This video is about camperizing a Honda Element. The unit cost less than $200 (not including mattress).
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@kentandashley7 жыл бұрын
Thanks to all of the positive feedback! As I said in the video, this was born from ideas we got off of other KZfaq posts, and we felt indebted to the greater community for that and wanted to add our ideas into the mix. A few of you have asked for plans or materials lists for this set up. I have no desire to put up the plans that I drew up for a couple of reasons. First, my plans were came from tweaking and customizing other's ideas. I hope that others will build and improve on my ideas, instead of just copying them. Second, every model and car is going to be a bit different (eg: in older Elements, the front seats move forward a lot more, so you could make the leg fold out bigger). Each build will have to be custom made for your car and your needs. The only thing I wanted to "pass on" in the video was the concept of the structure.
@bitteroldman31515 жыл бұрын
Excellent engineering and design. I have been watching Element videos non stop for a couple of days. I saw a really good idea from one owner, where he lifted up the foot area of his mattress, his hinge point gave him a little longer tailpiece, and he was able to lift it at a 45 degree angle and let it rest on the passenger seat back, this gave him a semi reclining lounge chair effect for non sleeping activities like surfing the internet or writing or editing. I see your design can be easily adapted to his idea.
@sibbyd87432 жыл бұрын
@@bitteroldman3151 Could you please share the link to that video
@SinjinCerasani7 жыл бұрын
Hands down the best design I've seen yet! There is no question I'd pay for the plans in a heartbeat. Fantastic video!
@loveme775272 жыл бұрын
I know this is super old but the way you explained & the extra pics you showed are extremely helpful... Simple & straight to the point... Would love to see more content... Just sayin...🤗
@kensauve84016 жыл бұрын
this what we need in today world people helping people with positive ideas and enjoy life ,have a great day ken
@Hiker_who_Sews7 жыл бұрын
I'm so appreciative of all the time and effort you put into making this video. The details of not only what you did, but why, are very useful. Nice close-ups of the hardware.
@tebbmatt7 жыл бұрын
So far one of the best DIY SUV camper video I got to saw. And I have watched a lot. I'm planning to make one out of Aluminium frame and sheet in my Toyota Fortuner. Thanks for the inspiration
@davidtheinspector4 жыл бұрын
I've been trying to come up with a simple system for my Element for a while. You have absolutely the best system I've seen
@bobburns75288 жыл бұрын
This is one of the BEST designs I've seen so far! Great job and nice explanations on the video, Thank you for sharing!
@lucasburch80987 жыл бұрын
I loved this video and the design and functionality. I just built my own based on this video with my own specific modifications of course, but thanks so much for the video. It was the best of the ones I've seen. BTW, I was able to make the entire back platform that fits snugly into the walls without having to cut it and hinge it down the middle. It WILL fit through the back opening if you're interested in building your own.
@gunsandhoses3433 жыл бұрын
Brilliantly simply. Very well done.
@mhodges98977 жыл бұрын
Short...Please..You're a 5"7 Genius! Great Job.
@marlenen61305 жыл бұрын
This is perfect and should store in such a smaller footprint than most bed platforms I’ve seen! Thank you so much for the names and ideas about the hardware
@djdesistorm7 жыл бұрын
Love it. Carpet trims on edges is a great idea, Ohh and the bed hinges too. Great built and I hope you enjoy the beautiful outdoors. Stay safe :)
@evelynedwin24722 жыл бұрын
Dude, that is awesome! Thanks for sharing and providing all the details.
@TurtwigFan4 жыл бұрын
No mention on the amazing shirt?! It went over my head for a second then I busted out laughing. Also, great design!
@ianvictor20227 жыл бұрын
Maannnnnnnnn, this is the best one yet! I just bought a 2007 SC! Been looking at bed frame ideas for the past week and this nails it for me, except I'm about 5'11" so may need some extra room. Annnnd you included the mattress which most people forget to mention, not sure why. Great job man.
@hashemministry59715 жыл бұрын
Amazing. I am not that gifted to build such a fancy platform. I have to always make adjustments because I have 4 dogs that travel with me. Love your ideas. Thanks for sharing.
@tomthehighlandexplorer80854 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video...best I have seen on KZfaq
@zonumev5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic ideas and superb design, great execution and skillful work ... excellent results. Kudos to you!
