When I bought the cast iron bottle opener many years ago, I knew there will be a day where I am going find the PERFECT spot for it. It's sitting in the same corner of a drawer for all these years. Sometimes I took it out....and... nah...no need for that. NOW it has found that spot. Thank you, also for the 'easy way' of making this mattress platform. What a nice and humorous video.
The generosity of people who put their expertise and time on these videos just amazes me - I watched your video and since I'm pretty puny, I've been thinking of getting a camping cot for half the side of my SUV. Thank you so much for this video and your time!
I love watching these conversion videos as I have a pickup truck that I use for short term camping. My design is even simpler than yours as I don't want any platforms to reduce head height inside as I have a short comfortable beach chair to sit on. I lay a 3" foam mattress cut to fit for 2 people. Were does my stuff go? I hitched a luggage rack on the hitch with 4 fitting fiberglass boxes to hold my camping gear and done ! Everything is strapped down and secure.
My mindset gets on very well with you perspective, very rare at all in my country... were I seem to be a crazy one. I have donde similar this summer... and moved along the Spanish north west sea coast, and was the only one... among an ocean of the usual predictable camping site stuff... the best and flexible and easiest holidays ever! 5 mins to rebuild everything in 5 mins... and off we went to another place... my car? A tiny Renault Scenic , i noticed that I could remove the back seats, and there i sent, just taking the basic... and now i am planning a practical and more confortable update, adding a platform, to get that 31 cms space up under the platform... its a real joy to find we are many insane but possitive mindset to face these dark hours... jajaja... i. pleased to meet you!
Love the simplicity. Only one thing you left out of the tools and supply list....woodworking skills, of which I have none. I will have to hire a carpenter to do mine. Great minimalist video.
Just a suggestion; I’d finish it off with automotive carpet to match from your local upholstery shop, they’ll almost certainly have some in stock for sale by the yard… a box cutter & a staple gun & you’re ready to rock! 👍😎🤘
I love your video!! I’m cracking up laughing!!! Are you a stand up comedian? Your presentation is logical, simple and brilliant!! I have a family member that will benefit from your instructions. Thank you!!!
After spine surgery sleeping in my 4runner isn’t so fun, especially when it’s too snowy to keep my totes outside...this is simple enough for me to actually want to attempt. Not due to lack of skill, knowledge, or tools , but purely based on my extreme laziness. Love the content, hope to see you on the trails one day
Finally, someone I LIKE to watch! Calm, cool, and collected! LOL! Now, I am outside of Nashville. I have a service dog that needs this set up in my 2022 Kia Soul. How about taking a trip here ?
Great idea Matt , I’m in the Canary Islands and this summer I want to take my SUV to mainland Europe..I have to get a ferry which takes 40 hours but it’s comfortable, then I can go where ever I want and while I will stay in some hotels I can use camp sites as well and bring a decent tent..With this simple conversion it’s a bed when I want it and quick to set up..Thanks👏👍
Oh my goodness!! I paused your video to comment before I got to the end! Yes! You absolutely are a comedian!! I’m so glad I’m not the only one with questionable ideas. :)
Suggestions: make the top sleeping boards smaller so you can reach in while inside without moving everything. Get a camping cot so no need to build the platform. How can you measure with the front seats all the way forward and then use them? Making the platform so it can slide in and out for the bed area also allows for having a couch type setup inside when you can't be outside due to the weather.
I wish those measurements were for a subaru forester, it will make my project much easier...and just follow your instructions 🤗 Great job you have done!
Agree with you in terms of simplicity. I would use coroplast laminated in three pieces to make it lighter.for Organization I use shoe bags and jewelry bags.
I made my Accord a camper after I eyeballed the right half of it and realized I could fit a 6 foot long bed in there. So the back left is my living room and the right half is the bedroom. It's a lot more attainable when you don't overcomplicate things.
Thanks. You gave me an idea for a hinged front, not back. I have a 10 yr old that needs that back seat. If I injured in two spots, you could also make a lounge out of the back. Thank you!
The problem with your design is the way you situated the 2x4's..you should of placed them flat versus upright..you'd have 2 more inches of space under the bed allowing more or bigger items to stow under..
Yahoo, whoopy😅! You got me. I loved when you pulled out what I thought was your laptop, I had to pause vid, clapping out loud Zowee, yes, going on to see rest and looking forward to using some of your suggestions (links)
I don’t know that’s pretty cheap and easy, but I definitely emptied all the tools out of my work van, (Dodge Grand Caravan) and chucked in the smallest camping chair I had and an old army cot. The hardest part was emptying the tools 🧰
I’d love to make a platform that can be pushed up to fit in the trunk and act as storage in some form for daily commute and then push it down to a flag surface for a bed.
