Do you know how the Japanese make insanely genius furniture because of their small tatami apartments? I feel like America is going through that right now too, with all the tiny homes and van conversions. Today I saw a folding loft bed that was using cabinets as stairs and had a small office under the bed.
Avoid the Van Conversion Guide.. it's not very expensive, but they also sell two different electrical guides... meaning this conversion guide likely has no information on electrical stuff, which would be the whole reason for my considering to buy the book. I tried reaching out about this... crickets..
A hydraulic drop from the ceiling style bed is my favorite way of ensuring a bed is always ready and gives you seating underneath during the day which then gives space for a bathroom and kitchen.
@@francesnance9110 with all the stuff mounted/placed on the floor, I doubt it. Sure there will be some weight on top but not enough of a difference between top and bottom to be considered "top heavy". If a bed can outweigh several gallons of water + batteries + appliances then that ain't a bed lol. Also you can just lower it in use-position while driving.
Interesting. I have a concept in my mind a bit like a roller garage door, a slatted bed base board and attached compressible mattress that rolls up, into a roll near the roof at the back doors (slats joined with strong webbing bands). When deployed side guide rails on the van walls each side guide it as it unrolls down to sort of the normal rear bed position, like they do on the garage doors. As an engineer the holy trinity of vans bed-toilet-shower in smallest space are a fascinating challenge, everything else can work round those.
Most full time vanlifers will tell you they never use their shower and end up converting the space to something else (it's all very well to have a shower but to have to access and carry around the water needed to run it....)
I like the way you think! You sound like me. I've thought of something like this too but it sounds like you're actually getting it figured out! Yes we have engineers in my family lol. And I'm grateful that I got some of their genetics 😅
@@nsmith3128 pretty much. Washing (body wipes, pressurised pump spray bottles, bathing natural water sources - anything to save on water usage; you can keep clean without actually having a shower). Many will have a shower every other day at a gym (some will even check in to a caravan park once a week to shower and do laundry); but if you're off grid that's not an option - and if you're off grid where do you fill up your water? And carrying a whole heap takes up a heap of space plus it's very heavy - so that's extra in mileage). Don't forget all the other things you need to use water for other than drinking and showering - there's laundry and cleaning.... When you take all that into account you begin to see why including a shower in your rig becomes impractical
I got a 2020 Transit Medium roof in May. I'm going to build my bed in a DIAGONAL across the back. I'll be able to open the back door and step up into a triangular "mud room" with a pull-out toilet underneath. There will be triangular spaces at the head and foot of the bed, and I'll be able to sleep full length, without sleeping diagonal in a cross-bed. I already have swivel seats at the front, so I'll have a large space for the kitchen/dining area. I plan on using unistrut so I can dismantle, or even re-arrange if I want/ need to. BTW...this is my 12th van since 1973, after I came back from Europe where I saw VW vans all over the place.
I like it when a bed design includes provision for bedding and pillows which some if these are great at, but some are not. Having to store and set up bedding every time is a pain. I think it's what makes the humble rock and roll so good, there's a natural spot behind the backrest to roll up and store this stuff.
Alot of great ideas. However, I love a fixed bed. Who wants to send time messing around with pulling, pushing, turning, cushions, when you can just hop into bed? IMHO, I keep my bed fixed, even tho I can turn it into a seating area.
In my bus I plan on having a fixed bed in the back and then mattress can lift up like a lid for the clothing storage(and I can have my water tank down there too cause the amount of clothes I have would fill about 1/3 of the space) I’ve never liked the idea of convertible furniture cause for me, it sounds like too much of a hassle to, for example, make the bed into a dining area, when i can just sit on the bed with a lap table. I’d rather sit on my bed than a chair and table.
Why do you have to make what should be a complete sentence but instead every sentence ends in a question? Someone tell me why is bad grammar so popular?
The vertical boards on the wall next to your bed visually extend the height of the van making it look like the roof is taller. I might pinch that idea!!
The first setup is absolutely genius! I'm designing my own overland trailer and you just solved my issue with want a fixed bed (at least a queen) and and table area to eat and work from. But I have to admit the Murph setup is bomb diggity!!! Awesome!
I personally think a hydraulic lift bed is the way to go in that it gives you space underneath to create a lounge area etc or a great place to store bikes or other sporting gear. Flexibility, l believe is really important in a van.😊
High fail rate and what do you do if that happens when you're out in the middle of nowhere? (They're expensive and an expensive fix). The manual 1 is a much better option cos more realistic
I have a beautiful print cover over my bed, so it looks great all the time. I could roll up my mattress and strap it and snap the bench seats into place, pull out the hidden table if I need it, all in ~5 mins. But I don't need it because I have a fold away hidden table and a swivel chair in my galley, where I can eat inside by a window. Or, I can sit outside in a fold-up chair to eat, or use the picnic table. ALL NO- WORK OPTIONS! LOVE IT!
