Mat rant

[Veebyes]

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.

[mdcamping]

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]

We use an AstroTurf door mat inside. Wipes off all the crud and easy to clean...

[2012Coleman]

Think I'll go re-read the toilet paper thread in Beginning RVing now....

[js218]

No mat just a door mat and mostly boondock.

[tomman58]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.

[pnichols]

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!

I posted earlier in this thread justifying using mats when boondocking in the dirt ... and I definitely DO NOT have too much time on my hands cuz I'm only about 1/4th of the way through washing - and maybe waxing - the RV.

In addition to the interior floors, I sure wish that mats kept dirt off the coach's exterior too. Boy-o-Boy, what a back-breaking joint-stressing job! :E and 😞

[Grit_dog]

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!

[paddykernahan]

22 foot class B+/C- so no room for a mat.
Made a small rug for the step.

[down_home]

I will have to take measurements, soil samples format contamination make up brand and price and get back to you sometime a long long time from now.