Campervan Bed

[marlinspike]

The one I'm thinking of was a pipe cot affair with a canvas base that fitted over a couple of poles slotted into the sides of the cab that spanned the van above the front seats.

They have those type of things on Ebay for £90.

 

[striker]

The one I'm thinking of was a pipe cot affair with a canvas base that fitted over a couple of poles slotted into the sides of the cab that spanned the van above the front seats.

Might be long enough for a 12 y.o. in a bigger van.


Hinge it across the width in a couple of places instead?

You've got a false floor, so could fit some flush sockets that would take a couple of support legs for a narrower bed.

Had one of these in my type 2 in the 90's

 

[Erie Fred]

Park next to qty (2) trees.....a couple of hammocks for the brats & friends, the stink stays outside.

 

[Maddog]

Park next to qty (2) trees.....a couple of hammocks for the brats & friends, the stink stays outside.

Good shout… maybe in the US.. in the UK it rains.. a lot!!!

 

[Erie Fred]

Good shout… maybe in the US.. in the UK it rains.. a lot!!!

They make the ones with a roof and side curtains.

 

[nickk]

It might take a bit of searching, but there used to be a bed available for the VW type 2 that fitted across the front seats. I’ve never seen one, but if you could find a picture, it might give you an idea.

Our twins slept in one until they were 6,together,with built in flaps that folded upwards to act as curtains,MIL sewed them on.

 

[sparkysy]

The one I'm thinking of was a pipe cot affair with a canvas base that fitted over a couple of poles slotted into the sides of the cab that spanned the van above the front seats.

Might be long enough for a 12 y.o. in a bigger van.


Hinge it across the width in a couple of places instead?

You've got a false floor, so could fit some flush sockets that would take a couple of support legs for a narrower bed.

I made one of those from an old hammock and some gas tube/pipe for our old LT35, it served my daughter up until she was about 15, we ended up with her having a bed in the cab across the front seats,
I got some heavy duty fold out locking shelf brackets and attach them to the seat bases. The depth of the base was nearly the width of the footwell so it made up the gap perfectly with some ply, then just put a cut up piece of memory foam across the lot!

 

[Erie Fred]

How many people are going to be stuffed into how little of space ?
Ugh.

 

[Maddog]

How many people are going to be stuffed into how little of space ?
Ugh.

Well 3 and if more children want to come they will be out in the awning and they can stink the place up all they want out there!!