BUILDING A FLOATING BED FOR A CAMPER VAN! | with PDF PLANS!

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[@knitsofold]

The ball catch is a genius solution for this elegant build.

[@seriously195]

Nicely done! I like the design and it seems relatively straight forward to build. I appreciate that you show that you too make mistakes and how nobody is perfect.

[@Knowfere]

Outstanding! Thank You, Thank You, Thank You! I've been looking for sliding bed plans. Perfect.

[@1040964CHIP]

Brilliant. I don’t need a van for full time living or traveling. Just a weekend camper. This (and the rest of your work) is a perfect fit for my needs… and probably most others who don’t have 100k to spend on a van

[@stewartg2101]

First time watching your channel and I must say I am impressed! Seen quite a few variations on the pull out bed but I have to admit yours seems a lot cleaner and smoother operating. Thanks for sharing and you have a new fan from the UK. 👍👍

[@Josh_Oakes]

Appreciate it!

[@DD-d6d3]

Awesome design. I learned a lot from this project!

[@terry362]

Your skills are insane. Love this. 💛🇬🇧💛

[@ethandupuis9608]

Perfect inspiration for my build! Im building out an old vanagon, and want to repurpose this concept for the size of my van! Thank you!

[@winnieyyc-fox9612]

Awesome! Amazing craftsmanship!

[@a.w.thompson4001]

Great to see build detail videos--plase do many more! Ditto selling plans. Thank you for sharing the benefits your valuable experience! 👍👍

[@Josh_Oakes]

Thank you! 🙏🏻

[@donaldfrazier5244]

I’ve got a craftsman cabinet makers table saw that I purchased at a garage sale for 75$ that does everything that expensive saw does and it’s a cast iron table,belt driven beast!

[@Brandonreisinger]

3 things. 1. Team blue all the way! 2. This is the best unofficial garage tour! 3. Love the simple laid back not afraid to post mistakes mindset when building something. It really makes taking on projects where you think you’re not experienced enough, to having the confidence to try!

[@user-ns1dq6rl7e]

I think this is exactly what I have been looking for! Thank you!

[@onlyinparadise4613]

Love this build! 👍

[@dansbuilds]

Beautiful work, looks tidy as!

[@kerpkerpkerp]

Great video with a beautiful fnished product, cheers man!

[@steven-adamski]

Very cool! Great job and thank you for sharing! 🎊 🎊 🎊 🎉🎉🎉

[@Josh_Oakes]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@ernestoflores1785]

Toda una obra de arte Muchas gracias !!!

[@kurtmetzler]

Great video ... really well done. I've been looking for ideas on just such a bed/drawers plan. My only critique: Safety glasses... Be safe!

[@randymercer9309]

Hey, you make the table saw look SWEET.

[@patriciamuskevitsch8359]

Nice video, love the table saw.

[@lylestavast7652]

contractor saw ... hand down from grandpa... Thanks guy, for making me feel REAL old today ... I have that saw !!! :D

[@summercee1235]

You are amazing, your builds are beautiful and so space conscious. Thank you for sharing!

[@Josh_Oakes]

Appreciate it!

[@MrCameraman96]

Love this!

[@livingbyfaithwithbenji8909]

The best van bed I’ve seen yet!

[@Josh_Oakes]

Thank you!

[@unbr3akablonsoundcloud-tx6co]

Looks awesome man , better than my first “one piece slide out plywood” build. I’ll have a crack at it tommorow. Have a couple sheets of 18mm bb ply, just waiting to get used up

[@mattgibson6426]

Good video. Good review of the Laguna Tools cabinetsaw. Liked the feature highlights and yes to the 'one tool to build them all' style video. If you don't own a table saw, you likely know somebody who does. I've loaned take saws out to friends and family. I actually keep a portable contractor saw handy just so I can keep people out of my personal workshop and let them make their mess at their own place. 🤣 Also my liability is zero if they cut something off they shouldn't have... Been thinking of a new cabinet saw purchase recently and Laguna Tools is getting a thorough once over because of this video. Really like that fence... The digital blade tilt angle display feature is neat too. I was particularly impressed with the lack of time wasted fumbling for a tape nature to check each setup and how seemlessly you moved from cut to cut. Yes it's an edited video, but you still did several in one shot and it was a good display of the saws capabilities in practical use. Like the clean modern design and smooth operation of your bed design. Very much like the double bed pull out bench in our vintage Airstream, except your design is sleeker, smoother/easier to operate and legless so no scratches on the hardwood floor we installed. Well done.

