How I Made a Convertible Bed in my Car Camper
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 มิ.ย. 2024
- My Car Camper, or "Camper Cube" is coming along!! I'm happy with the bed design, it was a little tricky, but it works great so far!
Tracey's Camper Cube Video:
• CubeCamper
📸 Follow me on Instagram for behind the scenes content and photos! @ianodonnellmedia
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ABOUT ME
My name is Ian O'Donnell, I'm from South Carolina. For the past few years I've been traveling all over the USA, tent camping, staying in a minivan camper, and now a camper cube! I post vlogs as often as I can and try to give helpful information along the way! I'd love for you to come along for the journey with me!!
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CAMERA GEAR I USE
Cameras:
Panasonic Lumix G85 & GoPro Hero 6
Lens:
Lens: 12-60mm G Vario, 45-150mm, 25mm F1.7, 35mm MEIKE f1.4, 17mm Laowa f1.8
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#vanlife #travel #adventure #hiking #carcamper #roadtrip #vlog
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00:00 - Intro
00:21 - Bed Design
01:21 - Seat Removal
03:16 - Building the Bed
07:06 - Grandpa!
08:20 - Testing...
09:46 - Outro
Imagine being an engineer who worked on the Nissan cube and seing this video. I would feel so happy to see people enjoying the car, making it the ideal companion for a journey!
Props for sharing and linking to Tracey's CubeCamper. Thanks!
This is so great. I love my 2010 Cube and have been thinking about how I can use it for camping. My driver's side window doesn't open anymore either! But the car is so reliable and gets such great mileage. I love it.
Nice job. I would put a tide down from the front of the canoe to the bumper in the front of the car so while doing high way speeds, air DOESN'T get under it and blow it OFF and create a dangerous situation.
Great job mate!
Well done! Quick shout out to the little guy hardware store that had the stuff you needed when the big box store didn’t would’ve been nice. Always a good idea to help the locals! (just a thought!). Safe travels!
I like it.. I was kicking around the idea of using 80-20 for rails and getting rid of my passenger seat
It really is nice having that extra room spilling up into the passenger seat. Makes a world of difference when you're in something car sized. Haha. Hope the video gave you some good ideas!
Sweetie that was totally amazing! It almost, almost, made me want to have a fixed bed! But I am, the queen of change! 🤣💜 How would you like to do a 2003 Honda Odyssey? 🤣🤣
Hahaha, an Odyssey would be great! Honda in general is a good brand car, they go forever. A convertible bed isn't a bad thing, I just think it's not for me and my travel style.
I built a folding bed that fits over the folded seats in my cube. The deep trunk (boot) space has proved useful for making a little kitchen space and The squareness of the cube is so useful for being able to sit up and read at night even with the bed placed over the top of the seats. For a mattress i used a decathlon self inflating matt which Worked so well as it Fits tightly and snuggly between seat and door which holds the whole setup in place. It works perfectly and i can drive with the bed made up. Soooo handy and no need to remove seats. Delighted. Thanks for inspiring me with this video.
Good to see you out adventuring
Wow, I’m impressed Ian.
Thank you!!! Hahaha. It was fun to build!
You truly are brilliant
Welp, I have a cube, and have always wanted to sleep in it. I’m nowhere near this level, but good to know that it can be done!
I always thought the cubes front & back seats made a double bed when they were all reclined?
Seeing the bike made me happy man! I think you’ll love having it, depending on your overnight plans. Might not be cool if you’re planning a ton of Walmart nights, just sayin!
Always entertaining and allowed me to take a break from packing for winter camping next week!
Cheers from the north !
Yeah, I think I'm going to enjoy having the bike! My plan is just to take the front wheel off of it if I'm going to be in a sketchier place. Also, on this trip I'm going to do my best to try and find dispersed camping places as much as possible!
What about flipping the front seat around so you can sit in it and use the bed as a desk/table?
#DIARYCUBE : Awesome job Camper Cube
Loved watching you hard at work doing something you love. Love the outcome and final design. Great work.
Ooo... Tricky little bed contraption you built there to go over your front seat. Nice!
