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!
Brilliant. I don’t need a van for full time living or traveling. Just a weekend camper. This (and the rest of your work) is a perfect fit for my needs… and probably most others who don’t have 100k to spend on a van
First time watching your channel and I must say I am impressed! Seen quite a few variations on the pull out bed but I have to admit yours seems a lot cleaner and smoother operating. Thanks for sharing and you have a new fan from the UK. 👍👍
Nicely done! I like the design and it seems relatively straight forward to build. I appreciate that you show that you too make mistakes and how nobody is perfect.
I’ve got a craftsman cabinet makers table saw that I purchased at a garage sale for 75$ that does everything that expensive saw does and it’s a cast iron table,belt driven beast!
I’m absolutely thrilled you have released this video and these plans! You do the finest work of any of the TH-cam van pages. I plan on doing an NV200 in the spring and will definitely be buying these plans. Another $20 coming your way if you release plans for the kitchen cabinet on the other side as well! Keep up the good work
You are good, I built cabinets for about 10 years, before my wife said I had to get a job with health insurance. Our first child we payed out of pocket. So in 1979 I went to work for Union Pacific Railroad. I was a pilot in Vietnam so I became a corporate pilot for Union Pacific Railroad.
So, i won't be doing drawers, i need the space underneath for my rollout bbq & oven that stands up at the rear of my Van. I have a metal bed in it at the moment. Taking that out to make a lounge/bed. I've watched dozens of designs, im thinking of doing an L shaped/corner lounge that folds to a bed but with this slat design. It's a toss up between this style or this lift up design i found that sits up to a lounge. Im looking for simple as possible as it's my first attempt & im a 51-year-old woman just starting to do up my first campervan. Bought it 2weeks ago, sanded some rust out, have primed & im ready to bog & paint. I've stripped the inside & and redesigned it. Bought it cheap, will make a good profit after ive had a few holidays in it. Thanks for this video 💚
Good video. Good review of the Laguna Tools cabinetsaw. Liked the feature highlights and yes to the 'one tool to build them all' style video. If you don't own a table saw, you likely know somebody who does. I've loaned take saws out to friends and family. I actually keep a portable contractor saw handy just so I can keep people out of my personal workshop and let them make their mess at their own place. 🤣 Also my liability is zero if they cut something off they shouldn't have... Been thinking of a new cabinet saw purchase recently and Laguna Tools is getting a thorough once over because of this video. Really like that fence... The digital blade tilt angle display feature is neat too. I was particularly impressed with the lack of time wasted fumbling for a tape nature to check each setup and how seemlessly you moved from cut to cut. Yes it's an edited video, but you still did several in one shot and it was a good display of the saws capabilities in practical use. Like the clean modern design and smooth operation of your bed design. Very much like the double bed pull out bench in our vintage Airstream, except your design is sleeker, smoother/easier to operate and legless so no scratches on the hardwood floor we installed. Well done.
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
Josh you're an absolute legend! I've just finished the build for our VW Caddy Maxi with a few modifications for the wheel arch and 1/3 2/3 independent pull-outs so it can also be an L couch, but the DNA is 100% Briarwood Vans. All I ask now is can I buy some of your sweet leather handles? 🙏🙌
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
It’s AMAZING build bed! I wonder if this will fit in my Metris Mercedez Van since it have the tire shape half way up from the floor and I see your bed is complete straight on the back. 😢
Well done Josh! I've seen a few of these pull-out beds, but almost all of them leave the underside open and don't use it for storage! And what do we need in a van?? STORAGE! Couple of questions spring to mind: The unit seems to be made from ¾" ply, does that not add too much weight?? Would ½" ply be suitable or would it be too flexible in use??
