Help me design a better bed for my van?
I might have time to build something in the near future, or, if not, I can figure out what to do when I do have the time. My current bed works well, but it weighs something and I need to lighten my...
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Thank you, folks, for all the creative ideas!
Trying to answer everyone's comments and questions here:
I hesitate to change mattresses because my back is very picky and likes this one. And it hates memory foam :).
Futons are extremely heavy. Cotton weighs more than foam.
My current system uses friction for the leveling adjustments. The difficulty comes in because lifting the plywood, foam, and bedding is hard -- that's what made me think I wanted some sort of jacks (not jack STANDS, coolmom42).
But it's true, if I had canvas or 3/8" plywood it would be easier to lift!
The cabinet levelers turn with a wrench, yes? Very creative, but hard on the hands and hard to make space around each one for wrenching. Is there such thing as an open-ended wrench attachment for a socket set ratchet handle? That could be easier.
Why does it matter if it's an inch off level? The van is small -- If my head is an inch down I wake up every 15 minutes like clockwork, all night, with my neck kinked at a weird angle and my head mushed against the window. I scoot down as far as possible.. and wake up 15 minutes later, in the same scrunch against the glass.
Trying to answer everyone's comments and questions here:
I hesitate to change mattresses because my back is very picky and likes this one. And it hates memory foam :).
Futons are extremely heavy. Cotton weighs more than foam.
My current system uses friction for the leveling adjustments. The difficulty comes in because lifting the plywood, foam, and bedding is hard -- that's what made me think I wanted some sort of jacks (not jack STANDS, coolmom42).
But it's true, if I had canvas or 3/8" plywood it would be easier to lift!
The cabinet levelers turn with a wrench, yes? Very creative, but hard on the hands and hard to make space around each one for wrenching. Is there such thing as an open-ended wrench attachment for a socket set ratchet handle? That could be easier.
Why does it matter if it's an inch off level? The van is small -- If my head is an inch down I wake up every 15 minutes like clockwork, all night, with my neck kinked at a weird angle and my head mushed against the window. I scoot down as far as possible.. and wake up 15 minutes later, in the same scrunch against the glass.
