What is it with people & their mats. I have no problem when the site is dirt or gravel. Mats are fine in such a situation but why do people put mats ontop of grass? All it takes is a couple of days & they have killed the grass underneath & the next site user is faced with a mucky mess outside of their door. Have a little thought for the next person.

Well, we were on a grass site last week and I thought the same thing; no need for the mat. Maybe they had just mowed the grass there or something, but I started getting big clumps of grass coming in on the bottom of the shoes. Yep, the mat went out right away...We were there three days; the grass underneath the mat was fine when we left.

Veebyes wrote:What is it with people & their mats. I have no problem when the site is dirt or gravel. Mats are fine in such a situation but why do people put mats ontop of grass? All it takes is a couple of days & they have killed the grass underneath & the next site user is faced with a mucky mess outside of their door. Have a little thought for the next person.With you 100%. And just because someone had an experience where the grass didn't die doesn't mean it isn't an issue.We strictly enforce a no mat rule. It is disclosed on the website and on the documents at check in. First time we see one we ask you to put it away or roll it up and leave you a note if you are not there. Second time you are asked to take your mat elsewhere. Frankly, the grass is worth more than the rent on that site.

When I’m in an RV park that doesn’t allow mats on the grass I put a cut to size mat on the two entry stair steps. Works fine.

They don't care they are there for a week or two and kill the grass with their mat. next year they may come back and put their mat back down as usual, killing any grass that has come up.Everyone else gets to experience the mud hole and the mud splashed on tires and wheels and wading it into the coach and back out to the car and muddy shoes they must clean and steps an sometimes into the coach. A good grassy site stops all that but these city people want a living room outdoors and probably never experienced thick lush grass between their toes, or clean wheels and tires, I get older cleaning those things is a chore. Last trip I put lengths of plastic carpet runner next to tires and stopped the splash butt could not enjoy outside under the awning or get to a grassy area because of the mud!

Never understood the big mats, I carry a door mat .

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mdcamping
Explorer
Aug 23, 2019
We use the light weight woven plastic mats, had a few campgrounds that didn't allow them because of grass... so just followed the rules like everything else.

I like using them as most places we have stayed at have the crushed stone put down which is not easy on bare feet, especially when going out in the middle of the night to do X,YorZ :C

Mike
ryegatevt
Explorer II
Aug 19, 2019
We use an AstroTurf door mat inside. Wipes off all the crud and easy to clean...
2012Coleman
Explorer II
Aug 19, 2019
Think I'll go re-read the toilet paper thread in Beginning RVing now....
js218
Explorer
Aug 18, 2019
No mat just a door mat and mostly boondock.
tomman58
Explorer
Aug 18, 2019
js218 wrote:
My rig is almost 3 years old,156k on the clock. Just me and my 170# Russian Bear Dog, still in immaculate condition.

So9 you have a dog in excellent condition what does that have to do with a mat?????
js218
Explorer
Aug 18, 2019
My rig is almost 3 years old,156k on the clock. Just me and my 170# Russian Bear Dog, still in immaculate condition.
dodge_guy
Explorer II
Aug 18, 2019
My rant is for the people that don’t use one. I would never buy your RV when it’s time for you to sell it because of all the mess you bring in with you! A mat would make it an easier sell becaus the inside wouldn’t look like a forest floor!!!
Grit_dog
Navigator
Aug 18, 2019
fj12ryder wrote:
Grit dog wrote:
5 pages later, if you're ranting about mat use or justifying it, it proof you has too much time on your hands.....and no real issues to occupy your time with!
So what's that say for a person who posts neither way, but just acts as a spacer between posts.

It could say the same thing, but in reality this site is mostly a time killer when I’m on the throne, lol. But it’s like crack, can’t put it down because of the hilarity of threads like this.
Cheers!
fj12ryder
Explorer III
Aug 18, 2019
Grit dog wrote:
5 pages later, if you're ranting about mat use or justifying it, it proof you has too much time on your hands.....and no real issues to occupy your time with!
So what's that say for a person who posts neither way, but just acts as a spacer between posts.
WTP-GC
Explorer
Aug 18, 2019
Over a great many years of camping...always used a mat, in both sites of grass and without. Never killed the grass, never had any park express a mat restriction, never even thought of this issue until reading this “rant”. But then again, I’m a grown man and don’t run around looking for things to complain about. If the previous occupant of my campsite killed the grass, then boohoo...I’m not there long enough to let that ruin my trip.

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