Van Build: DIY SUPER EASY Bed Platform Installation
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2019
- Today we are going to show you how using a futon bed frame makes for a DIY super easy bed platform installation. We used this method in our 2017 Ram Promaster, we talk about things you need to consider, materials we used and storage ideas.
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Well explained, good job! I had to laugh, saw your Berkey & thought wow, you have to pull it out each time to fill it. Then I remembered that mine is set up the same way too! Duh! 😅
Thank you for sharing this information with us.
Y'all be safe out there.
Enjoying your videos
The futon frame is a great idea. I was going to take one to the landfill. I am going to save it for my van build.
Awesome! Feels good to repurpose stuff. Especially when it works out perfectly. Have fun with your van build 😎
OMGoodness you 3 keep me 😂. Unbelievably clever idea for bed framing (futons & L-bars). Thanks for sharing. Keep the 💭 coming.
Rest assured we will keep producing the bloopers and sharing. Carrie still laughs at our own bloopers 😆 Thank you for watching.
Appreciate you sharing about EMT's recommendation. This is very important info. Thanks again!
+mirogintz yes! We think so too, it's something you just don't think about. Thank you for commenting.
VERY helpful video, thank you!!!
Great idea
Great tutorial! Thank you so much!
What a great idea. My van is going to have the same futon frame. Or it looks the same from IKEA but mines going to actually be used like a futon then convert to bed. I bet a lot of DIY’ers are going to use this idea. Love your channel.
Thank you so much! Which way will the bed face in couch mode? Sounds awesome and we would love to see it all finished up.😀
The floor plan is totally different than yours. The futon is in the middle of the van. When in couch mode you face the sliding door. When in bed mode your head would be behind the front seats and feet toward rear doors. It’s not complete yet. I’m loving and learning a lot from your channel. Would love to show you when it’s complete.
Sounds awesome!
Good approach. I have a 2015 promaster, and the first thing I did was raise the bed further to store my mountain bike. Adding a 4 x 4 at each end did the trick, and could work with this setup as well. Like the lightness and maneuverability of the futon frame!
Thank you! We have a bike coming soon and may have to put a 2x4 on each rail to get the height. Super light frame for sure😀 Thank you for watching and commenting we appreciate you.
Very cool. I just got my van and I'll be building the bed frame first. Your suggession are great. Thanks!
You are very welcome! Our futon frame is starting to break down after 2 years on the road. We have just ordered a frame off Amazon that hopefully will fit right on the same angle iron. We will find out soon.
Congratulations on your new van! We love to be helpful if you have any van related questions.Take care and happy building.
This is just brilliant! I would certainly go with this idea for a bed frame. 👍🏼😊🚐🌍 Thank you!
+Cindydez * Thank you😀 We love to share our ideas and some might even be good 😆
What a simple, lightweight solution. Thanks!
+csquared we couldn’t believe it fit so perfectly! Definitely one of the easier projects! Thanks for watching
I like the divider between the bed and the kitchen. Makes it feel like a spaceship.
Simply brilliant. I am definitely going to use that style bed frame.
+mrjake2132 so glad we can help! We were so happy when we realized the futon frame fit perfectly.... It definitely mage the bed construction easy!
Great bed installation video! Much simpler than the method I was considering! Thanks for posting!
Very welcome, it's like the futon was made for Promasters.
oh my gosh, this idea is brilliant! Its a win/win all the way around. I love these how to videos. They are right to the point and you do an excellent job of explaining the whole process. I always end up feeling " can that" !
+Lynda Smith thank you so much! We’ve watched so many how-to videos ourselves..... some or not to the point😂 it’s nice to hear we are accomplishing our to the point, informative, you can do this mission! We are a great team....Dave is “to the point” and I am “include important details” thank you for commenting
Thanks for sharing this! 🙂 It was helpful to see how you constructed your bed as we were trying to figure out how to make ours. Hope your build turns out awesome!
Thank you! We are happy to help if we can. We have been living in our van for 11 months now and pretty happy with our build overall. Please feel free to ask us any questions 😀
omg such a perfect vid... thank you guys!
Very welcome! Take care and happy travels.
Great tips, so nice to repurpose what you have
+netty chow Thank you! It's a very nice feeling to repurpose and not waste 😎
These how-to videos are so helpful to me. I was just wondering how I was going to set up the bed, and now I know!
+cesalt so happy to hear this! We are about to do a video on our choice of ceiling fans....what we like and what we don't like😃
When I see the inside layout of your van - which I really like - I always think if I build a van my bed would only be half the size of yours - I would have a lot of room! 👍 Love your van and the way you guys travel and camp!!
+Dino - One person under 6 feet tall could save a lot of room! Don't go too small thought. Very nice to stretch out😎You might be able to put in a shower with the extra room.
nice and thanks for made my project easy
We are happy to help! Thank you for taking the time to comment.
great videos. thank you
We are happy to be helpful, thank you for watching and commenting.
Great tip from the EMT - I would never have thought of that!
+R Pretty awesome when the viewer community shares need to know tips for everyone to consider 😎
one adVANture at a time 😊👍
Outstanding job, I like how you used the futon frame and slotted angle iron.
