Honda Element Camper - Building A Slat Bed FREE PLANS

FREE PLANS 2D drawing and 3D CAD file for this bed:
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Tour of my full camper setup: • Honda Element Micro-ca...
Free plans for the shelf unit: • Honda Element Micro Ca...
Video for the round over plane I'm using to round all the edges: • Machining A Round-over...
Thank you for watching!

[@rzsMALICE]

This is by far the best element bed design I've seen. Thank you for sharing.

[@BigMacSam]

I've built a table/arm rest for mine. It's in one of my videos. Cheers! #BigMacSam

[@MySonsMother]

The same bed n many vintage campers.

[@AmyMakesStuff]

thank you!

[@AmyMakesStuff]

@@BigMacSam nice looking armrest :)

[@BigMacSam]

@@AmyMakesStuff Thank you very much! Stay awesome!

[@tvc380]

Out of all the camper van videos I've watched, yours is the best bed design I have seen! I like your woodworking skills too, very impressive!

[@AmyMakesStuff]

thank you!

[@clydea.hutchisoniv5742]

@@AmyMakesStuff Did you get rid of the first bed frame you made?

[@AmyMakesStuff]

I did, sorry!

[@mikeypricelbcprice6814]

Very cool

[@michael-rommel]

I could listen to your voice all day - you have such a nice, no-frills attitude to your video producing, without resorting to overly exciting tones or crazy gestures or faces - such a beautiful contrast to many other takes on similar ideas. You seem to care much about the functional design, fitting shapes and quality execution, but still manage to work with inexpensive materials, that fit the intended purpose. Also nice to see the roundover plane in action. I like that conversion project a lot. Cheers, Micha.

[@KibatsuMusic]

bro fell in love

[@donwyates]

Very inspiring! I'm about to start my "build" in a Honda Pilot. I'm 62, and have been a woodworker (off & on) since high school, and if mine turns out even half as good as yours, I'll be pretty happy. Thank you for sharing this.

[@TheRustGuysllc]

Your voice is relaxing and your craftsmanship is executed very well . Thank you

[@JEFFREYELBARBEROMASTER]

love youre craft definitely keep more videos coming it very pleasant to see how you make stuff come into place if i ever get a honda helmet would you sale me a bed frame? great job i subcribe to youre channel keep up the great work👍🏼

[@AmyMakesStuff]

Thanks for watching! I’m not selling beds, but feel free to check out campncar.com Trunk Bunk. They made a bed partially based on my design that they are selling.

[@RecreationallyHouseless]

Amy, you’re a freaking rockstar. Thanks so much for generously sharing this. I’ll be referencing your build for the plans on my Element!

[@AmyMakesStuff]

wooo!! yes! good luck on the build!

[@TheMagicTaco]

WOW! This young lady is Amazing! Wish I had her skills to build my own bed on my Element...!

[@africarichmineral4124]

🤔👍 I agree ‼

[@gsteigerlilly]

So refreshing to have a woman look and act like a professional, and not try to be cute or funny or somehow feel she has to sell her personality instead of showing how to make a product. Yahoo for you Amy!

[@AlyssaVanilla]

You can compliment women without having to tear down others. There is nothing wrong with being “cute” or “funny” and it certainly does not indicate a lack of professionalism.

[@dundeedideley1773]

Well I thought she was very cute

[@chasedbyAUGG1E2066]

Yah not the best comment bud

[@pajo2012]

I agree,just straightforward with the facts

[@MegaWinebottle]

Toally straight, but damn I'm girl crushing on you. You're amazing!!!!

[@mbusch76]

Nice work. Quality craftsmanship.

[@offgridjack5779]

The young lady has some skills!!! Excellent!!

[@xavierboluna1037]

Question, though: your mattress is cut into the 3 pieces. Do you have any issues with the mattress pieces sliding around when the bed is fully extended? Or perhaps sinking through the seam in the middle? I made this bed and it turned out beautifully! Thank you for the incredible detailed plans :)

[@DDIFCC]

I find you absolutely amazing 😉 . IKEA would be lucky to have you in their engineering department . I also love your voice , thank you for your share 🙏. Always wishing you the very best friend!

