Easy & Quick
Built in 3 hours
VASP
Ready
Ultra lightweight
only 22 kg
Features
- A sofa that’s always there: the 40 cm deep fixed seat and the slide-out section make an L-shaped bench, for breakfast, a game of cards or a lazy afternoon out of the rain.
- From sofa to bed in about 30 seconds: pull out the slide-out section, move the mattress across and you’re in bed.
- A cool box under the cushion: one side of the bench takes a cooler up to 20 L in a ventilated compartment, so cold drinks are an arm’s length away.
- The toilet out of sight: the other side takes a Eurobox-sized dry camping toilet, or a battery and a 12 L water jerrycan.
- A full bed in a small van: 150 cm long if you keep your van’s bulkhead in place, or 157 cm with the 7 cm extension, which is included and fits most compact L1 vans with the bulkhead out. The bed is 130 cm wide with no side cabinet beside it, or 110 cm wide beside the slim side cabinet in the Weekender kit.
- Somewhere for the things you don’t leave on show: lift the side panel along the van wall and in the VW Caddy there’s a narrow compartment running the full length of the bed, for a laptop, documents or other valuables.
- Drawers when you want it organised: optimise your under-bed storage with Gliss drawers made for Slide, with a drawer option for every door. Or add the Slide Kitchen, an outdoor workstation that extends out of the back doors. Add them as optional extras, or as Deluxe upgrades for your kit.
- Stays put on a rough road: Slide has to be lifted before it slides, so it won’t creep open while you drive.
- Either side of the van: each section can be set up on the driver’s or the passenger’s side, so Slide Compact Bench works in both left- and right-hand-drive vans, whichever side your sliding door is on.
- One bed for many vans: Slide Compact Bench is universal fit, so the same bed goes into a VW Caddy, Renault Kangoo, Citroën Berlingo or Peugeot Partner. The base sits in front of the wheel arches and the top above them, so there’s no van version to choose. In the Berlingo and Partner it goes in with no cuts at all. In the Caddy and Kangoo, one panel needs a short cut with a jigsaw: just follow the scribed line.
- Light by design: 22 kg of poplar plywood, so your van keeps saving you money at the pump. Rated to 200 kg and delivered raw for you to oil, varnish or paint.
- Built in an afternoon: about three hours with a screwdriver, wood glue and tape, plus a jigsaw if your van needs a cut.
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How does Slide Compact Bench work?
Slide Compact Bench’s 110 cm slide-out section pulls out from the side of the unit, and the slats interlock like the teeth of a comb to make one flat base for your mattress, with the fixed bench at one end. The bench stays where it is day and night, so what you keep inside it is always within reach: lift the lids on top, or reach in through the end door from outside, with the side door open. Slide is CNC-cut from poplar plywood and held together with Simple Slots joinery, so it stays solid on the road without a frame of metal brackets. Slide is the latest generation of our modular sliding bed, which won a European Product Design Award in 2026.
Slide Compact Bench takes one of two mattresses: 130 cm wide when there’s no side cabinet beside the bed, or 110 cm wide beside the slim side cabinet in the Weekender kit.
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What does Slide Compact Bench work with?
Portable toilets and coolers
The bench takes a Eurobox-sized dry camping toilet, and a cooler up to 20 L.
Simple Vans mattresses
In one colour, heather grey, sized for your van and layout. Sold separately.
Kits that include it
The Weekender (compact L1 vans).
You can add drawers later. Please note: our quick-release fixing kit is not compatible with Gliss drawers.
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Key facts about Slide Compact Bench
| Range, type | Simple TINY sliding comb bed with fixed bench |
|---|---|
| Fits | Adaptable: one version for compact L1 vans, including the VW Caddy, Renault Kangoo, Citroën Berlingo and Peugeot Partner |
| Built from | A 110 cm slide-out section and a 40 cm fixed bench section, plus an optional 7 cm extension (included) |
| Bed size | 150 cm long, 157 cm with the extension; mattress 130 cm wide with no side cabinet, or 110 cm wide beside a side cabinet (Weekender) |
| Height | 33.5 cm |
| Weight | 22 kg |
| Load | Rated to 200 kg |
| In the bench | A cooler up to 20 L in a ventilated compartment on one side; a Eurobox-sized dry camping toilet, or a battery and a 12 L jerrycan, on the other; opens from the top lids or an end door |
| Materials, joinery | Poplar plywood, Simple Slots joinery; delivered raw to oil, varnish or paint. Our poplar plywood is sourced from a PEFC chain-of-custody certified supplier. |
| Assembly | About 3 hours; screwdriver, wood glue and tape, plus a jigsaw if your van needs a cut |
| DIY level | 2/10 |
| Price | €749 |
| Not included | Mattress, Gliss drawers, cooler, portable toilet |
| Works with | Gliss 110 drawer, Gliss Rear drawer, Slide Kitchen; side cabinets; Simple Vans mattresses |
| Delivery | 26 European countries (not the UK or Ireland) |
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Dimensions and assembly
DIY level2/10
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On a scale where building your own furniture from scratch is 10.
