Easy & Quick
Built in 3 hours
VASP
Ready
Ultra lightweight
only 26 kg
Features
- A sofa that’s always there: the 40 cm deep fixed seat and the two slide-out sections 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 two slide-out sections, move the mattress across and you’re in bed. The bench doesn’t move.
- 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.
- Room to stretch out: 180 cm long, or 187 cm with the 7 cm extension, which is included.
- Somewhere for the things you don’t leave on show: lift the side panel along the van wall and in most vans there’s a narrow compartment running the full length of the bed, for a laptop, documents or other valuables. In compact L2 vans like the Berlingo XL, the space runs along the van wall and narrows towards the back. To reach it, you can fit the side panel supplied with the bed, along the front bed section: it may need a small cut.
- 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.
- Sit up without hitting the roof: at 33.5 cm high, Slide sits lower than our previous beds, so there’s more headroom for reading in bed.
- 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 Standard Bench works in both left- and right-hand-drive vans, whichever side your sliding door is on.
- One bed for many vans: Slide Standard Bench is universal fit, so the same bed goes into a compact L2 van like the Berlingo Van XL or a medium van like the VW T5/T6, Trafic or Expert. The base sits in front of the wheel arches and the top above them, so there’s no van version to choose. In many vans, it goes in with no cuts at all. In others, two panels need a short cut with a jigsaw: just follow the scribed lines.
- Light by design: 26 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 Standard Bench work?
Slide Standard Bench’s two 70 cm slide-out sections pull out from the side of the units, 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.
How wide the bed extends depends on your van and what stands beside it: up to 140 cm on its own, narrower next to a side cabinet. Buying it as part of a kit? Find your van in the Van Selector and the kit’s product page offers you the right mattress size. Buying the bed on its own? Choose the mattress offered on this page.
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What does Slide Standard 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 XL (compact L2 vans) and the Cruiser (medium 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 Standard Bench
| Range, type | Simple TINY and Simple CLASSIC sliding comb bed with fixed bench |
|---|---|
| Fits | Adaptable: one version for compact L2 vans like the Citroën Berlingo Van XL, Peugeot Partner Long, VW Caddy Maxi and Renault Kangoo L2, and medium vans including the VW Transporter T5/T6, Renault Trafic 3 and Peugeot Expert / Citroën Jumpy 3 |
| Built from | Two 70 cm slide-out sections and a 40 cm fixed bench section, plus an optional 7 cm extension (included) |
| Bed size | 180 cm long, 187 cm with the extension; up to 140 cm wide, depending on your van and side cabinet |
| Floor footprint | 182 to 189 cm long, 62 to 122 cm wide |
| Height | 33.5 cm |
| Weight | 26 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 | €799 |
| Not included | Mattress, Gliss drawers, cooler, portable toilet |
| Works with | Gliss 70 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 or 2, depending on your van
Slide Standard Bench is 180 cm long, or 187 cm with the 7 cm extension, 33.5 cm high, and covers 62 to 122 cm of floor width when pushed in. It weighs 26 kg: 7.7 kg for each 70 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 Standard Bench Standard sliding bed with fixed bench, 187 x 130 cm
The Simple Vans Slide Standard Bench is a universal-fit sliding bed for compact L2 vans like the Berlingo XL, Partner Long, Caddy Maxi and Kangoo L2, and for medium vans, built around a fixed bench: two slide-out sections pull out into a bed for two, 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 a compact van gets a proper place to sit, with the things you need most kept right under you.
€799.00
(tax incl.)
Frequently asked questions
No. Mattresses are sold separately, sized for your van and layout: 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. The Gliss 70 drawer, Gliss Rear drawer and Slide Kitchen fit Slide Standard 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 VW T5/T6, Renault Trafic 3 or Citroën Berlingo / Peugeot Partner XL. In the Peugeot Expert / Citroën Jumpy 3, VW Caddy Maxi and Renault Kangoo L2, two panels need a short cut. Every 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.
Only if you want a fixed place to sit and the extra storage inside it. For the most open floor, choose Slide Standard: the same 180 cm bed without the bench. For compact L1 vans, Slide Compact Bench builds a 150 cm bed around the same 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.
Human support
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.
Satisfied or refunded*
30 days to return unused furniture, so the risk isn’t all yours.
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Your project. Our system. Your success.
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.
