{"id":2165,"date":"2019-09-20T17:52:51","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T22:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amymakesstuff.com\/?p=2165"},"modified":"2023-07-01T19:40:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T19:40:09","slug":"honda-element-camper-bed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amymakesstuff.com\/?p=2165","title":{"rendered":"Honda Element Camper – Bed"},"content":{"rendered":"

I finally finished the 2D drawings and 3D model of my Honda Element Camper Bed. For background, this earlier post<\/a> give a full tour of the camper and some of the design goals I was trying to balance. While this design provides all the details that tailor it for an Element, I think it could also be useful for any other vehicle.<\/p>\n

If you end up using these plans in any way, I would LOVE to hear about it!<\/p>\n

Compared to my previous bed, the design for this one has several changes to make it easier to build. The main one is that I used off-the-shelf lumber. When I was building the first one, I had a bunch of wood for a heavy duty pallet that I ended up ripping into smaller boards on the table saw. The results is that all the dimensions of all the boards were a little non-standard.<\/p>\n

The previous bed also had small gaps between all the slats, which led to a lot of fine tuning and sanding to get the pull-out sections to slide smoothly. For this new design, only 3 slats slide against each other for each pull-out section, and the rest have much larger gaps, which resulted in zero fine tuning – phew.<\/p>\n

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CAD assembly of the full bed. The blue and green shapes are the custom shapes that tailor the bed to an Element.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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expanded bed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here is the actual STEP file: Honda Element Bed v26 AmyMakesStuff.step<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is the 2D assembly drawing: Honda Element Bed Drawing v9 AmyMakesStuff<\/a><\/p>\n

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The assembly drawing provides a lot of key dimensions. For any that I missed, feel free to reference the 3D model.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The last page is a full cut list you can use to plan out how much and what kind of material you need to get.<\/p>\n

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Its super satisfying to cut a big pile of pieces and then just non-stop assemble!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For the Honda Element specifically, here are the 2D 1:1 scale PDFs of the two funny shapes that fit the contours of the vehicle interior: Honda Element Bed TEMPLATE v1 AmyMakesStuff<\/a> For tips on how to print them out, check out the video<\/a> I made for how to print out full-scale templates for the my Element shelf\/desk unit.<\/p>\n

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installed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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expanded<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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glamour shot of the slats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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underbelly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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room for 2x Sterlite 28Q (27L) Tupperware. I usually keep food + cooking stuff in one and have one for spare gear\/clothes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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curve fitting 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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curve fitting 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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curve fitting 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Full in-process build video:<\/p>\n