@ZORRO46527 жыл бұрын
GREAT JOB..LOTS OF IDEAS FROM YOU TUBE....EVERYONE HS IDEAS...GREAT JOB AGAIN. THANKS
@elleryjqueen17127 жыл бұрын
great work, you have a skill, cant understand why you have 13 thumbs down? keep up the good work and stay safe on your travels. All the best from the UK
@1gunrider Жыл бұрын
Great job, man. I like it a lot. Greeting from Prague.
@DeerheartStudioArts8 жыл бұрын
thnx much. I have an 2008 SC and really like your set up. Under bed access to storage from right & left front as well as back is great.
@loganmcculloch81628 жыл бұрын
Brilliant design and execution...thanks for sharing!
@donmurphy94976 жыл бұрын
Nice design, and fantastic presentation! You must be a school teacher, and part time furniture maker. Now all I need is a tall person mod
@Vinodchristudas5 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Haven't seen this kind of simple craftmanship.
@Bird10448 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best designs on here... Im sure if you did a blue print and materials list you could sell your design. Thanks for sharing. You also have way too little hits compared to others I've seen. Id rename the video to something like Honda Element platform bed conversion or something to that effect. Great job!!
@tsads5664 жыл бұрын
Wow best design for Honda Element. Brilliant idea.
@noragodley12706 жыл бұрын
Perfect! I have a CRV to set up. You’ve definitely given me some new ideas. Happy trails!
@nestlebestly8 жыл бұрын
Great conversion. Best I've seen yet.
@MichaelMoore-bx6st6 жыл бұрын
Wow! Very well thought out. Nice work
@HansumRob1007 жыл бұрын
awesome setup dude.... have not seen those interlocking devices before... need some for mine..happy camping
@mrzaboor6 жыл бұрын
You are creative, the best design I have seen.
@Vadim-gi4sg5 жыл бұрын
Молодец, у тебя самая оптимальная переделка, без излишеств и двухспальное место. Хорошо поработал.
@noroiuliaandalittlevan18055 жыл бұрын
I see you're a man of details. I like that. Very nice job.
@ronethridge98752 жыл бұрын
thanks for all your technects/thanks much
@kenokeno007 жыл бұрын
Man you did what it takes...to get it right..Nice..Simple..Function..
@darconproctor32257 жыл бұрын
Your a sharp man bro. Love the design!!
@marclebrun6417 жыл бұрын
OMG brilliant set up in a brilliant car
@douglasgui67617 жыл бұрын
Brilliant design! U are genius
@stevethecat91947 жыл бұрын
very innovative. nice job!
@sylviajones32497 жыл бұрын
Good suggestion on the felt so as not to mark up the car and no noise.
@stephanematis8 жыл бұрын
Excellent piece of work. Thanks very much for sharing this. BTW, that would be the Malfors Full Size mattress, which is no longer sold. But it looks like all the Full Size models at Ikea are 53 1/8" wide, so you have options. :)
@Geeksmithing7 жыл бұрын
Great setup here! I can tell a lot of thought and planning went into it!:)
@zenaidahuerta26863 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing
@4saken4047 жыл бұрын
It cannot be overstated how short a Honda Element is. I am 5'11" and sleeping on the floor in it is all but impossible. I made a setup that works by folding the front passenger seat back and flat and laying something flat over it. Though this setup would probably be comfortable enough for one person lying on the diagonal.
@motorjed2 жыл бұрын
Dude, I know you aren't interested but I'd gladly pay for the plans for this setup. Thank you for sharing the video.
@Jaisyl775 жыл бұрын
Great work, I’d totally buy this set up if you ever decide to make more
@noseefood19437 жыл бұрын
i just removed my rear seats, put a matt and was done. element has such a high ceiling, i put a cargo net attached to latch points and hand rails on the ceiling and i put clothes and stuff in it.
@bonniewolfe2164 жыл бұрын
Noseefood 2oo4 car e brakes
@DisillusionedAcronym6 жыл бұрын
great setup, dude. :-)
@viel.anthony4 жыл бұрын
Best design I've seen as well. Just got an SC myself and wondering how to keep proper airflow without letting mosquitos in.
@ytfeverguy83676 жыл бұрын
brilliant. Enjoyed every minute. I wish you could build me one for a BMW E83. I would buy it seriously.