I love this style for a camper bed and definitely plan to incorporate it. Couple of questions. when putting a mattress/sleeping pad on this, when its extended, are the slats enough support for keeping the pad from sagging in between the slats. they look like they might be pretty far apart. I'd consider moving them very close without binding, maybe 1/4" apart, so only a couple inches wide when opened. next, the fact that there is no solid "top" covering the drawers, do you find much dust, dirt or debris getting into your drawers? is there a justification to add a solid board under the bed slats and above the drawers to block that out, or is it just overkill? thanks much.
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. 🤦🏻♀️
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?
Great build. I am on year two of my Walmart Futon sofa bed. It is heavy, takes lots of room though is comfortable and tough. There is a local company in Las Vegas doing van bull outs so I guess five years from now if I finish the interior I will look at having them do it. The brief finished van photos you show look great.
Thank you! Honestly not sure if I remember the total cost but it takes about a sheet and a half of 3/4” plywood and around a half sheet if 1/2” plywood.
Can this be modified to lift for access to the space under the bed? I have a Class B with power distribution unit (integrated fusebox, converter, etc) and a propane furnace built-in under the jackknife sofa I plan to replace. I need access under the bed/sofa for lithium batteries. Drawers won't work.
@@Josh_Oakes Cut below the slides and hinge that section? The hinge would have to be on top, somehow, with room between the hinge and wall for the mattress, etc. But how? Have the slides only extend to the hinge or have that end of the slides free to dip down when the top section is lifted?
Since I will be building out for a 2017 Ford Transit 250 Medium Roof van and locating the bed in the back left side over the wheel well, I'll be changing the width of the bed and won't be installing a full middle drawer. My finished bed frame will be 27" x 74" and high enough to clear the wheel well which I will have to measure later.
This is superb. My only observation is that those slats are too far apart. I think a cushion is going to have issues over time with that much of a gape when open. Brilliant though. Thank you.
About drawer pullers/handles, making them from a soft material (leather/nylonstraps) will save you a ton of bruises in a small space like a camper. I would never use anything else.
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?
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.
O TH-cam me mandou este vídeos, talvez porque gosto das duas ideias: marcenaria e camper embora esta última esta mais latejante no meu coração posto que estou prestes a trocar minha Spin/GM de 7 anos por uma Van Iveco/Fiat, de 18 anos. Uma loucura diz meu marido mas é meu sonho andar sem destino e contemplar a natureza. Amei seu vídeo, embora já tenha visto essa forma de fazer esta cama aqui no Brasil mas detalhadamente, nunca vi, por isso agradeço muito por compartilhar. Outra coisa, fiquei encantada pela sua organização, show. Mas, se aceitas uma sugestão (I am shame😅) colocas uma música calma, de fundo, no lugar do estarrecedor som da máquina cortante de madeiras. E por último, não menos importante, obrigada por compartilhar seus conhecimentos você nos ajuda, em muito, só o som da máquina cortando a madeira que me deixou maluca😅. Thanks for share. I'm brasilian woman.
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……😂
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!
The ball catch is a genius solution for this elegant build.
Bought the plans and am gonna start the build next week when all the hardware comes. Gonna go in my stepvan conversion.
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!
Brilliant. I don’t need a van for full time living or traveling. Just a weekend camper. This (and the rest of your work) is a perfect fit for my needs… and probably most others who don’t have 100k to spend on a van
I’d totally buy a kit, pre cut and ready to assemble based off my Astro van measurements.
It’s crossed my mind 👀
Exactly what I was thinking!
I’d buy one for my van as well!
@@Josh_Oakes I’ll be one for my 1988 Toyota pickup hint hint 😉 😉
I’d buy one for my 83 suburban
Great to see build detail videos--plase do many more! Ditto selling plans. Thank you for sharing the benefits your valuable experience! 👍👍
Thank you! 🙏🏻
First time watching your channel and I must say I am impressed! Seen quite a few variations on the pull out bed but I have to admit yours seems a lot cleaner and smoother operating. Thanks for sharing and you have a new fan from the UK. 👍👍
Appreciate it!
