There are many ways to design and build your truck bed platform but i will show you how mine looks.
Truck bed sleeping platform plans.
It works with two side panels up to five cross beams for.
Convert your truck into a camper.
Then top with a sheet of at least plywood.
Screw the 2 2 to the vertical side bin.
If you have a truck with a topper this instructable will show you how to design and build a sleeping platform for the bed of your truck.
At a high level there are two different build out styles.
The first and most common approach is the elevated sleeping platform approach whereby you build a large plywood sheet or some other variation on that theme where you can place all your gear underneath organized in drawers or boxes and then sleep above that.
You simply go to your local hardware store and pull the 2 pvc pipe and fittings you need cut and assemble.
Elevated sleeping platform with storage underneath.
Finally measure the length of your truck bed cut a 2 2 to that length.
My truck bed platform is quite complex compared to the common ones i have seen but it is built with easily accessible parts.
If using 1 2 plywood for the sleeping platform recommended offset the 2 2 half an inch below the top of the vertical side so the sleeping platform will sit flush.
The main advantages of this approach are the organized and dedicated gear storage space underneath.
Making the truck bed sleeping platform base.
Assemble the sleeping platform.
This is the second cheapest option for building a truck bed sleeping platform depending on how you build.
To use extend the slider and fold the hinged plywood out.
Place the folded plywood onto the box with the wider piece on the bottom and the hinges against the extender guard.
The platform will allow you to store your camping supplies underneath your bed and eliminate the need to set u.
Elevated truck bed sleeping platform.
Here is where the pickup truck sleep platform comes in handy.
The camperbox capitalizes on the convenience of sleeping in your vehicle with a small packable conversion kit for a back of the car bed.
Place the platform in your vehicle.
Now it s time to get creative.
We decided to place a plywood platform base on the bed of the truck to provide a nice level foundation to build the platform on and by dividing the platform base into 3 sections it makes it easier to fit into the bed and remove if needed with the camper shell still on.
Pvc truck bed sleeping platform.
Sleep on the truck bed floor with storage at the back.