Great video, was seriously considering linear motors. Totally changed course, going with straps. Probable going with tracks and straps for the lift. Keep up the great work!

My sprinter has a very similar setup. Couple key differences: I used a harbor freight atv winch with wireless remote. It is mounted inside the bed frame, replacing your worm drive. The winch spool is replaced with the bar coming straight out of the winch. Completely hidden. It has an auto locking brake which is nice. I also used automotive seat belt webbing for the straps, thin and slick while very strong.

@fengguo8575

Жыл бұрын

Sounds a great design. Do you need two winches? Will appreciate if you can share more details and possible a video? Thanks!

@b0b0-

Жыл бұрын

@@fengguo8575 I used one winch motor (rated for 2500 lb. ) It is installed inline with the rod that winds up the straps. The rod projects straight out of the winch where the spool used to be. I actually modified the winch spool so that it could attach to a rod. My entire bed system is made to be light weight. A bed doesn't need to be very heavy to support up to two people. My whole bed system, which includes the mattress, bedding, frame, winch and strap winding system weighs less than 110 lbs. It is not using the other kind of winch system which has pulleys and cables everywhere. This winch is simply replacing the worm drive motor shown in this video.

Just finishing up my lift bed. THANK YOU, simple and it works wonderfully. This is a game changer for my cargo trailer/toy hauler build.❤

@beatrizgraca9333

2 ай бұрын

Hey, what are the specs of the motor? How much load does it take? Do you have a link? Thank you and have nice travels!

@BusyAsABeaver72

2 ай бұрын

@@beatrizgraca9333 its a .8 HP mini tarp motor I purchased on eBay.

Can you make step by step instructions for us beginners? LOL. I’m going to do this in my truck. Just a little nervous because I’ve not done anything like this before. Thanks!

That's what I was looking. I love your strap elevated bed. Thank you

Thanks for posting this video. Your build is awesome! I have a camper van that I want to add a cross-length narrow twin bed with a lift, so I'm exploring options. This design certainly looks viable for my van. Love the mini-split box, the shower walls & the kevlar countertop!

Btw your system is practically identical to euroloft system.. I bet at a fraction of the cost! Thanks again for the explanation

@bren5279

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that’s where I got the inspiration! This is basically a cheaper diy version since I think that one was still well over 1k$ when I checked if you can even buy it

@scotteiesland4490

2 жыл бұрын

Try $3000

Great info! You brought up several good points I haven't seen yet on other elevator bed builds.

This looks like a realistic alternative to the happy over the moon setup. A really nice build! Thanks for the information.

I'm building a cargo-conversion that's super similar in design -- thanks for the tour of yours! I hope mine looks as nice as yours & took notes on your implementation details to save me troubleshooting-time when I start on my bed-elevator 😃

Lots of great work here!! Nice designs and much thought to do things right but not break the bank! Well done!!

This is exactly what I was looking for!! Thank you so much for posting this!!

Perfect. It’s inexpensive, aesthetically easy on the eyes, and it does everything you need to do. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks. You're a legend for making this 👌

RE: Sweating and plywood bed base. You can cut 3 or 4 inch diameter holes in the plywood (all over). It lets mattress breath and lightens the weight of the plywood--even though 1/4 inch plywood is already pretty lightweight.

@bren5279

Жыл бұрын

Yep that’s the plan!

Great video, Thanks for showing off your camper!

Very ingenious lift mechanism! I may steal this idea for my RC Plane trailer sometime in the future. Thanks for sharing!

Would love to see a walkthrough of the finished product now that it's been a year. Lots of great ideas in here, I also like the way you mounted the AC outdoor unit.

@bren5279

7 ай бұрын

Believe it or not, I actually haven’t had a chance to use the trailer because we’ve been busy building a house, but now that we’re finally done, I’ll try to get one soon

Fantastic build

Very good job. I have been searching youtube for this type of design. Simple & strong. Looks great, operates well. Your design has saved me days of planning, trial & error. Thank You

This is one of the best builds I’ve seen. Amazing work! I’d love to see the finished project! Just a quick run through if you able to share with us. Amazing work!