Thank you, Lamar. It feels good to repurpose things that we had. That futon from lasted nearly 2 years before the welds started breaking. We ended up having to buy a bed frame. It also fitted right into those angle iron braces.😎
Simplicity! liked 👍
Thank you 😀
Nice way to save somewhat thanks for posting the video
Very welcome! If you already have the futon it's the way to go 😃
That’s awesome. You could have even just zip tied it in place. I was trying to figure out how I could quickly install an elevated bed platform, this sounds like the best idea. Thank you!
Yep zip ties are great!
Thank you for sharing your videos very informative 🙏🏼❤️😘
You are very welcome! 😀
Excellent stuff!
+Bill Jones Thank you very much!
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Great tips!
+Cindy Lambert Thank you😎
I wish I had seen this before we built our bed. Very clever.
+Stephen Otto Thank you!😀
Really good idea for the bed frame. 🙂
Thank you, it's a perfect fit!
Good video!!!!
+Joelle Baker We are happy you liked the video😀
Hey that frame fits nice also angle iron is great...appreciate the info
Very welcome! 😀
EMT recommendation. Probably a good idea to design in a small tilt component to the frame on the passenger side. Thanks for the info.
+Almost RV Perfect that’s a smart idea! We are thinking we might want to raise our bed a few inches...... if we do..... I think I’ll do this!
I did the same huge weight saving. I cut a metal bed spring frame about 7" of the center then put 3' metal sleeve inside and pound it together. You have to take off 2 roll of the wire mesh then spring load it again.custom size.
My frame was a light strong wood frame. Which I used as storage above. It's 2 feet of the ceiling just before the bed right a across the van. On mine it rest on my conversion old roof top and a snug strong got a high top.
Think I the only one doing it this way. That is I want a real living room open space. So I also run a made wood frame from the front old roof and storage above the driver cab on both side all the way back to just in front of the bed and rest on that cross member frame. So it has 3' of walking head room in the middle. Enough to stand and shower too.
With so much storage room up. I only got my 4- 6 volts battery's stove 22 gal propane. A kitchen island, blender and ice cream maker maker. & A.c air. Then before the bed I've got a carpet 1-1/2 ' step up area. that to lie on before the bed and pantry storage and water. Under you need to lift up the floor door. So my high top van has a full living room and I have swevel seats also. It totally wide open below. the whole van are is open and to design and furnish mine a Art Deco/ ocean decor. I also got custom louver. in where my big top Window use to be. and the back right side louver can be push out and hold up with a stick. Again a first. LOL
Futon frame is a good solution :)
+Gus inabus Thank you!! Super light weight and a perfect fit.
The view behind you looks fake. It looks like a painting. WOW!! So beautiful!!
Love the idea of repurposing old stuff! Perfect fit. How high is your garage now? Thanks for another great video!
+Wade Mauland From the floor to the futon is 29 inches and an inch and a half higher between the frame ribs. We thought it looked about the right size and after measuring the frame we were delighted 😀
great idea. What is your bed size/dimensions?
Love how you built the bed. Can you tell me where you got the L Brackets for the bed. Im at lowes and do not see any that are strong enough with the holes, to bolt them in. Thanks
+CHRIS WILLIAMS MUSIC I think it’s called angle iron.
Great idea, never owned a futon, did the frame have legs on it that you removed? Thanks for sharing all of your videos!
+Discovering LockeNest Yes both sides of the arm rest/legs unbolted right off. We were even able to reuse the bolts when we did the install. 😀
Very clever and well thought out. At 5' 16" tall I have to sleep length ways in a van😱
+J.G. Conumdrum Bummer! Dave is a stomach sleeper and it’s pretty tight for him.
Although it seems safer with head on passenger side, I sleep better with head higher than feet. So for me it all depends on three tilt of the van when parked. 😉 I really like the futon frame idea.
Thank you! In our case we don’t park on city streets much..almost never so no real need to avoid the driver side.
Love your videos!! What type of stand is under your Berkey water filter?
+bktango thank you! We bought that stand from Berkey in addition to the filter. It was to talk for our space so we cut it down and put new rubber feet on it.
Greetings,
As the owner of a 2021 Ram ProMaster, I am closing in on finalizing among many options, which bed I will install in the back of my van. This is close. I'd like to ask about squeaking as you drive the van. Does the immovable nature of the futon bed base cause squeaks? I noticed some who used the IKEA bed spans to build the base. What i like about that path is, the spans have the ability to telescope to different lengths. ***This also means the spans will "breathe" as the van rides down the roads all over the country. I am convinced this would lover the squeaks that will occur due to the immovability of the spans, for example, in the use of the futon frame shown here in this video... The alteration from this setup is as simple as using the free brackets and then hooking the aluminum rails to the brackets... Thank you for your time,
The futon frames worked great for about a year but the. The welds began to break. We have since replaced with a metal frame from Amazon. We have LOTS of rattles and noises in the van but I don’t think we have ever noticed any coming from the bed frame. Here is a link to the video where we replaced the bed frame! Oh and one last thing….. it is VERY IMPORTANT to have space between slats or you will have mold!