Nicely done! I like the design and it seems relatively straight forward to build. I appreciate that you show that you too make mistakes and how nobody is perfect.
Great video ... really well done. I've been looking for ideas on just such a bed/drawers plan. My only critique: Safety glasses... Be safe!
The best van bed I’ve seen yet!
Thank you!
contractor saw ... hand down from grandpa... Thanks guy, for making me feel REAL old today ... I have that saw !!! :D
You are amazing, your builds are beautiful and so space conscious. Thank you for sharing!
Appreciate it!
I’ve got a craftsman cabinet makers table saw that I purchased at a garage sale for 75$ that does everything that expensive saw does and it’s a cast iron table,belt driven beast!
I’m absolutely thrilled you have released this video and these plans! You do the finest work of any of the TH-cam van pages. I plan on doing an NV200 in the spring and will definitely be buying these plans. Another $20 coming your way if you release plans for the kitchen cabinet on the other side as well! Keep up the good work
+1 more plans!
Appreciate the support!
Agree on the cabinets!!
Outstanding! Thank You, Thank You, Thank You! I've been looking for sliding bed plans. Perfect.
Your skills are insane. Love this. 💛🇬🇧💛
You are good, I built cabinets for about 10 years, before my wife said I had to get a job with health insurance. Our first child we payed out of pocket. So in 1979 I went to work for Union Pacific Railroad. I was a pilot in Vietnam so I became a corporate pilot for Union Pacific Railroad.
Thank you for your service, and welcome home.
So, i won't be doing drawers, i need the space underneath for my rollout bbq & oven that stands up at the rear of my Van. I have a metal bed in it at the moment. Taking that out to make a lounge/bed. I've watched dozens of designs, im thinking of doing an L shaped/corner lounge that folds to a bed but with this slat design. It's a toss up between this style or this lift up design i found that sits up to a lounge. Im looking for simple as possible as it's my first attempt & im a 51-year-old woman just starting to do up my first campervan. Bought it 2weeks ago, sanded some rust out, have primed & im ready to bog & paint. I've stripped the inside & and redesigned it. Bought it cheap, will make a good profit after ive had a few holidays in it. Thanks for this video 💚
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!
Josh, What kind of wood did you use for the front of the bed? It’s beautiful. Your skills in designing and building are amazing. Great video.
Good video. Good review of the Laguna Tools cabinetsaw. Liked the feature highlights and yes to the 'one tool to build them all' style video. If you don't own a table saw, you likely know somebody who does. I've loaned take saws out to friends and family. I actually keep a portable contractor saw handy just so I can keep people out of my personal workshop and let them make their mess at their own place. 🤣 Also my liability is zero if they cut something off they shouldn't have...
Been thinking of a new cabinet saw purchase recently and Laguna Tools is getting a thorough once over because of this video. Really like that fence... The digital blade tilt angle display feature is neat too. I was particularly impressed with the lack of time wasted fumbling for a tape nature to check each setup and how seemlessly you moved from cut to cut. Yes it's an edited video, but you still did several in one shot and it was a good display of the saws capabilities in practical use.
Like the clean modern design and smooth operation of your bed design. Very much like the double bed pull out bench in our vintage Airstream, except your design is sleeker, smoother/easier to operate and legless so no scratches on the hardwood floor we installed. Well done.
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
u don't think u like to saying that is the best simplicity true way to earn, trust your intuition, bravo
Josh you're an absolute legend! I've just finished the build for our VW Caddy Maxi with a few modifications for the wheel arch and 1/3 2/3 independent pull-outs so it can also be an L couch, but the DNA is 100% Briarwood Vans. All I ask now is can I buy some of your sweet leather handles? 🙏🙌
Appreciate it! I hope to have them available soon 🤞🏻
Hey, you make the table saw look SWEET.
Damn you are talented. Looks awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
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
I think this is exactly what I have been looking for! Thank you!
Excellent design
Thanks 👍
Appreciate it!
