How To Build A Bed Platform In Your SUV For Car Camping (Land Rover LR2)

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this video, I show you how I built a #bedplatform inside my SUV for #carcamping. This was my second version in which I improved on specific issues I wanted to change. I hope this video inspires you or helps you to build one for yourself and go on many adventures. I'm by no means a carpenter but thanks to my friend Henk we got it done.
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@rachelhudson809 14 күн бұрын

Such a simple and functional video. I loved how you explained everything at a speed I could comprehend.

@tracker5849 11 ай бұрын

TEN THUMBS UP!! saved video as a HOW TO when my day comes to hit the trail. THANK YOU

@thisislifeco 11 ай бұрын

No problem! I hope that time comes soon for you :)

@johnvassar1730 14 күн бұрын

Great instructive video! Two highlights for me are #1. The wider top part fitted to the doors for those of us with heroic figures (esp. when sleeping two!) and #2. The drawer with the integrated lid/work surface. Well done! Your videos have a very cool vibe and are well made. Love your stuff!

@thisislifeco 14 күн бұрын

I really appreciate you taking the time to leave such a nice comment! Glad you enjoyed the video 😁

@sotiris_constantinou 7 ай бұрын

You gave me a lot of food ideas for my 1994 Pajero. Thanks. Great video. Greetings from Greece

@thisislifeco 6 ай бұрын

Much appreciated! Glad I could help

@chillyburger1077 4 ай бұрын

Nice, simple ,affordable , design guys 👍 . Nice work thx for posting.

@thisislifeco 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and leaving such a kind comment! :)

@mackenzieeagle2674 10 ай бұрын

Some people spend thousands of dollars on high end products which achieve the same functionality. I love how simple and customisable everything is when made simple. In my opinion you have a much better nights sleep knowing you made everything yourself🙂👍

@thisislifeco 10 ай бұрын

I really appreciate hearing that! Glad you enjoyed it 😁

@gregflores8959 16 күн бұрын

@@thisislifecoAn excellent build! What thickness of ply did you use?

@waldo_s 8 ай бұрын

Nice! Did similar drawer setup for the rear of our Jeep. But I was lazy and had the hardware shop pre cut the lengths. Then simply just put it all together at home, sprayed with black stone chip (undercarriage coating), added a fridge slide and it still holding up. 💪

@thisislifeco 8 ай бұрын

Honestly that was my first option at Home Depot but my friend was kind enough to lend me his tool. Sounds like a nice setup you now have! Enjoy

@waldo_s 8 ай бұрын

@@thisislifeco lack of tools sent me in that direction 😀 With two Great Danes as travelling partners, I will have to change the setup. But haven't figured something out yet...

@subdawg1331 10 ай бұрын

thanks for sharing this and your ideas

@thisislifeco 10 ай бұрын

Most welcome 😊

@Brandos_channel Жыл бұрын

Nicely done!!

@thisislifeco Жыл бұрын

Thanks pal 😁

@seyoonkim8444 Жыл бұрын

Omg this is what i was looking for

@thisislifeco Жыл бұрын

Hopefully it can help you out! Feel free to ask me any questions 😁

@justchillcamp 8 ай бұрын

Very nice 👌 setup

@thisislifeco 8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much ! :)

@lorihamlin3604 10 ай бұрын

Just what I needed…simple easy to build with minimal tools and can easily be removed. I’d like to leave one of my seats and don’t needed all the length as I’m only 5’ tall. Thx

@thisislifeco 10 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@joeaverage4029 4 ай бұрын

Nice job 👍🏼

@thisislifeco 3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!!

@guustvanuden2968 4 ай бұрын

little tip when you make a drawer you always put the front between te sides as screws and nails are way stronger this way around. after that you can put a "false" front in front of it to hide the side edges

@thisislifeco 4 ай бұрын

Roger that thank you !

@lostsensemusic 9 ай бұрын

Very nice! What are these extension brackets called?

@reidjohnson6974 6 ай бұрын

In my country it's called folding brackets.

@abinvarghese1984 16 күн бұрын

Love it may i know the thickness of plywood

@74NK5280 Ай бұрын

very clean build. is there any particular reason you opted not to have the platform secured down?

@calebkroeze4752 10 ай бұрын

Hi Mat, thanks for the video. Any chance you could post a link to the brackets you used to support the front portion? Thanks!

@thisislifeco 9 ай бұрын

Can’t seem to find the exact ones anymore. They were Home Depot though!

@SQUIZZLE19 10 ай бұрын

Can you and Henk build my car camping set up? Lol it came out so amazing

@thisislifeco 9 ай бұрын

If I had the spare time and tools myself it’d be nice to help people out but I just can’t. Always here to answer any questions though! Thanks for commenting and leaving such a nice comment 😁

@aleahtraylor2593 8 ай бұрын

What were your drawer dimensions?

@nihallee Жыл бұрын

Man nicely done! And you need to mention your rig is a LR2! That is an awesome SUV (got one too). Cheers from Montreal!

