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Rugby8
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Topic: Rdome floor Posted: 24 Feb 2013 at 4:56pm |
Thanks! I won't be sleeping on top bunk then!
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2013 grand caravan
2010 176t pod
Wife, 2 boys, and golden retriever. Can life get any better
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JCMoran
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Location: Snohomish, WA
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Posted: 29 May 2013 at 2:30am |
We're thinking about getting a rattan mat to use as the floor in the R-dome. It will roll up nicely for storage and most of the dirt on it will fall through the cracks.
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John & Stevie
Bella & Emma (Fur babies)
2014 RP178HRE "Hawg Pod"
2001 Silverado 1500
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coopercdrkey
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Location: Cedar Key, FL
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Posted: 09 Jun 2013 at 9:10am |
I can't imagine a more durable and versatile mat than this:
Order it with the storage bag and the tie-down stake kit. You won't regret it!
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Bob and Joyce
Jennifer and Baxter, the Campin' Cocker Spaniels
RP 177 "Key Pod"
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT / Z71
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Burt
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Posted: 10 Jun 2013 at 9:31am |
Rugby8: Just put a tarp on the ground inside the Rdome. If you put a rug there, you'll be tracking home all the dirt from every campsite. Many of them provide some gritty stuff that won't shake out of a rug easily. A tarp is much easier to shake off and clean when you pack up and go. It's also easier to stow and lighter. If you need a carpet, just get a small one and put it below your step or carpet your steps. Burt
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kymooses
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Posted: 10 Jun 2013 at 10:11am |
Yup you can beat the Rv mats.
www.rvawningmats.com
That's a good site for some other options and colors as well.
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coopercdrkey
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Posted: 10 Jun 2013 at 10:31am |
Originally posted by Burt
Rugby8:Just put a tarp on the ground inside the Rdome. If you put a rug there, you'll be tracking home all the dirt from every campsite. Many of them provide some gritty stuff that won't shake out of a rug easily. A tarp is much easier to shake off and clean when you pack up and go. It's also easier to stow and lighter. If you need a carpet, just get a small one and put it below your step or carpet your steps.Burt
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I beg to differ, but if you prefer a tarp, by all means, feel free!
I have used both a tarp and the patio mat recommended above. It is not
carpet- it is woven polyester in a fairly open weave that does not
accumulate grit and water the way a tarp does. Once a tarp is wet, it
stays wet in my experience. It is impossible to clean, short of hosing
it down in the driveway at home.
The patio mat, unless recently rained upon, sweeps clean on site, folds
compactly into its case, (yes, bulkier than a tarp, but surprisingly
light weight), and stows neatly in the "basement" of our 177 alongside
the r-dome.
To each his own, but we definitely prefer the mat.
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Bob and Joyce
Jennifer and Baxter, the Campin' Cocker Spaniels
RP 177 "Key Pod"
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT / Z71
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CharlieM
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Posted: 10 Jun 2013 at 11:10am |
Bob, We also have the poly mat and like it so far. Does collect dirt but that's what it's for. Easy to shake out and wash. BTW, did you notice the info on the Amazon site: " Light weight, easy to wear out". Translation from Chinese I guess.
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Charlie
Northern Colorado
OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD
PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD
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Bill-GA
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Posted: 10 Jun 2013 at 11:43am |
We also use a poly mat. Water goes thru it, easy to sweep up, pegs to hold down Dome go thru easily. My wife and I pull it up, shake it out, then folder it up into a neat rectangular pack using a Velcro strap it comes with. Stores great as a tight package.... Got mine at Walmart
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Bill & Bev
13 yr old dachshund 'Elsa'
2010 RP-176T (tent & slide-out)
2011 Toyota Tundra 2WD TV
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P&M
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Posted: 10 Jun 2013 at 2:42pm |
Originally posted by Bill-GA
We also use a poly mat. Water goes thru it, easy to sweep up, pegs to hold down Dome go thru easily. My wife and I pull it up, shake it out, then folder it up into a neat rectangular pack using a Velcro strap it comes with. Stores great as a tight package.... Got mine at Walmart |
Ditto for us ... debated on 9x12 versus 6x9 size of them, settled on 9x12 and am glad we did.
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P & M ... and Comet too!
2012 171 -- The Monkey Pod
2018 Ram 2500
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coopercdrkey
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Posted: 10 Jun 2013 at 5:06pm |
Yes, Charlie, I chuckled over that as well! I, too, assumed that it was a foreign ad writer.
I worked for Sony in the early years and suffered the same kind of mis-translations. Now, of course, they tell us how to speak.
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Bob and Joyce
Jennifer and Baxter, the Campin' Cocker Spaniels
RP 177 "Key Pod"
Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT / Z71
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