Full mobile DTF station at an Orange County, LA, or San Diego event: presses, transfer production, garments planned to your headcount, two operators, load-in and breakdown.
Straight numbers
What it costs to put the rig on your route.
No mystery-meat quotes. Here's the anchor pricing and exactly which levers move it, so you can budget before we ever get on a call.
Crew time beyond the included window — early load-ins, double sessions, or a station that runs from doors to encore.
Flat travel fee outside the OC/LA/SD footprint, Las Vegas included. Nationwide programs are quoted individually with freight.
The levers
Five things that move your quote — and how to work them.
Headcount and pace
A 200-guest market booth and a 1,200-attendee conference are different machines. More guests means more presses, more crew, and more blanks staged — but the cost per finished piece usually drops as volume climbs.
Garment selection
A Gildan tee, a Bella+Canvas 3001, and a premium hoodie can sit $4 to $30 apart before a transfer ever touches them. Mixing one hero garment with an affordable volume piece is the classic budget play.
Design menu depth
Three curated designs run fast and cheap. Fifteen designs with name personalization run slower and need more prep. Both are great — they're just different quotes.
Hours on site
The base window covers most single-session events. Festivals and multi-day trade shows add staffed hours at $250/hr, and multi-day rates get friendlier per day.
Venue logistics
Ground-level load-in with nearby parking is baseline. Union docks, long pushes, or overnight security needs don't scare us, but they belong in the quote, not as surprises.
Worked example
A 300-guest company celebration, roughed out.
Full station with two presses, four-design menu, Bella+Canvas 3001 tees plus a tote option, five hours on site in Irvine: that lands in the $5,000–$6,500 range depending on final garment split. The same event moved to a Las Vegas resort adds the $900 travel fee and any resort dock requirements. We'll always show the line items, so trimming to fit budget is an edit, not a renegotiation.
Ready to price yours for real? Use the form below or call (562) 614-4800 — have the date, city, and rough headcount handy and a firm quote follows fast.
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Price out your event.
Share the basics and we'll return a line-itemed quote with station, crew, garments, and travel spelled out.