[@Sunshinensea]

Agreed! Very talented!

[@africarichmineral4124]

🤔👍👏👏👏👏 very talented engineering . 👍👍👍👍🏅🏆🏅🏆

[@chanandler4567]

DDIFCC: This is KZbin; not Tinder. 😉

[@DDIFCC]

Chanandler kindness begets kindness🙂

[@jatorresrv]

AWESOME attention to detail! Great job! Thanks for sharing.

[@glenjeffs6182]

Great job, thinking of using this idea on a 2022 Hyundai tucson n line. Thanks.

[@danielferguson6449]

Ahhh that fit is so satisfying...will definitely follow this when I do a rebuild

[@jojojo9178]

it is a real kick for me to see how all the forms you made so carefully with the bendsaw are fitting like a glove. Wow! That must be really satisfying. I'm always struggling with the round and bending contours in my Kangoo, even when i'm using cardboard or paper, it always differs a few milimeters.. grrr. So I produce a lot of molds before i can make my definite element. Great work and fascinating to watch you work.

[@penafraa]

LOVE THIS! I have always loved the Honda Element. Love the bed design and may replicate to add a bed to my 1970 Chevy C10 pickup.

[@orlandoarciaga800]

TY for sharing your design! I've just built it for my 18 4runner TRD without ripping according to plans (too lazy to use a table saw). Lost some bed width, redoing it and planning to fold bed towards the wheel well too. Again ty.

[@Soul_senpai]

This bed is AMAZING!! I especially enjoy the collapsing aspect, since that would allow a one of the seats to still fit. 🙌🙌🙌🙌👏👏👏👏

[@wayofthehike]

What a superb design. Thanks for taking the time and care to make a video, explain the process, and provide the plans. This is really well thought out and I appreciated the tight fits you achieved and the rounding of the edges and corners.

[@sanfilms786]

Your wood working skill is excellent you are too good with proper finishing. I will be converting my TOYOTA QUALIS in to a micro camper. Thanks for sharing your work with us. God bless.

[@aerofpv2109]

You're such a soothing person. Thank you

[@robgindc1]

Nice build! I like the 2-piece slide out, gives you almost an L-shaped sofa/lounger with the right cushions. Thoughtfully innovative, again; you rock.

[@ddab9183]

You are an amazing crafts person. I wish I had your equipment to make the bed but you have given me some ideas on how to get a bed like that even if I, as an apartment dweller, don’t have the machinery you have, You are an inspiration? Thank you,

[@seeithappen1]

What a fascinating personality she has.

[@robertdunn2266]

Great job, a suggestion for making contour cuts, search KZbin for Ticking Stick. I made a platform for my dog to ride on the passenger side of my Jeep. (Got the idea from a guy on KZbin) Oh, and I used a turnbuckle to hold the platform to the base, on the floor.

[@bernfran1313]

Hello. Wonderful skills and extremely informative video. I would like this type of build for my Hyundai SantaFe. Thanks Amy!

[@davidjohn9006]

enjoyable... meh ... helpful & interesting 👍👌🚙🚐 all the best ...

[@lovehomesteading1134]

Fantastic work, it looks great! Love watching a well planned out design come together.

[@elafrum1278]

Thank you for sharing! Its helped me figure out how I want my own build to be, and a step to step is helpful 🙌

[@NateEverUnsure]

Great work! I saw another similar build where the slat frame lifts up to reveal a small bath area instead of the storage space you have. Is there any info you could provide if one were to make such a modification to your design? Thanks.

[@adamantlystoked5439]

I would be very curious to know this as well! Are you talking about a compost toilet? I’m guessing you could add a hinge to the front section from the side wall support so it lifts up making it accessible. I’m sure it would need a latch to hold it up or maybe a little hydraulic strut. Just brainstorming but that may be nice to have for the whole bed to access stored gear for when it’s raining or you don’t want to get out at night. Amy, absolutely love your work!

[@Markfps]

Amy, I'm watching all of your very interesting videos, I'm going to run out of them! Keep up the good work!

