Turning my Empty Van Into a Cozy Camper on a Budget

[@matty_fox]

Thanks for watching, I hope you enjoyed 😁 Stick around for next video on the Van Electrics ⚡

[@amberfox5147]

Class video 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@matty_fox]

@@amberfox5147 😁❤️

[@app103]

A strip of strong nylon webbing across the end of the slats would work for supporting them. While the bed is in the closed position, screw through the webbing into the TOP of the first movable slat, then pull it kind of tight (but not too tight or you'll have trouble pulling the bed open) and screw it into the last moveable slat. Then screw into the rest of the movable slats. The non-movable slats will support the webbing, and the webbing will support the movable slats, keeping them from dropping down and getting caught when you are trying to close the bed.

[@matty_fox]

@@app103 great idea! I was going to use a thin bit of wood but I think webbing might be better! Thank you 😁👍🏼

[@app103]

@@matty_fox Yeah, I thought about that, but then remembered how uncomfortable my sofa bed is, because of the chunk of wood under the mattress, that supports the wood frame. XD The wood would have to be really thin to not feel it, and that would make it too fragile to be worth the cost or effort. Nylon webbing is both thin AND strong. A strip of sheet metal would work, too, but that would come with a higher cost, more work to implement, and add more weight to the build.

[@AussieRoyce]

Candle wax rubbed on the timber enables a smooth slide. Another is vaseline (petroleum jelly). Helps it slide aell

[@matty_fox]

@@AussieRoyce nice one mate! Appreciate the advice 👍🏼

[@greggbutler9344]

10/10 for your efforts 👍

[@matty_fox]

Thanks very much mate

[@mikegallagher2107]

FairPlay to you cracking job

[@matty_fox]

Nice one! 😁👍🏼

[@Ratsnacker]

Those seats are gonna be so comfy! Good to see someone considering functional over aesthetics on that. Subbed for the next part ✅

[@matty_fox]

@@Ratsnacker thank you so much 😁 hope you enjoy the following videos 🤙🏼

[@wey_aye_adventures]

Nice one mate, great little video…I’ll need to catch up with the others. 👍🏻

[@matty_fox]

@@wey_aye_adventures Thanks very much mate appreciate that 👍🏼 Hope you enjoy the rest 🤙🏼

[@mo5dm600]

Coming along nicely! Great idea for the bed! Looking forward to the next video now! Hope all is good with you! 😃

[@matty_fox]

@@mo5dm600 nice one legend, all good here mate, hope you're doing well to brother 👊🏼

[@rwvaletinganddetailing4431]

great video 👌looking forward to the next.

[@matty_fox]

@@rwvaletinganddetailing4431 I'm glad you enjoyed 😁👍🏼

[@bobsfilms1]

Nice job Matty, love the dining area and leany seats!

[@matty_fox]

@@bobsfilms1 thanks very much mate! I thought the extra effort to make them a bit more comfortable would be worth it!

[@bobsfilms1]

@@matty_fox definitely, I’ll be stealing that for my next conversion 😂

[@stevebaker9341]

Great problem solving skills Matty 👏 Love the video too!

[@matty_fox]

@@stevebaker9341 nice one Steve mate, glad you enjoyed 🤜🏼🤛🏼

[@nunofilipe2071]

I enjoy i do same i just start and after i will plan well done keep going. Best regards Nuno Portugal

[@matty_fox]

Thank you very much Nuno 😁👍🏼

[@barryjackson8512]

Great work. Looks fantastic. I was convinced I spotted you in Lidl at the prospect last week 🤣

[@matty_fox]

Cheers pal! More than likely was me mate, love a Lidl bargain 😂👍🏼

[@RayD67]

Rub candle grease on the ply laths on your bed, to run smoother

[@matty_fox]

@@RayD67 thanks for the tip mate! Just any old candle?

[@PhilDodsworthOutandAbout]

Looking epic mate and the van looks good as well 😂👍

[@matty_fox]

@@PhilDodsworthOutandAbout nice one Phil lad 😂🤜🏼🤛🏼

[@alanb9669]

Looking good mate👌👍👍

[@matty_fox]

@@alanb9669 nice one Alan 😎👍🏼

[@groundhog1143]

looking good buddy I would know idea how to do it I was terrible at woodwork 😂😂

[@matty_fox]

@@groundhog1143 I don't really have a clue just going for it 🤣 cheers mate

[@ianroberts5387]

quality matty !

[@matty_fox]

@@ianroberts5387 cheers Ian 👍🏼

[@NickKendall-i8z]

Awesome work and an awesome chuckle at your efforts mate... Im sat here in fits and in the short gasps of air I can manage im shouting at the screen... "Just unscrew it Matty" and then when you tested the supporting timbers strength from underneath whilst applying downward force was a tense moment, was it going to result in you braining yourself with the timber as it failed or were you going to have your full set of teeth at the end of the film. The suspense was almost too much to bare. 🤣😂😂

[@matty_fox]

🤣🤣 glad you enjoyed Nick mate. I often question my decisions when looking back through the footage 😂

[@ollypolly18]

New subscriber Looking good sofar

[@matty_fox]

@@ollypolly18 thanks mate 👍🏼

[@Jokayne]

Nice were did you get foldable mattrees ? Thanks

[@matty_fox]

I got the mattress from Amazon. If you type in three part matress you should get a few results. The one I have is the brand Inofia - very comfortable 😁👍🏼

[@danielsal5442]

Nice build! A question, is the bed frame working when/if the wood swallows? Looks a bit tight now when it is dry.

[@matty_fox]

Thanks! I was out in the van over summer and I had no problems! I don't think plywood expands much to be honest. If it did become an issue it would be relatively simple to fix 😁👍🏼

[@TakeAPeakAtThis]

We thought about the same design on our Transit aswell but eventually end up making U shape bench/bed 😀I really like the idea of that type of pull out bed but that would of left us almost with no space for kitchen 😬 Is your transit medium or long wheel base ?

[@matty_fox]

It's a long wheel base! Still got a decent kitchen size with this setup 😁👍🏼

[@TakeAPeakAtThis]

@@matty_fox oh thats great then ! Our is medium so a bit tight with space 😁 your build looks really good ! Looking forward to see the progress 😀

[@matty_fox]

@@TakeAPeakAtThis Pros and cons to all different size vans 👍🏼 thank you for the comments 😁

[@robinprice4877]

How long does your van take to start on really cold mornings? Does it take longer when it hasn't been used for several days?

[@matty_fox]

@@robinprice4877 not sure how long exactly, it sometimes does take a little longer but not very noticeably 👍🏼 hope this helps

[@inthemix3013]

Best video to date, well apart from the one with you're dads calves in😂

[@matty_fox]

@@inthemix3013 nice one 🤣 👍🏼

[@CelinaChristiansen-p9t]

Danish approved

[@matty_fox]

🇩🇰😁🇩🇰

[@RevBTB]

should have waxed the sliders

[@matty_fox]

@@RevBTB what wax do you suggest? 😊

[@RevBTB]

@@matty_fox we used to use just plain candle wax on our drawers. rub both surfaces where the woods meet with wax - the small shabat whites were what we had because they were very inexpensive at the grocery store.

[@matty_fox]

@@RevBTB thanks!