This is great! I like the toilet and I'm def going to do this bed design if I build another trailer!

wow ... amazing idea.. i love it.. it will do well in. my van. thanx so much .. this is the best i seen so far and im looking trough a lot on YT. i will hide the belts thou. thanx again

Excellent Video 👍. Thanks!

Thank you for sharing your design.

Man I’d love to see a video or get some more information about how you put in your mini-split unit! Great job!!!

Awesome video, and super explanation! Thank you!

Nice work friend. Ty for sharing.

I want mine exactly like this. Perfect. Great. Not only the bed lift. Everything is the way i want it.

Thank you very much for making this video.

You my friend are a McQuiver type out of the box thinker. Very nice work thanks from the community for sharing your idea.

That's the best DIY bed lift i've seen, Thanks for the info.

That's pretty slick 👍🏾👍🏾

On my Cross Alpha series trailer (+12" height) I have a good ten inches between the ceiling beams and the roof. I will be putting all components in the rafters. Thanks for the info.

you have my follow for this walk through

I think you have the best design for the price. There are ways to make your design even better.

I really like how fast and quiet that is.

Perfect system. Thank you

You nailed this. Super quality in depth information and excellent build. Seriously, thank you!

Thanks for sharing. Great information

I love it. Great job. Now 2 yrs later are there many changes you have made or things you would do differently? I'd love a follow up video!

I really like the layout of your camper and smart thinking with mounting the tanks underneath, could you possibly give a run down of how you've got the water setup sorted ? Pumps and lines ect, explain how the grey water works and stuff, seems this part always goes amiss on videos, your video is awsome ! I love the table design you've got for your sink, nice dude !

I add envisioned just such an arrangement but with the straps from front to rear - I had even looked at the same style tarp motor. I think I like your arrangement better. I think I will try to put the adjusters inside the bed frame, accessible from a hatch above, IF there is enough “travel” available. To secure the straps to the shaft without having to drill or slot the shaft, I was thinking of using a slightly larger I.D. pipe and split it lengthwise to make a “clamp” and just capturing the strap (might increase the starting diameter too much though). Maybe make the frame from 3/4” Baltic birch ply (or 1/2” laminated to yield 1” thickness) and use “spring slats” to support the mattress for a little “give” and air circulation. Will try to source small rollers for the straps to ride on.

Love this design light weight and low cost. I am modifying your design to work with my Toyota Coaster

Great Job!

Super dope,tight & clean setup. I went on a rv van site today and they are charging $3-4k for this type of bed on staps.

Great bed lift system - this is what I’ve been looking for

Really nice. thanks.

This is awesome, this is exactly what I want to do in my van. Thank you for providing all the information. Especially with the Worm Drive. I was wondering how many RPMs to use. 50 RPM seem right. Thank you

@bren5279

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the 50rpm is a hair on the slow side, but once you put the weight of a mattress and blankets on it, that’s probably about as fast as you’ll go without stepping up to a bigger heavier motor. If you wanted to go faster you can also use a slightly larger shaft to start.

Beatiful job, you said you put fill which. Is the nice black look, you you explain what kind of filler you put on it and where you got it. Thanks for helping your amazing. John Erickson

Great build, thank you! Would be interesting to know if you could do this with separate smaller front and rear motors, able to work independently, to enable leveling the bed without leveling the whole van.

Plz post some more videos as you continue to work on your trailer. Also...plz share your DIY install details ref the mini split A/C.!

You could ventilate the mattress by using quiet computer fans hidden within the base. Once lowered they could be plugged in to 12 volt receptacles within the wall for power. Great design BTW.

Hi, use the coiled wire that stretch such as what guitar uses.All the best

Very good overall design! One thing I think I would do different is mount the motor and pipe up on the ceiling so you don’t have the motor going up and down and having to figure out how to deal with the cord.

