BUILDING A FLOATING BED FOR A CAMPER VAN! | with PDF PLANS!

This is what I’m thinking for a secondary bed. Waiting to see what Van I get when ready lol

Can you make this front and back instead of side to side for my SUV

I am not here to check out your saw. Half of your video is about sponsorship. Please delete this video.

Darn, I didn't take wood shop in high school.

well done 👍👍👍

Hello, what is thickness of material? Thank you

Does the ball catch replace the locking mechanism built into the drawer slides? In terms of how your bed locks in?

Oh the pdf is not for free 😮

Attempted this without the plans , bought the plans as I couldn’t get the mechanism working smoothly . Still having trouble getting it perfect and I’m 6 years experience in woodworking .

As he mentioned , if you don’t have a table saw it’s going to be difficult . I believe This is the sole reason I’m having difficulty. 1 or 2mm out in one panel can throw everything out of whack.

My advice-
*dont attempt this without a table saw at all unless you have a proper plunge saw ( not an accucut or cheap jig)
*ensure all pocket hole joins are flush , especially the base joints. Again, 1mm or 2 out throws everything out of whack.
* ensure work surface is level prior to building. I put a level on my floor where I built most of it , but didn’t go all around the room. Use a spirit level , and double check by measuring before moving on to the next part , especially when it comes to drawer slides. Even when I used spacers as suggested, I was out 10mm on one side of the drawers .

The plans themselves were very easy to read , but can I suggest a few things to consider adding to them ?
*metric conversions added and to imperial (for Australian and Uk customers)
* the reference or formula for custom modification ( I.e. if you want to make 600mm wide instead of 500 then list the pieces that need to be altered and the adjustments . I worked it out ; but forgot to alter a couple pieces and had to recut.

* extra measurement info. The plans say to install drawer slides flush to the top. The drawer slides I purchased are the most common heavy duty in Australia, and aren’t a square top (they curve) if I knew the height of installation it would have saved less time.

Thanks mate , keep up the good work

Luke, Australia .

Step 1: Become a cabinet maker.

Dude,,werz yur goggles

Hey, you make the table saw look SWEET.

Perfect inspiration for my build! Im building out an old vanagon, and want to repurpose this concept for the size of my van! Thank you!

is there any reason why you couldn’t use pocket hole joinery for the slats , for a cleaner look ?
Curious you are using push sticks over a grr-ripper . Just personal preference?

great design, Im going to be converting a uhaul in the next couple years and think that couch/bed would be perfect, just going to modify it to a L-shape couch

Where is the safety guards?

awesome---- EXCEPT FEW PEOPLE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE ADDED WEIGHT- people put more weight in thier vans overbuilding crap--- anything less than an 8 cylinder will bitch and complain going up a hill- carrying all your junk and all your furniture--- it didnt work for the horse drawn prarie schooners of teh 1800s and it still doesnt work -- EFFICIENTLY--- house furniture is for houses-- van furniture should be as light as possible

Great build, I’m mid build but eyeballing the video makes calculations difficult for me. Does the pdf allow an input of desired size and alter everything accordingly ? Does it also have metric options (no biggie as I can convert) ?
There’s only two things we still use the imperial option in Australia . New born baby weight, and measuring our……😂

Don't waste you time with this video. This is just an informercial. PDF is for sale, and he will waste 17 mins. of your time and doesn't even show the key part. There are other, better videos on this topic.

I understand this vid is sponsored by a table saw company, but I feel you could have truly cut out a lot of the sawing parts and stuck with just building the bed.

Looks awesome man , better than my first “one piece slide out plywood” build. I’ll have a crack at it tommorow. Have a couple sheets of 18mm bb ply, just waiting to get used up

Since the bed extends to the kitchen cabinet when open, instead of the 500 lb. drawer slides, why don't you just use some cleats built onto the kitchen cabinet to support the movable bed? You could build angles into the cleats and bed bottom, ala French cleats, to keep the movable bed from sliding off the cleats at night. You could make the cleats rotatable (bolted to the uprights) so they could be rotated to prevent the drawers/doors from opening when driving!

Beautiful work & love your shop! Trying to figure out how to make a storage based convertible bed for my 4 door wrangler. Just discovered how very little I know about wood working. 🤦🏻‍♀️

WARNING! What are the load ratings on those sliders they should be 150 kg each fully extended and my guess is they are not. Put a tiny bend on any of them and the whole mechanism jams. Then the frame and it's anchor points to the floor, this is inherently problematic, a poor structure?

Hey, are the build plan also in cm? thanks for feedback ...

No legs ? It won’t tip over? The bench should br tucked ,nailed real good on the base and walls .

Very cool!!!!!!!!!! 👍👍👍👍🤘🤘🤘🤘

When the bed is pulled out, how does that front section get supported?

Love this!

Love your videos and your build, Josh! I just bought the plans and am wondering how the dimensions change to fit into 2013 transit connect.

Ill be homeless soon. I need these bed plans. I dont have $20 to buy them😓

It looks super cool! (as the table saw ;). I was looking for something like this as a proyect for me and my dad, Thank you for the plans!

On the other hand Im the only one who thinks he looks like Devon Werkheiser?

Love the bed how do you make this without all the big tools

Background music makes it so difficult to watch. Also all the machinery sounds way too much, better a more pleasant song without the industrial heavy loud stuff

how much of each type of wood did this require ?

Hallo. Do you also have a buildingplan for the kitchen in the van?

Can build me bed that slides out an express van with high top

Hey Josh
Great video and great bed !

What van did this fit in ? Would it fit in a L1 (SWB) Transit Connect ?

Thx Kev

Do you offer custom build for a bed I was thinking for my van?

I like the bed and how you grain matched all the from pieces. A simple step but one many forget. Nice if you decide to leave with stain instead of paint.

I also really like your handy swinging hose arm.

Wish my kreg jig had a vac port.

very good your videos. I'm building a camper and the information is very important.

Hi
Awesome job where do I purchase fully assembled ?

Awesome! I have learned so much from your videos. I also wonder if there needs to be a thin sheet of ply under the mattress... Thank you!

Your skills are insane. Love this. 💛🇬🇧💛

Hi Josh, I bought your pattern. Can I simply convert the dimensions into German cm dimensions? Thank you

Have you done any Toyota Sienna build?

Is this sturdy enough to convert a 27" bed to a full, for 2 people to sleep on? or should I add some front legs... I'll obv modify the accordingly...

I Love your Designs, it is sad that I am from Germany, I would Love to have Build my Van from you! How Long does it take to Build that Nissan Van? Perhaps you come to Germany and make 2 or 3 Months Holiday here☺️… you find definitly More People to make something here…

3 things.
1. Team blue all the way!
2. This is the best unofficial garage tour!
3. Love the simple laid back not afraid to post mistakes mindset when building something. It really makes taking on projects where you think you’re not experienced enough, to having the confidence to try!

The noise that passed for music was deafening, and made me angry and irritated. Is this a channel for normal adults or teenage boys? Select your audience and grow up. This is adolescent rock music that normal people abhor. Save it for your man cave and beer buddies.