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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: malshel on June 14, 2011, 11:20:55 PM
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What do most people use for the floor in the annex part of a camper trailer , shade cloth ,tarps, .
Cheers Mal
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Not sure what its got to do with electrical, but, .....I use grass.......and if there isn't any, I use dirt...
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Shadecloth, or the similar matting stuff that they threw in when I bought trailer.
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Not sure what its got to do with electrical, but, .....I use grass.......and if there isn't any, I use dirt...
Sometimes even mud or cow .... ;D ;D ;D ;D
I only have a carpet tile inside the camper and a plastic tread outside to remove some of the dirt grass etc.
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Hmmm might have put this in the wrong thread , sorry about that , will have to try and remember next time , any way thanks for the replies . Cheers.
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Not sure what its got to do with electrical, but, .....I use grass.......and if there isn't any, I use dirt...
Gronk... do you take your own Grass and Dirt,? or use the local stuff.?? ;D ;D :cheers:
BHG
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Gronk... do you take your own Grass and Dirt,? or use the local stuff.?? ;D ;D :cheers:
BHG
I try to support the local community, so use the local stuff !! ;D ;D
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We usually carry about a half dozen of those clip together large rubber mats, and use them where they are needed. My son normally uses one beside his swag as well. I had a large roll of that special rubber matting stuff, but it was too heavy and bulky and never got used, so it got sold. If you've got young kids, then either shade cloth or the rubber matting would be the go.
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We use a C Gear Annexe Mat, IMO the best annexe flooring you can get.
Any dirt or sand falls back through the mat always leaving your annexe floor clean.
Try this link http://www.cgear.com/rec_product.html
:cheers:
Glenn
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C Gear is the go
George
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C Gear is the go
x3 As long as you don't need to put pegs through it
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I had a large roll of that special rubber matting stuff, but it was too heavy and bulky and never got used, so it got sold.
I had the same, and sold it for the same reasons, but it did work well when we did use it
C Gear is the go
George
x4, bought mine after selling the rubber stuff, but for what it is, its way expensive. Plus it slips on itself being double layer, works really well though
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The green rubber matting stuff with little holes in it - nice and soft under foot and good for the kids to play on even if the ground under it is a bit rocky or prickly. Happy with it - would buy it again.
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Got a big offcut of 90% shadecloth from the big green store, about 3x6 metres for around $30. Works a treat.
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Got a big offcut of 90% shadecloth from the big green store, about 3x6 metres for around $30. Works a treat.
Same here - under the annexe and under the soft floor.
I also put the interlocking rubber mats between the shade cloth and the soft floor ( shade cloth should keep the mats dry for packing up)
Cheers Mike
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C Gear is the go
x5. Got mine from eBay.
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We also use shadecloth. We got it with the CT, edges are hemmed and eyelets every couple of meters. Works very well.
Mal
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Camec annex mat soft on the the feet helps keep crap out, can peg it down and wont kill the grass.
but ours is grey.
Annexe mat (http://www.caravansplus.com.au/catalog/popup_add_image.php?imagesID=586&products_id=9323[/url)
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We used to use shade cloth that was hemmed and had eyelits around the edges so we could peg it down, it was ok. At the camping show in sydney one of retailers there (no idea which one) was selling the rubber mat (dont know the brand) in a size that fitted the area under our awning for half its normal price. It is heaps better than the shade cloth and does not need to be pegged down etc.
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Got the green rubber matting that came with the camper soft under foot and does,nt need to be pegged down :cup:
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Mine is not hemmed, just rough cut straight off the roll ;D I use 19mm black pvc pipe hold down loops to keep it in place, they work a treat are cheap as non bulky and relatively light.
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x5. Got mine from eBay.
What size did you get kiva?
I'm not sure whether to go a size bigger to allow for a bit of overhang.
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I have the 4.3m x 2.4m mat. This is (ever so) slightly larger than the matting that Ultimate provide, so it suits the camper nicely. The matting that Ultimate provided is now used as the ground sheet (folded in half) for the under-bed room.
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Shade cloth, Cgear next though
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Cant beat the CGear multi mat :cup:
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Thanks kiva,
Sounds like what I am after.
I am not a big fan of the mat which Ultimate supply, especially in wetter conditions
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I have just spent the last hour hemming and installing eyelets into out shade cloth
I doubled it over and it works great it's the same stuff as CGEAR at less then half the price and you can make it to the size you need
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/apepin/66f94970.jpg)
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I am not a big fan of the mat which Ultimate supply, especially in wetter conditions
Neither was I; hence the CGear. I found that the matting Ultimate provide tended to hold more dirt and muck when wet; which was a pain.