It’s AMAZING build bed! I wonder if this will fit in my Metris Mercedez Van since it have the tire shape half way up from the floor and I see your bed is complete straight on the back. 😢
It will fit in a metris! The plans are just a guide but you can certainly modify them to make it your own!
This is great, thank you so much for showing this, because, I'm thinking to buy a Van, I'm in South Africa, I will have to have someone ❤❤❤
Awesome design. I learned a lot from this project!
Well done Josh! I've seen a few of these pull-out beds, but almost all of them leave the underside open and don't use it for storage! And what do we need in a van?? STORAGE! Couple of questions spring to mind: The unit seems to be made from ¾" ply, does that not add too much weight?? Would ½" ply be suitable or would it be too flexible in use??
A great video for what I needed. Thanks from Herbie Herbert South Wales UK
I love this style for a camper bed and definitely plan to incorporate it.
Couple of questions. when putting a mattress/sleeping pad on this, when its extended, are the slats enough support for keeping the pad from sagging in between the slats. they look like they might be pretty far apart. I'd consider moving them very close without binding, maybe 1/4" apart, so only a couple inches wide when opened.
next, the fact that there is no solid "top" covering the drawers, do you find much dust, dirt or debris getting into your drawers? is there a justification to add a solid board under the bed slats and above the drawers to block that out, or is it just overkill? thanks much.
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. 🤦🏻♀️
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?
Very cool! Great job and thank you for sharing! 🎊 🎊 🎊 🎉🎉🎉
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
This is what I’m thinking for a secondary bed. Waiting to see what Van I get when ready lol
I enjoy bench table bench splitting extending bed. Top🎉🎉
Hey Josh, where's your safety glasses, dust mask and push stick?
Safety glasses should be on my face, dust mask is in the drawer and the push stick is located on the sliding fence with built in storage 👌🏻
@@Josh_Oakes 🤣
@@Josh_Oakes Any family is southern Ohio? That's where my side of the Oakes family is from.
very good your videos. I'm building a camper and the information is very important.
Great build. I am on year two of my Walmart Futon sofa bed. It is heavy, takes lots of room though is comfortable and tough. There is a local company in Las Vegas doing van bull outs so I guess five years from now if I finish the interior I will look at having them do it. The brief finished van photos you show look great.
Appreciate it!
Full tour video of the van build at the end coming soon!
This is super great! Love the build plans! What was the build cost?
Thank you!
Honestly not sure if I remember the total cost but it takes about a sheet and a half of 3/4” plywood and around a half sheet if 1/2” plywood.
@@Josh_Oakes Thank you!
So at today's prices in California, about four thousand three hundred dollars :-D
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!
Great video with a beautiful fnished product, cheers man!
Can this be modified to lift for access to the space under the bed?
I have a Class B with power distribution unit (integrated fusebox, converter, etc) and a propane furnace built-in under the jackknife sofa I plan to replace. I need access under the bed/sofa for lithium batteries. Drawers won't work.
You can certainly modify the design to fit your needs!
@@Josh_Oakes Cut below the slides and hinge that section? The hinge would have to be on top, somehow, with room between the hinge and wall for the mattress, etc. But how? Have the slides only extend to the hinge or have that end of the slides free to dip down when the top section is lifted?
Toda una obra de arte
Muchas gracias !!!
Planning on buying the build plans but was curious how many sheets of plywood are needed for this project?
Since I will be building out for a 2017 Ford Transit 250 Medium Roof van and locating the bed in the back left side over the wheel well, I'll be changing the width of the bed and won't be installing a full middle drawer. My finished bed frame will be 27" x 74" and high enough to clear the wheel well which I will have to measure later.
Love the bed how do you make this without all the big tools
This is superb. My only observation is that those slats are too far apart. I think a cushion is going to have issues over time with that much of a gape when open.
Brilliant though. Thank you.
