COLLAPSIBLE Bed Frame & Mattress IN A VAN - Complete Review
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2019
- This sliding collapsible bed system made out of 80/20 aluminum extrusions is super strong. It's designed to slide into itself revealing an extra 25% of space in the van. In my case I'm going to use the space for a shower.
Product Links:
Plusnuts - amzn.to/36FvEtf
80/20 Aluminum Extrusions (make sure to get 97") - amzn.to/2RZNx26
80/20 Drop In T Nuts (the BEST) - amzn.to/2YRvWL6
80/20 Linear Bearing - amzn.to/2PPCJ3W
80/20 Bearing Pads - amzn.to/36Kt2dY
80/20 Inside Corner Bracket (10 pack) - amzn.to/2Z1FmUs
80/20 Double Width Extrusion - amzn.to/2rULRMt
Tools:
Miter Saw (For Cutting Aluminum) - amzn.to/2qUnpdE
I really appreciate your honesty about the cost of mistakes. It really helps the rest of us avoid them. Also, when we make mistakes we know we're not the only ones who mess up.
WOW great job. I love it. Your are really giving your viewers great ideas and detailed instructions. I like how you give suggestions based on YOUR experience in building thing and not claiming that it's the ONLY way to do things. You are providing valuable content to the van community. Thank you!
Thank you for the update. I watched your earlier vid when you were attaching the extrusions & getting the frame sorted. This is a brilliant design & well suited to your needs. Congrats! You are very clever ...& good at explaining. I'll be making a similar bed!
Realy impressed with all of your work. Looking forward to seeing the shower system!
Great design, information, and video. Thanks for being open to sharing your mistakes, what you learned from them, and passing the information along to the rest of us. Now it's time for me to learn about the shower you're building!
I've been watching van videos for over a year and been researching RV's for a few years now, and I haven't been this excited in a very long time. I just mapped out the best design I ever have thanks to you and your bed invention. This is a game changer!!!!
thankyou for showing us and admitting to the mistakes that you made, i am so impressed with your skills and honesty
Loving your van build! Thank you so much for being so detailed and honest about the mistakes 👍. Keep up the awesome work and incredible attention to details!
Thanks for sharing! So grateful that you exposed your mistakes!! Very impressed with your use of 80/20! Looking forward to the shower system!
I appreciate your frankness about your Re-dos! 👏👏
Love the design!! Thanks for perfecting it and sharing…appreciate your willingness to talk about the challenges!!
Love the 80/20 materials. Also 80/20 will consult with you on a project to help minimize mistakes. So many options and things you can do. Nice job.
One of the best bed setup in the van !!! Well done !!!!
Hard worker with a kind heart!
Thank you for sharing what you've learned and valuable mistakes you you've made.
God Be with You, Always...
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You did awesome, created what you envisioned and it works and you're sharing your mistakes for others to learn. That, my friend, is what it's all about. Congrats.
Thanks Beau!
You are the king of 80/20. Love it!
Learning curve with a nice result. Keep updating on how it’s working.
I almost finished my van convertion and i actually went with the same kind of system, i just went with wood and a camping double size matres. Makes it a lot cheaper, but the aluminium will definitely hold up better over time. Great job man!
Great video, thanks! I really appreciate your review of your mistakes because... we benefit from that a lot and that’s really kind of you. I love your videos and have used a lot of what you’ve detailed (and made mistakes on) on my own build. Thank you, I like your style, not arrogant, just incredibly helpful.
Man! What a great build! I’ve been watching your latest videos as well and you are doing amazing work! So impressed!
This bed system is exactly what I am wanting to do when I get a van.
Thank you for documenting all your work, trials, and success! Keep it up!
Love your videos! We are starting on planning our 144" Sprinter conversion. We will listen to your videos on hopefully resolve our dilemma regarding the bed, shower and dining area!
Hey man I'm so glad you made this video, I was waiting for it and found it by accident,
You are something special.
Looks Great. As the saying goes in any well-worth project: ' Preparation, Trial & Error equals Accomplishment " . Thanks.
Love your style! That is a genius bed system.
