This weekend I went out to my parent's farm where the van is being stored for the moment, and decided to get to work on the top bunk. The top bunk is where I plan on sleeping. I think it will be less obvious that someone is "home" in the van if I'm parked overnight somewhere.
The bunk, as it was, was intended for people to sleep across the width of the van. Short people, or at least people under 70" tall, would have no trouble doing this. I, however, and 74" tall, and this was not an option for me. I need to stretch out.
My plan was to extend the bunk, so that I could put a standard double mattress up top, and make the lower half of the bunk removable to allow for head room when using the couch and table. Should be an easy fix, right?
The bunk, as it was, was intended for people to sleep across the width of the van. Short people, or at least people under 70" tall, would have no trouble doing this. I, however, and 74" tall, and this was not an option for me. I need to stretch out.
My plan was to extend the bunk, so that I could put a standard double mattress up top, and make the lower half of the bunk removable to allow for head room when using the couch and table. Should be an easy fix, right?
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| ORIGINAL PLATFORM |
Wrong!
When I started to investigate a drip that my dad had experienced when he picked up the van from the mechanic, I found a problem. Due to a design flaw with the fiberglass top of the van, any water that did manage to leak in collected in two troughs running down each side of the topper. The wood was rotten and my job just got a whole lot bigger!
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| ADD DRAIN HOLES |
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| WATER IN THE TOP! |
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| REMOVE WINDOW TO GET NEW SLEEPING PLATFORM IN |
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