These work great when you’re young. We each need to get up 3-4 times a night and without waking the other. My wife is also not going to climb up into a bed. I’m thinking 2 singles in either a twin Murphy bunk bed arrangement or L shape with mine up high across the back. Climbing is not a problem for me. We each are forced to be side sleepers which mitigates my 76” length.
15:30 imagine a stranger trespass into your vehicle while you are in bed, you have the option to quickly create a barrier with that slide out and it contains all the guns on your side lol
Murphy bed wins. I would have added a tv so she can watch from bed but otherwise perfect. BUT…. I would have given the electronic, drop down bed number one but she didn’t show how it looked when fully up against the ceiling. Can’t tell if there’s enough head room during the day. If there is- that’s the winner with the Murphy Bed #1A.
If I could somehow design a van with a drop down bed in the front of the van over the front seats where the seats could spin around 180 degrees and the bed come down from the ceiling that would be cool. Put the bed away all day when not in use and be perfectly comfortable sitting in the front seats while driving or spun around while parked. The fixed bed for me just takes up so much space for something you only use when you are unconscious. For simplicity however, and ease of use I gotta say that side murphy bed is awesome as well without as many moving pieces. I would probably go this route if I were to build a van.
How come you guys don’t provide links to these guests you host ? Other than that viewing product I would like to do but no tangible hard contacts ? You gave nice insight into various owners but no contact lists
Laye to the party and only in the saving/planning stage but for once im glad im only 4'10.5" and really only need 2" of sholder room! This should give me a lot more room than a man @ 6' or more! Lol
At 4-10 u are made for a van Perfect! Plus u don’t feel squished ever by ceiling, I bet! I’m not even 5-4 anymore and car sleeps are hard for me. I’m fat tho. And old. Don’t get neither 😖 🤨😳
Your van bed layout is exactly what we had envisioned for ours. Where did you get the mattress plug/extension? I am having trouble finding anything like it.
Things I want, if I lived in a van: #1. 1000 watt microwave. #2 Good sized freezer, for 400 frozen sandwiches, frozen vegies and frozen meat and fish. #3 Tools, gear and a 40+ gallon water tank under the bed. #4 Ceramic wall heater. #4 200 cans of soup. #5 2500w Power Station hooked up to solar on the roof, or a SphereMotor. #6 A sponge. #7 Coffee maker and a rice cooker. #8 A good wall cabinet setup. #9 Pullout toilet under the seat. For dinner put some frozen vegies in microwave and then add a can of soup. Next microwave a frozen sandwich. Next wet hair, add shampoo and then rinse in the sink with warm water from the microwave. Next clean body with warm sponge. Next turn on the Ceramic Wall Heater. Next, be free and happy.
In my bus I plan on having a fixed bed in the back and then mattress can lift up like a lid for the clothing storage(and I can have my water tank down there too cause the amount of clothes I have would fill about 1/3 of the space) I’ve never liked the idea of convertible furniture cause for me, it sounds like too much of a hassle to, for example, make the bed into a dining area, when i can just sit on the bed with a lap table. I’d rather sit on my bed than a chair and table.
murphy wins. Single pivot with positive latch is bomber. as a mechanical engineer, you typically want to choose the most robust solution unless the client has specified something else. If I were to upgrade, perhaps do a slam latch, or get cute with making the Murphy wall functional for daytime. Linear systems suck unless you overdesign which means $$$ and space to house components. A parallel four bar would be my suggestion if the client wanted a bed to hug the ceiling during the day, a solution used in motor homes from days gone by.
Nate, I’ve registered for your course. But I’m too old and too unskilled to build my own van. I do want my own design (No gas, half-height shower and wc and a rear lounge with ceiling bed so high lithium and battery spec. Can you recommend a builder for such a van , please? Stuart
oh man, i feel like my bed needs to be in your 2024 version. its on drawer slides and pulls open, and slides back into a couch for the day. the mattress (queen) is all one piece and doesnt need to be made in order to open and close it
The half flip up bed is my favorite one, it just seems so easy and not many steps! I kinda wish I could live the van lifestyle, but I can't drive and vans are expensive.
@@rosscoooo4854 it depends on your definition of a bed, it's where we sleep. Also, last week was the first time we slept in a 'proper' bed and mattress and OMG never again, both of us were so uncomfortable, the mattress aged us 30 years. We were all aching.
@@EdurtreG everyone sleeps differently and it's important to respect people's choices and priorities. Floor beds are proven to help align the spine and skeleton and we have found that to be true in our case. I don't know how the floor bed will feel as we age, but will react to life as it happens and adjust. For the record, we clean our floor, and we are all animals just like you. 😉
As a solo traveller, I’m not impressed. So much waste of space and time and accessories such as levellers and blocks to achieve a level sleeping spot. Long live the hammock and its compact stuff-able and stow-able accessories.