[@herbieherbert912]

A great video for what I needed. Thanks from Herbie Herbert South Wales UK

[@russellrlf]

Damn you are talented. Looks awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[@Josh_Oakes]

Thank you!

[@davideckenroth8394]

Excellent design Thanks 👍

[@Josh_Oakes]

Appreciate it!

[@joicejewerly5579]

I enjoy bench table bench splitting extending bed. Top🎉🎉

[@Hindukushsailing]

Very cool!!!!!!!!!! 👍👍👍👍🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@machambers00]

Love the video! ❤

[@Josh_Oakes]

Love the comment! 🖤

[@MikeyG0719]

I’d totally buy a kit, pre cut and ready to assemble based off my Astro van measurements.

[@Josh_Oakes]

It’s crossed my mind 👀

[@Knowfere]

Exactly what I was thinking!

[@dervla0412]

I’d buy one for my van as well!

[@sleeks9939]

@@Josh_Oakes I’ll be one for my 1988 Toyota pickup hint hint 😉 😉

[@fullthrottlex2]

I’d buy one for my 83 suburban

[@bootmender]

You are good, I built cabinets for about 10 years, before my wife said I had to get a job with health insurance. Our first child we payed out of pocket. So in 1979 I went to work for Union Pacific Railroad. I was a pilot in Vietnam so I became a corporate pilot for Union Pacific Railroad.

[@EffieG-ez9tf]

Thank you for your service, and welcome home.

[@mundodebandeirante]

very good your videos. I'm building a camper and the information is very important.

[@diogenes505]

Nice cabinetwork man

[@dustinz3449]

I’m absolutely thrilled you have released this video and these plans! You do the finest work of any of the KZbin van pages. I plan on doing an NV200 in the spring and will definitely be buying these plans. Another $20 coming your way if you release plans for the kitchen cabinet on the other side as well! Keep up the good work

[@a.w.thompson4001]

+1 more plans!

[@Josh_Oakes]

Appreciate the support!

[@tylerparker8602]

Agree on the cabinets!!

[@lonesomecolt]

Enjoyed your video, production, instruction, etc... Got me subscribed... YUP hit that like button!

[@beckmanchilds756]

This is what I’m thinking for a secondary bed. Waiting to see what Van I get when ready lol

[@staceyhughes8066]

Awesome! I have learned so much from your videos. I also wonder if there needs to be a thin sheet of ply under the mattress... Thank you!

[@mikebonvie651]

great design, Im going to be converting a uhaul in the next couple years and think that couch/bed would be perfect, just going to modify it to a L-shape couch

[@Ms.Frankenbuilder]

Nice build.

[@jessicahickey4527]

Bruh it’s beautiful

[@T4LiebeHeike]

Very helpfull sharing thanks a lot.

[@thembilithleportia4626]

This is great, thank you so much for showing this, because, I'm thinking to buy a Van, I'm in South Africa, I will have to have someone ❤❤❤

[@OldtimerRescue]

well done 👍👍👍

[@Filmedbyak]

sick!

[@Josh_Oakes]

🤘

[@brutally_honest]

awesome and inspiring !! \

[@kimsuncha]

u don't think u like to saying that is the best simplicity true way to earn, trust your intuition, bravo

[@jlogue34]

Love your videos and your build, Josh! I just bought the plans and am wondering how the dimensions change to fit into 2013 transit connect.

[@RoyatAvalonFarms]

I love this style for a camper bed and definitely plan to incorporate it. Couple of questions. when putting a mattress/sleeping pad on this, when its extended, are the slats enough support for keeping the pad from sagging in between the slats. they look like they might be pretty far apart. I'd consider moving them very close without binding, maybe 1/4" apart, so only a couple inches wide when opened. next, the fact that there is no solid "top" covering the drawers, do you find much dust, dirt or debris getting into your drawers? is there a justification to add a solid board under the bed slats and above the drawers to block that out, or is it just overkill? thanks much.