@YnotBe3 ай бұрын
Love it!
@veliagarcia36067 жыл бұрын
I love the name you gave your car.
@jenniferbain20237 жыл бұрын
this is legit. Nice work!
@AZsmoothrider6 жыл бұрын
Thumb'd it! Wow, great job with both the build and video. Quality and well thought out. I'd get an Element and do this if I'd fit but dont think so at 6'. The only other 4 cyl I think might work is a mazda5...but you've given me some great ideas! Thanks!!
@alejo05022011youtub17 жыл бұрын
Very good work.
@FrankGreenway7 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed your video and I'm planning on getting something like this set up either for my wife's Subaru Forester or something similar for traveling when I retire. I'm not sure what I'm going to get, I am 6' tall so I'd like something a little longer. I'm also find of the town and country SUV with seats that fold into the floor.
@lindabrand61677 жыл бұрын
that is a really nice, well made bed.
@monkusbee3 жыл бұрын
Ingenious!
@elab84613 жыл бұрын
Very nice 👍
@kowalski1617 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for the video.
@brianpayers7 жыл бұрын
This is amazing. I am hoping to make something similar for my 2008 Subaru Outback. I might take a few design elements (no pun intended) from you and this video!
@silas_wong2 жыл бұрын
nice setup!
@michaelshore61757 жыл бұрын
Nice Job
@caitlanvandewalle49817 ай бұрын
Thank you for the name mortise free bedlocks. My existing bed came with them and one is getting bent and I didn't know what to look up to replace it
@sshaw44294 жыл бұрын
Good job.
@carlsonmark8 жыл бұрын
Nice work!
@indigodragon71296 жыл бұрын
Design a my pod type camper that you can attach to the roof with the sun roof allowing you access to the sleeping area. Design it so you do not have to close off the sun roof in order to sleep and so you can have a really great mattress too. Design one that is longer and wider then the roof of the Element yet all one piece like a my pod camper to give you extra sleeping room. Airalloy or foamed aluminum for insulstion and for sound proofing would be a really great idea too. ; )
@kentandashley6 жыл бұрын
these guys have that idea nailed down: www.ursaminorvehicles.com/campers/element-camper.html
@cybersecretary8 жыл бұрын
thanks. i am building and my design is not going well. your tips will help!
@fordhouse8b7 жыл бұрын
I must take issue the lie on your shirt. Bono claims he cant live "with _or_ without you." Never has he said he is unable to live 'with _and_ without you,' which is what is indicated in the Venn diagram. Other than that, a great-looking setup. Very elegant in its modularity.
@kentandashley7 жыл бұрын
Haha! Maybe my favourite comment to date.
@buzztrucker7 жыл бұрын
I was looking for a shirt comment. I still love the shirt. Where'd you get it? I want one.
@thinthreadadvised85687 жыл бұрын
Nice and clean job
@TravelingCharlie7 жыл бұрын
Nice job, I want one now.
@yvelisserestituyo5517 жыл бұрын
Great! I love it!!!!
@atc2464 жыл бұрын
👍🏽👍👍🏼sweet build
@estherchoe25804 жыл бұрын
Thank you! DIY
@MusicOrLoseItTV2 жыл бұрын
👍
@elleryjqueen17127 жыл бұрын
Sorry if I sound like a health and safety nerd, but I hope you never get rear ended the timbers would cut you in half. great sleeping area, but find a way of reducing the risk.
@kentandashley7 жыл бұрын
I actually thought of this while I was designing the bed. The seam in the centre of the bed should serve as a break-away point for the platform. It is not attached except for the 3/8" channel held down by gravity. If rear-ended, I expect the rear part of the bed will pop up over the front end and slide forward. That said... I don't have a spare Element and sleeper set up to test rear-end collisions. =)
@tobloyd7 жыл бұрын
genius
@SamuelJ7 жыл бұрын
your tshirt! brilliant.
@TariAkpodiete6 жыл бұрын
Very clever.
@Malissa76 жыл бұрын
That's too damn neat!
@leilal80535 жыл бұрын
Too complicatedb 4 me, but I'm glad it wrks 4U. That's what counts. 😉
@Ammotyr7 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@HansumRob1007 жыл бұрын
awesome setu
@StevenDavisPhoto6 жыл бұрын
great bed design! do you have plans i can download???