Another solid video! Was anxious to see how the mattress would work with the upper cabinets and all but it looks great! Good stuff
Bed system is fantastic! Thanks for sharing your mistakes.
Great job, thanks for sharing including your DIY experience, nothing worth doing is ever easy or inexpensive! Pls keep your videos coming.. steve
great video, thanks for the walk-through and cost information. Got my creative juices flowing.
Great new way of making a bed systems!
Thanks for being so open about the mistakes and stuff.
You did it!! Congrats!
Great detail shown, well explained nice design & good honesty about the costs/mistakes - on anything ground up custom/new, its never right the first time... never!
BUT you have a one off unique excellent item! And if you ever need to do it again...
FINALLY ANOTHER UPDATE 💥🚐 I'm building the frame for just a regular twin mattress myself. I figured I could get all my electric under the bed and boxed off and still have room facing off the side of the bed. I realllly love your videos, they keep me inspired when I'm drained and need to work on my build 🚐🚐🚐 cheers!
I cut a twin matress in half lengthwise and made it so it folds in half and only takes up 15 inches of " floorspace "
Thanks for the comments, savings and it appreciative that you passed on your experience to help save others. God Bless! And Thank you!
Thanks for sharing your mistakes. It really helps the rest of us!
Great job Seven. Mistakes happen and that is how you learn. I have a Promaster 3500 extended and my bed is 40" off the floor so I can put my bikes inside. I need to be able to carry a tandem and 2 mtn bikes. I don't want my bikes outside for two reasons. One, no one can see I have bikes and two the bikes get incredibly dirty outside the van, especially in the winter. My vacations always involve bike riding and I don't plan to live full time in my van. My next goal is to build a bed system that I can convert from a full size bed for my girlfriend and I to two separate beds when I want to travel with one of my biking guy friends. I used a cot once but it was a pain.. Thanks for posting.
I appreciate your willingness to share all your costly mistakes, ha! Your honesty and humor and frustrations (not in this one but your next van and the floor/s install had me laughing and OMG seriously!!! right along with you. Keep on keeping on!
Oh and this idea I had in my head about a bed that slides out-this supports it all too well! Had been looking into the 8020 for buildout due to weight and when I came across this I about fell over with excitement.
Excellent job. It opens up the space for so many possibilities aside from the shower. If i were to do a van build i would definitely copy your bed design.
It does! Not to mention it makes building everything in the back part of the van so much easier.
Like your videos & your honesty. Thanks.
Excited for the shower thing 🤗
Very well thought out. Great work!
I like it, Dude you're awesome, your video came out way professional and entertaining, More videos please.
Really like you bed design. The fact that you get back 25% of usable van area is impressive to say the lest. Something you might want to consider is how you will be able to change out the bulbs of the taillights in future. I saw a guy actually come up with a small door the taillight area. Where the door could be screwed away for changing.
Bro thanks, that's the coolest thing I ever seen. That is how I want to make thanks again
If you take ANYTHING out of this video, it should be that NOTHING is ever straightforward when you’re building it in a van! Excellent job dealing with all the idiosyncrasies and getting to where you needed to be in the end. Oh and I really like and appreciate your honesty when it comes to admitting mistakes/learning curves as you progress through design and implementation. It’s a much more realistic approach than some of the idealistic nonsense out there in YT land. 👍
Thanks Steven; just trying to keep it real
Loving that bed design. More ikea flat pack home smart use of space
Thanks for sharing your mistakes so we can learn from them. Please make a video of the shower set up when done.
I am really excited about my costs. As I mentioned in the first video I have a similar idea for the bed frame but I want to make it out of wood with aluminum support sliders. I hope I will not make that much mistakes 😅 I just came to your channel. watched all videos and you are doing a really great job. I will definitely rethink my design idea as I planned also with a bike space but I will see if I will not replace it for a shower and water solution you made. One week ago I was on road with a rented Ford Transit for three weeks to have a first test about van life. So now I compared nearly all vans and really VW Crafter and Mercedes Sprinter just not fit for me at all. I will go with the Peugeot Boxer L3H2. They are more like a box so you win space on the higher level in the van and they are 187cm width inside so maybe I will not need a bed system as I am 179cm tall. Fingers crossed!
keep that great work up I definitely subscribed and smashed the bell 😜
thumbs up and i like the build in aluminium, (new way in thinking) almost evryone els is building in wood.. and i like the honesty.
