I decided to tackle this project based on a few ideas I've seen on Expedition Portal and elsewhere. There are no plans or documented measurements as I just designed this on a cocktail napkin and constructed in the parking garage of my apartment (0/10, wouldn't recommend). I chose to use doors, instead of drawers, to keep the cost and weight REALLY low. The current iteration weighs less than 40 pounds and can be remove in less than 2 minutes. I plan to add a detachable platform that will allow a full size air mattress to be used while camping, that should be the easy part. Most materials are 1/2" birch with some very strategic supports to increase strength but again, keeping the weight minimal. Would love to hear any feedback as this is my first attempt at wood working (I'm generally more comfortable with metal fab).
Yeah, but I do not think you would need to use 3/4 to build drawers out of? Maybe on the sides for support, but that's it.
Then most guys/girls are covering their builds with carpet to hide the raw wood and some are painting them. If you figure in the weight of the carpet, the paint and the glue used to put the carpet down, it all adds up. If you got black starboard, you'd be able to leave it just like that and be fine.
For a set of drawers, I'd not worry about it much unless you're building them for a Prius
