Best Space Saving Bed Conversion with Garage | Van Build
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- Опубликовано: 4 фев 2025
- The van build project for this week is our bed. We used a pretty unique van bed idea that works great for people who aren't too tall. It slides into couch mode to let us sit on a bench below it to eat and work but we also still have the option to sit on it while it's in couch mode. The sliding mechanism also makes it so that we don't need to break down the bed each time we want to sit at the table. It also allows for plenty of garage space.
So Taku is low key telling us that he's a GENIUS!
Only LOW-KEY!!!
I was thinking about this layout wondering if it would feel spacious in a small van. Then the algorithm showed this to me. Awesome work
I love coming home from a Sunday Funday to a vid of Taku showcasing how industrious he is.
You should be very proud of yourself Taku.... You made a wise choice electing to go with the aluminum material. I have used it in my job and the aluminum framing is not only stronger but it has the feature of staying cleaner, and more presentable.
I wish I built a van back in the day and had memories of fishing and eating my way across America
You can still
that’s an awesome bed creation man!! i’ve never seen any bed like it, i’m in complete awe tbh.
💛...upgrade from lincoln logs to erector sets...very cool...
love this bed! great idea. I'll have to watch this again (and again) and take notes. I wish I had this in my box truck. Or maybe I'll borrow many of your great ideas for my future van. who knows. great job!
Van looks great! The burning question is when you and Jocelyn are on the road, what is on your playlist, what do you two jam out to and sing-a-long? 🤔🎶🎶
Pretty cool way to think it out!👍😁
Look at you bro, from a CHEF, OUTDOOR ADVENTURER to a VAN BUILDER what else can I say.. your the man! To be honest you guys inspired me to get in a RUclips world and now starting my channel a year ago me in my wife still excited whenever you guys upload a video. Thank you 🙏🏻 keep learning and you guys stay safe Taku and Jocelyn.
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@@ruthblack1996 thanks 🙏🏻
Dude you're a magician
a futon in a Van, great idea. the only possible other option would have been something like a Murphy bed on the wall but I think you picked the right option. The star gazing idea sounds amazing too, especially when you guys are going remote and there is no light pollution - that is going to next level!!! Now, you need to have some kind of drop down/out of the wall computer work station for like a laptop or something, so you can still edit and post online!
At the beginning I was like "should probably use thread lock, especially with the vibration"
Then he pulls it out and I was like "Yeaaahhhh, my dude"
Wow! Taku your a jack of all trades. Jocelyn, girl I like how your willing to help and take part in building. Liking the videos!
Hey for a Chef you are a handy guy/Guys I enjoy your work people
Nice job on the bed build.
Good job on the bed. Very very strong, smart idea.
It still makes me so happy you are doing vanlife
It's more of a futon rather than a bed! Same purpose! Nice, Taku and Jocelyn! Cant wait to see the rest!
You can use a chop saw with a finish wood blade to chop aluminum. Just chop some raw wax before to get a smoother cut. I cut aluminum models for year in construction. Commercial window installers do the same.
Love your vids guys'! You should for sure add some legs to kick down to the ground for star gazing, or better yet build the brace so you can brace it in your trailer hitch so matter if the ground is uneven your mounts go to the same spot all the time
This bed gonna be nuts ...Tnuts !!
My first thought was oh crap taku using metal in a electrical area , but you’ve done everything in such a professional manner that it won’t be a problem, then you put locktite on all the bolts , just in case you two get a little athletic 👍🏼 this build is great , can’t wait to see the adventures you two have ! Will you be taking the yak with ? 🤔
If we can figure out an easy way to get it on top without damaging the solar panels, yes!
We are building a van with a bed that is separated from the garage (head board from mattress base to ceiling) and a flip up foot section that will hide the bed and open up a bench area for day use. passenger side will have a
stainless steel counter with butcher block accents(at sink cover and flips), 2 burner induction and flip up/downs at each end.we are putting in a fridge (behind drivers seat) and separate freezer under the bench seat.
Your interior i noted has shiplap walls and a white tile metal? graphic backsplash which is how we have it.
Lots of fun keep up the good work.