I am still alive.. I have been crazy busy on a more academic project (a book on ideas and ideology). I hope to get back a bit more to 'being in videos' in the coming year. (I will need to promote it after all).
R&R is best. You can buy a R&R bed system for £200 and about the same for cushions, make it as wide and long as you want. Held in with 6 bolts, you get a proper sofa and you can even get them with seat belts. Going from sofa to bed 1 second, from bed to sofa 5 seconds and you can store bedding behind the sofa.
My 22' Winnebago Rialta has a rear double bed, with an open shelf and full view window behind, where I can set my DVD/TV. I can sit in my galley's swivel chair or on the bed (always made up) and lean against the wall with a comfy bed or wedge pillow. NO-work Cozy TV nook! I think it Trumps all of these "beds." That said, I'm one person and only 5 ft 8.
Top 10 campervan bed designs, but none from Humble Road, Sam's Van pretty standard fixed double, but it's electric so reclines, Mr & Mrs Sprinter van part electric part sliding longways mounted queensize electric reclining head end slides back to make it more compact in day use, Van 01 fold out futon couch in day bed at night easy to do
I thought that 1 was the best design. It was the bed on the floor that I thought crazy - I was fine about it just being a thin mattress but then she's adding blanket after blanket? Rather defeats the purpose of those thin floor mattresses
@@susie9893 there is a simpler version to no 1 where they slide out the bed extension, and also another slide out dining table between those 2 bench, but definitely more complex carpentry work
I’m making a transverse bed lift where the frame rides on rails and expands or collapses across the width of the van while hugging one wall as it is lowered or raised. A repurposed bench cushion fills in the foot of the bed on the opposite wall after the bed has been lowered. I’ve spent a fair amount of time on the structural engineering details and it’s not at all straightforward. This bed is for a Sprinter 144 to make better use of living space. I’ve only seen one other transverse lifting bed and that one had deep fixed cushions to fill in the gaps on both sides which significantly cuts into the living space below. Not ideal. I think there are some pretty good reasons why we don’t see bed lifts like the one I have in mind but that also makes it an interesting design challenge so we’ll see how it goes.
I saw a mini van with a bed width wise behind the two front seats! I got excited because I can fit in it, 5’ . Haven’t been able to find it since! Do you know of it? 😂
Can someone tell me how to wire the lights into the bottom of the floating bed (bed lift) without having exposed, trailing wires when the bed goes up and down please
they have an interesting definition of a queen bed.. tht doesnt even look like a double? all those beds require able bodies or electrics, bear that in mind. nice though.
i prefer the electric bed lift but... this one doesn't have windows .... i prefer the electric bed lift with side windows, for viewing when I want to sit and relax and gaze outside without going outside.
You have such interesting videos, Nate but the background music is driving me nuts. So unnecessary to add another layer of noise to videos, when you speak thru the whole video, and are doing tours and demos.
Electric Bed Lift . Who Does Work Like That ? That's the Only one I care for . There has to be a 2 nd way to get it down if Electric Goes out . Comment's Are A Extra To Your BOOK . A win winner .Smart Guy
How come I have a full size ProMaster yet my twin size bed seems to take up most of the room? Everybody else's vans look bigger. Is it a fisheye lens or something?
Reality vs this video? In this video, everyone looks very fresh, and well kept, showered. In reality this is not always the case. For instance, if it too cold to shower outside. You will go dirty, Hair doesn't always get washed, and the whole art of transformation from stow'd bed to ready to sleep, most don't always tear down and re-set every day. There will be odor in the van, it's natural to breath. breathing will make moisture and cause odor. Certainly the van is going to be lived in, will be shuffled most of the time, and not necessarily video ready. Living out of the van is a freedom most don't realize is doable. It offers many amazing adventures. Not tied to the dock (so to speak). I love wandering in my van. My van is a simple build. Just a queen mattress with junk stuffed under , around, and over. Mostly fishing gear. I enjoyed this video. Thank you for all the great Ideas. It can all be much simpler. I spent less than $100.00 on stuff to build mine.
Yes, I am nit picking but why do I hear so many people calling the floor the ground and the ground the floor? The ground is outside, the floor is inside 😊 7:45
My bed solution is not here...full width/140 with an extension of 60 cm. 2 mattresses with a length of 2 meters, where I cut the mattresses at 140. The foam rubber, not the cover. This means that the 60 cm part will be back to the rear doors. From "daybed" to bed: pull out the bed, then pull out the mattresses...done.
none of these beds are really what I want, 1) I ALWAYS want a bed for one person to sleep on sideways. But, I only want it taking up 36" (single size bed just for one) that is ALWAYS available to sleep on in case you get tired of driving and you just want to pull over for a quick snooze... or you just don't want to make the king size bed. And of course, the garage will be only 36" long so, when the bed is in "single" mode, you got a ton of space for recliners, couch, or whatever you want in that space, then, when it comes time doing some really good sleeping, you can slide out another 40 inches or so, depending on how tall you are. So, the bed will slide on rails over counter space, or couch ... depending on what you want in that space. Of course, if your prefer a bigger garage, then you can make it like the bed plug. However I think having more space for "van life" is a better deal. If somehow I could get a laz-boy recliner in the van. I'd be pleased! Don't make the mistake of having a hard cushion at the end of the bed, since doing this limits your sleeping position, and we all know a VAN is NEVER level. So, make the bed sleepable form east to west or north to south.