[@MrZrazies]

exactly what i built in my truck. currently in back of my truck. however it’s 24 inch wide, but i can pull it out and will give more room for 2 person to sleep on. but i’m traveling alone so i have more room on the side of the bed. edited the real reason i built it is cuz of my truck bed inside is 68 inch long and i’m 72 inch tall (6 feet tall) so i have to sleep bit side than front to back. that style of pull out frames helps lot.

[@memikel1489]

Wow beauty brains and skills of a master boat builder.

[@olmo47]

Hi Amy could you covert (Honda Element Bed v26 AmyMakesStuff.step) to PDF I can't get the pages to scale only opens one page, please? I don't have a app to open that .step file since is a CAD file

[@vlogdodokin55]

I THINK SLIDE-BED SIDE FOLL-DOWN WOOD SANDWICH UNDER BODY-BED. LOOK LIKE,,,CURTAIN-RAIL?? SORRY MY ENGLISH TOO BAD BECAUSE I'M JAPANESE,

[@cushte4996]

nice.fits the contours real sweet. really impressed Amy, is the plane you using the 1 you made in the last video? didnt hear your cat in this video.

[@AmyMakesStuff]

😂 it’s hot out so the cat is probably off napping in some shade. Yup! That’s the plane from the last video. I was thinking about this project when I made it.

[@xenospark713]

You're so cool.

[@dundeedideley1773]

Great video! I especially liked the pacing, skipping over all the stuff that's repetitive and showing only the tricky and important bits.

[@bobbycampos6576]

Absolutely LOVE this and am making one myself to repay the current two box system that I have.

[@unruffledduck]

This was amazing. What you built and how you built it. Thank you.

[@alanchomor701]

new sub here, hi.... I am searching for an Element at the moment, this is how I happened upon your channel...Are you a finish carpenter by trade? Your investment in tools is amazing, and you have very high skills for a young person. In closing, the camera work and teaching is top notch...You are an inspiration to many ..best of life to you...

[@MiraRose0267]

I've seen many Element camper videos and they're all great but this is by far my favorite, thank you!! 🤘💓

[@gur123noor]

That looks so perfect! What is the max length in Honda Fit from back of the seats to the trunk? I am 6ft and deciding between CRV and Honda Fit for a camper.

[@fernandobriseno8164]

Very ingenious design for that bed.

[@salester26]

I know you made this 3 years ago but I just found this video. I think your design is brilliant and your work is so inspiring. I don’t have a lot of tools for making angles but I’m wondering how I can achieve this same thing without laser cutter. Do you have any suggestions.

[@kathyhoodstock6886]

I’ll definitely use your plans on my 2005 Element, and send results. Really appreciate the attention to detail and the glimpse of your work shop, impressive small shop space ! Thanks for sharing your expertise!

[@AmyMakesStuff]

looking forward to seeing your setup! yes, the little shop gets a lot of love :)

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

I can't believe how fast she moves when building this bed! It would take 10 workers to keep up with her! 😁😁😁

[@CatherineRHarrison]

Excellent tutorial. Your channel deserves many more views - van builders are missing out. Not a moment wasted. Thank you.

[@leothelion2001]

Thanks for not trying to look all sexy and all , you're very good looking , no need to be boastful, be direct , concise and to the point , I love it , I love wood working , I do draw my sketches on sketchup before execution though , how do you come up with your wonderful ideas though ?

[@alexzarate8675]

How much of each size wood was purchased to complete this project eg: 2x 12 feet 1/2x3 ect.

[@renatopiereck8549]

Amazing work, very well crafted and built!

[@wieslawszwedka5320]

Amy - masz dużo przyrządów i maszyn .Czy łóżko skrzypi gdy auto jedzie ?

[@tachunwu116]

妳的手工真的很棒！靈巧的設計，謝謝分享。

[@CJ-nf5jd]

Nice. Very handy design and construction skills. Thank you.

[@sethwoot]

Nobody ever puts a fkn matress on it!!!ive watched 5 hours of videos man and im just looking to see what king of folding matress for gods sake

[@狼牙-i2r]

I think only a woman is able to make these extraordinary everyday objects, men would just slap the mattress on the floor😂

[@guze6799]

Beautiful and smart, I want to marry a girl like you.