@germanchokolat17 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@eliseradhapriyamccabe56768 жыл бұрын
Do you have plans you can share for this? Like a sketch you drew up to work off or anything?
@MrWizard367 жыл бұрын
Brilliant :)
@brian32637 жыл бұрын
What a great design! I'm literally about to build this for my Element, working on measurements and plans today, CNC routing tomorrow. Any chance you have any above-view photos of all of the pieces laid out on the ground as you did in the video?
@viel.anthony4 жыл бұрын
Just watching this again. Any tips on how to determine placement of the channels and the cuts in the middle of the top panels, namely for the transverse piece (when building)? I will be building one just like this next week.
@kentandashley4 жыл бұрын
I don't think it much matters. My placement was determined largely by the size of the camping gear we planned to take with us. I laid out my gear on the floor of the car to get an idea of what fit best where. Best of luck on your build!
@casegergen62344 жыл бұрын
Hi there. I really like the design that you came up with for your element. Would you be willing to share the dimensions of the wood pieces you used?
@mr.winslow70184 жыл бұрын
Hey brotha amazing video. My wife and I wanted to know if we could have a link to those brackets you used ?
@kentandashley4 жыл бұрын
They are called "mortise-free bedlocks." I got mine at Lee Valley: www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/hardware/bed-hardware/connectors/65401-mortise-free-bedlocks
@aceburns86737 жыл бұрын
marine plywood?
@indigodragon71296 жыл бұрын
Does Honda have after market motors to allow automatic closure of the two back hatches on the Element to close them with a button?
@morganchurch39797 жыл бұрын
Nice design! I'm in the process of building a platform for my E and want to incorporate a couple of things from your design. Can you tell me what about the rubber stoppers where you put the back leg supports in and where you got them?
@kentandashley7 жыл бұрын
I just had some lying around, can't remember where they came from. I would suggest finding the plugs first (try auto-body shops or just check in hardware stores). Once you have the plugs, choose the legs and drill the hole to fit.
@mujaahidlibaax71857 жыл бұрын
nice
@joepalmer53397 жыл бұрын
Just curious about something; i'm buying my grandma's five-speed element, and i would like very much to do a sort of conversion similar to this. My only problem is the question of staying cool. Do you just keep the ac on all night or what? Thanks for taking the time to read this comment, would love a response!
@kentandashley7 жыл бұрын
We have a netting system that goes over the rear opening, front and side windows that we based off of other videos that we watched. I think leaving all the windows open will be enough to keep cool. Running the AC would be a terrible idea, as you would probably burn through a LOT of gas and run the risk of gassing yourself as well. Watch some of the other videos on Element campers as they describe their bug netting better than I could
@joepalmer53397 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!
@raededmon25817 жыл бұрын
First of all, thank you for your video! I have a similar set-up to yours in my own Honda EX 2005. There are so many good suggestions on KZfaq, including your build. May I ask how you have liked your Ikea mattress? I normally use a very good Thermarest pad, but have found it uncomfortable after 2/3 nights. As a single women, I like to be able to keep everything in the car when I'm traveling (just in case I need to move out quickly,) but would be willing to change out some equipment for a better nights sleep. Your full-sized mattress has me thinking that it might be a really good option to invest in. Any feedback you'd be willing to share would be very much appreciated. Best regards!
@kentandashley7 жыл бұрын
The IKEA mattress is Muuuuuuuuch better than a thermarest!! Not quite as good as a home bed, but pretty close
@raededmon25817 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the info! Happy and safe adventuring!
@bobburns75288 жыл бұрын
Any chance you could post a materials list? Thanks!
@kentandashley8 жыл бұрын
+Bob Burns -Here is a material list: 2 sheets of 3/4" plywood (use the good stuff, you don't want splinters). Carpet from the dollar store for the edges and some contact cement. Piano hinge. T-nuts. Eyelets. Bungees. 3/4" aluminum pipe with rubber end caps. For the channels I ripped a 2x4 down to 1/2"x3/8" strips on a table saw. -I also used a lot of cardboard and large sheets of paper to make mock-ups and trace the contours of the vehicle. It takes a while but the adage "measure twice, cut once" really applies here (I often measured 3 or 4 times and still had to trim some more off!!).