@citigirlcountrified1927 Maybe she doesn't like making it -but the Murphy bed makes her do it-& I know some large beds have to walk around bk & forth so maybe it Feels easier-even tho it isn't much easier :)
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#8 was my fave and that purple mandala bedspread/comforter was smashingly rad.
Don’t forget, memory foam turns hard as a stone if it gets cold. Always go for latex or wool.
Do you know how the Japanese make insanely genius furniture because of their small tatami apartments?
I feel like America is going through that right now too, with all the tiny homes and van conversions.
Today I saw a folding loft bed that was using cabinets as stairs and had a small office under the bed.
Avoid the Van Conversion Guide.. it's not very expensive, but they also sell two different electrical guides... meaning this conversion guide likely has no information on electrical stuff, which would be the whole reason for my considering to buy the book. I tried reaching out about this... crickets..
A hydraulic drop from the ceiling style bed is my favorite way of ensuring a bed is always ready and gives you seating underneath during the day which then gives space for a bathroom and kitchen.
Agree, but I'd think it would make the van top heavy while driving.
@@francesnance9110 with all the stuff mounted/placed on the floor, I doubt it. Sure there will be some weight on top but not enough of a difference between top and bottom to be considered "top heavy". If a bed can outweigh several gallons of water + batteries + appliances then that ain't a bed lol.
Also you can just lower it in use-position while driving.
Only in a tall van!!! Unless you are petite (hubby is 6'3" and I like his head the way it is, wink)
Van builders' imagination is amazing. A+ to everyone. ❤❤❤
Thanks John!
Interesting. I have a concept in my mind a bit like a roller garage door, a slatted bed base board and attached compressible mattress that rolls up, into a roll near the roof at the back doors (slats joined with strong webbing bands). When deployed side guide rails on the van walls each side guide it as it unrolls down to sort of the normal rear bed position, like they do on the garage doors. As an engineer the holy trinity of vans bed-toilet-shower in smallest space are a fascinating challenge, everything else can work round those.
I am very interested in following that journey!
Most full time vanlifers will tell you they never use their shower and end up converting the space to something else (it's all very well to have a shower but to have to access and carry around the water needed to run it....)
I like the way you think! You sound like me. I've thought of something like this too but it sounds like you're actually getting it figured out!
Yes we have engineers in my family lol. And I'm grateful that I got some of their genetics 😅
@@susie9893I've heard someone say that. Are they just not taking showers for days? Is it hard to keep water levels full? What's the deal
@@nsmith3128 pretty much. Washing (body wipes, pressurised pump spray bottles, bathing natural water sources - anything to save on water usage; you can keep clean without actually having a shower). Many will have a shower every other day at a gym (some will even check in to a caravan park once a week to shower and do laundry); but if you're off grid that's not an option - and if you're off grid where do you fill up your water? And carrying a whole heap takes up a heap of space plus it's very heavy - so that's extra in mileage). Don't forget all the other things you need to use water for other than drinking and showering - there's laundry and cleaning.... When you take all that into account you begin to see why including a shower in your rig becomes impractical
I have a horizontally mounted queen Murphy bed that's amazing. I'm 6'4" and have room. Flip the bed up and I have a ton of open space.
Please show us!
I got a 2020 Transit Medium roof in May. I'm going to build my bed in a DIAGONAL across the back. I'll be able to open the back door and step up into a triangular "mud room" with a pull-out toilet underneath. There will be triangular spaces at the head and foot of the bed, and I'll be able to sleep full length, without sleeping diagonal in a cross-bed. I already have swivel seats at the front, so I'll have a large space for the kitchen/dining area. I plan on using unistrut so I can dismantle, or even re-arrange if I want/ need to. BTW...this is my 12th van since 1973, after I came back from Europe where I saw VW vans all over the place.
Great ideas. I definitely like the always ready beds.
I like it when a bed design includes provision for bedding and pillows which some if these are great at, but some are not. Having to store and set up bedding every time is a pain. I think it's what makes the humble rock and roll so good, there's a natural spot behind the backrest to roll up and store this stuff.
