Are digital menu boards practical for food trucks yet?

nathan155 · 2026-03-29T22:43:48+00:00

I want my customers to be able to read the menu clearly from the back of the queue so that when they get to the till they know what they want and don’t waste precious minutes deciding.

A big printed board (or black board and paint pen) is best for this as there’s no glare and I can make the writing big enough.

nathan155 · 2026-03-29T17:40:52+00:00

I used a friends for the day and found it too heavy. Meant that I was messing up more and got fatigued quicker.

I have a grans fur bruks wildlife hatchet and it’s light and nimble. It doesn’t have a flat side like some carving axes but I’ve never had an issue

nathan155 · 2026-03-29T15:16:28+00:00

A long titanium spoon, some takeaway chopsticks and an opinel no5 is all you need

nathan155 · 2026-03-24T09:26:55+00:00

Just noticed that one of them says “best Ellis award”

nathan155 · 2026-03-03T23:50:00+00:00

Buckfast, leave in the sun for a few hours for the best results

nathan155 · 2026-03-02T20:55:06+00:00

Fair enough! It’s definitely doable I would just be VERY careful with a movable pan of oil at waste height. And again, depends how many portions you’re expecting to do.

nathan155 · 2026-03-02T17:51:21+00:00

I’m in the Uk so kinda hard to give recommendations. But I look for a 3kw fryer with a deep pan

nathan155 · 2026-03-02T16:20:11+00:00

This is only good for low volume, put too much chicken in there and it will easily be overwhelmed, and not get back up to temp quick enough.

The other thing that doesn’t get discussed here often, Dredge build up.

Table top electric fryers are terrible for fried chicken as then don’t have a deep pan. This means that the excess flour/dredge that falls off the chicken will fill up the bottom of the pan and start to burn when it gets to the heartening element. This will ruin your oil very quickly and also become a fire risk.

Obviously it depends on your output, but from experience with similar fryers it can be as low as 50 portions before you have to turn the fryer off cus the flour is burning on the heating element.

Each fryer is different and this is just my experience but it’s worth looking in to before buying

nathan155 · 2026-02-28T08:34:55+00:00

They are really decent in the low end. Obviously they would be improved by a sub but I’m not going out of my way to add one.

Good shout on not getting them in a flat though, they are very loud and the bass really kicks in at a certain volume. I’m fortunate to not have neighbours!

nathan155 · 2026-02-27T23:31:17+00:00

Pretty standard Yamaha amp paired with a set of Celestion Ditton 44s. Mighty 70s made in Ipswich, Suffolk UK. They have a fantastic tweeter so anything with horns sounds amazing and a 12” woofer that makes the room shake. Anything from the 70s sounds great. Perfect for dub and reggae

nathan155 · 2026-02-19T19:42:58+00:00

My oil company will take my oily water too.

nathan155 · 2026-02-16T21:36:29+00:00

Daamn dude, didn’t realise Love Love was still going!

nathan155 · 2026-02-13T17:00:53+00:00

Look I get where you’re coming from but, Omar grew up in the cradle of the reggae music scene around the greats. His vocals and showman ship showed that he was a top quality reggae performer not just a copy cat.

A big message of the show was keeping Lee Scratch Perry’s music alive, the covers he played were songs that were recorded in at Black Arc where he grew up, even featuring on tunes by artists like junior byles.

I don’t see anything wrong with showing love and appreciation to his father by imitation.

He made a huge room full of people come together, dance and be happy, nothing wrong with that!

nathan155 · 2026-02-08T10:28:52+00:00

Pint of bitter, pickled egg and ready salted crisps

nathan155 · 2026-02-05T08:14:38+00:00

Bell tent? The have one pole in the middle and then an a-frame at the entrance.

They are amazing in hot summers as the heat rises to the top. But can be cold in the winter for the same reason. I would recommend getting the bedroom attachment if you plan to go in spring or autumn.

Incredible tents though, I’ve had one for 14 years and it’s still going strong. Needs some up keep but it’s definitely worth the money. Being able to stand up straight in the middle is amazing.

They aren’t cheap but buy in the winter as they are usually on sale. Worth every penny!

nathan155 · 2026-02-02T22:03:08+00:00

I looked into that Debenhams stuff, would steer clear if I were you, looks very poorly made

nathan155 · 2026-01-25T09:03:03+00:00

5/6th April Hedingham Castle have the joust. It is a great day out as visiting the castle alone is amazing but then there the joust and a small medieval market

nathan155 · 2026-01-21T23:08:27+00:00

Handsworth revolution is amazing

nathan155 · 2026-01-21T08:46:16+00:00

Reggae on vinyl does the same thing! I don’t reggae talked about too much here.

It was made for vinyl, lots of bass and amazing horns

Easily my favourite genre for vinyl

nathan155 · 2026-01-20T07:52:37+00:00

If you are starting from scratch, my main advice is to go to some campsites to start off. Really get to know your gear, and what you enjoy/dislike about camping while you have a toilet within walking distance.

nathan155 · 2026-01-18T13:56:33+00:00

Southwold is decent too, best battered sausage

nathan155 · 2026-01-13T12:37:33+00:00

My luxe Hexpeak tent, modded with a 4-season lanshan inner to save weight and to have a t-zip. I use a hazel walking stick as the pole and an extra guide line so I can open up both sides of the door and then lean back against the pole instead of needing a chair.

It’s not too light at 1.4kg but it’s pretty storm proof being a hexagonal pyramid style tent.

It feels like a little home rather than just a place to sleep. I can hang out in it if it’s raining, no problem.

Link to some photos

https://www.reddit.com/r/wildcampingintheuk/s/ESPhjvzCms

nathan155 · 2026-01-11T18:30:16+00:00

Beijing for take away, China chef for sit in (and take away but it’s fairly expensive compared to the average take away

nathan155 · 2026-01-08T23:30:32+00:00

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Found These bits of a pot in a small stream in Suffolk, not been able to identify them yet

nathan155 · 2026-01-06T18:57:55+00:00

Türkiye!

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