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No, a regular queen size bed will not fit. First of all, there is no way you could get it in there. If your van is an extra long model you can do something like i did in my van conversion. You can read and see pictures of how i made a queen size bed in my 2006 Chevy 2500 Eexpress XL cargo van...

Thanks everyone for your kind words. She.... I wanted to have a double bed instead of a queensize but because the wheel wells were so big the frame had to be built over them and that made the bed bigger. I had hoped that the futon could be used as a sofa but that did not work because of...

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'...

Grandma goes camping!<br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">So, I made the bed and stocked the cupboards and this is what it looked...

Grandma's build con't...<br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Lets go back to Friday the 24^th of August.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I was going to build my own bed / sofa but I...

Building Grandma's kitchen con't.....<br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">One evening when I was coming home, out in front of a neighbor&rsquo;s house along side of the curb was one of those computer desks...

Grandma's build con't.....<br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">It is now Monday before Labor Day Weekend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Now it was time to build the bed frame and...

More of Grandma's carpeting pics .....<br /><br />Wall carpeting around the windows on passenger side and drivers side.<br />(pics)

<p>Grandma's build con't.......<br /><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">In this picture you are able to see the 1&rsquo; x 3&rsquo; boards used for attaching the carpet too.<span style="mso-spacerun...

Grandma's build con't.....<br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">It was about the 3^rd week in August when I got to this stage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I wanted to have it...

Grandma's Build con't....<br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Now that the insulation was all up it was time to install the support boards to tack the carpet too.<span style="mso-spacerun...

Hi Tara.&nbsp; Thanks for your post.&nbsp; In answer to your question about using bubble pack for insulation.&nbsp; I got the idea right here on the Cheaprvliving Forum.&nbsp; Here's a quote from a post by "dofman":<br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span...

Katie, I'm so happy for you.&nbsp; You are about to become a very free woman.&nbsp; I envy you.&nbsp; I've been through the ups and downs of selling a house and it is not fun.&nbsp; Hopefully you will have a buyer soon if you don't have one now.&nbsp; When it is sold a huge weight will be lifted...

Grandma's build con't......<br /><br />Here are more pics of the insulation process.<br /><br />(see pics)<br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Then I started installing the foil insulation.<span...

Grandma's build con't.......<br /><br />I started behind the driver's seat.<br />(see pic)<br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">At this point I had not decided to put the two layers on.<span...

<p>Grandma's build con't......<br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Here are some pics of the inside of the van before I started.<br />(see 3 pics)<br /><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I picked my van up on a Wednesday and...

Hi She ... glad you like what I've posted so far.&nbsp; It's a great feeling to show it of and tell them that you did it all by yourself.&nbsp; <br /><br />As far as looking young ... Thank you very much!!!!&nbsp; I don't know that I have a secret other than being very active all of my life and...

Grandma con't.<br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">The running boards really dressed up the van.</span>&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman...

Grandma con't.<br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">My camper van is a simple van with no bathroom, no running water, and no electric other than the use of an inverter.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"...

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Hi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I&rsquo;m Grandma Walker and this is the bare inside of my, new-to-me, 2006 Chevy 2500 Express XL Cargo van.<br /></span></p><p...