Alot of great ideas. However, I love a fixed bed. Who wants to send time messing around with pulling, pushing, turning, cushions, when you can just hop into bed? IMHO, I keep my bed fixed, even tho I can turn it into a seating area.
Nice to see my van’s bed at number 6! Cheers for featuring me
Nice! Glad to get you in another film!
Uhhhhhh narcissist?
Ummm....its literally that person's bed. Like he created it....its a fact. He was saying thank you. Lol
Just to add more clarification, that is him in the video showing bed number 6.
How on EARTH does saying thank you for featuring him make him a narcissist?! I don’t think you really understand the term.
Thanks so much for taking the time to compile this video with so many examples. Lots of things for me to dream about for the future 😉
You are so welcome, glad we can help!!! :)
If the bed takes too much time and effort to put it into place while TALKING about a van bed, then it's too complicated.
Or he's tired and he's prioritised his energy over a mere video he's agreed to feature in
In my bus I plan on having a fixed bed in the back and then mattress can lift up like a lid for the clothing storage(and I can have my water tank down there too cause the amount of clothes I have would fill about 1/3 of the space)
I’ve never liked the idea of convertible furniture cause for me, it sounds like too much of a hassle to, for example, make the bed into a dining area, when i can just sit on the bed with a lap table. I’d rather sit on my bed than a chair and table.
So show me the video of your van build ... or stop being a KAREN!
Why do you have to make what should be a complete sentence but instead every sentence ends in a question? Someone tell me why is bad grammar so popular?
The vertical boards on the wall next to your bed visually extend the height of the van making it look like the roof is taller. I might pinch that idea!!
The first setup is absolutely genius! I'm designing my own overland trailer and you just solved my issue with want a fixed bed (at least a queen) and and table area to eat and work from. But I have to admit the Murph setup is bomb diggity!!! Awesome!
I personally think a hydraulic lift bed is the way to go in that it gives you space underneath to create a lounge area etc or a great place to store bikes or other sporting gear. Flexibility, l believe is really important in a van.😊
High fail rate and what do you do if that happens when you're out in the middle of nowhere? (They're expensive and an expensive fix). The manual 1 is a much better option cos more realistic
Do you have to have a really tall van to use one of those?
Bottom line: you most likely don't need a foldable bed. Fixed bed + storage underneath IMO is the most practical approach in most cases.
It would have been nice to see what vans they had?
The last van... so cozy!
Murphy (which i have) or bed lowered from ceiling! I don't want to be looking at my bed all day no nor do i want to have to make it up every night.
I have a beautiful print cover over my bed, so it looks great all the time. I could roll up my mattress and strap it and snap the bench seats into place, pull out the hidden table if I need it, all in ~5 mins. But I don't need it because I have a fold away hidden table and a swivel chair in my galley, where I can eat inside by a window. Or, I can sit outside in a fold-up chair to eat, or use the picnic table. ALL NO- WORK OPTIONS! LOVE IT!
These work great when you’re young. We each need to get up 3-4 times a night and without waking the other. My wife is also not going to climb up into a bed. I’m thinking 2 singles in either a twin Murphy bunk bed arrangement or L shape with mine up high across the back. Climbing is not a problem for me. We each are forced to be side sleepers which mitigates my 76” length.
3-4x a night is intolerable
Try going lowcarb
Last one was good. I like colours of kitchen
15:30 imagine a stranger trespass into your vehicle while you are in bed, you have the option to quickly create a barrier with that slide out and it contains all the guns on your side lol
Telling someone you are an American without saying you are an American---
Murphy bed wins. I would have added a tv so she can watch from bed but otherwise perfect. BUT…. I would have given the electronic, drop down bed number one but she didn’t show how it looked when fully up against the ceiling. Can’t tell if there’s enough head room during the day. If there is- that’s the winner with the Murphy Bed #1A.
If I could somehow design a van with a drop down bed in the front of the van over the front seats where the seats could spin around 180 degrees and the bed come down from the ceiling that would be cool. Put the bed away all day when not in use and be perfectly comfortable sitting in the front seats while driving or spun around while parked. The fixed bed for me just takes up so much space for something you only use when you are unconscious. For simplicity however, and ease of use I gotta say that side murphy bed is awesome as well without as many moving pieces. I would probably go this route if I were to build a van.
How come you guys don’t provide links to these guests you host ? Other than that viewing product I would like to do but no tangible hard contacts ? You gave nice insight into various owners but no contact lists
I love number 2, it would be the most realistic option for me. Thank you for the video
Glad you enjoyed thanks for watching!
11,17 This is the most comfortable bed I have ever seen.
Nate! Your bed conversion is genius! Is there a guide I can buy somewhere?
