Car Cover Converted into Custom Coffee Cart Cover Housing a coffee bar outdoors requires a lot of custom solutions. One of the most important factors is keeping the cart protected from the weather and free of any rodents or inspects. Under the wise guidance of the Sonoma Health Dept requirements, we set out to design a cover to fit the very unique size specs of this coffee cart. I enlisted none other than my super crafty and creative mom. Starting with a waterproof car cover, she created a two piece cover system that seals the cart off from the bottom. There is a leather wrap-around base and zipper track that is glued and "adhesivized" onto the base of the cart. The car cover has the other half of the zipper sewn into it above the elastic band. The challenges of fitting the cover over the cart AND zipping it all around the cart were not trivial. The cart is now fully protected from weather and critters heading into what looks like a potentially wet winter (#thankyoubasegod #ttybg). An unrealized but hugely valuable bonus from this design is that the espresso machine's stabilized heat stays inside the cover keeping it nice and warm the following morning. It's really quite amazing how warm the machine was after being off a full 24hrs, through a chilly evening to boot. A huge thank you to my Mom, she really worked hard and designed and made something truly useful and easy to use.
