DIY fold-away sleeping platform and cargo barrier / Land Rover Discovery

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2 жыл бұрын

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Vera wanted a simple and easy sleeping platform - so I made her the most complicated and over-engineered one ever installed in a Land Rover Discovery. Hope you enjoy the video !
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Vera and Christian ,
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@mick999cars Ай бұрын

Christian can I say that I'm loving your channel and you are very clever and methodical.

@jackkruese4258 2 жыл бұрын

Landrover might not be the most reliable but oh boy they so much nicer than the competition. In my humble opinion.

@Vera_and_Christian 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely right. 👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

@dolguldur4706 2 жыл бұрын

I love when vera said,owh no...not again 🤦🏻‍♂️😆

@martin4787 2 жыл бұрын

And me lol

@Vera_and_Christian 2 жыл бұрын

😅🙋‍♀️ Vera

@johnbowling6618 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on reaching 10k 😃... Christian.. Its AL-U-MIN-EEUM 😆😂

@Vera_and_Christian 2 жыл бұрын

Al-u-mi-num. 😳 I lived too long in the US I guess. Christian

@phreeze83 2 жыл бұрын

@@Vera_and_Christian or just "ALU" ^^

@simon-mouse8739 2 жыл бұрын

@@phreeze83 or just ally as we say.

@vegvariroland 2 жыл бұрын

Beste Lösung bis jetzt was ich gesehen habe👌

@kear3922 2 жыл бұрын

Very well done, great video again I like the funny comments/ humour.

@romanyroz5609 Жыл бұрын

Great German engineering, love you video ,your a great couple greetings from England !

@rydinorwin 2 жыл бұрын

Just noticed the fire extinguishers, these guys are so professional! Wonderful platform.

@ED-on8to 2 жыл бұрын

Nicht schlecht! Immer amüsant Deutsche Englisch reden zu hören. 😂😁 Aber ich finde ihr macht das gar nicht schlecht.

@dafyddhumphreys8921 2 жыл бұрын

lol Vera, "It's over-engineering" lol Pure genius, but I have 2 Deutscher Schäferhunds, so not something I can do sadly. Amazing idea.

@joeianniello 2 жыл бұрын

The best part of your videos is seeing the love you have for each other. Congratulations on having a beautiful love!

@EmonKhan 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant and the humour too. Thanks for sharing

@antoniopalmero4063 2 жыл бұрын

My cheap discovery 3 is being delivered in the morning , 220,000 miles FSH. Mot till April 2022, it’s a late 2006 Buckingham blue SE with sand leather. It’s just had suspension module and handbrake module fitted , Its going to be a weekend toy and dog walking truck . I intend doing all repairs and maintenance myself and these videos are a great help. Thank you for all the hard work guys. 🇬🇧

@Vera_and_Christian 2 жыл бұрын

😃👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

@robpeabo509 2 жыл бұрын

This video was a bonus - three projects in one! 1) A very well built platform with multiple purposes, 2) A cargo barrier for added safety, 3) modified table with it's own storage location. Very nice Christian and Vera, very nice. You know you couldn't work for Land Rover - they wouldn't be accustomed to vehicle built right the first time!

@Vera_and_Christian 2 жыл бұрын

😃👍The table storage is a game changer 🙋‍♀️ Vera

@robpeabo509 2 жыл бұрын

@@Vera_and_Christian LOL

@martin4787 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Rob. I'm a professional independent L/R R/R mechanic with over 45 years experience and L/R's haven't given me a moments trouble if you what you're doing considering what I ask of them. There are some great mechanics out there, including at some main dealers. My last 300 TDI Disco for example did over 500,000 hard and I mean hard miles, yet the block and crankshaft were still at standard size's with two original pistons in there and the gearbox still had the original parts in it apart from 5th gear and 5th layshaft gear. The transfer box was all original as were the differentials, propshafts and Universal Joints when I decided to scrap it. All I ever do is service my L/R's R/R's every 10,000 miles, which takes me about 3 months. I've rebuilt BMW engines fitted in R/R's from as little as 50,000 miles on them, petrol and diesel. Not because of the owners fault, but because of bad design, just to give some fair representation. Rant over lol 🤣

@richardguse3410 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy your vacation and take a week off!