Thanks Jimmy!
Holy hell, looks great, thanks for saying the price.. Definitely a great idea. Great work!
I’ve looked at so many van builds. Yours is my favorite ! If only I had the talent you posses If ever in Southern California I’d love to meet you and take a tour !
Great explanation! Very thorough overview.
Thanks Lincoln!
In my 140wb sprinter I'm starting to build I was thinking of building a retractable bed for the same reason. But I was planning on mounting garage door rail going across then aiming up. With 8020 aluminum going across with garage door bearings on the end of each . This way it can roll from a bed to a somewhat couch very easily. I like your idea also. Took alot of thinking to come up with that.
Clear honest info. Thanks
I love your honesty and still think you did a magnificent job, however, I would never cut the matrass in 4, I have seen different ones, I would cut the bottom 1/3 off and flop that over, a variation on what Stokevanlife created. Anyway, so many possibilities, and it takes a lot of planning before I even start to plan out my van, let alone start to build it. I can't wait to see the rest of your videos. Thanks!
Well done! My only suggestion: for your mattress covers. If you adjust in the future, have zippered covers ( encasing each of the 4 separate sections) this will make it much easier for cleaning, and washing.
Very nice build, thanks for sharing
I had 8020 cut mine. No waste, but cut charges . Worked out cheaper than full length and cutting myself. Nice design !
I am on my first build and I am doing it as I go that way I know what I need and want. I have redone a ton of things. Just don't throw away anything. If you haven't used your van, I suggest you do. Reality is different than your minds eye.
If you sold that bed system I would buy it asap. Great build so far!
Oh I’ve only watched three videos and already in love with you ❤️
Very clever design.
Inspiring. Will be doing this, but with a more efficient design. Will be using a regular mattress
I love this build :) Litle tip for the bike ;) you could put the bike flat ;) make a pull out drawer with a bike mount that flips the bike up when you have pulled it out. ;)
Planning my second build and have decided to use 80x20 to frame out all of the cabinets, then simply cut panels to slip into the slots for the sides. I liked the folding bed on my first build and will do the same again. It allows a full length bed, plus a couch with additional floor space.
Love aluminum's clean look, light weight, no-rust, and ease of machining. Already have the miter saw. Aluminum's only down side, as you mentioned is the price. Of course, costs can be greatly reduced by using extruded angles or tubing, but it's not as nicely finished as 80x20. So, it's a good alternative in unseen places. Either way, great tip regarding planning ahead to reduce wasted material.🤙
Noticed that you purchased your 80x20 from Amazon. But, I've also noticed some price gouging on some of their items, depending upon the vendor, so I'll be researching alternative sources. Perhaps some of your other viewers could recommend some cheaper suppliers. It would help a lot of people save a lot of money.😎
Admire your honesty
Love the collapsible bed frame I need this for my RV. I have a Murphy bed that is part of the slide out. So when I let the slide in I loose access to my closet and to the two cabinets above the bed so I need a different bed frame that will still allow me access.
Excellent design.
I am using an inflatable mattress with a Sealy 3" memory foam topper and it is the MOST comfortable bed I have ever slept in. You deflate a little to move it and then inflate to the firmness you want.
The concept and execution is pure genius, and any mistakes you may have made were because you were blazing new trails. The trials and errors of creating a prototype always come at a cost, but your ability to identify and rectify the problems yourself, more than made up for it.
Thanks Mark! I appreciate the kind words.
I agree 100% Mark!! I am winding down my Sprinter 144" build and I too built a sliding bed. Finally on my third iteration it is functioning well. Most of the things I have done have had a similar pattern, luckily the big things like cutting holes for windows and fan went well the first time.
Excellent finished result! Cost may seem high but it's your bed. You sleep there 1/3 of your life. Spend the $$$ on the best bed you can afford.