- Tools
- screwdriver, wood glue, tape, jigsaw
- Cuts
- none to 1, depending on your van
Slide Compact Bench is 150 cm long, or 157 cm with the 7 cm extension, 33.5 cm high, and covers 62 to 122 cm of floor width when pushed in. It weighs 22 kg: 11.3 kg for the 110 cm section and 8.7 kg for the bench, plus the extension and the front panel. It arrives flat-packed and CNC-cut, and takes about three hours to build with a screwdriver, wood glue and tape, plus a jigsaw if your van needs a cut. The step-by-step assembly guide and video are online.
Slide Compact Bench Compact sliding bed with fixed bench, 157 x 130 cm
The Simple Vans Slide Compact Bench is a universal-fit sliding bed for compact L1 vans, built around a fixed bench: one slide-out section pulls out into a bed, and the bench stays put as an L-shaped sofa by day. Inside the bench there's room for a cooler, a battery or a portable toilet, so even a van the size of a Caddy or a Berlingo becomes a weekend camper with a proper place to sit.
€749.00
(tax incl.)
Frequently asked questions
No. Mattresses are sold separately in two sizes for Slide Compact Bench: 130 cm wide with no side cabinet, or 110 cm wide beside the Weekender’s side cabinet. Choose the one offered on this page. Simple Vans mattresses come in one colour, heather grey.
Any dry camping toilet in the standard Eurobox format (40 x 30 cm) and 28 to 30 cm tall fits, like the Trobolo. The Thetford Porta Potti 135 and 335 and the Dometic 972 fit too, but they’re tight on height or width, so check your model’s size before you buy. The toilet isn’t included. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide, From €30 to €5,000: How Much Should You Spend on a Campervan Toilet?
Yes. One side of the bench takes a cooler up to 20 L in a ventilated compartment, so you can reach a cold drink without getting up.
Yes. Without the extension, Slide Compact Bench is 150 cm long, so it fits with the bulkhead in place. If you take the bulkhead out, add the 7 cm extension, which is included, for a 157 cm bed in most compact L1 vans.
Yes. The Gliss 110 drawer, Gliss Rear drawer and Slide Kitchen fit Slide Compact Bench, and you can add them when you order or later. If you use under-bed drawers, you can’t use the quick-release fixing kit.
It depends on your van. There are no cuts in the Citroën Berlingo or Peugeot Partner, and one short cut in the VW Caddy and Renault Kangoo. The cut is scribed on the panel, so you just follow the line with a jigsaw. If your van isn’t listed, you mark the cut yourself: check the Van Selector before you order. Please note: furniture that has been cut is no longer eligible for our Satisfied or Refunded guarantee.
Yes. Each section can be set up on either side of the van, so the bed goes on whichever side suits your sliding door, in a left- or right-hand-drive van. There’s no separate right-hand-drive version to order. We deliver to 26 European countries, not the UK or Ireland.
If your van is longer, Slide Standard Bench builds a 180 cm bed around the same fixed bench, for compact long-wheelbase (L2) and medium vans. For the most open floor, Slide Standard is the same 180 cm bed without the bench.
Included with every Simple Vans unit
You can build your van.
We make sure you succeed.
You’re not just buying plywood furniture: you’re buying a system that takes the unknowns out of your build, before, during and after.
Verified compatibility
Designed for your van model: confirm the fit in our Van Selector before you order.
Proven design
3,000+ beds delivered since 2020: you’re not the test build.
Precision cutting
CNC-cut parts and Simple Slots joinery: everything lines up.
Clear assembly plan
A step-by-step guide, from flat pack to fitted.
Step-by-step videos
Watch each step before you do it yourself.
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A real person answers within 48 business hours, and often much sooner, when something isn’t clear.
Problem? Solved.
A missing or faulty part? We send a replacement free, delivery included.
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From your order to the road
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Order your unit
Your van’s version or the Adaptable one, plus any add-ons. Dispatched by 09/12/2026.
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Receive your flat-pack unit
Pre-cut panels and fixings, with an online assembly guide.
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Assemble it in about 3 hours
A screwdriver, wood glue and tape are all you need, plus a jigsaw for a few simple cuts on Adaptable versions. Simple Slots joinery guides each step.
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Made in our workshop
in the Landes
Poplar plywood, precise CNC cutting and a careful hand finish. Start with one unit and add more later: every unit comes out and goes with you to your next van.
Poplar plywood
Light and strong, harvested within 300 km of our workshop. Our poplar plywood is sourced from a PEFC chain-of-custody certified supplier.
CNC cutting, Simple Slots joinery
A precise fit and a quick build.
Finished by hand
Every unit is finished and checked by hand in our workshop in the Landes.