Cool video dude! The thought of learning how to plumb in my kitchenette and learn to become an electrician to wire up transformers and solar panels is daunting to the point I don’t feel ready to buy a van to convert it. I currently sleep in my BMW Touring and I want to buy something bigger. Think I’ll start with the Nissan Pathfinder and do something similar to what you’ve got here for now. 👍
Love this idea and it’s simplicity. Would love this for my Honda HRV. Question. With the front seats pushed all the way up, how can you drive the vehicle? Seems like it would need to be built in two sections so it could fold in half lengthwise.
I lived in my volvo station wagon for almost a year and it has fold flat back seats but in order to do that you have to lift up the bottom seat cushion and fold it forward and then fold down the back and then you loose the big gap of storage space behind the front seat it gets filled with the bottom cushion wich still sticks up enough to take up precious foot room when laying in the back so I just opted out of folding the back seats completely flat and folded the backs down without folding out the bottom cushion and put my trifold matress on top at a slight slope and slept with my head in the back on the flat part it was fine the inside of a station wagon is not tall enough for any kind of platform
fun video, well done. i obsessed way too much about mine being level. i later found out that if the bed platform is a little higher on the front seats end and a tad lower on the cargo end, that's totally cool cause otherwise you have the blood rushing to your head all night. (let the snarky jokes fly)
I sold that car years ago but it wasn't too dissimilar to this build, except that it had nicer wood and I made a kind of bookshelf in the back with shelves sized for things like my water bottle and propane tank. If I were to do it again I would probably build the platform part and then buy an actual bookshelf.
I'm gunna make my own version with a folding table as the bed. So when you wake up and you need a table you just take the bed out and you have a table.
I was hoping for a link to the 'complicated camper conversion' you mention at 0:37 (so that I could go 'like' that as well), but couldn't find it anywhere... ?
Wait, you don’t need to spend $3500 for a “storage system” to be a true overlander? 🙄😜😎 I got a $18 24”x72” wood plank (sanded and super light!) from Menards and a 4” foam mattress (Amaz.) for the uneven back of my 2018 4Runner after completely removing the back seats - made a lot more room, saved some weight, and A LOT of money/time 👍🏼 I’m 6’ and sleep behind the passenger seat - works great! Cool vid - thanks for being no-nonsense practical 👏🏻
This is a great idea. But, you could just buy a second-gen Subaru Forester with fold-flat seats, put an air mattress in the back, and deal with being about twenty-five thou from the headliner.
I’ve got a idea to remove the back seats and passenger seat then make a flat bed with box roof in a L shape curved over the passenger side window opening at the boot for access with padding down the left sleeping side and draws/tabletop on the right.. I hope that’s understandable but I’m just unsure about the legality of this isit ok to do any info or ideas welcome ? I’ve got a vw polo too haha nice and compact 😉
Personally I just recline the driver's or if I'm feelin' frisky, front passenger's seat all the way and sleep in that. Way more comfortable than any even vaguely portable mattress I've ever found., nevermind that crap people use in tents. Except in my tow rig. Which is a single cab. With a shitty vinyl bench seat. Slept in the bed at a freeway rest stop once, people kept waking me up to try to buy the car off my trailer. Slept in the cab laying across the bench once, with the engine running, wearing full race gear, in a sleeping bag, because it was substantially below freezing outside with like 40mph winds and this was the only way I could figure out not to die. Heater on full blast, barely got up to like 40 in the cab because the weather sealing is terrible and it's a diesel so it makes little heat at idle. I considered throwing a brick on the accelerator pedal, but decided redlining the engine for 8 hours probably wouldn't end well. ... And there were people in tents nearby who I'm sure already hated me. And themselves. Since then, the rule is "either bum a spot in somebody else's RV, get a hotel, or don't be the sucker that has to tow the racecar".
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Well, seeing how much lumber is now it's a $30,000 conversion now. Vehicle extra.
You need so little lumber you could probably get this much from someone's scrap pile when doing renovations.
(let's go brandon)
FJB☺
What was different in early 2020? Hmmmm....
This guy's way to present is so simple and yet surprisingly entertaining! You deserve SO MANY MORE SUBSCRIBERS!!! Love these diy projects!