@thisislifeco Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated ! Just changed the title 😁👍🏼

@exploracaooeemocao 8 ай бұрын

Olá May broter .. no falo inglês... qual automóvel yuo usou para fazer motor home ??

@johnpeasley1673 10 ай бұрын

Great build! Any issues with pulling out those long drawers once they are full of gear? I've been debating if I should use drawer slides with similar 60" drawers but the slides are fairly expensive. Not sure that the slides are needed or worth it. What's your post build experience?

@thisislifeco 10 ай бұрын

I’ve got quite a bit of gear in there and I have no issues. The slides I found very expensive as well and haven’t regret not putting them in. No issues for me personally

@206Seaman 9 ай бұрын

Very nicely done! Two suggestions. If you don’t add drawer slides, put some wax on the bottom of the drawer, it might ease movement especially if it’s loaded with gear. The other is safety. I really recommend using some saw horses and scrap wood for your table saw. I hate to see someone cutting full sized plywood sheets with the saw on the ground. If you slip and fall on the saw…..Or, build a table saw workstation and upload the video! Thanks.

@thisislifeco 9 ай бұрын

Yeah I those are definitely great suggestions that I’ll think about. Thankyou !

@2-old-Forthischet 10 ай бұрын

I have a 2003 4Runner which I go camping in. I first did a simple mock up style with plywood. I went on two camping trips with it then threw it all out. IMO, it's too restrictive and limits what I can carry inside. I rather have the head room. A few plastic containers handles all my stuff. The roof rack handles all the recovery equipment.

@thisislifeco 9 ай бұрын

Ya I can definitely see where you’re coming from. I could use the extra headspace too. But she’s a good starter until you learn what you like and don’t like. Cheers and happy adventuring 😁🤙🏼

@punkin314 10 ай бұрын

question for you, as I hadn't even put LR2s on my radar but watching this video (amazing job!) I am now considering it. How much space is there with the driver seat in your normal position to the back door? I heard you say you measure out 5' for the base drawers? Is that including the piece you notched out? How much more did the flip up head space give you?

@punkin314 10 ай бұрын

hang on.. you're in the LMD? Does your friend want to build more drawers??? hahaha

@thisislifeco 10 ай бұрын

I’ve loved it so far! So yes it’s about 5 foot and once I fold out the extra head space it’s about 6 foot. The drawer is 5 foot yes but does not protrude pass the end of the sleeping platform or the notch. Hopefully that helps! Where abouts are you from?

@punkin314 10 ай бұрын

@@thisislifeco I'm in Langley. Been eyeing 2019/20 disco 5s in a TD6 and 11/12 LR4s. Now I'm looking at LR2s. Currently have a Tundra with a full camp drawer/sleeping platform in the back and want something similar to it for the new set up (whatever that is going to be).

@abinvarghese1984 18 күн бұрын

Can u tell what's the size of plywood,screws and the bit for prehole.thz

@townsend9294 6 ай бұрын

what brackets did you use for the extra piece

@exploracaooeemocao 8 ай бұрын

Parabéns ficou top .. mas que carro é esse ?

@thisislifeco 8 ай бұрын

This is a 2008 Land Rover lr2

@archie_l0 Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was looking for my own lr2. Question- have you got seat taken out or folded down? Also, would you mind sharing dimensions of the platform?

@thisislifeco Жыл бұрын

The seats are folded over but I took out the seat portion of them if that makes sense? I just unscrewed them. I’ll get the dimensions for you this week. I appreciate the feedback!

@archie_l0 Жыл бұрын

@@thisislifeco Thanks bud, I've done the same, took bottom out completely, would have done same with vertical ones, but it don't seem to be coming out without affecting rack that holds fuse box etc. Thanks

@thisislifeco Жыл бұрын

@@archie_l0 exactly that’s why I just left the vertical parts too. Makes for building a platform a little easier as well. Makes for a more modular build.

@archie_l0 Жыл бұрын

@@thisislifeco I was hoping to make deeper storage boxes at that space, but oh well. Roof rack and boxes it is

@dannyaustin7008 Жыл бұрын

Anyone else freak out at 0:19 when the guy almost got his hand with the table saw?

@thisislifeco Жыл бұрын

Definitely looks close but he had it under control hehe

@nunyabidness3075 Жыл бұрын

@@thisislifeco No, you guys were totally unsafe. Never have someone pull the wood. If one guy pulls and the other guy is at all surprised or off balance (likely when crawling on his knees, another bad idea) abody part, including the head, can end up on the blade. Also, use a push stick. In this case, use the skill saw to reduce the sheet and then the table saw to rip it to perfect size.

@richardsullivan7404 10 ай бұрын

I did actually. Happy I wasn't alone. Push sticks save digits 🙂 Loved the build though and will be using it for my own mod. Thanks.

@cryptofunded 8 ай бұрын

Can you shar eexact dimentions pls ?

@chucky6367 9 ай бұрын

Do you have much height left once you put in a mattress?

@thisislifeco 9 ай бұрын

Not a lot but it was something I was willing to risk for a bit thicker mattress and lots of storage.

