Interlocking awning mats
Has anyone bought and used interlocking awning mats and are they any good?
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We bought a pack of really cheap ones to try from Aldi, got them for around £3.99, as they were in bargain section. Found them fine, although we only use them to step out of MH onto if it is a tad muddy, or we are on HS. At that price, they are great. Very
lightweight as well, plus we only take how many tiles as we think we will need, in storage box on back of MH.
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I've bought two or three packs of the Kampa brand tiles and find them much more comfortable to walk on under the ground sheet. Cheaper brands are available.
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We also use the Kampa tile mats (other makes are available), one of the best caravan accessory items around. They are comfy to walk on, allow the grass to breathe on grass pitches and keep the dirt and stone chips at bay on hard standings. We do not use
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Dont use an awning mat now just the Kampa tiles in the awbning or under just the canopy. We have the edges and cirers to. Camp sites like them as they do not damage the grass. They are so light and easy to lay and you can put down as less or many as you
want in all shapes. Would not be without ours.DianneT
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We use them, find them very good and much more pleasant on bare feet. We have had to take steps to protect the tiles from damage from chair legs and the step. Very quick and easy to lay , light but somewhat bulky if you take enough to cover the awning floor
as we do.I have a vision of tables and chairs on steps at each corner so you have en elevated sitting / dining position from your post
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awning becomes a Big Top circus style, did make me giggle
We use 3 tiles of the Costco type left over from doing the garage floor. We use then on HS such as they form a carpet around and in front of the caravan steps to put shoes on. If on a grass pitch we don't bother as grass under your feet is what camping is
all about.We do use a set of steady pads under the steps feet if the ground is soft to stop them digging in.
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Not sure which mats you're chatting about, but I regularly see ads for packs of six mats sold under Rolstons name, dark grey about 1/2 inch thick, with edging strips from "Expert Verdict" at £29.95 per set and from "Nauticalia" at £24.95 for Identical items ! But a stroll into Halfords produced Identical items at £10 again for a pack of six !! Guess which ones are now linked up, cut to shape and laid in my 'van, nice and warm and comfy on my aged tootsies and much easier to keep clean than the silly cream coloured carpet !
The only good thing about that carpet was that it came out quickly to become a template when I used a sharp craft knife on the plastic replacement
Brian
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We love ours, we often just arrange a few around the step to give a 'changeover' area for getting shoes on and off when going in/out of the van, very nice underfoot, easy to prop up around the van to dry off the undersides too. If you do get some, my tip
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We have the ones with holes in as we are most often on grass, solid ones are not grass friendly and both types soften up a hardstanding anyway. much lighter than a groundsheet or the breathable awning carpet we bought too.
Alison
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We bought a pack of really cheap ones to try from Aldi, got them for around £3.99, as they were in bargain section. Found them fine, although we only use them to step out of MH onto if it is a tad muddy, or we are on HS. At that price, they are great. Very lightweight as well, plus we only take how many tiles as we think we will need, in storage box on back of MH.
We bought a load from ALDI as they were £3.99 for 4 mats. Now we only use 3 or 4 as pain to put down and should not be used on grass as it kills off the grass even though we have the ones with holes in them.
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Do I have to use the interlocking mats with holes in them for hard standing pitches, or would I be ok with the cheaper solid rubber mats that Halfords are selling (6 pack for £16/2 packs for £20)?
Thanks
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Why do you think you need holes on hardstanding pitches?
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You can use whatever you want on HS pitches, it’s the grass pitches that need careful looking after, so the grass doesn’t sour. Some Club HS pitches are not particularly nice under foot, so better to go with something without holes.😁
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I bought a load from Halfords a few years ago - they were selling them off at the end of the season. Only ever used them once and they were useless. Ok on a perfectly flat surface, but anything else and they just popped open at the joints as you walked on them, creating loads of trip hazards.
What I have used them for, however - and they are brilliant - is lining the locker floors so that all the junk that goes in there doesn't scratch the wooden floor covering. Easy to lay down and cut to size - so they haven't been wasted. And before anyone asks - no there aren't any 'drop holes' in either of the nearside lockers.
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I carry 6 of the Aldi ones just to create a pathway over gravel pitches to make it easier to get a wheelchair off a pitch. They are also very handy when a pitch is wet and muddy. They are easy enough to wash down if so inclined or pop into a bag bought from Bags4Everything.
peedee
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We bought a pack of the Aldi ones PD, probably around six-seven years ago, and they are still going strong. Help prevent sore dog paws on HS pitches as well, where there are lots of big stones. (Some pitches at YRP are terrible for big lumps☹️)
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I've gathered loads of those black interlocking ones with the holes in over the years on the job. People tend to leave them by the bins when they leave for some reason or other. I've stored enough for a porch awning come retirement but still have a stack. If anyone's in need of some come the end of September and there's any left and you're near north Devon, they're yours
JK
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