[@nutnaa]

Legend!!

[@Josh_Oakes]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@nutnaa]

@@Josh_Oakes and my circular saw and shity driveway vs Laguna?? Cmon.. 😂

[@cristianromero6024]

Nice build

[@Josh_Oakes]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@RollinHomies]

I would’ve liked to have seen the “deflection” on the expanding side from someone laying on it. Super clean looking build though 🤘🏼

[@paulbayani4143]

Since I will be building out for a 2017 Ford Transit 250 Medium Roof van and locating the bed in the back left side over the wheel well, I'll be changing the width of the bed and won't be installing a full middle drawer. My finished bed frame will be 27" x 74" and high enough to clear the wheel well which I will have to measure later.

[@69road]

참고자료가 되었습니다. 감사합니다

[@EffieG-ez9tf]

Josh, What kind of wood did you use for the front of the bed? It’s beautiful. Your skills in designing and building are amazing. Great video.

[@erikswitzer9101]

sickkk

[@Josh_Oakes]

🖤

[@suasorulmaz7063]

Great

[@chasepommerville7507]

Does the ball catch replace the locking mechanism built into the drawer slides? In terms of how your bed locks in?

[@KatJackson2]

Beautiful work & love your shop! Trying to figure out how to make a storage based convertible bed for my 4 door wrangler. Just discovered how very little I know about wood working. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@LorenzoCerezo]

Gracias

[@arivers]

So stoked for this! Thank you!! Question - what are the dimensions of the finished bed?

[@brutally_honest]

Is this sturdy enough to convert a 27" bed to a full, for 2 people to sleep on? or should I add some front legs... I'll obv modify the accordingly...

[@kevinharris8094]

Hey Josh Great video and great bed ! What van did this fit in ? Would it fit in a L1 (SWB) Transit Connect ? Thx Kev

[@zyrokz8494]

It looks super cool! (as the table saw ;). I was looking for something like this as a proyect for me and my dad, Thank you for the plans! On the other hand Im the only one who thinks he looks like Devon Werkheiser?

[@josephpiskac2781]

Great build. I am on year two of my Walmart Futon sofa bed. It is heavy, takes lots of room though is comfortable and tough. There is a local company in Las Vegas doing van bull outs so I guess five years from now if I finish the interior I will look at having them do it. The brief finished van photos you show look great.

[@Josh_Oakes]

Appreciate it! Full tour video of the van build at the end coming soon!

[@celtsister]

Love the bed how do you make this without all the big tools

[@someoneelse7629]

About drawer pullers/handles, making them from a soft material (leather/nylonstraps) will save you a ton of bruises in a small space like a camper. I would never use anything else.

[@centrosulbr8945]

Parabéns

[@nickaltvater5592]

When the bed is pulled out, how does that front section get supported?

[@datam0nk3y]

Josh you're an absolute legend! I've just finished the build for our VW Caddy Maxi with a few modifications for the wheel arch and 1/3 2/3 independent pull-outs so it can also be an L couch, but the DNA is 100% Briarwood Vans. All I ask now is can I buy some of your sweet leather handles? 🙏🙌

[@Josh_Oakes]

Appreciate it! I hope to have them available soon 🤞🏻

[@anamoraes6768]

O KZbin me mandou este vídeos, talvez porque gosto das duas ideias: marcenaria e camper embora esta última esta mais latejante no meu coração posto que estou prestes a trocar minha Spin/GM de 7 anos por uma Van Iveco/Fiat, de 18 anos. Uma loucura diz meu marido mas é meu sonho andar sem destino e contemplar a natureza. Amei seu vídeo, embora já tenha visto essa forma de fazer esta cama aqui no Brasil mas detalhadamente, nunca vi, por isso agradeço muito por compartilhar. Outra coisa, fiquei encantada pela sua organização, show. Mas, se aceitas uma sugestão (I am shame😅) colocas uma música calma, de fundo, no lugar do estarrecedor som da máquina cortante de madeiras. E por último, não menos importante, obrigada por compartilhar seus conhecimentos você nos ajuda, em muito, só o som da máquina cortando a madeira que me deixou maluca😅. Thanks for share. I'm brasilian woman.

