Ikea uses mostly chip board or MDF, which require specific mechanical fasteners due to the poor screw holding of those substrates. Chip board (or particle board) and MDF are known to be heavy and absorb moisture. This is not ideal in a vehicle. Don't let these details deter you, though. You could make it work (many RV manufacturers use chip board and MDF). You would just have to double up on the fasteners and also glue the heck out of them. I would also ensure the seems are sealed.
But personally, I chose higher quality sprinter bed frame and cabinets (it was a bit expensive).
Other people in this forum have been suing 80/20 system, but you need some skills and tools to work with those.
While I am sure the OP would find this information helpful, this post is 7 years old they never returned. We've asked the site admins to lock down old threads and make the age more noticeable from google searches etc, but there is really no support on this new forum.
s/S59139689/thriftydutch wrote:
I have a 1990 with particle board cabinets and nothing has fallen apart in 27 years. Where do you drive , on old logging roads.
Searching_Ut wrote:. I have a 1990 with particle board cabinets and nothing has fallen apart in 27 years. Where do you drive , on old logging roads.
The laminated particle board used in most Ikea furniture is both heavy, and weak when it comes to holding up to the sorts of vibration, shaking, flexing it's going to encounter in RV type applications. It's almost amazing how much you can tear stuff up driving down the road, even if you're using well made stuff,
Camper_Jeff_&_Kelli wrote:
Here's a Gal who just started a conversion on a Transit. Very nice job so far.
Transit Conversion
riverman61 wrote:
I did a bit of searching and did not see this topic. I have thought about converting a sprinter van using Ikea cabinets etc. I'm semi handy and thought that this might help things along. Has anyone done this before?
