How To Build A FOLDING VAN TABLE | Cheap & Easy Space-Saving | Ep 20 | Nissan NV200 Camper Van Build

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In this video, I'm sharing how to build a FOLDING VAN TABLE - perhaps the easiest, simplest and cheapest van table you could possibly imagine. It might look a bit rough, but there's plenty of scope for making this into a really nice piece of van furniture. Here's how I did it...

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0:00 - Intro
0:29 - Building the table
2:10 - Installing the table
3:16 - The shelf and latch
3:57 - Installing the shelf
4:46 - The finished table

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I’m in the process of building a new table/side unit to sit above the wheel arch storage box I’ve just built, but while I finish that, I wanted to share the table set up which I have been using since before I even properly started this conversion.

I genuinely think this is one of the easiest & cheapest ways of getting a decent sized, functional table which takes up very little space & having used this table a ton for the past year or so, I can say for certain that it work really well. After all, a table is a must have for any van build & turns the van into a highly usable & comfortable space.

Along the walls of the NV200 are 3 handy M6 screw threads. These makes a very solid attachment point for any number of items, however it was a great place to start with my table. I got a 20x20mm piece of stripwood & cut it down from 1m to approximately 65cm & at this length it covers all 3 holes in the centre of the wall.

I then marked up where the wood in 3 places to match the 3 mounting point in the middle of the van & used a spade bit to bore a shallow hole into the wood, so I could recess the heads of the bolts which will hold this bit of wood in place.

I then drilled through the 3 recesses with a 6 mm bit for the bolt to fit through &, once attached to the wall, I had a sturdy mounting point for my table.

For my table, I cut a leftover piece of plywood from my original van floor to 65x40cm & painted it.

I screwed two hinges onto one edge of the wood & the strip of pine is just to thicken the area that the screws go into.

I also drilled two 6mm holes in the corners on the opposite edge to the hinges. This next step was just a case of attaching both hinges onto the strip of wood already in the van.

To hold it up, I bought a few metres of 6mm thick rope &, tying a knot in one end, threaded it through the holes in the table corners. I could then look for somewhere to tie the other end of the rope to.

On the right side, I tied it to the door latch, making sure that the door doesn’t come into contact with it when closed, & on the left side I put a loop round a protruding bit of metal. I’ve no doubt there are lots of other attachment possibilities depending on which van you have, so it’d just be a case of finding the best one.

There are no doubt a lot of ways you could incorporate a latch into the van, but I decided to build a small shelf & then put a latch behind this, that may giving myself a bit more storage.

The shelf itself is a bit rough, but it's proved very handy over the past year or so & I intend to build a similar shelf into my new table unit.

As you'd expect, it's made up of 2 sides, a front & a back. I added a piece of rope (which matches the table) to help keep things in place & threw a fake plant in for good measure.

The higher set of screw threads are a bit different in that the left one sits flat, but the right one is at a bit of an angle, so I used a scrap of wood to fill the gap & correct for the angle.

I could then attach the shelf to the wall of the van, put the table up & latch it in place.

The latch is at a right angle to account for the gap between the back of the shelf & the front of the table.

So that is basically it for the table - as I said, it’s not the best looking of designs, but there’s tons of potential with this concept & it is absolutely perfect for days & nights away in the van.

I’ve found the ropes really don’t get in the way, & it transforms the van into a great place to work, relax or just make a cuppa after a long walk.

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DISCLAIMER: In this video, I am in no way stating that this is the proper way to undertake the conversion of a van, however after research & experience using the van, I believe this to be the way that is best suited to my van & the way I intend to use it.