About this project
Why We Need Your Contribution:
All kidding aside, we truly believe in our product and need your help. Back Porch Projects began as a way for me to use my crazy assortment of skills to make cool stuff. Since dabbling in product and furniture design I finally landed on an awesome product I wanted to share with the world BIKE CARTS. I have poured my heart, soul, money, time & energy into building a business that promotes a new way of doing business that is ecological, personal, and fun. I started making carts for a few awesome friends and clients, who also believed in showing off their skills in a small quiet manner. Since then I have been making carts while working full time as a fabricator. I need your help to focus on cart building as well as invest in better equipment to make my carts better and faster!
What Your Money Will Go Toward:
Your money will go to making or purchasing of proper jigs, welding and wood working equipment so we make our cart even better. We will also use the funds for rent, web design, surplus materials, pancakes and of course CARTS!
Each cart :
Each cart starts with a super light steel frame There are 2 to fit your mini mobile need sizes: a short body cart
or a long body cart
all the carts can be specialized for all sorts of bike powered applications.
I designed this cart to be easily storable and functional with or without your bicycle, with the removable hitch and double kickstands these cart store easily when you need your bike for meetings across town or for hot dates. We know you need to keep your bike for personal use but need to seamlessly turn it into your money maker. It's hard enough finding room for 1 bike let alone 2 especially if it's a super bulky tricycle.
I have 3 types of wooden panels to offer your cart plywood for painting and stenciling, reclaimed wood chevrons or stripes, the tops are all made out of reclaimed wood material because we believe in the environment here at Back Porch Projects.
Gifts:
We have a TON of gifts to offer for helping us reach our goals. Some are original Back Porch Projects furniture designs, others have been designed just for this Kickstarter campaign. We have also done some amazing collaborations With our best friends and studio mates Kyle Houser Ceramics, Madge Furniture & Co., Revive Design, and Able Farms. We are also offering gifts from the original coffee cart sponsors Hario and Trailhead Coffee Roaster because they believed in our project before there was even one cart.
$1-9 Donations!
Thank you so much for hanging out, Thank you for sharing the video on your social media! Thank you for believing in me. You and I both know every penny helps so thank you for bringing me closer to my goal.
$10+ Donation
We want to give you something to keep you beverages of choice nice and cold while you are getting fit and getting rich selling your awesome goods from your own bike cart or for floating your favorite river! The BPP coozie !
$25+ Donation
COFFEE! Trialhead Coffee Roaster has helped me get the word out about the cart and now we want to help get the word out about his beans!!!! you will get 12 oz of their amazing coffee
$40+ donation
A special portland metro area only gift from our farm market friend at Able Farms is donating a killer produce basket to 20 of our local food friendly friends!
$75+ Donation
The special Bridge truss pour over stand I've designed just for this projects is available in white or teal and Live edge cherry or Oregon black walnut.
$75 + Donation
Kyle Houser is my amazing friend who loves bridges as much as I do; so buy his pour-over dripper that goes great with the Pour over stands above or below!
$85 + Donation
You love mountains, you love coffee. If you liked the bridge truss Pour over stand check out our Mt. Hood stand; available in white or teal and live edge cherry or Oregon black walnut.
$100 + Donation
The Double Dripper. Available in the Mt. Hood or Bridge Truss design in white or teal and Live edge cherry or Oregon black walnut
$120 + Donation
A single pour over stand with a Hario V60. the Coffee dripper starter kit for the budding coffee aficionado in your family.
$125 + Donation
Check out our special collaboration with Revive Design. These super sleek mega portable Flea Stools are perfect for vending all day and fire watching all night. Made with a double layer of veg-tan leather and folding steel supports to hold even the biggest of kitties.
$125 + donation
The Triple Dripper. Available as the Mt. Hood or Bridge Truss design in white or teal and Live edge cherry or Oregon black walnut.
$150+ Donation
The Fremont Foldie folding table is made of 100% reclaimed and reused materials This is an awesome addition to any backyard or vending booth!
$150+ Donation
A single pour over stand with a Kyle Houser original dripper. This coffee dripper starter kit for the coolest of coffee aficionado.
$250+ Donation
We are offering portland pour over parties where we pour you or you company coffee all day long from our pour over cart. We serve Trailhead Coffee Roasters and bring all your coffee fixings on our bike.
$300+ Donation
You wanna hang out with big kitty all day on the Clackamas river? Of course you do!!! I will bring some beverages and snack to keep up floating the best river in America for up to 15 people. I will be wearing the kitty singlet and bringing the best tunes for our float!!!
$500+ Donation
Our Belmont Oregon black walnut benches. made from repurposed I-beam support, and sweet fine wood tops. The bottoms of the Belmont benched are felt padded for indoor or out door use.
$600+ Donation
My shop mate and I have teamed up to bring you this special BLACK ON BLACK ON BLACK Madge Furniture & Co. Weaved Stool for relaxing in style after a long day of bike riding!
$1200+ Donation
Me and my special lady designed the coffee table together and now we want to share it with you! The Klamath Falls Coffee table is now available for this Kickstarter only! Made with live edge cherry wood and white steel legs this is a great modern meets rustic addition to any room!