Our tile is just stick on since it weighs much less and way cheaper. Good luck on your build!
Love how the van build is coming together! Hope you'll share in your future Van-ventures with us! Cheers from Canada!
That is amazing🤩
We made bed in van and used wood😔I love to make bench bed but couldn’t , I didn’t have great idea like you also no one make like you👏👏👏
You are awesome 🤩
The bed turned out dope Taku! That look of pride you've got says it all! Well done. ✨👏
great job! very smart idea
I think the bed idea is nice, it allows you to make the most for the space..thanks for sharing your van buildout.
Stargazing sounds like a great idea!
LOVE IT! LOVE LOVE LOVE the fact the bed can be pushed out the back to star-gaze!!! Genius.
they need a "Love" button on YT
so smart well done
I genuinely can not wait to do a van next year!!! Keep it up 👍🏽 ❤️
Good luck!
Thanks bud... I’ve started a RUclips now just to learn how to put videos together! So I’m ready to do a van build series 😊
The steel aluminum blades yes are loud, but work so much better. I've done a ton of it. You should hire me to build the panels for the 80/20
Very nice!
Nice work! What size 80-20. Is that 1" I'm thinking of doing something similar. Also, where did you get that little jig. Is it custom or where might I get one.
Thanks
You guys are the best!:)
You are amazing Taku designing and building this fold and side bed frame ! The van build is Looking great 👍 I know that Jocelyn is also working behind the video and want to thank her to great job !
I don't know if I missed it or what, but can you share a link where you ordered the material? Thank you Taku, my wife and I love wathing your video's keep it up. And your fishing adventures are great as well. I'm working towards your cooking skills so watch out😂
It is really perfektně for sleeping,watching movie and relaxing👌👍
I am trying to design and build sth. similar. Just not sure how to connect correctly parts of stabel frame together.
Are there any more pictures or models you csn share with us?
Thank you, Jane
Keep up the good work bro. Should be fun leaning. Will definitely take some tips for my own setup soon.
Adding a diagonal might make it more sturdy.
Aye Taklyn Sundays ? 😎 Shout Out Fromm Washington State ! 😎🌲Glad To See The Van Coming Together 😎
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Wow great work to both of yall!
amazing job - I guess this is costing a lot more vs wood, right?
Lol, you beat me with the thread locker. I was just saying to myself you should use thread locker as vibrations tend to loosen bolts then a couple of scenes later, "We're using thread locker." Jinx.
Awesome execution in the Bed Build Taku 👊🏼😎👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼!! Coming along nicely Guys
cant wait for more mouth-watering content on OCL after this van build..
That bed is so awesome! If you turn the mattress the other way, it could fold up like a couch!
So impressive!
Awesome team work you both on the build give yourself a pat on the back can’t wait to see the the completion of it keep up the good work 👍
I really like the couch/bed design and stargazing, but is it just bolts holding the bed frame to the slides? Seems like it might be safer to have the slides under the frame.
I don't know what to think about having it block the whole back door but the star gazing function is pretty sick.
Great job!
Taku this is sick! Great idea with the couch/bed! Taku the chef/interior designer/ industrial designer.
The van builds are gold tier vids :)
@TheSingletrackSampler has a pulley system for his bed to fold in half just like yours!
That turned out pretty great. Nice work. I'll bet that extrusion will also be nice in the future in case you need to modify anything.
That's awesome!
With all the extra vibrations in the van its gonna get loose. That was a great one
Sheesh how big is that van??!
That came out really nice! How many ft of 80/20 did it take? I'm still deciding between wood or 80/20 for my build. It's pretty tough because the cost difference is so large.
Congrats! Nice work!
I am amazed at your ingenuity and creative thinking on the fly! I do have a concern when laying on the bed when its extended out back of the van. Pretty sure everything's bolted down but thats a lot of weight with the bed frame hanging out?
hahah as an IT guy, the bed sliding rails remind me of server racks
Did you ever get back in touch with the resturant Wara-yaki Irohamaru about if American sushi is working out for them? Philly Roll and the Dragon Roll? I just watched and I gotta know!
