WITH A 10 DAY AMERICAN MOUNTAIN GUIDE ASSOCIATION TRAINING COURSE COMING UP AND MY VAN IN THE SHOP ALL MONTH, I HAD TO SCRAMBLE TO FIGURE OUT A SLEEPING SOLUTION FOR THE COURSE. NOT ONLY WOULD IT BE CHALLENGE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIT MY 6' LONG BODY IN THE MOST COMPACT SUBARU AVAILABLE, BUT I NEEDED A SLEEPING SOLUTION THAT WOULD BE COMFORTABLE AND SUSTAINABLE FOR THE LENGTH OF THE COURSE. NOT TO MENTION, SOOOOO MUCH GEAR NEEDED TO GO WITH ME FOR THE TRIP. MY DESIGN NOT ONLY WORKED, BUT FAR EXCEEDED MY EXPECTATIONS. I'M HAPPY TO SAY THROUGH THAT EXPERIENCE I'VE CREATED AN INCREDIBLY EFFICIENT AND LIGHTWEIGHT MODULAR STORAGE/SLEEPING FRAME KIT. THIS SYSTEM WORKS FOR THE SUBARU CROSSTREK, BUT IS OPTIMIZED FOR THE FORESTER AND OUTBACK, WITH THEIR FLUSH CARGO FLOOR AND REAR DOOR LATCH.
AS YOU CAN SEE BELOW, THIS SYSTEM CAN BE OFFERED IN A SPLIT PLATFORM CONFIGURATION, WITH INDEPENDENT DRIVER/PASSENGER SIDE PLATFORM DEPLOYMENT CAPABILITY, ALLOWING YOU TO SET UP THE BED ON ONE SIDE AND STILL HAVE REAR SEATING AVAILABLE ON THE OTHER. WHEN NOT IN USE, THE WHOLE SYSTEM STACKS ON TOP OF ITSELF BEHIND THE CLOSED REAR SEATS.
CONSTRUCTED FROM LIGHTWEIGHT ALUMINUM 20/20 EXTRUSION, 1/2 BALTIC BIRCH PLYWOOD AND SOME UPHOSTERY CARPET, THIS SYSTEM CLOCKS IN AT RIGHT AROUND 40 LBS WITHOUT DRAWERS, WEIGHING SO LITTLE YOUR VEHICLE WON'T NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE.. OFFERED IN MANY CONFIGURATIONS, INCLUDING SPLIT PANEL, FULL PANEL, AND UNDER-BED DRAWER SYSTEMS FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE TO YOUR USE AND STORAGE NEEDS.
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