![]() That allows you to fit a full size Therm-a-Rest pad while still using the front seat. To make most of those a reality, the resulting platform needed to be hinged. scrap wood or a 2″x4″ plus 2″x1″ for adjustment pieces.4x 1/2″ NPT floor flanges with screw fittings.4x 14″ long 1/2″ steel NPT pipes, threaded on both ends.2x 12″ piano hinges (one 24″ hinge would work if you could find it).1x 4′ x 8′ sheet of 3/4″ plywood (preferably pre-sanded).It needed to be removable, and easily stored in the garage.I wanted to be able to set up the sleeping platform without having to get out of the vehicle.The front two seats still had to be useable.There had to be room for my storage crates underneath, and they had to be easily accesible.I still wanted to be able to store bikes inside the vehicle along with the platform.It needed to fit a full size standard Therm-a-rest sleeping pad.When I set out to build this platform, I had a number of very specific design criteria that will explain why I did things the way I did: One of the best things about the design is that it’s fairly modular, meaning with a few tweaks it could easily be modified to sleep two (just mirror it to the other side), or even be adapted to other vehicles. While I initially built this sleeper platform just for myself out of necessity, I’ve had enough questions about it that it seems like a worthwhile topic for our #vanlife series. However, since it’s an Element you can remove the seats and build yourself a perfectly flat sleeping platform that will make sleeping inside your Element far more comfortable. However, it doesn’t quite live up to the promises in those early advertisements of seats that fold flat into a comfortable bed. ![]() Considering its relatively small size, there is still a ton of interior room that with the right build out, can be used for bike transportation or even car camping. But for many of us cyclists, the Honda Element is a popular choice. ![]() It really doesn’t matter what vehicle you have – there’s probably a way to make it work. Before #vanlife was ever a trending hashtag, many of us (myself included) found ways to make the most of our vehicles to make life on the road a little more comfortable.
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