Fantastic! Plug bed is amazing and exactly what I'd be looking for
Absolutely love the Murphy bed and her vans aesthetic! #inspired
I love the MurphY bED concept ! that's for me 😍
Laye to the party and only in the saving/planning stage but for once im glad im only 4'10.5" and really only need 2" of sholder room! This should give me a lot more room than a man @ 6' or more! Lol
At your height you should look into Prius life
At 4-10 u are made for a van
Perfect! Plus u don’t feel squished ever by ceiling, I bet!
I’m not even 5-4 anymore and car sleeps are hard for me. I’m fat tho. And old.
Don’t get neither 😖 🤨😳
The best is the Number 2! ELECTRIC is amazing
Your van bed layout is exactly what we had envisioned for ours. Where did you get the mattress plug/extension? I am having trouble finding anything like it.
Great ideas and insightful to see.
Would be very helpful to know what vans these bed designs are in.
Glad you enjoyed it! There’s links in the description to the full van tour film of each van featured if you’re interested in seeing more about them 🤟
#7 i like the pullout bed,
I'm sure I'd have trouble getting up off the floor unfortunately
15:30 that looks interesting
could make another slider on the opposite side lol
Nomber 6. 9:55 - Nice constration.
The last camper is really a dream! 😍😍👏👏👏 WOW. But It seem a bit too long and spacious.. maybe Is a minibus? 😅😁👍
That was my campervan but I sold it last year to find another build. It's a Mercedes 614d minibus. 🫶
Things I want, if I lived in a van: #1. 1000 watt microwave. #2 Good sized freezer, for 400 frozen sandwiches, frozen vegies and frozen meat and fish. #3 Tools, gear and a 40+ gallon water tank under the bed. #4 Ceramic wall heater. #4 200 cans of soup. #5 2500w Power Station hooked up to solar on the roof, or a SphereMotor. #6 A sponge. #7 Coffee maker and a rice cooker. #8 A good wall cabinet setup. #9 Pullout toilet under the seat. For dinner put some frozen vegies in microwave and then add a can of soup. Next microwave a frozen sandwich. Next wet hair, add shampoo and then rinse in the sink with warm water from the microwave. Next clean body with warm sponge. Next turn on the Ceramic Wall Heater. Next, be free and happy.
Too much crap. You need to simplify
In my bus I plan on having a fixed bed in the back and then mattress can lift up like a lid for the clothing storage(and I can have my water tank down there too cause the amount of clothes I have would fill about 1/3 of the space)
I’ve never liked the idea of convertible furniture cause for me, it sounds like too much of a hassle to, for example, make the bed into a dining area, when i can just sit on the bed with a lap table. I’d rather sit on my bed than a chair and table.
Nate, check out the Patented Cabbunk Twin childbeds! Very light but supports two 70kg/150pound children.
Don't forget to address the mold issue
the best bed is a fixed bed with a garage under
its the best use of space, many of the other beds lost precious storage spaces
Takes too much room during day
Just being used for storage (under)
That’s prime real estate there
Murphy prob best solution. Just very expensive
@@YeshuaKingMessiah lets put it this way, its a camper van. You are supposed to explore outside the van in the day, not stay in it
Fixed large single with extensions seems a great mix.
Could you please list the type of van and the wheel base for each.
murphy wins. Single pivot with positive latch is bomber. as a mechanical engineer, you typically want to choose the most robust solution unless the client has specified something else. If I were to upgrade, perhaps do a slam latch, or get cute with making the Murphy wall functional for daytime. Linear systems suck unless you overdesign which means $$$ and space to house components. A parallel four bar would be my suggestion if the client wanted a bed to hug the ceiling during the day, a solution used in motor homes from days gone by.
I wouldn’t want to bother with a convertible bed; but if I did, #3 IKEA seems like the easiest and quickest.
I'm shrinking so my bed is side to sides de in promaster. I don't ever want to convert/make a bed everyday . To each our own. Sleep well everyone.❤️🙏🏽
Hi Nate, what is the flip bed mattress made of to fold so easily. Many thanks
Nate, I’ve registered for your course. But I’m too old and too unskilled to build my own van. I do want my own design (No gas, half-height shower and wc and a rear lounge with ceiling bed so high lithium and battery spec. Can you recommend a builder for such a van , please? Stuart
Drop me an email here www.thevanconversionguide.com/contact/ I can put you in touch with a guy if you are UK based.
Hello- Where is part one video? The link brings this one up again. Searched your channel, coming up empty handed. Thanks.
Pt 1 th-cam.com/video/iwkdxaWy4LA/w-d-xo.html
Pt 2 th-cam.com/video/31Ej4yVNk5s/w-d-xo.html
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@@NateMurphyI can't get the link to work ☹️
oh man, i feel like my bed needs to be in your 2024 version. its on drawer slides and pulls open, and slides back into a couch for the day. the mattress (queen) is all one piece and doesnt need to be made in order to open and close it
The half flip up bed is my favorite one, it just seems so easy and not many steps! I kinda wish I could live the van lifestyle, but I can't drive and vans are expensive.