@leeloo21231234 2 жыл бұрын

Everything is very clear to me now. As soon as my car is delivered I need to move near you :) . Congrats on the 10k subscribers !! :)

@WaldosWorld 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work, and congrats on 10k subs!

@kevinswift7442 2 жыл бұрын

Hi. Good job as always will miss watching next week. Have a good time. 😁❤️

@malcolmlane-ley2044 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing, this week I am just lost for words

@Rickwardful 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic engineering Christian and Vera! Now you need to take a long overnight trip with Vera’s Discovery 3 and book yourselves into a good Hotel for the night. ……Preferably one with a very comfortable bed! ……And a mini-bar fridge!! You deserve that!

@OUTBACKDiscovery 2 жыл бұрын

this is a real neat setup definitely some good German engineering ;)

@morrisyarnell6083 10 ай бұрын

I do enjoy how you work together and how she explains how you over engineer. My wife does that too as well saying how I over think everything. Fine work you two.

@chrisjohnson3590 Жыл бұрын

That was a fantastic way for me to spend a Sunday morning. Love the enthusiasm and dedication

@punkin314 Жыл бұрын

I love your German English - I used to speak when I was younger and I can hear exactly what you are saying in German as you are saying it in English - reminds me of my childhood :). Excellent platform build! I wish I could do this myself

@kevinf3641 2 жыл бұрын

Very functional - excellent!

@sjoerdvandermaaden 2 жыл бұрын

Another cool LR video! Thanks

@normanwalker-worth3039 Жыл бұрын

No words needed 👏👏👏👏👏

@j.a.d.creations 2 жыл бұрын

you guys should do some live videos on holidays

@jingsonlua1307 2 жыл бұрын

Certified German engineering. I wish I could do these things to my D4. It will be a pain to remove these contraptions when having the car serviced. another advantage if you service your own car i guess :)

@rogerjeck9281 2 жыл бұрын

Marvelous Christian and Vera! Very much enjoy zee German engineering and critique of said, makes for a marvelous comedy team and so useful at zee same times😺😺

@davidhogan915 2 жыл бұрын

Another piece of ingenious engineering from the husband and wife team. Great video

@stefanherbst1 2 жыл бұрын

Best german engineering, sehr gut :-)

@fearnsey8800 2 жыл бұрын

Germans love aluminium extrusion !

@andrewdavies2975 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea and very practical,

@edwardgrimes8572 2 жыл бұрын

German-engineered......Vera-approved!!!

@chrisdown2591 2 жыл бұрын

FANTASTIC!

@pettynerd1285 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty snazzy!

@duckbow 2 жыл бұрын

That was the most well engineered platform/bed solution I've seen. Really inspiring, and I hope you continue to share your designs and creation in such detail. Hope to get my LR soon. Thank you from America.

@Vera_and_Christian 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and lots of fun for you with your Land Rover. You are going to love it. 👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

@ralphcooling7583 2 жыл бұрын

Well Christian you've exceeded my expectations of you ones again you are what i call a genius and you just amazed me what you can do . How can i go 2 weeks with out seeing your amazing ideas . You and Vera and your son's have a great holiday and I do hope you catch the some on film . Ralph

@rufusvardag8190 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best Land Rover channel on youTube. Just LOVE it. Here you actually learn something, a lot off things. I,m not afraid off buying a Land Rover anymore. Thanks to you two Incredible guys. Looking at the biggest salesite in Sweden, BLOCKET.

@toddhoffmaster6057 2 жыл бұрын

I have to stop watching my American Overlanding channels now, because your attention to detail and the close tolerances are just amazing. Here in the US we like things that rattle and need minor adjustments to make something fit even when built specifically for our vehicles. Another great video...

@Vera_and_Christian 2 жыл бұрын

😃👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

@turboponies Жыл бұрын

There is no such thing as thoughtfully 'over-engineered' !