About drawer pullers/handles, making them from a soft material (leather/nylonstraps) will save you a ton of bruises in a small space like a camper. I would never use anything else.
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?
Enjoyed your video, production, instruction, etc... Got me subscribed... YUP hit that like button!
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.
O TH-cam me mandou este vídeos, talvez porque gosto das duas ideias: marcenaria e camper embora esta última esta mais latejante no meu coração posto que estou prestes a trocar minha Spin/GM de 7 anos por uma Van Iveco/Fiat, de 18 anos. Uma loucura diz meu marido mas é meu sonho andar sem destino e contemplar a natureza. Amei seu vídeo, embora já tenha visto essa forma de fazer esta cama aqui no Brasil mas detalhadamente, nunca vi, por isso agradeço muito por compartilhar. Outra coisa, fiquei encantada pela sua organização, show. Mas, se aceitas uma sugestão (I am shame😅) colocas uma música calma, de fundo, no lugar do estarrecedor som da máquina cortante de madeiras. E por último, não menos importante, obrigada por compartilhar seus conhecimentos você nos ajuda, em muito, só o som da máquina cortando a madeira que me deixou maluca😅. Thanks for share. I'm brasilian woman.
Does the ball catch replace the locking mechanism built into the drawer slides? In terms of how your bed locks in?
Could this be expanded to be wider -- probably 54" would work as a double. Thanks.
I would like to see it raised so off of floor for underneath storage. Seems vert low but great bed. How much does it weigh?
Once you add a mattress it’s not too low. Not sure on the exact weight.
now this is the important question, looks is a 10 but driving this bed around would cost you some $$$ in gas
Really nicely done. What type of plywood are you using?
Thanks! I believe I used Radiata pine for this one.
@@Josh_Oakes 😊👍 thanks!
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.
Legend!!
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@@Josh_Oakes and my circular saw and shity driveway vs Laguna?? Cmon.. 😂
Totally dope you're selling your bed plan. Get a patent, too!
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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……😂
Can i get the link to get your plan to build this bed
Very cool!!!!!!!!!! 👍👍👍👍🤘🤘🤘🤘
Hey Josh
Great video and great bed !
What van did this fit in ? Would it fit in a L1 (SWB) Transit Connect ?
Thx Kev
I strongly suggest adding crosscut sled, much safer more accurate
Agreed, it's on the list for sure!
Have you done any Toyota Sienna build?
When the bed is pulled out, how does that front section get supported?
Awesome! Amazing craftsmanship!
Can this be converted to a queen build with no drawers? Just the slide out?
I love your video where are you located i would like to have you make one of this beds
I would’ve liked to have seen the “deflection” on the expanding side from someone laying on it. Super clean looking build though 🤘🏼
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...
Nice video, love the table saw.
Love the video! ❤
Love the comment! 🖤
Beautiful work, looks tidy as!
Nice build
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Do you have plans for a 2001 Tacoma?
Hi
Awesome job where do I purchase fully assembled ?
Love this build! 👍
Great video, but I didn’t see how you left space for the wheel well humps.
Nice cabinetwork man
Very helpfull sharing thanks a lot.
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!
You definitely could! This design was made so that it could support you as a bed without relying on any other cabinets.
Hey, are the build plan also in cm? thanks for feedback ...
So stoked for this! Thank you!! Question - what are the dimensions of the finished bed?
Hi Josh, I bought your pattern. Can I simply convert the dimensions into German cm dimensions? Thank you
Nice build.
Step 1: Become a cabinet maker.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Ahahahahahahahahah 😂
Step two stroke your beard
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Hallo. Do you also have a buildingplan for the kitchen in the van?
Love this!
Hey Josh, Would you be willing to help me design plans for a bed to into my pro master van conversion?
Do you offer custom build for a bed I was thinking for my van?
Bruh it’s beautiful
Hello, what is thickness of material? Thank you
well done 👍👍👍
Can you make this front and back instead of side to side for my SUV