What kind of bed mat to buy?

[dblake]

Well,I've been looking at some bed mats lately to go underneath my camper to both raise it up a bit and soften some of the shock loads since I go offroad quite a bit lately. What are some of you guys putting underneath your campers?I like the 3/4 in. rubber mats but they're kinda pricey and heavy. Anybody putting anything lighter like a closed cell foam pad?

 

[dresslered]

Well, I didn't go exactly light weight, but I am very pleased with the results. I had the bed sprayed with the Rhino Liner and then I threw one of those big polyurathane horse mats over that. I wanted a firm but padded ride for my 4000-lb slide-in.

 

[dblake]

I forgot to mention that my bed is line-x'd already so I'm not really worried about rust and mildew. Anybody seen the dealer bed mats?

 

[bmoeller]

Just in case, make sure the one you get, will hold up to diesel fuel. Have seen some that swelled up to almost 3x the original thinckness and very soft/spongy feeling.

 

[Fireman]

If you can find it, heavy duty conveyor belt (used in the mines)



Fireman

 

[CKimball]

bed rug... . my picture is to big but BED RUG... way nice!

 

[Underdog]

There used to be a place in,Medford,Ore. (It's probably still there)

that makes truck bed mats out of ground up tires. I don't know

the price but,I don't recall them being too pricey.

I've also seen mats at "Big R " in White City,Ore.

That is kind of in your part of the country.

 

[dblake]

Thanks for the ideas everybody. I just ordered the rbrubber monster mat from my local Les SChwabb for $104.