@legendarnilada6797 2 жыл бұрын

Thousandth thumbs up! :D

@johnanderson2432 2 жыл бұрын

Another very clever solution! Enjoy your vacation!

@AndrewKNI 2 жыл бұрын

Real precision. Great video and 'outtakes' at the end. :-)

@aruhiu 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing work as always. You always make it look so simple and loads of fun.

@bikecraft5847 Жыл бұрын

Amazing workmanship ❤

@1fryatuck 2 жыл бұрын

Have a great vacation. Great platform.

@plasma453 2 жыл бұрын

Love your work! Simplicity in design, as long as you can remember how it works but that's in the spirit of landrover anyway :)

@tonisindustries5433 2 жыл бұрын

ich freu mich wenn ihr auf reise fahrt und coole plätze zeigt !!! video noch nicht angeschaut aber daumen ist nach oben !!!

@123654789Eduardo 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulações ... excelente vídeo. Aprendi muito com você!! 👏👏👏👍👍

@daviddickinson6955 2 жыл бұрын

oh wow, i think you can blow my mind 🤯 almost every week! what an amazing engineer christian is.

@robgreenhill1426 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous engineering and quality. They would sell well

@joseignaciogarciaperez6412 2 жыл бұрын

Increible vuestro trabajo , da gusto ver como mejorais el Discovery3 semana tras semana , haceis una pareja increible, como propietario de un Discovery 3 os sigo cada semana como si fuera un capitulo de Juego de Tronos , jajajajaj , un saludo desde MARBELLA, ESPAÑA ¨.

@equaliser2265 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic, patent the idea, .

@philipsmith72 2 жыл бұрын

Just discovered your channel and working through your previous videos. Flipping brilliant.

@simon-mouse8739 2 жыл бұрын

This is something I am planning for my D2👍great video as always.

@bluemask32 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video guys, I was sooooo looking forward to the oil sensor change on the disco 4 but this was every bit as interesting. Enjoy your holidays and can't wait to see the next one.

@jaspersamson 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing design Christian, and so nice executed and explained. And also, your new way of editing the film is very pleasant to watch. Good job Vera!👍🏻 Question: Are you going to incorporate a latch to open the boot from the inside, in case of an emergency when sleeping in there? I think it is a pity that you won’t post a film because of vacation. Just share your vacation with us, all 10.000 of us! We are addicted now, and won’t to go on vacation with you! Make a road movie where you use all those amazing mods and creative ideas you made real. Thanks you guys!

@Nigel-nar53 2 жыл бұрын

Great job, well done 👍

@haanjamiis 2 жыл бұрын

..and if You are subscribed, don't unsubscribe! ;)

@jameswatson5572 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome 👍🛠

@drewbale 2 жыл бұрын

Christian your German engineering is epic

@joaosilva-km2vg Жыл бұрын

I just discovered your channel, and I love to see how your work around all the issues, that I find myself in in some of my overlanding projects. But beside the pedagogy of this content, I love the dynamic you two have and the love you have for this projects, and I find myself watching your videos, learning and laughing with your teasing and your jokes " My German engineering" is one of my favorites ! 🤣 thanks for sharing all this extraordinary content ! 👍

@stevef.5197 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice work!

@mikeswift926 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Vera and Christian Fantastic video and solution it has inspired me now to attempt the same in our Disco4 Regards Mike

@mikeswift926 2 жыл бұрын

I forgot to say we live in Argyll Scotland

@Vera_and_Christian 2 жыл бұрын

👍👌Great, it's also perfect for everyday life. 👍🙋‍♀️Vera

@NathanNostaw 2 жыл бұрын

What a neat design. Very much ‘German engineering’ even when Vera screws the channel on the wrong side of the line. :) I am very familiar with the old 10min job taking hours. I’m 2months into a bathroom renovation and am still many weeks away from completion. I love those machined pivot hinges. Very slick. I can think of so many uses for those. If only we could buy them to suit a range of RHS sizes. Thanks for another great video.

