Wooden Shelving that I made to hold stuff somewhat neatly.

The black storage box is bolted to the rack and I am loading a two person open bow kayak on the rack.

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Hanging Homemade Bed for Nissan NV 2500 HD works!

Hanging bed at sleeping level.

Hanging bed in up level. It leaves lots of space.

I completed my NV2500 (Nissan NV 2500 high roof) hanging bed. It uses 340lb plastic coated wire that hangs the bed from the ceiling ribs. It's very comfortable and secure (so far). The length of the bed platform is 69.5 inches and the width is 60 inches. I'm 6 foot tall and I fit perfectly. We are using old camping cot pads for the bed. They are fine to sleep on. We plan to get an electric blanket for cold weather camping (with an electric hookup of course).

We use a kitchen type ladder to get up into the hanging bed.

I do want to look into switching to metal tubing as a replace for the wood beams for the bed as it will create more head space and might be lighter ... but now that I know the dimensions it should be easier to build a bed platform using metal tubing. Next, I am looking at building a long wall cabinet for storing all our stuff, especially the overly long items such as a large padio umbrella for sun shade that is fun to take along on longer camping trips.

You can click the each photo below to bring up a detailed view of the bed design, build and test.

We are selling the cots that we used originally until I built the hanging bed. We purchased the two connecting cots from Cabella's for $292. http://www.cabelas.com/cots-disc-o-bed-cam-o-cot-bunk-beds-1.shtml We will sell them for $140. You pay any shipping.[The Cots are sold.]

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Hanging Bed Project

I'm working on a design for a "hanging" bed for the NV. More later.

Something like this:

 

I'm planning to use plastic coated cable to hang the bed. The idea is that it will be raise-able when not in use so that more space is available for living and storage underneath.

I plan to use rubber wrapped steel cable to suspend the bed from the roof and build a wood platform for the bed itself that attaches at the sides to four cables that come down. I want to be able to easily raise the bed up to the roof when it is not in use and when traveling so that we have a lot of room underneath during the day..

I plant to put up some photos as I get going on it. I've got a big website project that is tying me up right now but I should get some time in the next few weeks to get on this project. I want to be ready to go by April!

Roadtrek Motorhomes Inc. introduced the N6-Active

"The N6-Active is a game changer. An SUV with a refrigerator, sink, microwave and exterior shower. A minivan that can tow 9,000 lbs. An SUV that gets up to 18 MPG. A people hauler that you wouldn’t be embarrassed to drive. An RV you can drive everyday. It’s a great alternative to a large SUV, crossover or minivan for an active family."

"The N6 is built on the new Nissan NV 2500 series van. At 20' 1" long, it’s based on the same platform as Nissan’s Titan full-size pickup truck. With more legroom, elbow room and headroom than an SUV or minivan, it has more than enough space for 7 people including an easy to access 3rd row that is actually big enough for 2 adults or 3 children."

http://www.classbforum.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1981

http://www.roadtrek.com/n6_active.aspx