We are off to Alaska and rather than drag the trailer we have modded the old Honda van.  A friend of my son put a raise bed in his and so after seeing his design we added a few ideas of our own.  7 feet of 5/8 plywood cut into three sections and hinged.  The knobs on the end underside are to hold the abs legs.

The backseat is removed to give the depth needed to hold the electric cooler and large items

.The whole seven feet of platform is 12 inches higher than the middle section of floor held up in the center by plywood on edge and the ABS legs made to level the two hinged ends.  this gives enough room to carry an extra spare tire and suitcase etc.

 

 

We also made screens for the rear window so that we can get ventilation without insects, we hope.

So now we have to try this whole thing out and hopefully it works the way it is planned and the van lasts the trip.  Oh by the way I plan to paint while on the trip.  Next blog ???