@terrygodfrey5836 2 жыл бұрын

great video once again going to do the same to my d2 keeping the rear seats is a must

@TheDaf95xf 2 жыл бұрын

Evening guys 😀 That was some fantastic engineering form a great engineer with the most sweetest assistant ever in Vera 😍 Well done in 10k subscribers 👍🏻 I'm depressed already knowing that there's no LRT next Sunday 😢 Take care and have a lovely vacation until next time cheers Stevie 😎🇬🇧

@michaelmonahan4600 2 ай бұрын

brilliant design please put up plans with dimensions for the less talented engineers

@equaliser2265 2 жыл бұрын

It's built like A Tiger Tank.

@daryldaniels4860 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. ❤❤❤❤❤

@philadams92 2 жыл бұрын

Again Christian more fantastic additions to the D3 I,m sure you could do this for a business except that you take so long and do such a perfect job that you could not make a profit from the work you do lol. It was also nice of you to buy for us all a D4 so that we did not ,so we can avoid buying one and keep our better D3 the only advantage I see in the later engine is the timing chain but everything else is not much better, also in the UK the D4 costs over £200 pounds per year more for road tax, which is another reason to buy a D3 up to 2005. Enjoy your break look forward to seeing your adventures again in a couple of weeks all the best Phil

@AlexStrugariu 2 жыл бұрын

1. Congrats on reaching 10k subscribers! 2. Just a fantastic setup for the sleeping platform. Love how the cargo barrier has a dual role. This is one of the things I need to do on the next stage of my D3, but I'll try to figure out a less German (i.e. more simple, albeit less elegant) solution for mine. 3. The rear folding seats has nothing to do with age. My D3 is a 5 seater from 2005 and the rear seats fold flat like on your D4. All 7 seaters had that completely flat folding setup, while most 5 seaters had your setup. Cheers, and have a great vacation!

@petery3523 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on achieving 10K subscribers, well deserved and wishing you both a fun vacation. Thanks for another great video 👌

@bobevansIW 2 жыл бұрын

You two are brilliant ;-) I also like "over engineered" and you've done an excellent job, I am in awe of your tool collection and workshop btw. Congrats on you reaching 10K subscribers. Looking forward to your next vid, enjoy your holiday and stay safe :-))

@jmartin6562 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on 10,000 subscriber's guys. Have a lovely vacation.

@teejay100 2 жыл бұрын

sorry bro. you lost me at 13:35 "things dangling down are not good" 😂🤣 Anyway awesome content as always! keep it up! 👍

@graemevass745 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing idea and great addition to your Disco 3 . I noticed that your back seats are like my wifes Range Rover Sport TDV8 , my 2005 Disco 3 seats are different.

@94Discovery 2 жыл бұрын

That should be a product 👍

@dolguldur4706 2 жыл бұрын

Briliantt 🤘🏻

@ministry_of_love 2 жыл бұрын

Great job. I've placed a foam double mattress in my rear and it does the trick for me. With the foam mattress, it can bend so the rear seats can be opened. It has a good bit of head room.

@Vera_and_Christian 2 жыл бұрын

We have to get a better matress for this setup, but there was no time left. But in the long run, if this sleeping arrangement works out, we'll get him something more comfortable. 👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

@ministry_of_love 2 жыл бұрын

@@Vera_and_Christian that's great

@johnjoseph911 2 жыл бұрын

I would love you guys to review a 10 year old G Wagon soon. Is it good, great or amazing - worth the money? Your verdict would be great…

@Vera_and_Christian 2 жыл бұрын

Well, I would not know where to get one to review. Looking at the used car market here in Germany, it's about 45000€ for a 25 year old car with 350000 km on it. There is no way we will ever own a G Wagon. Prices are just ridiculously through the roof here. 🙋‍♀️ Vera

@14bqdonk Жыл бұрын

nice!

