Bike beside Bed dilemma
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Buy a cheap single bed frame and adapt? That way you could get a normal comfy mattress
How did you get on with this?
I bought the the Van Furniture standard sliding bed. Standard Laminated Sliding Bed - Grey — Van Furniture . Original plan was to leave the rear section in the van as Its my everyday work vehicle and could be used as storage. And for my weekend overnight trips (biking, hiking etc) I'd put the front section in.
But as its only me sleeping in the van i found a way to use just one section:-
I bought a couple of table legs and wood from the local DIY store and fixed them to the L-Track (for the rear seats when fitted). I bought 2x 650mm x 900mm x 100mm cushions online and have a useable single bed with plenty of room for bikes, skis etc. It all packs down in a couple of minutes. Note the above was a rough dry fix!!
Everyday with the rear seats in:-
I still have the other half of the bed but I doubt I'll even use it.
But as its only me sleeping in the van i found a way to use just one section:-
I bought a couple of table legs and wood from the local DIY store and fixed them to the L-Track (for the rear seats when fitted). I bought 2x 650mm x 900mm x 100mm cushions online and have a useable single bed with plenty of room for bikes, skis etc. It all packs down in a couple of minutes. Note the above was a rough dry fix!!
Everyday with the rear seats in:-
I still have the other half of the bed but I doubt I'll even use it.
Have you thought about making one? I have a slot together ply bed that I made. Can make a king size double including the 2+1 rear seats, or a single. The single was made so I can get my MTB in the van with me, which it does fine. One day i'll try my motorbike in there instead but haven't got around to that yet.
I don't have pics but you essentially make a narrow, single bed sized frame and rest the bed board on that and the folded over double bench
I don't have pics but you essentially make a narrow, single bed sized frame and rest the bed board on that and the folded over double bench
Finally got round to installing the 40 Winks Bike Station. Found that the M10 bolts to secure it to the lashing point are far too short if you have your floor lined. Then to make things worse the quick release bike stand that ships with the Station is not wide enough to be used on any mountain bike a thru-axel.
Not overly impressed to be honest, though I guess I should have checked...
Not overly impressed to be honest, though I guess I should have checked...
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I've had one of those for a while. I bought it out of convenience at the time, but since then I can't help but thinking just how over priced it was in all honesty. I could have made something more adaptable for less that half the price; pay your money, take your choice I guess. It certainly falls into the bracket of 'being overpriced because it has transporter in the name' I think.
That's been made by someone who doesn't ride a bike by the looks of it. What ever happened to sleeping on the van floor?...We're all getting too soft these days ;>
