HAPPY campers are enjoying a better night’s sleep after a laser cutting specialist firm teamed up with a Barnsley-based expert in camper van conversions.
Castleford based Yorkshire Laser Fabrication has been working with Vamoose Camper Conversions of Stainborough Lane, near Crane Moor, on a new design which has been used in Volkswagen T4, T5 and T6 vehicles as well as many other marques.
Camper van beds have traditionally been a ‘rock and roll’ design but the firm recognised there was a niche for a superior, more substantial and easier to manoeuvre model and so designed their own system.
They approached Matthew Orford at Yorkshire Laser Fabrication with it.
“Simon Farrar of Vamoose came in with a mock up they’d put together themselves along with some sketches,” said Grant Criplewell-Smith, of Yorkshire Laser Fabrication.
“We took photographs and measurements and worked on it from there to help develop the design of the bed and produce a working prototype.”
The prototype went through full rigorous crash testing passing first time.
Vamoose now regularly fits the Bedrock reclining bed and has sold hundreds since the product was launched in 2013.
Vamoose director Sandra Farrar said: “We wanted a high quality product which was easy to use, offered the choice of upright, reclined or lay flat ability and was fully crash tested in the market. We looked at the strict EC directives and based the design of our bed around them, opting for a high quality sliding mechanism instead of the outdated traditional system.
“We have developed a fantastic working relationship with Yorkshire Laser Fabrication and continue to collaborate on modifying and improving the design of the bed producing models to fit in both right hand and left hand drive vehicles plus full width three seater version and, most recently, bringing out an electric powered version for even easier operation.”