@MarkSpohr 2 жыл бұрын

I built something similar but much less polished for my D2. Simple platform behind the rear seats. Fold the back seats down (but not folded forward) and they form the front of the platform with a narrow shelf to fill the gap. I put a vertical divider up the middle to provide support for the shelf. Slide out drawers underneath. My fit and finish is not nearly up to your high German standards. 5/8 plywood sanded and sealed. No metal. Simple.

@pwhan12345678 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on the 10K subs...Another great video with lots of good info...I built the same sort of slide out as you have and was investigating ways to incorporate a sleeping platform, this video gives me great Ideas as to how I can do this myself Thank you Both👍😀

@Vera_and_Christian 2 жыл бұрын

😃👍🙋‍♀️ Vera

@MrBadtoad1 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video. love you two Maybe you could create plans of all your work and sell it here. well done enjoy your holiday

@DrB606 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! 😲

@-Enginerd Жыл бұрын

This is a beautiful bit of engineering and fabrication work. Well done! It might be overdesigned for what it needs to do, but that's what allows it to be as optimized as it is. I'm confident this one was a ton of work; we only saw a small fraction of what went into it. If a V2 was ever to be built, my only suggestion would be to consider using a composite panel rather than the 12mm plywood. You could have a similar moment of inertia to resist bending but at a fraction of the weight. Also, a mattress/bed slat-based approach would be interesting too. I'm picturing ledges running the length of the platform on either side of the vehicle. Then you'd buy/build the style slats with the fabric webbing between them. You could store and then deploy them rather rapidly when the time came. But slats make a poor shelf for anything other than a mattress. Everything is a compromise.

@Vera_and_Christian Жыл бұрын

Yes, the wood is quite heavy. It also does not need to be that strong. Christian

@danielo9408 2 жыл бұрын

Hugely entertaining videos, the prop shaft was outstanding I learnt something, keep this level and you will reach 20k in no time. I have a suggestion for a future video, have you though of listing the special tool and home made tool for DIY LR maintenance. Also books, Haynes used to do all this many years ago.

@DiHandley 2 жыл бұрын

You’re so damn clever Christian! Not as smart as me of course, but still clever! 😂😂👍

@danielcoprea4426 2 жыл бұрын

10k 😁Well done!

@davehanstock9586 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos and would love to do some of your builds especially the slide out bed bud I don't have that kind of workshop.

@leighwenham5611 2 жыл бұрын

As usual with you guys, a fantastic job, don't know what else you can do with the Car?? Keep up the good work, always a joy to watch. Regards Leigh.

@Vera_and_Christian 2 жыл бұрын

👍😃 We have a lot of ideas thankfully, but so little time to realize it all unfortunately. 🙋‍♀️ Vera

@orsoncarte673 2 жыл бұрын

This has to be one of the best videos I've seen on KZfaq. I love the work you have done, and I also like very much your presentation style, humour and interactions. Excellent stuff. I do not have a Discovery, but I might see whether I can steal some of your 'German Engineering' to make something along those lines in my 1974 Lightweight. Thank you so much for the ideas, the excellent video and the shared secrets. Warm wishes from England. Orson.

@Vera_and_Christian 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊🙏🙋‍♀️ Vera

@orsoncarte673 2 жыл бұрын

@@Vera_and_Christian ... and subscribed, too.

@Vera_and_Christian 2 жыл бұрын

@@orsoncarte673 💪🙋‍♀

@jeffreyrachlin2364 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool! Publish the plans!

@Vera_and_Christian 2 жыл бұрын

We might do that to our Patreons 😃👍🙋‍♀️Vera

@bugjuicer 2 жыл бұрын

genius

@martinbradshaw692 2 жыл бұрын

Another brilliant video and more engineering. Excellent. Would you consider some protection for the rear of the seats where the legs stand on them? Over a prolonged period of camping I suspect wear might show.

@captainron3494 2 жыл бұрын

What I'm doing is building 6 inches above the floor on one side 32 inches wide with a fold up so u can use the back seat but when u let back seat down unfold so u have full 32 wide by 64 inch long and total of 10 inches off the floor with room beside u if u wanted just to sit