[@blackwidowsm]

Appreciate your attention to detail particularly on the contour pieces. Mad carpentry skills! Keep up the great vids👍 Great inspiration for an innovation I planning.

[@QBIX23]

Amazing woodworking skills, I'm impressed. It gave me an idea for my MitsuMontero.

[@RiccardoPelc]

Just watched two great videos, new sub looking forward to new content!

[@mendozaconsultation]

Very nice Beautiful. Gd luck on your travels and have fun. Please Be safe.

[@ethankrus1301]

This is fricken amazin. Thank you for this perfect build!!!!!

[@symcardnel1741]

Your beyond awesome Amy! Question: How did you scribe / contour / layout to the side 'wall' and transfer it all to the various wood pieces that make up that side of the platform?

[@AmyMakesStuff]

I'll do my best to answer in text, but might need to make a video later: I put a piece of cardboard at the desired platform height. Then I taped a stick perpendicular to a pencil. I kept the stick pointed in the same direction as I dragged it across the contour of the car and transferred that contour to the cardboard. Then I would cut the cardboard to that line and do a test fit. Each curve usually took some tweaking afterwards to get right.

[@DanielGennaro]

You are so smart! wow, I hope to make this kind of build someday!

[@yolandadufresne1983]

Love your design for the element just wish I had your tools to make my own.😢

[@TearDropTravels]

Nice work, thanks for sharing your expertise.

[@thelcagibbs835]

Cool

[@lhuneycutt8023]

Great bed and video. Thank you for sharing. You are very talented.

[@GiantMushyShroom]

Hey Amy, this is fantastic! I’m trying to modify your design to utilize more space on the left hand side, since I do not plan on putting a shelf in. What would be the best method to add width? Just add a few inches to the slat measurements?

[@AmyMakesStuff]

Yup! That’s probably the easiest way. Add the same amount to all the slats. With more width, you do have to opportunity to make parts of it thicker and stronger than I was able to make mine, but likely it’s not necessary.

[@GiantMushyShroom]

@@AmyMakesStuff Thanks for the reply! I ended up finding bed slats on FB marketplace and am using them as my slats. They seem pretty sturdy so I'm hoping it cuts the overall weight down on the project! Also, thanks for making these videos. It's very helpful to be able to reference back to and I'm very grateful for your expertise.

[@brandonrobinson9287]

@@AmyMakesStuff I'm currently tweaking your desing in fusion 360 to also allow for full width pull-out, accounting for keeping the left side bucket seat installed (have children, will travel). The thing about it that makes this mod complex is that leaving that seat installed will mean eating into the truss/scribe space. My fusion skills are limiting in this regard, so it might come to making pieces long and just penciling in the needed changes to the stationary section in the real world. Your plans are so thorough, though. So useful and appreciated. Do you have a venmo/patreon?

[@AmyMakesStuff]

Thank you for asking, Brandon! I do have a Patreon (listed on my KZbin About page on the channel). I’m so glad you find the plans useful and I hope you have some great trips ahead!

[@Llexiclarkk]

How many 2x4s and 1x3s did you buy to make all the cuts?

[@gotredeemed]

VERY nicely done. Thanks.

[@elab8461]

I wonder if you can build the same one for my Honda Element? I would pay you of course

[@atom73101]

Would love to put several likes. Impressed . . . With everything

[@kristyst.germaine2018]

How much would this be to have someone ELSE do this for me? :P

[@CanadianEh77]

your very talented!

[@AmyMakesStuff]

thank you for watching!

[@charriechers8154]

This is so rad! Thank you so much for sharing the plans. This is exactly what I've been wanting to make since I bought my Element, but I wasn't sure how to go about it. You're a badass crafty angel.

[@AmyMakesStuff]

Good luck on the build, thanks for watching!

[@jopberlin]

Great Job…. Thx a lot…..greets from Berlin

[@gsdls]

Very cool build. Thank you for sharing

[@domoowens7530]

What's is all the measurement ima need to cut that will take away all the guessing and time then I can firgue it out by your great video nice

[@netcolcollantes1484]

Wow amazing. I try that sample ur bed

[@lhuneycutt8023]

Great bed and video. Thank you for sharing.

