Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

phoenixbound wrote:I have seen a few builds with black rubber flooring. I like this idea, but after looking around I have only found flooring in 4' widths. My trailer is a 6' x 12' and I would much rather have a one piece setup. Where can I find the flooring in 6' widths? Thanks

• Not exactly sure what you mean by "rubber" flooring = 1) industrial mats for standing at a workbench, 2) stall mats for horses, or 3) commercial-type rubber/carpet combo entrance mats?

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  types of rubber matting I considered for use in my TTT
• 1) industrial mats are very comfortable to stand on, but usually have sloping edges, so many put together for a "seamless" surface will have valleys between them, and are expensive
• 2) stall mats are very heavy, but washable, plus they usually have a persistent rubber smell for a long time
• 3) entrance mats are light, don't smell, and are easily removable for cleaning, plus some have a top carpet-like surface
• I chose a charcoal-colored mat from Home Depot to use as my floor covering in my 4'x 8' TTT. I wanted the uninsulated 3/4" thick plywood to be covered, though fully waterproofed with polyurethane, to deter wear, to give some insulation, to be removable/cleanable, and to simulate normal carpetings' "feel". Plus, it was made for indoors more so than the other two mat types I looked at. The one I bought was 3'x 5', so I pieced two together, to fully cover my 46.5"x 75.25" cabin interior floor, with the piece between the doors secured by aluminum thresholds under the doors.
• easy to load cargo on carpet/rubber mat;E-track & tie-downs secure loads
• I've removed them for cleaning (and once to dry out, after a door was left cracked open during a monsoon), and they fit back in , nicely. Since my mattresses (2) cover most (75"x 39") of the floor, only a little of the mats show when in camp, but I fold back the mattresses to create a cargo bay between the doors to transport extra gear to camp, so the durable carpet top on the mat makes sliding-in the heavy gear much easier. Home Depot now offers mats in 4'x 8' size, though I haven't seen them, but that would've fit my trailer better, without mods.

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  I like this very durable mat (I use others in/around my house, also)

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  a new mat offering; might be perfect for a 4x8 trailer?

m.colley wrote:Alot are also using a vinyl treadplate looking material like this http://www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-7-5-ft-x ... /205442047.

Martin

phoenixbound wrote:

m.colley wrote:Alot are also using a vinyl treadplate looking material like this http://www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-7-5-ft-x ... /205442047.

Martin

Thanks, this is what I was looking for. Should work perfect.

RixPlace1 wrote:Hot diggidy dawg....I went looking today for a durable floor covering for my ramp fold down
Didn't see anything I liked till I got to the garden dept. and 5X8 indoor/outdoor patterned to look
like a carpet,weather proof then I signed on here and the rubber mat idea looks like it would work better.
Hose it down and it would dry swiftly.
I was also looking for a garden umbrella to use on the ramp, during idle interludes,HD only has 9' way 2 big
same with Orchard Hdwr. So stroke of genius struck.....I headed to my fav thrift store, asked bout brolleys
was told nope none here.So I wandered a bit and found a perfect very colorful one which needs only the rod reworked a bit
So my morning coffee on my back deck is to be cristened tomorrow AM.

I'm going for broke and get the trailer licensed next week, so I can take it on some short trips around here and see how it is going to handle.
I need to do some scholularly researche and find how to upload.download pic on here
100 miles up I95 and return should tell me fuel usage