Before getting the van, and starting the build, we had always thought we’d made a bed that folds up to have a couch in the van. But as we started building we changed our minds and proceeded to build a fixed bed. Here’s how we built the fixed bed platform in our 2021 Ford Transit van:
The main purchase we made for this project is this comfortable queen sized memory foam mattress from Costco.
Other supplies we used:
- Steel corner beams (Home Depot)
- Tremclad rust proof paint (Home Depot)
- Plastic mesh fencing (Home Depot)
We made 2 of these structures, one for each end of the van, and secured them using Plusnuts and bolts.
We opted to add 6 2×2 beams across, to support our mattress. For added strength, we added these metal corners to each beam. So we cut 6 of them to size, filed them, painted them with rust proof paint and attached them to the 2×2’s.
We opted to get this plastic mesh fencing to support the mattress between each beam.
And here it is with the mattress. We had to cut 3” off the end to make it fit snugly from end to end, and also cut a couple of corner to fit the weird shape of the Transit.
2021 Ford Transit – Fixed Bed
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Yours Truly …. Yula