When I bought the cast iron bottle opener many years ago, I knew there will be a day where I am going find the PERFECT spot for it. It's sitting in the same corner of a drawer for all these years. Sometimes I took it out....and... nah...no need for that. NOW it has found that spot. Thank you, also for the 'easy way' of making this mattress platform. What a nice and humorous video.
The generosity of people who put their expertise and time on these videos just amazes me - I watched your video and since I'm pretty puny, I've been thinking of getting a camping cot for half the side of my SUV. Thank you so much for this video and your time!
The hip way Matt presents this is so cool.
Thanks for including your measurements! I wish everyone would do this!
You are a breath of fresh air. I will be binging your other vids, for more simple ways to get out there
I love watching these conversion videos as I have a pickup truck that I use for short term camping. My design is even simpler than yours as I don't want any platforms to reduce head height inside as I have a short comfortable beach chair to sit on. I lay a 3" foam mattress cut to fit for 2 people. Were does my stuff go? I hitched a luggage rack on the hitch with 4 fitting fiberglass boxes to hold my camping gear and done ! Everything is strapped down and secure.
Matt. Liking your channel! Quick, consise with the right amount of dry humor! Love it!
My mindset gets on very well with you perspective, very rare at all in my country... were I seem to be a crazy one. I have donde similar this summer... and moved along the Spanish north west sea coast, and was the only one... among an ocean of the usual predictable camping site stuff... the best and flexible and easiest holidays ever! 5 mins to rebuild everything in 5 mins... and off we went to another place... my car? A tiny Renault Scenic , i noticed that I could remove the back seats, and there i sent, just taking the basic... and now i am planning a practical and more confortable update, adding a platform, to get that 31 cms space up under the platform... its a real joy to find we are many insane but possitive mindset to face these dark hours... jajaja... i. pleased to meet you!
Hey great channel. I was able to make my sleeping platform, underlying supports, with integrated storage all from one sheet of plywood.
Subscribed. Thank you for not yelling at the camera and saying "HEEYYYYWUTIZZUPGUYZZZZZ!"
I also hate that trend. Alot.
Love the simplicity. Only one thing you left out of the tools and supply list....woodworking skills, of which I have none. I will have to hire a carpenter to do mine. Great minimalist video.
This channel is vastly underrated. Keep up the quality work!
You have a good sense of humor great job!
Just a suggestion; I’d finish it off with automotive carpet to match from your local upholstery shop, they’ll almost certainly have some in stock for sale by the yard… a box cutter & a staple gun & you’re ready to rock!
👍😎🤘
I love your video!! I’m cracking up laughing!!! Are you a stand up comedian? Your presentation is logical, simple and brilliant!! I have a family member that will benefit from your instructions. Thank you!!!
Smart thiknking / good project
I work as a carpenter and the backpack - tote bag - bucket system works great.
Sometimes less is so much more, great job showing us this easy conversion 👍
I love your videos and how you explain things. Best channel by far.
Hi SuperFast Matt, great channel. I did a build on my Honda Element for $99. Following you now. Cheers!
Almost forgot the church key. Good thing there was time for celebrating at the end of the job. Well done!
Nice job! Definitely ultra-light version of vanlife. Just add a full cooler and water, and it's ready!
After spine surgery sleeping in my 4runner isn’t so fun, especially when it’s too snowy to keep my totes outside...this is simple enough for me to actually want to attempt. Not due to lack of skill, knowledge, or tools , but purely based on my extreme laziness. Love the content, hope to see you on the trails one day
Finally, someone I LIKE to watch! Calm, cool, and collected! LOL! Now, I am outside of Nashville. I have a service dog that needs this set up in my 2022 Kia Soul. How about taking a trip here ?
I did something similar in my jetta. Surprisingly, it worked.
Thanks for the stripped down version of the build. It was exactly what I was looking for. Sub.
Great idea Matt , I’m in the Canary Islands and this summer I want to take my SUV to mainland Europe..I have to get a ferry which takes 40 hours but it’s comfortable, then I can go where ever I want and while I will stay in some hotels I can use camp sites as well and bring a decent tent..With this simple conversion it’s a bed when I want it and quick to set up..Thanks👏👍
Best of all, build-in bottle-opener. Love it.
AMAZING. I live in Uganda at the moment and will follow this fast method. Cheers to Safari life
Oh my goodness!! I paused your video to comment before I got to the end! Yes! You absolutely are a comedian!! I’m so glad I’m not the only one with questionable ideas. :)
My favorite channel these days
Suggestions: make the top sleeping boards smaller so you can reach in while inside without moving everything. Get a camping cot so no need to build the platform. How can you measure with the front seats all the way forward and then use them? Making the platform so it can slide in and out for the bed area also allows for having a couch type setup inside when you can't be outside due to the weather.
