The Most Sophisticated Campervan Bed You'll Ever See

I built a fully automated motorised bed lift for my Mercedes Sprinter campervan conversion — a full double that disappears into the ceiling at the press of a button, leaving a complete bench and table setup underneath. Part of the Built Not Bought series — building the ultimate overland campervan from scratch. WHY THIS EXISTS There's no off the shelf version of this. Belted lift systems exist but require wall hardware and have limitations. I built mine for £2,650 all in — including a custom UK-made three section mattress. FULL BUILD COST — £2,650 4040 & 2020 Aluminium Extrusion Framework Gimson Robotics Column Actuators (x4) Electromen EM-337A Speed Controller & Interface Unit Raspberry Pi & 7" Touchscreen 5.5mm Eucalyptus Ply Bed Base Custom UK-Made Three Section Mattress 3D Printed Components (ASA & PETG) Miscellaneous Hardware & Loctite PRODUCTS USED Gimson Robotics Column Actuators: https://gimsonrobotics.co.uk/?srsltid... Electromen Speed Controller: https://electromen.com/fr/motor-contr... CHAPTERS 00:00 — Intro 00:30 — Why I Didn't Compromise 00:59 — The Options 01:50 — Design Brief & CAD 02:27 — The Build 12:22 — The Control System 12:55 — The Reveal 14:11 — Fixing The Parameters 15:30 — The Mattress 16:24 — Costs & Close Thanks to Gimson Robotics and Electromen for their technical support. (Not sponsored) Built Not Bought — building the ultimate overland campervan from scratch. Mercedes Sprinter motorised bed lift, automated campervan bed, linear actuator bed lift, Sprinter van conversion, campervan build UK.