[@SewCool-Ideas]

It’s AMAZING build bed! I wonder if this will fit in my Metris Mercedez Van since it have the tire shape half way up from the floor and I see your bed is complete straight on the back. 😢

[@Josh_Oakes]

It will fit in a metris! The plans are just a guide but you can certainly modify them to make it your own!

[@unbr3akablonsoundcloud-tx6co]

is there any reason why you couldn’t use pocket hole joinery for the slats , for a cleaner look ? Curious you are using push sticks over a grr-ripper . Just personal preference?

[@anamoraes6768]

Já seguindo você no Instagram!

[@nejatinan4356]

good🤩

[@Josh_Oakes]

🙏🏻

[@juliemarkham4332]

Totally dope you're selling your bed plan. Get a patent, too!

[@Josh_Oakes]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@forrestfumes]

Planning on buying the build plans but was curious how many sheets of plywood are needed for this project?

[@LeneMulan-jt2dc]

I love your video where are you located i would like to have you make one of this beds

[@dmwi1549]

I like the bed and how you grain matched all the from pieces. A simple step but one many forget. Nice if you decide to leave with stain instead of paint. I also really like your handy swinging hose arm. Wish my kreg jig had a vac port.

[@johnseitz8968]

Could this be expanded to be wider -- probably 54" would work as a double. Thanks.

[@zo1dberg]

Step 1: Become a cabinet maker.

[@livinglifetothefullest22]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@delorisharrison6731]

Ahahahahahahahahah 😂

[@gobboilino6285]

Step two stroke your beard

[@tesselund]

🔥

[@Josh_Oakes]

🖤

[@widearchshark3981]

This is superb. My only observation is that those slats are too far apart. I think a cushion is going to have issues over time with that much of a gape when open. Brilliant though. Thank you.

[@ehudgavron9086]

You had me for 12:40. I could just tell you're awesome and share that with you. There you go, it's the top of the compliment sandwich. And then the negative meat: "But we're not going to do that." Hey, it's your build, your bed, your video, your voice, and respect. So good on ya. However, if you're trying to appeal to me and people like me, tell me (or us) WHY you don't want to use a bolt [with recessed nut], or a lag bolt but instead use screws. TELL US WHY!! Not "We're not going to do that." WHY NOT? Do you want to teach? Then teach. And to finish off that sandwich, I'll watch the remaining 4m.

[@Josh_Oakes]

The short answer, I didn't have any on hand. Just mentioned an alternate option for anyone interested!

[@franckyvandenberghe4408]

Hey, are the build plan also in cm? thanks for feedback ...

[@gvtoni1]

Hi Josh, I bought your pattern. Can I simply convert the dimensions into German cm dimensions? Thank you

[@bennettfrumer2935]

Can you make this front and back instead of side to side for my SUV

[@lady_kas7825]

Can this be converted to a queen build with no drawers? Just the slide out?

[@jaiboksim9855]

I really like to buy one for my suv(hyundai palisade)

[@ROGIKNOBY]

Hey Josh, Would you be willing to help me design plans for a bed to into my pro master van conversion?

[@edwinvanvlierden16]

Hallo. Do you also have a buildingplan for the kitchen in the van?

[@paulguinto5150]

Have you done any Toyota Sienna build?

[@hellohogo]

did i miss the part where you show it installed and demoed? would be nice to see if it's worth it

[@davidhale3107]

No comment! $20. Wow

[@Josh_Oakes]

Appreciate the support!

[@carlbrown1264]

Hi Awesome job where do I purchase fully assembled ?

[@CarlJohnson-dt9yf]

I strongly suggest adding crosscut sled, much safer more accurate

[@Josh_Oakes]

Agreed, it's on the list for sure!

[@OutdoorsmanBushcraft]

Do you have plans for a 2001 Tacoma?