I know it's your build, and I congratulate you guys for doing it. Might want to rethink the wood for the batteries. Those are heavy as you know. Just think about a huge pot hole and the weight of those jumping around, straps or not. Love all your videos.
Batteries are being held in place mainly by the 80/20
Make sure it can handle that PSI!
80/20 is great, and I hope one thing you learned from watching other videos is you need to plan ahead. It's no fun unscrewing pieces because you need to add a t-nut in the middle of the frame!
Well done, you two. Great team at work here.
it looks like you could use the 8020 for your battery bank, also
you need a thermal barrier between the 80/20 and the van's metal hull otherwise the metal bed frame will get super cold and your bed will be supercold if the aluminum is getting it's warmth sapped by the Van's exterior metal hull. Good thing most of your wood paneling covers this.
eg nylon spacers between the 80/20 and the van wall and also between the bolt head and the 80/20.
We have insulation and wood panels between the van and the bed unless you mean we need additional?
@@TaklyntheWorld looks really good but hard to see if there is any contact on the bottom right (facing from inside van) by the back door. Only one way to test is to drive it out to the san francisco beaches overnight and see if any of the aluminum gets really cold.
@@TaklyntheWorld Taku should go on this cooking show where you forage for food called Crazy Delicious . ruclips.net/video/oAFgrAe5Gbo/видео.html
Thomas Heaton, a photographer on RUclips, just finished a van build using the extruded aluminum for everything. His work on the van was amazing. Check it out if you haven’t already!
Nice design. Are you not going to need two singles though so that it is easier to fold? Also probably want to dampen the backside so it does bang against the door all the way down the highway. I would also try and connect the two rail slides releases somehow unless you can reach them both simultaneously.
We cut the mattress so it can fold and we can reach both since the sliding part is only on part of the mattress we might still add something though since we need to be able to pull the mattress a little so that it folds as we push it on the slides.
I was hoping you would use 80/20. Now you can reinforce the battery bank, It's pretty heavy for the wood structure.
But that's just my opinion, Thanks! (oh and the bed is awesome)
Hi Taku,
Would you please give us the dimension of your genius bed. If possible the major pieces of the bed as well. I am planning to build a bed like yours on Sprinter 144. Your help is greatly appreciated.
What is your height??? Because you fit cross wise perfectly.
yes 80/20 - this stuff is essential in my neuroscience lab - we use it to make instruments for measuring animal behavior.
Put a moon roof at the top!
where did you get the aluminum and fasteners?
Nice! Will you be the first Asian van builder? I'll trust you to build it right. Thanks
Are you ordering your 80-20 online or getting it locally somewhere? I’d probably use it more if I had a reliable, reasonable local supplier.
We get it locally.
You should get a Milwaukee Drill, which ia a contractor-grade brand. It will have much more power and will be more compact than your Ryobi. Ryobi is DIY or Dad-grade brand.
Is the plan to go 100% van life? Tossing everything in storage and taking off?
Bed set up looks awesome. Nervous about the hanging out the back but I’m sure you thought through all the weight loads!
Not 100%. We have too much fishing gear and editing videos occasionally on a laptop is fine but it's so much easier on a larger screen. We'll use it for longer trips like going to Alaska hopefully this summer.
@@TaklyntheWorld plus all the new power tools!
Where are you buying the 80/20 ? Thanks
What type of bed is this?
Nice bed bro! And couch! Questions!! Where did u get those t mounts?
I don’t know exactly what sort of blade you are using to cut the extrusion but as a rule abrasive cutters should not be used on aluminum. They can pack up with aluminum causing the blade to be off balance which can lead to failure of the blade. If you have ever seen a blade explode it will leave an impression. You can cut aluminium with any blade that cuts wood.
Don't forget to use some threadlock!
Milwaukee bandsaw my friend
Did you end up fixing that noise from the ceiling fan!?
What height did you put the bed at?
Awesome!
its like a futon. might want to put LOCKTIGHT on your bolts make sure they snug and dont vibrate off with all the travel u plan to do.
Cool
Taku, how old are you guys?
Hi Jocelyn & Taku from Colorado
I think Taku played with Mechano sets when he was a kid.