Thanks Ian! That was an awesome ideal making of the bed frame. Now I got some hints on How To. I have pics to share of my improvements I've done on my 2011 Nissan Cube.
Awesome video!! Half inch plywood should be enough. Nice custom cut and hinged platform, very accessible! Great job!
Thank you!! I really like how it curves to fits in the back. 😂 It's the little things.
This is awesome. Great job 👏
Thank you!!
Nice build. I definitely recommend proper roof bars for the kayak when going off road or taking expressway speeds. I find a tow hitch for bikes also beneficial for convenience. Lastly, I recommend looking at mesh window covers for darkening but also ventilation with a rechargeable portable fan for additional cooling.
Love it!
Thank you!!
That’s so cool! Wonderful! Great job!
Thank you!!! I'm just glad it all works hahaha
Nice design on the bed. You survived the 1/4", I'm sure the 1/2" Will be good.
Super cool.
Thanks!!
Awesome work. How long is bed?
Great job on the bed! I love it. I'm planning to camp/sleep in my Kia Soul this summer, so am looking at videos of Cubes for ideas too.
I hope these videos will be helpful!!
Thank you for another great video. I would never have thought of a cube build. Your work looks great. Safe travels.
Thank you!! I wouldn't have thought of it either. Hahaha. I'm just working with what I have
Amazing job on the bed!!! Brilliant 😊
Thanks, I just hope it hold together hahaha.
Looking good Ian - nice progress. Looking foward to the final build and your trips in it! 👍 😎
I think it'll be cool when it's finished! At least unique hahaha
Looks great glad your back at it!
I'm glad to be back at it too!
Always fun to watch the build vids, makes me wanna go back to the van and refine haha.. Surprisingly roomy for such a little box! Keep em coming! 👍👍
It really is fun to work on them!! Always something new to figure out. Thanks for watching and I was also surprised with how much room this little cube has. Taking the back seat out made a big difference.
Looks great!!!
Thank you!!
It's a TH-cam thing... keep it up, Ian.
Thanks Alex. I'm going to try and keep at it!
Hi Ian, another great video. I'm in the process of converting my 2012 Chevy Tahoe PPV into a camper also. I'm going with a folding platform so that I can still use the rear seats for driving for Uber. I also plan on it being easy to remove so I can install my 3rd row seats. Keep up the great work. I really enjoy your video content. Thank again. MN2 Kevin Hill US Navy (retired)
Good luck with the Tahoe build!! My uncle had one of those for a long time. You should have lots of room to work with!
@@IanODonnell Thanks this will be my 2nd one I've built out. My other one is a 2004 Z71 4x4 complete overland build. Roof rack, outdoor shower, trailer hitch mounted outdoor grill, small fridge for soda and water. It's now a 3 seater as I left one of the rear seats intact. It's definitely my labor of love and gets me to the great outdoors.
I'm building out my Cube and have watched her video for inspiration too. I use 1/2 plywood and it bent in the past so I support it better underneath. I may use it for shelving and buy 3/4 inch if the additional support doesn't work. So far so good. Thanks for sharing your designs.
Thanks for checking it out!! I'd love to see some of your build!
What are the dimensions of the cargo area with rear seats removed? Width, height, and length to back of front seats?
Hey there, I have the exact same car( even color) and would like to do the same thing. Would you consider sharing with me all the tools and dimensions that you used to accomplish this?
Does the front drivers seat fold the same I guess. Thinking double bed etc
My mild OCD needs to polish those headlights
Hahaha, yeah they're pretty bad 😂
Do you think a Solar Panel that's 8ft tall 3 feet wide could fit INSIDE the cube with the rear seats removed?
Honestly I think it could if your willing to drop your passenger seat but of course it’s gonna be a lil tight of a fit
How tall are you? What's the length/width of the bed?
What size bolts are they please. Are they M10 and M12??
The width of the bolts you used. In the bolt holes left by the removal of the seat.
Sure looks like it’s gonna be a little tight in there once you get all your other stuff in there.
Yeah, I probably won't have much room at all. I imagine it will just be something to sleep in and store stuff in. Hahaha.
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