@bren5279

2 жыл бұрын

There’s a several reasons not to do that: First, if you do that, you have the shaft with straps wound up above the bed/mattress which prevents you from going all the way up. You have to leave room for the straps to spool and the motor. So you loose about 3-4 inches. Second, you would then have to mount the motor and shaft to the wall/roof which means more hardware, you would have to have some wall mounted bearings and a motor mount. You would have to mount it in the center overhead, otherwise it would be in the corner so you would have 90deg pulling angles instead of 180 (which counter each other). 90deg pulling angles wouldn’t negate eachother so you’d have to get a much stronger shaft. Also that would mean if you ever needed extra room, you couldn’t easily disconnect the bed and remove it. Lastly if your battery died with it down, you couldn’t use the strap mounts to lift the bed up and spin the ratchets to lock it to the ceiling. …a lot of thought went into all the pros and cons. I assure you there’s method bending my madness 😅

@1966cambo

2 жыл бұрын

@@bren5279 well I have plenty of room and height so that’s no concern, this is a dedicated camper build so the bed will stay permanently. My thought was to build a small box along the ceiling to cover shaft and motor, I am not the first to think of this I am sorta copying a build that was done . My truck has an 18’ insulated box and is 8’ wide around 7’ high inside.

@1966cambo

2 жыл бұрын

@@bren5279 as far as the loads on the shaft, this is an easy thing to address, it just needs a support bearing in the middle so the loads are not just on the ends of the shaft.

@1966cambo

2 жыл бұрын

@@bren5279 I don’t follow you when you say if the battery died I couldn’t use the strap mounts…..why couldn’t I? I would think it would be better if the straps were both fixed to the ceiling, only for my design I am going to incorporate a manual back up, probably with a drill…..

@1966cambo

2 жыл бұрын

@@bren5279 here a link to an example of what I was talking about. Seeing as how I have yet to build anything maybe you could look and give me a bit of feedback? Thanks. kzread.info/dash/bejne/dK59rcehdanZhs4.html

I really enjoyed the video. Can we get a look at the finished product as well as anything you learned from then to now about it?

Thank you

I think it's the best project, thanks for the 3d model and parts list. Unfortunately the amazon list is almost empty. I think the biggest problem with the system is how to safely block the straps from slipping and protect them from threadbaring. It would also be better to ensure more ventilation to the mattress. Anyway, nice work!

@bren5279

Жыл бұрын

Yeah sorry every time I update it the items change so it’s impossible to keep it always up to date. It’s all reasonably easy to find stuff. I haven’t had any problems at all with the straps, and I ended up adding small track hooks for stops. Yep need to add holes for ventilation for sure

@sandywu1016

8 ай бұрын

@@bren5279 great video! Will you do another video soon? Thank you for sharing!

Thank you for the great video & all the valuable information. One question why no a dry compost toilet?

I was just going to throw an air mattress in there, but THIS one i really want to build

Ok, if you could do a run through of the mini split. I'd appreciate it. Thanks

Excellent! Can I please ask how you attached your bolts to the top of walls? Thank you in advance.

Nice job. Based on the shine, looks like you don't have a protective coating on that epoxy. Epoxy scratches so easily, I wonder if you've since put an additional finish down.

Listening to your discussion of the “alternatives” it occurred to me that the take up shaft/motor could actually be mounted on the floor with straps going over a roller at the top and down to the floor. The take-up strap could be hidden in the wall. And the motor would be solidly mounted and out of sight.

@juri14111996

Жыл бұрын

only thing to keep in mind you whould double the load on each of the 4 point in the seling.

@knight907

10 ай бұрын

@Rusty72501 I really like this idea, but are you thinking to put the motor/shaft in one corner of the floor, run the straps for the far side up the wall, over a roller in the top corner, across the ceiling to another roller, then down to the bed frame? Because that would be a really long strap, with a lot of opportunities for problems. Or did you have another idea?

Oh BTW did I miss you share the length width height of your rig. It’s the perfect size! Hello from BC 🇨🇦

Happy Jack is less than the bed lifts you can buy similar to the ones that go in the Revel vans, believe it or not! Up to 3k US. And they're on backorder!

