truck bed mat

Go to a Tractor Supply or a farm store and buy a horse stall mat. They use them on the floor in horse trailers. 1/2 in thick rubber with a non slip texture on both sides. I have one for my dogs kennel (they have a big dog house) it's been in there for about 8 years and still in good shape.

IT is also an important safety feature. For torklift tie down on the instructions you can reed ``Minor movement (or settling) can occur in some incidental harsh driving conditions (on or of road). A rubber bed mat is not a requirement to maintain the lifetime warranty on torklift tie down systeme, but a STRONG RECOMMENDATION, simply as a safety precaution to protect the truck bed, the bottom of the camper and to give the camper additional support``.

There is a company that will make the mat to fit your pick-up bed. 3/8" or 1/2". The freight was almost as much as the mat, and the total for a F-250, 8' bed (1/2" mat) was around $250. Fortunately FWC is happy with a spray in bed liner prior to install so I don't need to have a mat. The company is below:

Northern Green Technologies, LLC
Website: www.northerngreentech.com
Sales Manager
Gordon Exe
P.O. Box 71281
Springfield, OR, 97475
Phone: 541-653-8536 | Fax: 541-747-7056 | Cell: 541-272-4545
Email: support@northerngreentech.com

3 matts at the front and back and 4 in the center

3/8" DeeZee mat is what I have. I don't see any point of getting thick, ie. heavier mats.

thanks tdlum i will try that if my new mat does not work.but i did not get this part of your answer . 3 fore and aft and 2 sets of 2 amidships worked for me.

I have a 2500 2003 Bigfoot...thought I would share my thoughts with you.

I have tried just about everything...Styrofoam 1/2"(lasts about 7 trips) 1/2" rubber mat(far too heavy), 1/4" rubber mat (self destroys and camper moves), plywood (camper moves)carpet under padding (self destroyed after 2 trips)...and a few more that I can't remember.

Bigfoots have a rough bottom because of the 2 large screw attached plastic panels to fix plumbing and workmanship problems. This creates a challenge to find a decent reliable pad that will not be damaged.

I realized finally that a single large pad spreads the load of the camper over infinite contact points and therefore does not make a solid point contact with the truck box.

The solution was to use black rubber holed 12"x12" anti fatigue tiles from Home Depot. Placed strategically on the truck bed they provide the required pressure points. 3 fore and aft and 2 sets of 2 amidships worked for me.

The camper will never move! In fact I drove about 5 miles once, before realizing I had forgot to put my tie downs on and there was no movement whatsoever...other than what appeared on my truck seat afterwards.

Hope this helps.

thanks guys went a bought black armour bed mat 1/2 in thick 151 bucks

I think I just saw an ad in the Pars Source flyer for 1/2" matts for ~$50.

I was thinking of getting one too. I'm not sure if there's too much of a good thing though, my camper came with strips of rubber pre-attached (3/8" I believe) and not sure if adding an extra 1/2" would be too much.

Protecta here also going on 14yrs