It’s official, you can find your favorite Wintergreen treasures out there on the road! That is, if you can find and visit our new pop-up trailer.
That’s right, our friendly and knowledgeable staff are even willing to travel. While targeting areas that love Wintergreen and dogsled races that sport our gear, we are finding great places to greet fans and make new ones.
It all started during one of our planning discussions as a team last year. Someone brought up the idea of having a pop-up trailer that could organize some inventory and create a store-like experience at vendor events. It would be a way to reach more people and a fun way to share our story. I loved the idea and eventually went out and bought a brand new enclosed trailer and parked it behind our store.
With some help from our summer intern, we started to form a plan. The upcoming fall sales events that we wanted to attend provided the timeline and motivation. At 14’ long and 7’ high, the fully aluminum constructed trailer was big enough to convert into a mobile pop-up store, we just needed the vision and some follow through.
Call it a team-building exercise or an idea that got wheels, we got it done. Here’s how:
We started with a new, basic, white, aluminum framed enclosed 14' bumper hitch trailer.
Next we removed the inner walls, added insulation and rewired for AC power hook up and re-routed the DC wiring for the interior lights. While the walls were opened up, we cut open a hole for the awning window. Then installed the awning and put wall panels back up.
Painted walls white and painted floor Wintergreen Green (yes that’s an official color:). Stairs were then built for side and back entrances and racks were purchased and installed for display and storage.
A sign and mounting brackets were installed, lights hung, decals pressed on the exterior, and few more finishing touches later… voila!
It was a fun and rewarding experience that definitely took the whole team to make it happen!
So far we've popped up in Duluth, the Twin Cities and even Madison. Where would you like to see us pop-up next? Leave a comment below!
- Jackson Harren, President
14 comments
Wintergreen
Thanks for all the responses, folks – We’re taking notes!
We’d love to send out a pop-up schedule via email, but we’re still working on some plans. More to come soon!
Thanks for all the responses, folks – We’re taking notes!
We’d love to send out a pop-up schedule via email, but we’re still working on some plans. More to come soon!
Steve
Come to Michigan. Metro Detroit area. Oakland or Macomb counties.
Come to Michigan. Metro Detroit area. Oakland or Macomb counties.
Nancy
Chicago!!
Chicago!!
Sheila
Would love to have you come to the Twin Cities area! And to have a calendar of where your pop-ups will be.
Would love to have you come to the Twin Cities area! And to have a calendar of where your pop-ups will be.
Pam Youngquist
Could your pop-up calendar be sent to us on the email list? Come to the St. Cloud area, or Big Lake, or Forest Lake or Anoka/Maple Grove or Hinckley?
Could your pop-up calendar be sent to us on the email list? Come to the St. Cloud area, or Big Lake, or Forest Lake or Anoka/Maple Grove or Hinckley?
Joe
Would love to see you in the Mankato area. Maybe at Mount Kato ski. Maybe do a southern MN run this summer. Would love to meet you all. 👍
Would love to see you in the Mankato area. Maybe at Mount Kato ski. Maybe do a southern MN run this summer. Would love to meet you all. 👍
Pastor Susan Patterson-Sumwalt
Love to have you come to Milwaukee area.
Love to have you come to Milwaukee area.
Rose
Where can we find a schedule of your pop-ups. We live in the Twin Cities and love your products
Where can we find a schedule of your pop-ups. We live in the Twin Cities and love your products
Traci Buescher
I think you would do very well if you brought the trailer to Rochester MN during the summer for an appearance at Thursday’s on First.
I think you would do very well if you brought the trailer to Rochester MN during the summer for an appearance at Thursday’s on First.
Traci Buescher
I think you would do very well if you brought the trailer to Rochester MN during the summer for an appearance at Thursday’s on First.
I think you would do very well if you brought the trailer to Rochester MN during the summer for an appearance at Thursday’s on First.
Jake
It would be great to see you in Chicago!
It would be great to see you in Chicago!
David Murphy
Any chance of being near White Bear Lake, Vadnais Heights or Shoreview
Any chance of being near White Bear Lake, Vadnais Heights or Shoreview
Jean
do you have a calendar for the “pop – ups” appearances? I live in Stillwater……white bear lake is close :)
I wear a 25 yr old Wintergreen jacket that is “simply the Best”
Jean
do you have a calendar for the “pop – ups” appearances? I live in Stillwater……white bear lake is close :)
I wear a 25 yr old Wintergreen jacket that is “simply the Best”
Jean
Jim
it would be great to find out if you’re gonna be near Buffalo Minnesota anytime soon or with an within an hour or so. I have every intention of buying some of your stuff but want to try it on first.
Thank you very much,
Jim
it would be great to find out if you’re gonna be near Buffalo Minnesota anytime soon or with an within an hour or so. I have every intention of buying some of your stuff but want to try it on first.
Thank you very much,
Jim