Great bed lift. You might not be happy with plywood as a base..... most bases are slats or something so they breathe (your body sweats moisture into the mattress, slats allow it to shed that moisture so you don't mold). If you aren't spending a lot of nights in it there probably isn't a problem.... but if you are going to live in it or stay a lot in it, it COULD become problematic. I am thinking something along these lines, but just going to power it with a cordless drill with pins to lock it in whatever position I need. I'll just use the same drill I'll use for the levelers and the motorcycle loader.

@bren5279

Жыл бұрын

Yeah we’re going to use a holesaw to add a grid of ventilation holes

@mikeb8342

Жыл бұрын

@@bren5279 I'm sure that'll work great. Pretty sure moisture will vent through a hole just as well as slots. Of course it's been a few months so now I need to re-watch your vid 😀 to remind myself your exact setup.

Love your windows! Do you have a link or description for finding on eBay? Are the 3 identical ones emergency exit windows with an awning style open/close? Does the tall window open? If so, does it open out or slide up/down? Thanks!

You have done awesome job. I do have a different motor I plan on using when I build my bed. A company called Touchless Covers uses what is called a tubular motor to lift and lower their boat covers. I think this motor would work great to raise and lower a bed. The HD motor will lift up to 700 lbs. It is about 3' long and 3" diameter so it could be hidden under the bed. It also come with a remote and you can program the up and down stops. How did you attach the T2 soffit to the ceiling and also could that be used on the walls?

@bren5279

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I was actually looking for something like that but I couldn’t find it. Feel free to post a link! Soffit is just self tapping screwed to the ceiling members. The trailer had wood furring strips self tapping screwed to the ceiling about 3 times the width of each members and the soffit screws screw into the wood that overhangs

@johnlisaerickson5471

2 жыл бұрын

I would also love to get more information about this motor and to have it under the bed would be way cool could you share how this could be done?

@johnerickson2463

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps the URL for that motor thanks

Great job, how is the back end of the shaft mounted. Thank you for all your info.

@bren5279

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! One side is just in the bearing about a mm or two from the aluminum with the set screw tightened down. The other has the shaft in it and the wall threaded with a set screw onto the motor shaft

very good job...where do you find this alluminum profiles?

What did you use for your floor. It looks amazing. Also, what size is your trailer?

Awesome video and Ty. Did I see exposed flake board(OSB) under the trailer? That stuff absorbs water like a sponge and swells up.

@bren5279

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. It’s technically a type of OSB but has a different glue so it’s weather resistant. Came that way from the factory. Lots of manufacturers use it.

Do you have any link for the parts list? Thank you so much for the detail video. 👍🏽

Could you use an impact gun? weld to lug nut to shaft? Something along lines of scissor jack? Or ratchet all the way up no tension but tied off with some sort of safety line? I date the big girls so I would still have a vertical e-track and 2x4s for the bed platform support.. Great work

Looks really nicley done 👍. Hows it holding up so far? Cool bed.

Fantastic, do you know if a 60watt motor would have enough power to lift the bed ? not finding the 100 watt motor on Amazon. any ideas ? Thanks & nice job !

I like the floor. What material is it? also can you type up the name of that ceiling material? didn't quite get it from the video.

Can someone screenshot the parts list for this? I tried to download it but it doesn't work! Great build!

Nice looking build, and bed is sweet! Think i might try it with 2"+ wide straps? Any issues with heat if the bed is in up position and ceiling lights are on? Seems this powered lift bed is the way to go!

Nice design. I also like the floor, is that some kind of epoxy covering on the floor?

Drive pipe on the ceiling with a belt to 2" output with 2-4 infinite movable snatch block pulleys could lift or pull everything you could fit in there for about $1500, 2500 with remote control and limit switches

Hi Bren, can you tell me what are the specs on the 12V DC motor, you have used for your enclosed trailer. I am thinking of a King size bed with 10" mattress and a wooden frame which might be a lot heavier. Thanx

Great info thanks so much. Which mini split is it that you used? Ps: u have any suggestions how I could get the straps to work on the ends rather than the sides! Subbed in appropriation. Thanks

Look at IGUS cable chain for cord management.