Jenius!!! I have same idea about bags.. But now I know where I put them... It's so simple, why never come out of my mind??
Loved your outlook and how you spoke about the topic. Gained a sub.
Very cool. I need to take at least 3 of those giant bears with me though, so I'm trying to customize my build somehow.
I wish those measurements were for a subaru forester, it will make my project much easier...and just follow your instructions 🤗
Great job you have done!
Agree with you in terms of simplicity. I would use coroplast laminated in three pieces to make it lighter.for Organization I use shoe bags and jewelry bags.
I like this. I don't want my own sink, countertop, and a toilet when camping. I just want my own bed!
This was so helpful! I needed a simple build for my Honda Pilot! Thanks!
The using rucksacks for storage is a great tip.
Thank you! Funny yet practical.
Quick job - should work fine!
Safety precaution : you should firmly attached for bed frame to the chassis (in case of rollover)
I made my Accord a camper after I eyeballed the right half of it and realized I could fit a 6 foot long bed in there. So the back left is my living room and the right half is the bedroom. It's a lot more attainable when you don't overcomplicate things.
Geez, remember when you could buy a sheet of SANDED plywood and all the other parts of a camping project for FOURTY DOLLARS?
Like your style, simple yet effective. Some of these other people are Overkill.
That's superb bro I also made a bed like this but it's in a hatchback car. Built a bed in a car and camping is really fun and enjoyable for me.
You're awesome. Funny as hell and damned smart! LOVE IT!
Thanks. You gave me an idea for a hinged front, not back. I have a 10 yr old that needs that back seat. If I injured in two spots, you could also make a lounge out of the back. Thank you!
Excellent, simple, quick, & practical!🥂
The problem with your design is the way you situated the 2x4's..you should of placed them flat versus upright..you'd have 2 more inches of space under the bed allowing more or bigger items to stow under..
The teddy bear was awesome
I watch your videos on 2x speed to make it superfaster Matt.
Thumbs-up. You made me smile at the end. Great job!
Yahoo, whoopy😅! You got me. I loved when you pulled out what I thought was your laptop, I had to pause vid, clapping out loud Zowee, yes, going on to see rest and looking forward to using some of your suggestions (links)
Best Overlander build I've seen in awhile
Bro I have been trying to wreck my brain on building these. I’m soooo glad you did this thanks!!!
love the bottle opener
I don’t know that’s pretty cheap and easy, but I definitely emptied all the tools out of my work van, (Dodge Grand Caravan) and chucked in the smallest camping chair I had and an old army cot. The hardest part was emptying the tools 🧰
The giant teddy bear...nice touch! LOL
My thought too 😂
Yeah. I feel kinda bad now that I don't have one of them to sleep with.
@@livinginthenow LOL
Reminds me of my Outback build. But due to lack of head space. The bed was a fail. Lol
A friend of mine did something like this on his Opel corsa hatchback, although smaller
Love everything ...especially the funny parts !
I’d love to make a platform that can be pushed up to fit in the trunk and act as storage in some form for daily commute and then push it down to a flag surface for a bed.
Great choice of beer!
Ahh cheap and easy! 👌 Great video. Nice 4r!
Great video and you made me laugh. I needed that.
Nice. I take out the seats in my Tesla and sleep on a sh1tty piece of ply. Still haven't got around to doing this as 'properly' as you!
Love the teddy bear!! Lol
Cool video dude! The thought of learning how to plumb in my kitchenette and learn to become an electrician to wire up transformers and solar panels is daunting to the point I don’t feel ready to buy a van to convert it. I currently sleep in my BMW Touring and I want to buy something bigger. Think I’ll start with the Nissan Pathfinder and do something similar to what you’ve got here for now. 👍
Nice to see the Costco oversized bear making an appearance. I always wondered who actually bought those things...! 🧐😎😜
Good video. Straight to the point. Thanks! Liked
Love this idea and it’s simplicity. Would love this for my Honda HRV.
Question. With the front seats pushed all the way up, how can you drive the vehicle? Seems like it would need to be built in two sections so it could fold in half lengthwise.
