Is a mattress included?

No. But the slatted base and the ventilation mat are, and the mat is standard rather than an option: without ventilation under your mattress you have mould within a winter.

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VQ-BD14

Transverse bed 1400

Bed across the rear — costs only 1.40 m of load length.

The bed lies across the van, so your sleeping length is the width of the load space. That costs only 1.40 m of length and leaves all the rest for galley, cupboards and seating — no other bed is this frugal with length. The price is a hard condition: your load width must be at least 1,800 mm, or you sleep with your knees up and the configurator sends you to the platform bed or the twin beds.

What you get

Sleeping surface 1,400 mm wide; the length is your load width
Leg height adjustable 700-1,150 mm
Slatted base with ventilation mat — standard, not an option
Head end lifts for access to the garage

Specifications

External size: 1400 × 1810 × 900 mm
Height adjustable: 700 – 1150 mm
Weight: 52 kg
Minimum load height: 1,550 mm
Minimum load width: 1,800 mm
Fronts: —
Shipping class: Pallet
Assembly time for you: 2 to 4 hours
Fitted by us from: €145
Warranty: 5 years

What customers thought

There is nothing here yet, and that is correct: this is a new business and we do not publish reviews that do not exist. Once the first customers have taken delivery, this is where you will read what they thought — including what disappointed them, because nobody believes a page with only five stars.

Are you the first? Tell us how it went — including anything that went wrong. We publish it unedited, with our answer below it. info@vanquarters.com

What you still buy yourself for this

We do not sell electrics, plumbing or gas, so you buy this elsewhere. Here is what it has to meet, so you do not have to guess. There is not a single affiliate link: the moment we earn something on it, the advice is worthless.

Mattress: We supply the slatted base with a ventilation mat, not the mattress. 12 to 14 cm of cold foam works best; a made-to-measure mattress costs 250 to 500 euros.
Bedding to size: A transverse bed is not a standard size. Measure the sleeping surface before ordering fitted sheets.

Tools you need

4 mm hex key — included
Cordless driver with a cross-head bit
Tape measure and pencil
Spirit level of at least 40 cm
Drill with an 8 mm bit for the floor fixings

How you assemble it

Six phases, and each phase ends with a check. That is the difference between a unit that stands crooked and one that fits.

1
Lay everything out
Sort the profiles by length and lay them on the marked place of the floor poster. Count the corner connectors and T-nuts before you start.
Check now: Do the counts match the packing list? One missing T-nut costs you an hour later.
2
Build the base frame
Join the four bottom profiles with the corner connectors, finger tight. Do not tighten yet: the frame has to move to get it square.
Check now: Measure both diagonals. Equal within 2 mm means it is square. If not: push the long diagonal in and measure again.
3
Add the uprights
Place the vertical profiles at the corners and the intermediate positions. The middle upright sits exactly between two fronts and decides whether your doors will close.
Check now: Put the spirit level against each upright. Everything plumb before you continue.
4
Panels in and tighten
Slide the plywood panels into the frame and only then tighten all the corner connectors, from bottom to top and always diagonally opposite.
Check now: Any play between panel and profile? The panels are structural; loose wood will rattle on the road.
5
Hang and adjust the fronts
Clip the hinges in and adjust them with the two screws: the front one for left-right, the rear one for depth.
Check now: Are the gaps between the fronts equal everywhere? Three millimetres is right — that clearance is built into the front.
6
Fix it in the van
Bolt the unit into the body's original mounting points, or through the floor with a spreader plate underneath. Never into the wall lining alone.
Check now: Grab the unit at the top and pull firmly. If anything moves, it will move in an emergency stop too.

What people ask about this

Is a mattress included?: No. But the slatted base and the ventilation mat are, and the mat is standard rather than an option: without ventilation under your mattress you have mould within a winter.

How this size comes about

This unit is a frame of 20 × 20 mm aluminium extrusion that goes around the fronts, fastened with corner connectors. So the external size is not a round number we made up, but the result of a sum.

This set has no visible fronts, so the colour choice makes no difference to it.