Carts!!!!!!
$2000+ Donation
Our pine box cart "short" body cart (26x18x26) is our simple slim cart design with a reclaimed wood counter and rear door. All the panels are 1/2 inch plywood that are weather sealed and painted white. These bad boys are fully ready for you to customize for your own mobile business needs. Each cart has a removable hitch, 2 kickstands, and 20 inch wheels.
$2500+ Donation
Our pine box cart "long" body cart (42x18x26) is our simple slim cart design with a reclaimed wood counter and one rear door fullyAll the panels are 1/2 inch plywood thats weather sealed and painted white. These bad boys are fully ready for you to customize for your own mobile business needs. Each cart has a removable hitch, 2 kickstands, and 20 inch wheels.
$2000+ Donation
My pride and joy OG Pour over stand. Its a bit tall and a tad heavy but totally worth every penny for the budding entrepreneur. This is the fully functioning cart I've been using to get the word out around Portland and would love to see a true coffee and bike enthusiast bring it to their town
$3500+ Donation
Pour over coffee stand cart, a sleeker smoother version than the pour over cart in our video. The newer cart is slightly shorter and much easier to pull. Each pour over cart comes with a 5 gallon potable water tank and a 5 gallon grey water tank, a 1 gallon propane tank, burner, storage shelf and live edge 3 coffee dripper stand. This bad boy shows up to your door practically ready to make you money.
My retail cart is a great way to get your products all around town from farmers markets, to flea markets, saturday fairs, and every where else in between this simple 2 display shelf design keep your products safe and ready for your instant set up so you can out vend all the other venders!
Each cart has a removable hitch, 2 kickstands, and 20 inch wheels. Available in the pine box, chevrons and striped, or the reclaimed striped models.
$4000+ Donation
Single pony keg cart or our bakery cart. This cart comes exactly like the Kombucha cart in the video. Fully equipped with a pony keg and regulator, small venders shelf, reclaimed wooden counter, locking top hatch, rear door and storage compartment. perfect for transporting home brews, sodas, or Kombucha.
Our bakery cart has a small battery operated portable refrigerator that feeds a top-mounted display case, and keeps your back-stocked sweet goods nice and fresh. Each refrigerated cart comes with a 6 watt wheel generator and battery pack. The long body counter lends itself for extra goods like hot coffee and tea.
Each cart has a removable hitch, 2 kickstands, and 20 inch wheels. Available in the pine box, chevrons and striped, or the reclaimed striped models.
$4500+ Donation
3 pony keg cart is a "long" body cart. Fully equipped with 3 pony kegs and regulator, small venders shelf, reclaimed wooden counter, locking top hatch, rear door and storage compartment. perfect for transporting home brews, sodas, or Kombucha.
Our grill cart is for all anyone who needs a grill on the go. The hobbiest grill cart comes a small 18 inch propane grill for flipping dogs, veggie burgers, or Westies from the back of your bike. Each cart has a cooler shelf for keeping you good cool and mobile.
Each cart has a removable hitch, 2 kickstands, and 20 inch wheels. Available in the pine box, chevrons and striped, or the reclaimed striped models.
$6500+ Donation
Our fridge and Grill combo cart will pass any mobile vender codes in any town in America. With a working portable fridge/ freezer unit and a small 18 inch propane grill for flipping dogs, veggie burgers, or Westies from the back of your bike. As well as a 5 gallon hand washing/ grey water sink.
Our soup and salad cart keep one half nice and cool with a 65 watt portable fridge to sandwich/salad prep station and the other half of your cart burning hot with a 1 pan steam tray for keeping anything above 140 and bacteria free with the portable fridge and wheel generator system to give you mobile power rechargeable and the refillable 1 gallon propane tank to keep your hot stuff hot. We assure you will pass even the toughest food safety codes in america. All food service carts come with a 5 gallon hand washing sink and grey water system
Each cart has a removable hitch, 2 kickstands, and 20 inch wheels. Available in the pine box, chevrons and striped, or the reclaimed striped models.
$8000+ Donations
The completely custom. Do you have an idea I haven't designed yet???? well let start your completely custom cart today!
$10000+ Donation
I will hand deliver your custom bike trailer to any city and home in America! Fit it to your bike and hangout for the day!
Need a fleet? or want to customize our cart design in your city? Wholesale 10 short body pine box carts or 8 long body pine box cart for super cheap!
In closing
We literally cannot do this without your help and support. Every little bit will help this movement and get us closer to fully launching our business of helping people to get their dreams rolling. So if you love our rewards, want your own cart, believe in our movement, believe in Freedom or in the American dream donate today and we will forever be grateful. Get Rich and Get Fit.
Risks and challenges
Like With any budding Business I am sure we are going to come into some serious issues when it comes to supply and demand. If I do run into any issues with deadlines, I promise to be upfront, and keep everyone informed with what is happening, when it happens. I have surrounded myself and my business with some top-notch craft people, which means they can help me figure out any problem that may come up. With your help and theirs, I am confident I can get over any hurdles. As of now, I make all your carts by hand. While I can certainly continue to do that, hopefully, with your help, I can hire a small team to put the products out as quickly as possible.
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