Smart design.
Everyone with van or bus should do this.
Awesome job! I’ve been fascinated all the way! I’m curious as to a weight comparison as well. That is a very strong and versatile bed system that really maximizes your limited living area. I have to believe it’s also MUCH LIGHTER than a wood-build, for example.
I saw (in the background) of another videoblogger that 80/20 has a giant catalogue (similar to Granger’s); were there other connectors/products that you found subsequent to your build that you’ve thought about/could be used to provide differing kinds of benefits? (You’ve opened a whole new world for me!)
Have you checked out the Video for the 1-Hour Shower 🚿 that allows for limited water usage and recirculation/filtration?- Pretty cool! I thought it might fit part of your needs (the guy’s channel is called Boondocker).
The best solution 🤝
NICE idea
Good job. Thank you.
Glad I found your channel! Subscribed and want the notifications 🔔
Awesome, thanks Amy!
Hi, I want to thank you for all of your videos. I have a question what did you uyse to squeeze the plusnuts. Do you have a video demostration? Thank you again
WOW, I love this bed. I really want a collapsible or couch type bed. This is ingenious. p.s. Do you have a blueprint on this design? You should make one and sell it for $10+ I think you could sell these!
You poor fella with your mistakes and cost over flow! Thanks for sharing your experience. Well done!
great idea thank you
Great job
Really liked the collapsible bed for the 144. Very well presented too with nice close ups. Do you have plans or a parts list published / linked? Thanks!
Thank you for sharing. What length and size bolts did you use for the plus nuts and for the 8020 connectors?
2:35 O Seven, you Savage.
wow.. love 80/20
Nice job!
Jut wondering why you used those corner brackets to join the extrusions together? Wouldn't it have been possible to drill a through hole on the top extrusion and use a T-nut in the slot of the lower extrusion?
Love 80/20, great product and versatile and expandable in the future.
Great video.
Apologies if i missed it, but what profile of 8020 were you using for the majority of your bed frame?
Thanks
A very well explanation about how to optimize the Van area. Well done buddy. Looking forward to shower system.
Greetings
You’re awesome !
Great idea and functionality on bed frame. I like the ingenuity! Also, I've been wondering what brand/type of batteries you used in your solar electric system?
Good job!! Love your videos
I want a full bed set up in My 4x4 Sprinter 170 I may do same style but split it the long way and instead half and Half 70/30 so I can bring electric bike in and be able to still sleep when my girlfriend isn’t with me...
so awesome. Question ..do you think the interior should be built prior to exterior infrastructure ? (racks, solar, etc)
Hi Steven, do you happen to have the drawing / dimensions of this setup!? I love it so much, I want to built it myself on top of a 8020 platform :-)
Great sliding design, but I'm wondering about condensation at night - I can't see how you'd avoid that?
Genius...thanks
I am looking at using extrusion pieces to replace the bedframe in my popup trailer. The measurements are 78" x 60". The 78" length is the crossbar which spans the width of the trailer. These cross sections are supported by 4 support arms made of conduit that link into the tow hitch frame as well as the front of the the trailer itself via 2 screwed in clips. How much flex do you think an extrusion of this length will have?
Is it possible to have full windows all around? Will it affect heating and cooling comfort inside?
With a similar amount of metal you could probably build your own version of the rock'n'roll seats I see in a lot of vans. It would also make your bed into a comfy seat. Your design is ingenious but I made my first bed from wood with the equivalent sliding system much cheaper.
Well planned, well built. Did you do the CPN (Critical Path Network) yourself or obtain all this planning, materials, tools, labor from a source?
Very cool system! I’m impressed with the ingenuity of your designs. Thanks for doing all the prototyping and showing us how to avoid making the same mistakes you did 😜
I watched your videos on the new build with all 80/20 framing. How do you avoid galvanic corrosion between the aluminum profiles and the steel of the vehicle parts? Aluminum and steel are fairly far apart on the galvanic index, and usually require galvanic isolation between them when joined together.
I actually checked the galvanic index, and aluminum and steel are close enough that there shouldn't be an issue in an indoor environment.