Number 7 is absolute genius. I really wish I thought of sleeping on the floor before building a bed 🙄
2 years on, its comfier than any bed prior we've had. Inspiration from the Japanese :)
@@FreedomStrider I’m sure it is. But it’s not a bed, is it. It’s the floor with a mattress topper chucked on it !
Never again. Did it for over 35 years and ruined my back. Besides, the floor is for feet, animals and the dirt that comes with those.
@@rosscoooo4854 it depends on your definition of a bed, it's where we sleep. Also, last week was the first time we slept in a 'proper' bed and mattress and OMG never again, both of us were so uncomfortable, the mattress aged us 30 years. We were all aching.
@@EdurtreG everyone sleeps differently and it's important to respect people's choices and priorities. Floor beds are proven to help align the spine and skeleton and we have found that to be true in our case. I don't know how the floor bed will feel as we age, but will react to life as it happens and adjust. For the record, we clean our floor, and we are all animals just like you. 😉
As a solo traveller, I’m not impressed. So much waste of space and time and accessories such as levellers and blocks to achieve a level sleeping spot. Long live the hammock and its compact stuff-able and stow-able accessories.
Nate! You still exist!
I am still alive.. I have been crazy busy on a more academic project (a book on ideas and ideology). I hope to get back a bit more to 'being in videos' in the coming year. (I will need to promote it after all).
That is so cool, well done
I wish you'd shown that last bed being pulled out. I've seen builds like that before but not really in action (ie lived in)
Cool love the bunk bed
Spot on fella ✅👏👏👍 …. Love watching this build progressing ! This will be a superb van for someone 😀 …👍
min 13.50 my fav. all good ideas too
R&R is best. You can buy a R&R bed system for £200 and about the same for cushions, make it as wide and long as you want. Held in with 6 bolts, you get a proper sofa and you can even get them with seat belts. Going from sofa to bed 1 second, from bed to sofa 5 seconds and you can store bedding behind the sofa.
What’s an R&R bed system? Sorry I’m new to this stuff.
Great video, although I am still looking for an idea how to store 4 bikes and sleep 4 people (2 adults, 2 kids), any suggestions?
I’m a VAN??
Lol
My 22' Winnebago Rialta has a rear double bed, with an open shelf and full view window behind, where I can set my DVD/TV. I can sit in my galley's swivel chair or on the bed (always made up) and lean against the wall with a comfy bed or wedge pillow. NO-work Cozy TV nook! I think it Trumps all of these "beds." That said, I'm one person and only 5 ft 8.
Yeah, it's 4 for me.
fun video, thanks alot!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Top 10 campervan bed designs, but none from Humble Road, Sam's Van pretty standard fixed double, but it's electric so reclines, Mr & Mrs Sprinter van part electric part sliding longways mounted queensize electric reclining head end slides back to make it more compact in day use, Van 01 fold out futon couch in day bed at night easy to do
Can you put some links to them?
@@heythave Humble Road TH-cam channel, finished vans
7:50 lady: its really easy and takes only a minute
doggo looking confused af: this crazy hooman do this every day
I thought that 1 was the best design. It was the bed on the floor that I thought crazy - I was fine about it just being a thin mattress but then she's adding blanket after blanket? Rather defeats the purpose of those thin floor mattresses
@@susie9893 there is a simpler version to no 1 where they slide out the bed extension, and also another slide out dining table between those 2 bench, but definitely more complex carpentry work
11:00 wtf haha basically there is no bed!
That bed lift could do with a faster setting. It seems pointless at that speed. 😂
*chuckle*. I still haven’t seen anyone build a bed like mine yet. There are so many ways to go about it.
Tell me more please 🙏🏼
I’m making a transverse bed lift where the frame rides on rails and expands or collapses across the width of the van while hugging one wall as it is lowered or raised. A repurposed bench cushion fills in the foot of the bed on the opposite wall after the bed has been lowered. I’ve spent a fair amount of time on the structural engineering details and it’s not at all straightforward. This bed is for a Sprinter 144 to make better use of living space.
I’ve only seen one other transverse lifting bed and that one had deep fixed cushions to fill in the gaps on both sides which significantly cuts into the living space below. Not ideal.
I think there are some pretty good reasons why we don’t see bed lifts like the one I have in mind but that also makes it an interesting design challenge so we’ll see how it goes.
@@multiplysixbynine sounds very unique !!
I sure hope you can get a van tour video up of your bed system.
I saw a mini van with a bed width wise behind the two front seats! I got excited because I can fit in it, 5’ . Haven’t been able to find it since! Do you know of it? 😂
Can someone tell me how to wire the lights into the bottom of the floating bed (bed lift) without having exposed, trailing wires when the bed goes up and down please
Just wondering how do u guys manage security? Like when ur away etc
Is there a link to the last van, the triple bed?
