*A hair van like this lets a Winnipeg stylist wash hair with hot water in a heated room, even in a February stretch below −30 °C.* # Mobile salon vans for Winnipeg ProVanWorks builds mobile salon vans in Langley, BC, and delivers them to hair stylists, nail technicians and lash artists in Winnipeg and nearby towns such as Selkirk, Steinbach and Headingley. Winnipeg's cold comes in long stretches, weeks at a time, so a Winnipeg salon van is built to keep a hair wash hot and a client comfortable without a break all winter. At about 2,300 km by road, it is also one of the longest Prairie deliveries from our shop. ## How does Winnipeg's climate shape a salon van? In January and February, Winnipeg can stay well below −20 °C for weeks, with nights below −30 °C and wind chill on top. There is rarely a mild spell to give a van's heater a rest. Then summer turns hot and humid, which is hard on a closed room full of dryers. ProVanWorks builds a Winnipeg van with insulation in the walls, roof and floor far thicker than the roughly 16 mm (5/8 inch) we use for the Lower Mainland. A small diesel, gas or electric heater under the seat drives heat through pipes in the floor and walls, heat exchangers move warm air around the room, and the thermostat holds your setting from the first appointment to the last. Warm walls also mean less frost forming inside when the shampoo bowl is steaming. For a stylist, hot water is the test. The reservoir sits in the utility area and the lines run inside the heated part of the van, so the shampoo bowl, pedicure basin and hand-wash sink keep their hot water through a cold stretch. With a diesel base van or a diesel heater, run winter-blend fuel from November on, since regular diesel can thicken and clog a filter at Winnipeg temperatures. In July, the front fan in the cargo area also runs the air conditioning, which clears the heat and humidity from dryers and hot tools. The same thermostat controls heat and A/C. ## Where do mobile salons work in Winnipeg? Winnipeg grew along the Red and the Assiniboine, and the old riverside districts of Wolseley, River Heights and St. Boniface can make finding a curb for a cargo van slow work under the elms. Out in Sage Creek or Bridgwater, a salon van usually fits in the driveway. Clients include parents at home with young children, downtown office workers and seniors' residences. Winter days are short, so many appointments happen after dark. A ProVanWorks salon van has ceiling lights spaced close together over the chair or table, plus a task lamp where you need one. In summer, weddings and cottage weekends around Lake Winnipeg and the Whiteshell bring bridal and group bookings outside the city. For a market or festival booth, the [mobile beauty salon trailer](/custom-work-trailers/beauty-salon-trailer/) is worth a look. Residential plowing brings parking bans and windrows that narrow the street. Check with the City of Winnipeg about parking a salon van and setting up curbside, especially on a ban day. ## What water and power setup suits a Winnipeg salon van? A ProVanWorks hair van has a shampoo bowl and a reclining wash chair, and any salon van can have a pedicure basin and a hand-wash sink, each with running hot water. The fresh water reservoir and grey water tank are sized for your appointments; tell us how many washes you do in a day. Read the [mobile hair salon van](/mobile-salon-vans/hair-salon-van/) page for the full hair layout. Dryers and hot tools draw the most power, so a hair van usually needs high-amp inverters and chargers and a battery bank sized for them. The bank charges at Level 2 EV chargers through a J1772 inlet, or from shore power through the 50 A inlet (30 A also available) or the 20 A, 120 V inlet. Long cold days favour a bigger battery bank, and a generator or solar panels can be added. Overnight in a cold snap, leave the heater on the thermostat, plug into shore power, park somewhere heated, or drain the water system. ## What rules apply to a mobile salon in Winnipeg? Talk to your local health authority about what a mobile personal service business needs before you take bookings, and to the City of Winnipeg about business licences and parking. For a professional licence or certification tied to your trade, ask the organization that grants it. ## How does a salon van get from Langley to Winnipeg? Winnipeg is about 2,300 km from Langley. The main route follows the Trans-Canada (Highway 1) east over the BC mountains, then through Calgary, Medicine Hat, Regina and Brandon. The Yellowhead (Highway 16) through Edmonton and Saskatoon is the northern option, joining the Trans-Canada near Portage la Prairie. Either way it is several days of driving, and the water system is protected for the winter trip. For the trip, ProVanWorks can drive the van, put it on a vehicle transport carrier, or hand it over to you at the Langley shop. See [delivery across Canada](/delivery-across-canada/), the [Manitoba](/mobile-salon-vans/manitoba/) page, and all [mobile salon vans](/mobile-salon-vans/). ## Frequently asked questions ### Can a salon van keep hair washing water hot in a Winnipeg cold snap? Yes. In a ProVanWorks salon van the reservoir and the hot water lines are inside the heated, insulated van, and the thermostat keeps the room warm with the engine off. Tell us how many washes you do a day so we size the tanks and the hot water supply. ### Is a 2,300 km delivery to Winnipeg practical in winter? Yes. ProVanWorks protects the water system for the trip, and you can choose to have us drive the van, ship it on a vehicle transport carrier, or pick it up in Langley yourself. Delivery is quoted with the build.