too. Learning bits en bobs off ya Dad. ...... Stay safe all. Stay healthy. Alan L200

[@aaanton11]

Maybe I was a 70s and 80s child 😂👍🏻🛠

[@davelonghurst3123]

Really enjoyed your video , can I ask what you paid for it and how did you work out the best place to go and sell your coffee ! Thank

[@aaanton11]

There won’t be much change from £30k, you need local knowledge of your area and a license from the council then it’s all down to selling a great product Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@hergaster4443]

@@aaanton11 £30,000 wow.... could you roughly deconstruct that cost? Sounds an awful lot Thank you

[@Larryloafer488]

Blimey! Well done Mate, Fab new venture you got! I take it those lead cell/AGM Batteries are run off a split charger? I wired my Vivaro 2yrs Ago for camping, wish you all the best Ant.

[@aaanton11]

No Michael, there is no split charger, they need charging over night and a generator backup, I will go into it more in another video, lots to do Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@avocado71]

@@aaanton11 how about adding some solar panels?

[@Larryloafer488]

aaanton11 Thanks mate, look forward to it 👍

[@aaanton11]

The coffee Machine pulls nearly 3 kW of power so solar panels wouldn’t be sufficient to make any difference I would need a field full Lol but it would be great if they were more powerful Thanks Andrew for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@scottpeacock5790]

Hi Andy, love the video. I hope things are going well. Looking to set up my own coffee van business. Would be great if you could get in contact and give some advice on my new venture!

[@aaanton11]

what would you like to know? Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@oglaz]

Had I seen this coffee van at the Nottingham Beeston art craft market ?

[@aaanton11]

I don't think it was this 1, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@randeenewsom127]

This is awesome! What batteries and inverters did you use? You point them out at about 12 minutes.

[@aaanton11]

The information you need might be in this video, kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKuqZWqiaMx1bKc Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@acidburn7683]

@aaanton11 Hi Ant, I’ve been following your channel for a few months after stumbling upon this first video of you collecting your J9 as I had been looking into french vans myself for a coffee business. When I started watching the video I soon realised that I’d been a customer of Mason’s prior (I live locally in the area) I’ve recently purchased my coffee steed, a 1971 J7 high top which is already kitted out for coffee (it needs some attention to the body work in a few areas) I want to say straight away that I’m not looking to directly compete and obviously will respect your ‘patch’ I just wanted to message you as a coffee enthusiast, Classic ‘J van’ owner and a fellow Lesta’ lad. With so much in common it would be great to stay in touch with you both and share my journey and experiences like you have. I won’t be ready to open my hatch until later this year / early next year as there is much to do. Exciting times though! If you’re ever up for a face to face let me know. Keep up the amazing work with your van / business and also with your videos, you will always have my support 🙂☕️

[@aaanton11]

Good luck with the coffee project, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@kimby8134]

What do you charge those batteries with, can you please tell me?

[@aaanton11]

One of these amzn.to/3RYE0a7 Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@marksmith3469]

Can you get get the underseal in spray tin good luck with the business are you doing with your son or is he doing it himself

[@aaanton11]

The Underseal is available in a aerosol link is amzn.to/2YPwVvB , the Business is Masons, I am just the helping hand, Looking forward to brewing up some espressos on the la San Marco ,

[@mohdfauziazmimisnon5792]

nice setup. May I know with 6 batteries how long will it last before recharging? How long it takes to recharge all the batteries?

[@aaanton11]

Depends how busy it is, usually around 4 hours, a full recharge can be done overnight Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@winteriscoming4379]

Hey we are about to convert a Citroen van to a mobile coffee van. Do you have gas to power your machine or rely on mains electric hook up. Also do you have a water tank just for your coffee or again do you rely on a mains connection to feed water to the machine . Any help appreciated 🙏

[@aaanton11]

These will answer your questions kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKuqZWqiaMx1bKc kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3_YpHeLiq2Ih6c Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@christianbruno6357]

What is the average profit per day a truck owner makes ?

[@aaanton11]

Depends where it is, weather conditions and if your food is any good 😂 Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@christianbruno6357]

@@aaanton11 thanks for the reply , I was thinking more of high premium coffee and other beverages with a small hot and cold food section

[@biglo9889]

i wish i had that van in America. very nice.

[@aaanton11]

Cheers, we love it, Thanks for the great comments👍🏻👍🏻🛠

[@biglo9889]

@@aaanton11 im doing this business in America. best of everything. God bless