Futon Frame Bed System is a Failure / installing a ZINUS bed slat replacement system.
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Wow, thank you!!
I will watch the replacement video..!
Great ideas...tell me about the Berkey
+BigTomsVan well it’s expensive!!😂 it is a gravity fed water filtration. Ours has two charcoal filters inside it. They say you can filter water from ponds, creeks, and lakes and get the harmful bacteria filtered out. We have never had to resort to these methods as of yet. We do like that it makes bad tasting water taste better and an extra piece of mind with our drinking water. We fill up in lots of different locations and facilities. We have the smallest countertop one (berkey travel) and we love it.
Thank you for such an excellent idea! How is it going sleeping across the width of the van? Any issues crawling over each other to get in and out of bed or challenges leveling the bed while parking? Thanks for your insight and a fantastic video!
Hi Jess. We like sleeping width-wise because it saves more room for the rest of the build. Since this video we have added more sleeping room by making cut-outs in the wall. I think our next video..tomorrow where we add a cabin window will show that extra space. I am 5’10 and now the bed is good. Yes, we do cross over each other, but it's not a big deal...at least I don't think so 😀
Great to know! Thanks so much!
I am just getting ready to install the platform on a new promaster. Since i have no walls yet do you see any reason not to rest the frame on the existing supports ?
We needed the angle iron or it would have not been long enough to reach. I wound imagine that you could use that support beam just the way it is if your bed frame is the right size. I don't see why not. 😀
Nice! Did you try designing it to open and close to save space when the bed is not in use?
Thank you. We wanted our bed ready to use at all times. We did consider that however 😀
Wow! That exactly what I’m doing! Is just that you are doing it much simpler then I am. I should have waited to come across you video to fallow your step. Quick question! Can you please help me with a DIY? I am looking to find out how to install my cable wires to my alternator to get 220v. I have a 2021 ProMaster 2500 series 159w base with a 220v alternator built in, but I haven’t found a video showing this type of installation. Can you please direct the information to my attention. Thank your so much ahead of time. I will post a video on my installation once I get the info.
Hi Jose! I am no electrician but here is what I did. I bought a 1500 watt sine wave inverter and used the wires it came with to hook it right up to the vehicle battery. I mounted the inverter to a board that fits between the two seats and protects the floor. Just know that we have heard if you do this it could affect your vehicle warranty if you have any electric issues. Our warranty is over so we took the risk 😂 I wish I was an electrician and had a better solution for you.
@@oneadVANtureatatime Thank you for your quick response. What you did make sense. By the way the 220V, I meant 220 AMP. lol- but anyway, I know you understood me, I appreciate your info. This is very important to me, so I have to get this right the first time. :-) Take care.
Great video! Is the frame just sitting on the angle iron or is it also supported by the wood you have for your garage cabinets?
It is just sitting on the angle iron. We just updated our bed frame, after two years the futon frame welds are no longer holding. Still the exact same concept but new frame that we ordered off amazon.
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I am in the process of build and your futon idea is the best and easiest. Can you tell me the measurement of the futon frame you are installing on the promaster .. thanks
We used a futon frame for a full size bed. The frame worked great for about 1.5 years and then the welds began to break. We have upgraded our frame to this frame from Amazon
Zinus Bed Slat ~ amzn.to/2Yd8CZH
Futon Frame Bed System is a Failure / installing a ZINUS bed slat replacement system. th-cam.com/video/WlhOfHHjEI4/w-d-xo.html
Since you two built my FAVORITE van I appreciate the details on the why and how!
+Edith P. We are honored!!😎 You are very welcome.
If you were to get into van building what would your total labor charges be to build out another Promaster similar to yours? I love your van but don’t have the time or skill to do it.
+Dave B I would hate to know the total amount of hours we put into our van. Knowing that we were going to be living in the van full time we took the extra time to get it just the way we wanted. We are flattered that you would consider our work and who knows in a couple years we might even do it again lol Keep watching though we plan on sharing a lot more build projects😎
I'm wondering if you happen to remember the length of your angle bar? My PM is the 159" extended. I'm installing a full bed using 3 IKEA Skorva rails and a bed frame with memory foam mattress. A couple guys at the local lumbar store disagreed with me AND one another about the length (they each measured the space). I walked away so confused and unsure of how long I should go...
The angle iron is 52 inches long. That fits the futon frame just right. We did custom cut our memory foam mattress to fit where the original futon mattress would have worked fine. We have the 159” wheelbase but not the extended. Hope this helps.
one adVANture at a time - Thank you- you are awesome. I love your videos!
what type of Van?
+Deb Cook Ram promoter 2500. It's the only van we can sleep comfortably width wise.😀
+one adVANture at a time Ram Promaster 2500
I guess you never heard of Rivnuts or Nutserts.
No need when I initially put in the angle Iron, super simple job anyone can do with supplies they might already have.
I owned a Jeep Wrangler and used Nutserts with a few modifications, they are a good option as you suggest.
Get way to up-cycle and save you a ton of work or $ when building van.
+Sunshine Ak YES! and YES!!