BUILDING A BED FOR A CARGO CAMPER Ep. 12

[@HowardAuck]

Just a Helpful tip. I use to work in a mattress building company back when beds were made with ginned cotton. We also made custom mattresses out of foam. The quick and easy way to cut a bed like this for DIYers is with an old fashion handsaw.

[@befreebensondiy]

Great tip! Thanks for watching!!!

[@rickhiggins6521]

A real advantage to building your own is you can make it as comfortable as you want. Nice video.

[@befreebensondiy]

Very true! Thanks so much for watching!!!

[@NoZenith]

This is great. I'm over 6 foot tall so I would have to have the mattress the other direction but I'm still following all these videos because a 6 by 10 trailer is about as big as I would ever want to go. This is definitely my idea for the bed as well but I would just have to turn it the other direction 🤔

[@befreebensondiy]

Thanks so much for watching!!! If your over 6ft tall, I would definitely recommend putting the bed in the other direction. If your not comfortable and don't get a good nights sleep, you won't wont to use it.

[@C0braChicken2]

Love the etrack idea, that way I can make easily removable framing.. to convert it back and forth from camper to cargo if needed.

[@befreebensondiy]

Exactly! Etrack is a really cool way to make things convertible. I wish I invented it LOL... Thanks so much for watching!!!

[@TheAmericanWanderer]

Nice Job.... I am in the process of converting an 8x16 v-nose cargo trailer into an RV and Mobile Sign Shop. I am just starting the walls and cabinet construction. I just sold a 15-passenger shuttle bus that I lived in for 3 years and traveled out west during the winters. I had to sell the shuttle bus because I purchased a large format color printer to make contour cut decals/stickers, koozies, t-shirts, magnetics, banners, mousepads, etc. The large format color printer would have taken up a lot of storage space so I needed to get something bigger. I did a complete conversion series on the shuttle bus from the ground up and now am doing a new series on the cargo trailer conversion. They are on my YT channel.

[@befreebensondiy]

Thanks so much for sharing! We will definitely check it out!!!

[@livingworkingoutsidebox]

Great layout. Love the bloopers at yhe end😊😅🤙👍🛠

[@befreebensondiy]

We always have a lot of bloopers to choose from... LOL

[@GlendaNorris-qx3in]

Happy travels

[@befreebensondiy]

Thank you and thank you for watching!!! Happy travels to you as well!!!

[@Flying.riding.hiding]

Your whole series has really helped me with my 14’ conversion! Thank you so much for all these videos!

[@befreebensondiy]

So glad we can help!!! Thanks so much for watching!!!

[@jonathondean7317]

This bed project looks very simple and practical. But I gotta say, I would have liked to see a couple of people laying down in the bed once it was finished. I can’t help thinking it looks like the tall fella would have to fold up a little to fit. :) Thanks for sharing tho. We just bought a 7 x 14 V nose and we are studying other designs to decide how we want to build a bed.

[@befreebensondiy]

At 6'0" (person) it is about 2 inches short, but if you lay a little diagonal it's no big deal. Thanks so much for watching!!!

[@cjwagner2284]

Guys, can ya'll provide the link to the foam mattress you bought and comment on how it slept and worked for the kids?

[@befreebensondiy]

Actually it was bought at Sams club by grandparents that never used it and passed it down. I think it is the Sealy memory foam mattress that is around $300-$400. Thee kids said it works great and is very comfortable. I hope this helps. Thanks so much for watching!!!

[@QuitKickingTheCan]

Let us know how the 2 door does with towing this. It looks great!

[@befreebensondiy]

It does great. We will have a video about towing. Thanks for watching!!!

[@tonyd6884]

Looks easy and simple what was the mattress you chose?

[@befreebensondiy]

I can't remember the name, but it was from Sam's Club. Thanks for watching!!!

[@claytonmedic]

@befreebensondiy did they end up liking the bed installed in that direction? How tall are they?

[@befreebensondiy]

Actually, they are modifying the bed to have a section that adds in lengthwise. They thought it would work, but it’s just a little tight. He is 6’0 and she is 5’8”. Thanks so much for reaching out, and for watching!!!

[@claytonmedic]

I was afraid of that! I also have a 6 foot wide trailer, but I’m only 5’5”. I still might try and make it work though.

[@davidscholten6707]

Looks great! What material are the walls finished with?

[@patrickmckowen2999]

👍

[@befreebensondiy]

Thanks for watching!!!

[@josephgeorgeejr7039]

I would usedvthe piece u cut off for something forcsure

[@befreebensondiy]

Thanks so much for watching!!!

[@johnq6123]

What's the headroom above the mattress?

[@befreebensondiy]

It's a very thick mattress. I'm 6'0" and can sit up with about a 1/2 inch of clearance to the ceiling. Thanks for watching!!!

[@SusanGrimes-p7f]

electric knife cuts the foam like butter

[@befreebensondiy]

Like Butter!!!! Thanks for watching!!!