Truck bed rubber mat
I'm sure it's been asked and answered, but the search isn't helping. NL says I need a 3/8" rubber mat between 1" plywood and the camper for my 2016 Ram. I found places that have the 4'x8' sheet, b...
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I said that one goal of this was to keep things from sliding around. I probably wasn't exactly clear now that I have spent some time reading old threads. The stall 3/4" stall mat does not move inside the bed. Heck, my wife and I struggle to get it in and shifted to the right spot without any extra weight! The camper has a fiberglass bottom like a boat hull. There is an access panel under it (not sure what it's for), but I couldn't say how much that helps keep things in place.
I think the reason the camper slides more than anything is that I don't have any forward blocking (will be addressed) and the fastguns have a spring loading which I might not have secured sufficiently (will be addressed). The other issue is raising the camper slightly. I would like to increase the height by 1/2" as well as provide some support aft of the bed which the stall mat can't do. I could just get 1/2" plywood and cut/glue it together as desired and then just use the 3/4" stall mat like I've been doing. The composition is identical to the 1/4" and 3/8" material that I'd be replacing it with. I'm sure I could source some scrap 3/4" material to make that work.
The only reason I have not considered that to this point is that NL has specifically said they don't recommend 3/4" stall mats because they believe they are too hard. I'm not clear how 3/8" or 1/4" stall mats with 1" plywood would be less hard though.
I think the reason the camper slides more than anything is that I don't have any forward blocking (will be addressed) and the fastguns have a spring loading which I might not have secured sufficiently (will be addressed). The other issue is raising the camper slightly. I would like to increase the height by 1/2" as well as provide some support aft of the bed which the stall mat can't do. I could just get 1/2" plywood and cut/glue it together as desired and then just use the 3/4" stall mat like I've been doing. The composition is identical to the 1/4" and 3/8" material that I'd be replacing it with. I'm sure I could source some scrap 3/4" material to make that work.
The only reason I have not considered that to this point is that NL has specifically said they don't recommend 3/4" stall mats because they believe they are too hard. I'm not clear how 3/8" or 1/4" stall mats with 1" plywood would be less hard though.
