Kombi Beds Diy Or Alternatives

[Olly T6]

What a fantastic bit of kit that is!

 

[Braddyboy]

Very compact isn’t it

 

[DaveyB]

Legs look rather spindly though, but otherwise a great concept.

 

[Olly T6]

Great spare bed for family at home, over Christmas etc shame it’s state side

 

[Jimmi]

EZ Bed

 

[Jimmi]

I’ve had loads of air beds and this is by far the best, stays inflated all night, folds down pretty small and doesn’t smell like a balloon. It also comes with a battery pump which is noisy and slow but will get you out the sh!t if your proper one fails.
I bought mine from a Amazon but they’re currently unavailable, now and then they crop up in Costco.

Lightspeed Outdoors 2 Person PVC-Free Air Bed Mattress for Camping and Travel 763960276136 | eBay

 

[hoggle]

I'm slowly working out whether it's feasible to build a basic exploria-esque bed using this kind of stuff:

25mm Square Tube System

Since my welding days are long gone, I'm going to have to figure out how I tie in to the lashing points, but otherwise, shouldnt be too difficult.

Has anyone used this system to make their own bed frame? I have worked out it will cost around the £100 mark. Then the Base and Mattress on top of that. I was wondering if it would be sturdy enough!

 

[Jimmi]

Has anyone used this system to make their own bed frame? I have worked out it will cost around the £100 mark. Then the Base and Mattress on top of that. I was wondering if it would be sturdy enough!

We used that at work to make frames for signs and exhibition stands, it will defo be sturdy enough or a bed

 

[hoggle]

Thanks Jimmi, but i have purchased a vanking bed system.

 

[Jimmi]

Thanks Jimmi, but i have purchased a vanking bed system.

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Can you take the crossmembers out and just leave the sides in with that system

 

[hoggle]

Yip, they bolt to the existing Ty down points.

 

[broow]

My effort, did it myself, storage underneath & bolts in same as one above

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What is the size of your used tubings?

 

[arkie]

No probs, the ££’s saved on the bed I spent on insulation & sound deadening. Behind every roof, door & side & rear panel.. 50-70% Peacemat (5m roll) where you can & over top Self Adhesive Thermal Insulation foil+foam (10m roll) over the top of that, very easy to do & takes less than a day & makes a HUGE difference keeping warm in winter, cool in summer & cutting down road noise

Great idea, can you give any more info/pics on how you bolted on the new legs? Did you secure into existing bolt holes on floor?

 

[Shaggy1969]

I bought this....

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Works really well and folds up behind the rear seats. The guy cuts it to the shape you want (as my single seat folds flat, I just left it with a straight edge). carpeted it in the same stuff as the walls so doesn’t look out of place.

 

[Shaggy1969]

just realised you can insert a link directly......

VW T5 T6 Kombi Bed -Folding Self Assembly Bed Kit - 2+1 seats 3/4 Width - Camper | eBay

 

[TheSpiv]

I've got a folding concertina type thing for a T5 that I bought from the other forum a while back, a bit rough and ready but definitely a good idea. It's a bit like those small folding steps but a bed. If anyone's interested in seeing it I could get some images next time I'm at my storage. Pretty compact, looks easy to make and I guess cheap if you're handy with a jig saw.

 

[benp1]

Not sure what you mean, pics would be interesting.

I have a double and single set up I've made out of ply. Slots together. Cost about £60 in materials

 

[Skyliner33]

I bought this....

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Works really well and folds up behind the rear seats. The guy cuts it to the shape you want (as my single seat folds flat, I just left it with a straight edge). carpeted it in the same stuff as the walls so doesn’t look out of place.

Because you have an "I" directly before the https bit.

VW T5 T6 Kombi Bed -Folding Self Assembly Bed Kit - 2+1 seats 3/4 Width - Camper | eBay

This bed fits onto the twin rear seat in a VW T5 Kombi fitted with 2+1 kombi seat set-up (Genuine VW Kombi Seats). VW T5 Transporter Kombi Folding Bed. Turn your kombi into a camper! The bed fits to the rear of the twin seat and can be left in place or removed when not in use.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[Tobs]

I can’t recommend forty winks enough for this, although admittedly that is the ££’s option,

 

[J3AAY]

Infiniti Customs Kombi bed. Utterly superb and keeps the multi use aspect of a van (fold flat or remove).

Served me well for a couple years with a memory foam roll up mattress.