It’s cliched and a disaster, apparently. The popular trend is people building beds into the back of their cars and traveling on their own. Dmarge’s James Booth decided to follow this trend by making a bed in the back of his 2006 Subaru Forester on his own. Booth shares his struggles on DIY-ing furniture that was not included in his car:
This meant the basic design I chose (see: above) was still fraught with potential for f*ck ups (especially in my incapable hands).
I went with a design that involves a plywood base, with a hinge that allows you to flip the front third back when driving (and is propped up by two stilts when down). The whole bed is also supposed to be supported by three rectangular pieces of wood underneath, allowing for storage.
I abandoned the idea of storage space underneath when I realised how much glue (and how many screws) would be required, as well as hearing horror stories from friends whose beds had collapsed in the middle of the night and destroyed much-loved surfboards.
Instead, I chose to prop mine up with loose offcuts of wood (one in each corner). This also means when I park on an angle I can adjust my bed depending on the slope (the offcuts are of varying sizes).
To read more about his full experience, check the full piece here.
Image via Dmarge
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