Great job using that T-Slot Where did you find the lengths of it (8ft ??) I’d love to make mine out of it but can’t find it locally Any help would be greatly appreciated 👍👍

Great video, where did you order the motor from, the one I ordered is not powerful enough?

This is fantastic! Do you have the part number for the rounded end caps on your 8020?

@bren5279

2 жыл бұрын

Check on misumis site, I don’t remember off hand but I’m sure it’s on their catalog

greetings mate. Great work.. I couldn't understand what the seat belt gear in 38 seconds was for. Can you help me please. I am writing to you from Turkey. Good luck.

Great design and thanks for the details. Do you think using cable would rectify the uneven spooling issue?

@bren5279

Жыл бұрын

Possibly, but then you have the problem of spooling the cable without it winding over itself, also the cable noise, the cable would need pulleys instead of just slides otherwise it’d cut through it. Then there’s also sleeping next to wire rope cables which are really bad about grabbing your hair if you brush against it.

Great job did you say what size worm drive ? , if so I did not catch it , do you have a link to it , thanks

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Very nicely done! Can we get an update?

@bren5279

Жыл бұрын

Believe it or not I have yet to use the trailer; we’ve been busy building a house and haven’t had any time to use it :(

Nice! How is this working out in usage?

Thanks for sharing, Does the motor lift the bed easily with the mattress on it, how much does your bed weigh? Where did you purchase the motor. Is the motor rated 8 NM

This was amazing could you share the parts list and where you got them? Do you have a video of how the made this bed as you made it and what you learned as you were making this. This is exactly what I want to build, you are genius and a perfectionist. Again the parts that you got for this I have never seen so would really like to know. Thanks so very much.

@bren5279

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Unfortunately my computer crashed and I lost the actual detailed parts list, but if you click the sketchup link, there’s a general parts list in the description. You can use the sketchup 3D file to get all the exact measurements of all the aluminum Tslot and order it off Misumi. That or just build whatever bed frame you want (wood steel aluminum etc) and just mount the motor and shaft part to that.

Would a garage motor be strong enough, like a liftmaster motor so it could fit under the bed?

My magnum opus design is exactly like yours, except the bar is on the ceiling on one side instead of underneath the bed. I'm going to have a huge skylight in the ceiling that will let me sleep under the stars in winter, so it has to raise the bed with me and one other person in it. I was always scared of getting my fingers caught in the rope as its rolling under the bed, so the top has to remain stationary in comparison to the bed. This design requires the location of the bar to be attached to the box instead of the bed.

Oh wow, I was looking for.this!! I could figure out the kind of motor needed! And i didn't know that pillow bearings was the solution I needed! The list part on Amazon is empty when I open it.. could out a link to the buckles and guides ?

@bren5279

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah sorry; as Amazon and sellers change their products the links will slowly go out. They’re just stainless steel smooth 1” buckles.

@LOLLOF90

2 жыл бұрын

@@bren5279 thanks, could you help me out with the bearings? I have 1.6mm rod, should I get a 1.6mm bearing or something bigger? I'll have a pillow bearing in the middle and a "end cap" bearing at the end, so I need to be able to slide the rod inside the bearings with relative ease..

@bren5279

2 жыл бұрын

@@LOLLOF90 1.6mm????

@LOLLOF90

2 жыл бұрын

@@bren5279 typo 16mm, 1.6cm 🤣

FINALLY a proper video of how to do this. I do have a question. I'm a huge fan of Rhino products but am unable to find Rhino brand by the foot or yard. Do you have a source for Rhino by the foot or yard? Or did you buy straps and disassemble them? Thank you.

@bren5279

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah you just use the regular whole straps and use the ratchet part to mount to the wall (taking it apart to remove the handle)