T4 elevating roof safety net

[Levitated]

I'm looking to fit a safety net to my T4s elevating roof, has anyone done this and con offer advice. Reimo make one but its not listed especially for T4 poptop. Cheers, Matt

 

[2into1]

I made one for mine. Bought an old travel cot off ebay for a £1. It had a nice strong panel with a strong mesh inner, the bottom of which I Velcro-ed under the mattress. I made a little frame for the top from plastic conduit from b&q (about £3) which attaches to hooks in my roof.
I may be able to find a photo if you fancy / don't mind a diy solution.
If it really is to stop very young kids falling out in the night, then it has to be strong enough. Mine's a bit of a deterrent, and stops my pillows falling.

 

[TwentyOneThirtyFive]

Here's a diagram of the original, including part numbers. Just in case that is of any use.

https://www.partsbase.org/vw/campmo...-transp-gr-070-280-double-bed-in-pop-up-roof/

 

[Chriswoody]

I tried to find an original net for a while and then remembered that I had one of these tucked away in the celler:

http://www.argos.co.uk/beta/static/Product/partNumber/3407129.htm

It has three metal tubes on each side, by building it with one tube less each side it fits perfectly length wise across the width of the van. I see from your signature that you have an early Cali, so you should have the metal H frame like me. The bed then sits on the roof of the van and leans against the H Frame. It wedges in really well and my two little ones are nice and secure up there.

I don't have any photos, but hopefully that makes sense!

 

[Levitated]

I decided to buy an off the shelf safety net. After looking around I found that this one was the best fit and cost just under £60 including postage. When it arrived I was surprised to find that it was a REIMO product. Hopefully from my photos below you can see that it fits really well.

 

[2into1]

Tidy job! Were your roof fixings already on place?

 

[Levitated]

No they came with the kit.

 

[bxl_lad]

Nice, but does it push the mattress back some?

 

[Levitated]

Not noticeably and you could mount it the other way around. This would give you another 30mm of mattress space but I decided to mount it this way because it can be placed flat under the mattress when the room is lowered.