[@judichristopher4604]

EXCELLENT VIDEO I have been wanting to do this for years... and this year should be the year! I have seen many other videos ... but I LOVE yours because for one thing... you have 2 different pull out... SOOOOO Smart. and you took the time to SAND all the wood. Thank you for sharing this great video.

[@AmyMakesStuff]

I’m glad you like it 😊 good luck on your build and happy camping!!!

[@judichristopher4604]

@@AmyMakesStuff Thank YOU Amy

[@thelims7060]

Are the dimensions the same for all Elements? I have a 04 EX.

[@zachh5619]

You used a planer to get the 1 inch boards down to .75 correct?

[@GorillaDesperado]

Oh, Amy! You did a yeoman's job with these plans, really outstanding. Thanks!

[@AmyMakesStuff]

GorillaDesperado 🙏😊

[@robertplutz8221]

How wide in inches is the bed? I am looking to build a similar bed but am undecided on the width.

[@nancysavidge7611]

I don't even have an Element but this was addicting to watch!

[@christophervela5447]

This video was amazing to watch 2018 rav4 is different with the seats not folding flat ... But this video was very enjoyable

[@AmyMakesStuff]

Thank you!

[@domoowens7530]

I still can't find the actual cuts,measurements I clicked on the link below and it git's bk to the videos and not the actual measuments so if anyone HAVE the actual measurements LET me know DAT WILL SAVE ME a lot of Time

[@AmyMakesStuff]

amymakesstuff.com/2019/09/20/honda-element-camper-bed/

[@DandelionCottageDesign]

Love your designs! Do you still have your element? Mines a 2009.

[@AmyMakesStuff]

Of course! :) Mine is 2004.

[@NerfNerdster]

Cool build!! Elements have a lot of usable space !

[@thebikechick]

This looks great! Before I start building this based on your measurements, I am wondering if you have to have the front passenger seat pushed all the way forward for this to fit? I feel like 66 inches in length may only be achieved with the seats pushed forward. My passenger might be uncomfortable if this is the case. I might just have to build shorter? Thanks!!

[@AmyMakesStuff]

It doesn’t have to be all the way forward, but yes, it could potentially limit the leg room of the passenger. My partner is 6” tall, pretty leggy. He says it’s fine though. You can always cut it shorter by a slat or two. This can even be done after you build it.

[@katieryan9259]

Gosh! You make it look so easy! I'm wanting to do something similar for my Honda fit. I love the simple design and the versatility of the bed/bench.

[@AmyMakesStuff]

You can do it!! Also everything looks easier after editing 😆 A Honda Fit will be cozy but I love that car, my brother has one.

[@dancinggram]

What did you use for your mattress? Thanks!!

[@MegnificenceQ]

Hi Amy, I'm said roommate of Brian who commented recently and is going to build the bed. Are the two pillows you have as back rests when the bed is a couch what you use as the wider mattress for the wider bed? Do you happen to have a handy link for the mattress you purchased and cut? I'm grateful I found your channel and ingenuity. Thank you so much for sharing so generously!

[@AmyMakesStuff]

Hi Meghan! Yes, the back rests form the rest of the mattress. Unfortunately the mattress that I purchased was discontinued years ago. The key is to find a mattress of the right thickness, not just a mattress pad or topper (those tend to just be soft foam that let you sink all the way down to the frame). Things advertised as mattresses should be firmer or have a layer of firmer foam that prevents you from sinking all the way through.

[@gailjohnson6670]

You have amazing skills and tools..Where did you learn your skills? You are awesome..Thank you for the video..Have a blessed day..

[@AmyMakesStuff]

Thank you for watching! I started playing with my dad’s tools in elementary school and then studied mechanical engineering in school.

[@audreylane.c]

amazing!! you are great, this is awesome, my favourite build i've seen yet. Would this work for an SC model too, do you know??

[@AmyMakesStuff]

I’m pretty sure it would? But I haven’t heard specifically from anyone who has built it for an SC yet. I hope you do and let us know!