@brummiecraig 6 ай бұрын

wow opening scene with your friend putting his hand and arm near the saw blade. 🤕🤕🤕🤕

@thisislifeco 4 ай бұрын

Ya lesson learned indeed !

@jna6536 11 ай бұрын

0:15 Damn man, what'd that caterpillar ever do to you?

@thisislifeco 11 ай бұрын

I know..I didn’t see him till later 😟

@ydoganci 9 ай бұрын

Is doesn’t look modular though, am I mistaken? Is it practical to take it out and put it back in?

@thisislifeco 8 ай бұрын

I haven’t tried, but it’s definitely more of a leave in the car for the season type build. But depending on what vehicle you have it could be pulled out. The front is wide but perhaps if I lifted it on an angle it might be able to be pulled out.

@dennisluz6453 9 ай бұрын

I am surprised that you are not using drawer guides for smooth opening and closing. Wood can expand with moisture absorption under damp conditions and render drawer movement tight. Also, how are you finishing the right hand side?

@dennisluz6453 9 ай бұрын

Another alternative to not having drawer guides is to make half the length of that long box with a top hinge for easy access without sliding the entire drawer out. Should not affect sleeping as you will likely have a thick foam mattress on top.

@thisislifeco 9 ай бұрын

It’s been several months so far and not having any glides is proving to work great! I had been debating the alternatives but so far no issues. The other side is left as an open storage for my fishing rods and gear.

@jkls36912 5 ай бұрын

where do you get those bracket extensions? that are fold able?

@thisislifeco 4 ай бұрын

Just from Home Depot!

@Faqui921 2 ай бұрын

can you give all the measuzers to build my own ?

@thomasm8699 6 ай бұрын

NICE TEAMWORK,GUYS.

@thisislifeco 6 ай бұрын

You betcha 🤘🏼

@FrenchiesRoadTrips Жыл бұрын

Great carpentry skills! 🔨 🪚 Very good video 🙂

@thisislifeco Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated, with a lot of help the adventures continue 😁

@lloydbell5380 Жыл бұрын

Put on safety glasses when using saws and nailer

@thisislifeco Жыл бұрын

You’re right, I completely forgot!

@TheAngelPasillas 3 ай бұрын

Would love to know the rough estimate on how much this cost in materials?

@thisislifeco 3 ай бұрын

All together I’d say about 300$

@mikejaskiewicz6683 2 ай бұрын

RIP Caterpillar 2023-2023

@fairwaylogisticsllc Жыл бұрын

Did you ever put a sealant on your wood?

@thisislifeco Жыл бұрын

I haven’t yet no. I’ll try to once I get a nice sunny day here on the west coast

@genericwatcher2439 Жыл бұрын

I know so many different size vehicles, but I wonder if you could sell a generic version of this that would fit 90% of vehicles and make $??? Some people just don't have the tools or space to build this for their vehicle.

@thisislifeco Жыл бұрын

I completely understand not having all the tools. Mine were mostly borrowed from a friend. Definitely a possibility in the future! I appreciate the feedback :)

@grahameroberts8109 Жыл бұрын

What stops the whole thing from taking off ⬆️ if you hit a bump?

@thisislifeco Жыл бұрын

You make a fair point! I’ve got secure points in my vehicle that comes stock with it. I will be attaching the platform to it soon enough. Thanks for reminding me hehe 😜

@caseyreed5231 Жыл бұрын

Weight, Velcro, duct tape, bungee cords, and gorilla glue.

@jeffclark5268 Жыл бұрын

@@caseyreed5231 Weight does nothing, and actually increases the problem, when you go over a bump…that weight keeps going up after the truck starts to drop. Bungies…nothing, they stretch. Nothing short of a firm rope or tie down strap will keep it in place. Tie down to tie points that is.

@caseyreed5231 Жыл бұрын

@@jeffclark5268 yeah yeah yeah. Make sure to strap everything down in the vehicle bc if you get in a wreck at highway speeds. Those items become death instruments. You couldn’t tell I was joking? I said duct tape.

@zianeshkasparen4358 8 ай бұрын

Well I have seen thongs compact in small places not take off but bigger items did take off. And if something has to take off it will evrn if it is pinned/screwed/nailed in.

@reidjohnson6974 6 ай бұрын

Did you use 7mm height wood??

@thisislifeco 6 ай бұрын

I believe it was 3/4 “

@NYCCIJAMES 3 ай бұрын

Could you build me one 😩😩😩❤️

@KILLemZOMBIES 6 ай бұрын

RIP to the bug @ 00:14 on the bottom left

@caseyreed5231 Жыл бұрын

Did you cut on the wrong side of the line?

@thisislifeco Жыл бұрын

At what point in the video?

@caseyreed5231 Жыл бұрын

@@thisislifeco idk you just asked in the video if I noticed what you did wrong? I didn’t see anything but that is a common mistake so people mark the cut side after marking line so the cut is on the correct side. But I’m sure you already know all this. good build, good job, awesome!