That was my van, John and I sold it last year to find our new build. 🫶
As long as it suit your style.
Great ideas. TFS. ❤
they have an interesting definition of a queen bed.. tht doesnt even look like a double? all those beds require able bodies or electrics, bear that in mind. nice though.
i prefer the electric bed lift but... this one doesn't have windows .... i prefer the electric bed lift with side windows, for viewing when I want to sit and relax and gaze outside without going outside.
You have such interesting videos, Nate but the background music is driving me nuts. So unnecessary to add another layer of noise to videos, when you speak thru the whole video, and are doing tours and demos.
Electric Bed Lift . Who Does Work Like That ? That's the Only one I care for . There has to be a 2 nd way to get it down if Electric Goes out . Comment's Are A Extra To Your BOOK . A win winner .Smart Guy
“I don’t like sleeping horizontal”
..how do you sleep?😂
Hello. Bit cheeky but what is the name of the chap in the last video. He looked like he had some other good ideas we would like to look at.
Hello he is John my husband. 🫶
Hey mr murphy, Is this book white van bild on danis to?
How come I have a full size ProMaster yet my twin size bed seems to take up most of the room? Everybody else's vans look bigger. Is it a fisheye lens or something?
13:10 this is how she keep fit
😂 true.
How about sleeping 8?
Nel van il letto è importante ,ma anche il wc e la doccia, preferisco i van europei
How about an adjustable bed
looking for a design for a bunkbed ? Is we are a little older we would likt to step out of bed on de side instead of at the end. anybody ?
Reality vs this video? In this video, everyone looks very fresh, and well kept, showered.
In reality this is not always the case. For instance, if it too cold to shower outside. You will go dirty, Hair doesn't always get washed, and the whole art of transformation from stow'd bed to ready to sleep, most don't always tear down and re-set every day.
There will be odor in the van, it's natural to breath. breathing will make moisture and cause odor.
Certainly the van is going to be lived in, will be shuffled most of the time, and not necessarily video ready.
Living out of the van is a freedom most don't realize is doable.
It offers many amazing adventures. Not tied to the dock (so to speak). I love wandering in my van. My van is a simple build. Just a queen mattress with junk stuffed under , around, and over. Mostly fishing gear.
I enjoyed this video. Thank you for all the great Ideas.
It can all be much simpler. I spent less than $100.00 on stuff to build mine.
Yes, I am nit picking but why do I hear so many people calling the floor the ground and the ground the floor? The ground is outside, the floor is inside 😊 7:45
You just said you don't like to making the bed, then you proceded to make it.
13:23 If it takes more than 5 seconds to pack up or set up my bed, it's just going to stay set up at all times...
Bed #7 is only for the young. And by that I mean younger than 30-35.
My bed solution is not here...full width/140 with an extension of 60 cm. 2 mattresses with a length of 2 meters, where I cut the mattresses at 140. The foam rubber, not the cover. This means that the 60 cm part will be back to the rear doors. From "daybed" to bed: pull out the bed, then pull out the mattresses...done.
Sounds awesome! Would you be interested in filming it for our next beds compilation film?!
@@NateMurphy I'll let you know
Yes please do!
none of these beds are really what I want, 1) I ALWAYS want a bed for one person to sleep on sideways. But, I only want it taking up 36" (single size bed just for one) that is ALWAYS available to sleep on in case you get tired of driving and you just want to pull over for a quick snooze... or you just don't want to make the king size bed. And of course, the garage will be only 36" long so, when the bed is in "single" mode, you got a ton of space for recliners, couch, or whatever you want in that space, then, when it comes time doing some really good sleeping, you can slide out another 40 inches or so, depending on how tall you are. So, the bed will slide on rails over counter space, or couch ... depending on what you want in that space. Of course, if your prefer a bigger garage, then you can make it like the bed plug. However I think having more space for "van life" is a better deal. If somehow I could get a laz-boy recliner in the van. I'd be pleased! Don't make the mistake of having a hard cushion at the end of the bed, since doing this limits your sleeping position, and we all know a VAN is NEVER level. So, make the bed sleepable form east to west or north to south.
Wish the gal with the murphy bed would have turned it slower. I have it on 1/5 speed and still it goes so fast i cant hardly tell HOW it works.
Sleeping on the floor isn't a bed though... 🤔🤨
"I don't like making my bed everyday". But she makes her murphy bed everyday
So your room is just messy? Oh wow.
@@prettyinpinky5937 quoting her. Guess you didn't watch her
@citigirlcountrified1927
Maybe she doesn't like making it -but the Murphy bed makes her do it-& I know some large beds have to walk around bk & forth so maybe it Feels easier-even tho it isn't much easier :)
@citigirlcountrified1927 don't be rude.
@@StacyOsterman not rude. Just thought it was ironic