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THE LUCKY COFFEE TRAILER HITS THE ROAD by AMY KILGORE MANGUS photos by TERAH WILSON
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WILMA
SEPTEMBER 2021
or SAVANNAH LOGAN, coffee shops are more than just a caffeine fix.
She realized after working in, then managing a coffee shop in the Wilmington area, that the environment was refreshing. “Customers became regulars, then became friends – and they brought their dogs,” Logan says with a laugh. Logan’s family moved a lot when she was young until settling in Wilmington, where she finished high school. The once-shy teenager found her community. “I enjoyed the human connection and really came out of my shell,” she says. When the pandemic forced the shop to close temporarily, Logan was miserable. She knew she didn’t want to pursue a typical office job. “I love to work towards something that is going to benefit myself and others, something that has an authentic human connection. I enjoy being
outdoors and I wanted the freedom to travel, meet people, and explore a creative career path,” she says. She noticed business was booming for food and beverage trucks, so she researched coffee trailers, pinned ideas on Pinterest, and saved money while managing the coffee shop after it reopened. By March, Logan’s dream had been brewing for a while, and she was ready to start her own business. “I quit my job, used all of my savings and stimulus money, sold a few things, and bought a used horse trailer,” says the twenty-one-year-old. Logan and her boyfriend, Wesley, did all the work themselves to convert a 5’x10’ trailer into a traveling coffee bar – complete with 100-year-old shiplap wood siding, a folding bar, sink, stainless steel table, refrigerator, and a water dispenser. They found most of their materials secondhand – the shiplap from her boyfriend’s father and the sink from a home goods resale store. Logan paint-
