Use rope with a tight cinching knot such as a trucker s knot if you do not have ratchet straps.
How to strsp a bed to a van roof.
You will likely feel cramped in this style of bed and it s more difficult to enter or exit the van from the rear.
Do the same side to side near the rear of the mattress.
Align the straps evenly over the mattress.
Wrap lumber in a tarp to secure it and place a blanket down on the roof under the load to avoid scratching your vehicle s paint.
Put a piece of rope on the roof of the car that goes from back bumper to front bumper.
Place the straps through the windows of the vehicle.
Roll down all windows.
Run one ratchet strap side to side near the front of the mattress attatching each end to the luggage rack.
A traditional camper van bed isn t going to be as user friendly as other options but the conversion going to be more affordable than option 2 and easier to install than option 3.
Place the mattress quilted side down first the the box spring on top of the mattress non skid side down.
I am planning to strap the box springs to the roof rack on my rav4 and tie them down with a bunch of rope.
Tighten the ratchet straps or rope as much as possible.
Open the windows of the suv and tie the mattress down using ratchet straps.
Tie the rope that you placed the mattress on in place.
Take care to keep it clean and dry since you ll be sleeping on it.