Very entertaining and what a great idea. Not particularly involved and it works great
I lived in my volvo station wagon for almost a year and it has fold flat back seats but in order to do that you have to lift up the bottom seat cushion and fold it forward and then fold down the back and then you loose the big gap of storage space behind the front seat it gets filled with the bottom cushion wich still sticks up enough to take up precious foot room when laying in the back so I just opted out of folding the back seats completely flat and folded the backs down without folding out the bottom cushion and put my trifold matress on top at a slight slope and slept with my head in the back on the flat part it was fine the inside of a station wagon is not tall enough for any kind of platform
Oh you have a Volvo 240 too? Epic
@@fast.biking_freddy 99 v70xc awd Volvo but I would love to have an even older volvo someday
fun video, well done. i obsessed way too much about mine being level. i later found out that if the bed platform is a little higher on the front seats end and a tad lower on the cargo end, that's totally cool cause otherwise you have the blood rushing to your head all night. (let the snarky jokes fly)
Thanks. Any way you'd be able to share about your more complicated build you mentioned?
I sold that car years ago but it wasn't too dissimilar to this build, except that it had nicer wood and I made a kind of bookshelf in the back with shelves sized for things like my water bottle and propane tank. If I were to do it again I would probably build the platform part and then buy an actual bookshelf.
I'm gunna make my own version with a folding table as the bed. So when you wake up and you need a table you just take the bed out and you have a table.
Haha now I can stop watching the video. Great idea.
I did that too! Now I'm its so thick that I'm about as close to the roof as though i just slept under the car :)
Watching this at the camp site in my converted VAN. Thanks, youtube =)
love it. keep it simple. my number one rule..
This was great, it got you another subscriber.
I liked the video. Thanks for making this video.
Enjoyable video. I love seeing quick, inexpensive build-outs for camping. What about just buying a cot to set up in the vehicle?
Notice the legs of the platform are at different heights… Do cots have adjustable legs?
I was hoping for a link to the 'complicated camper conversion' you mention at 0:37 (so that I could go 'like' that as well), but couldn't find it anywhere... ?
"for this cheap camper, start with a 60 thousand dollar vehicle" haha.
Wait, you don’t need to spend $3500 for a “storage system” to be a true overlander? 🙄😜😎
I got a $18 24”x72” wood plank (sanded and super light!) from Menards and a 4” foam mattress (Amaz.) for the uneven back of my 2018 4Runner after completely removing the back seats - made a lot more room, saved some weight, and A LOT of money/time 👍🏼 I’m 6’ and sleep behind the passenger seat - works great!
Cool vid - thanks for being no-nonsense practical 👏🏻
Quick & easy. Spent too much on mine.
This is a great idea. But, you could just buy a second-gen Subaru Forester with fold-flat seats, put an air mattress in the back, and deal with being about twenty-five thou from the headliner.
I’ve got a idea to remove the back seats and passenger seat then make a flat bed with box roof in a L shape curved over the passenger side window opening at the boot for access with padding down the left sleeping side and draws/tabletop on the right.. I hope that’s understandable but I’m just unsure about the legality of this isit ok to do any info or ideas welcome ? I’ve got a vw polo too haha nice and compact 😉
I like camping with a queen size bed and room service.
It is great idea. Shows me how to save money for car camping.
I just love your style... Smiles
Good video but I would make one where it folds back into the trunk and have access to the 2bd row of seats..
Getting 80 percent there with 20 percent of the work. Ah 😊 the sweet life.
Personally I just recline the driver's or if I'm feelin' frisky, front passenger's seat all the way and sleep in that. Way more comfortable than any even vaguely portable mattress I've ever found., nevermind that crap people use in tents.
Except in my tow rig. Which is a single cab. With a shitty vinyl bench seat. Slept in the bed at a freeway rest stop once, people kept waking me up to try to buy the car off my trailer. Slept in the cab laying across the bench once, with the engine running, wearing full race gear, in a sleeping bag, because it was substantially below freezing outside with like 40mph winds and this was the only way I could figure out not to die. Heater on full blast, barely got up to like 40 in the cab because the weather sealing is terrible and it's a diesel so it makes little heat at idle. I considered throwing a brick on the accelerator pedal, but decided redlining the engine for 8 hours probably wouldn't end well. ... And there were people in tents nearby who I'm sure already hated me. And themselves.
Since then, the rule is "either bum a spot in somebody else's RV, get a hotel, or don't be the sucker that has to tow the racecar".
Easy cheap man, just what I like
Totally fun, thanks.
How do you drive with the front seats shoved all of the way up?
Smart Design👍😄
Lots of laugh during this video. Have a +1