The CGear will still hold a bit of water when packed up wet, so don't leave it packed up for too long otherwise you'll find everything else soaked in water.
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I have just spent the last hour hemming and installing eyelets into out shade cloth
I doubled it over and it works great it's the same stuff as CGEAR at less then half the price and you can make it to the size you need
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/apepin/66f94970.jpg)
x2.
I had one made up out of doubled up & edged shade cloth with eyelets in strategic spots, and works fine for a fraction of the price.
Cheap Cam
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We use a matted trampoline mat a wived one ,poles don't dig though it and if need to peg just peg through one of the little squares . Also can be pegged were the springs attach.
Cheers Digger
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Doubled over shadecloth. Water stays under it, sand falls through it and leaves and weetbix sweep off it pretty easily
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I have just spent the last hour hemming and installing eyelets into out shade cloth
I doubled it over and it works great it's the same stuff as CGEAR at less then half the price and you can make it to the size you need
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/apepin/66f94970.jpg)
Are the eyelets very hard to put in?
Our c gear mat is to long for the new campers awning and will be a PITA when we want to put the annexe walls on in regards to pegging the walls down at the bottom.
:cheers:
Glenn
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Are the eyelets very hard to put in?
Our c gear mat is to long for the new campers awning and will be a PITA when we want to pit the annex walls on in regards to pegging the walls down at the bottom.
:cheers:
Glenn
very easy
Look at the pic I went to spotlight bought some webbing $3.00 and rings $2.00 and got out the sewing machine
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very easy
Look at the pic I went to spotlight bought some webbing $3.00 and rings $2.00 and got out the sewing machine
I can weld,solder,grind,cut,chisel,hammer,screw,bolt etc etc and consider myself reasonably handy but using a sewing machine scares the sh!t outa me. :-[
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I have just spent the last hour hemming and installing eyelets into out shade cloth
I doubled it over and it works great it's the same stuff as CGEAR at less then half the price and you can make it to the size you need
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y165/apepin/66f94970.jpg)
Nice work! Great to see people having a go, it's really quite easy. Creating a tent from a roll of canvas is tricky, but sewing itself is a snack.
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I can weld,solder,grind,cut,chisel,hammer,screw,bolt etc etc and consider myself reasonably handy but using a sewing machine scares the sh!t outa me. :-[
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i do all those things too completely renovated our house myself but the sewing machine is a piece of cake
DANBRI
Thanks mate not the neatest job but it should do the job
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Using a sewing machine is not rocket science - I mean even women use them >:D
I make most of my own light weight hiking gear with mine
:cheers:
Mike
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I can sew with a machine as long as it as simple lines like this (I recall mum going off her head one day when she came home and I was sewing up my wetsuit on her machine when I was young bloke - also recall her going off her head when my brother and I were using a wire brush on a drill to clean her teflon coated frypan when she came home another day ;D) but thought I would need something special to sew the shadecloth. Do you use a regular machine and if so what type of needle and thread?
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I can sew with a machine as long as it as simple lines like this (I recall mum going off her head one day when she came home and I was sewing up my wetsuit on her machine when I was young bloke - also recall her going off her head when my brother and I were using a wire brush on a drill to clean her teflon coated frypan when she came home another day ;D) but thought I would need something special to sew the shadecloth. Do you use a regular machine and if so what type of needle and thread?
I just used a standard machine
Shadecloth is full of holes so it's not that hard on the machine
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Not sure what its got to do with electrical, but, .....I use grass.......and if there isn't any, I use dirt...
Yep, we also use this flooring system. It's cheap and cheerful. We have car carpet on the hardfloor and mats outside to rub our feet on. It keeps the crap out of our bed.
Kit_e
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thought I would need something special to sew the shadecloth. Do you use a regular machine and if so what type of needle and thread?
I use an Elna princess, only has 4 stitches.
I sew a lot of sylnylon with a walking foot to make it easier.
When I need to sew webbing on I turn the machine by hand so as not to break the needle.
I only use standard needles and polyester thread as it doesn't hold water.
I have just used this combination when making shadecloth bags for my Kayak.
Running the machine by hand I have been able to sew 3 layers of seatbelt material to make a pouch for my titanium tent pegs
Cheers Mike
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We use a C Gear Annexe Mat, IMO the best annexe flooring you can get.
Any dirt or sand falls back through the mat always leaving your annexe floor clean.
Try this link http://www.cgear.com/rec_product.html
:cheers:
Glenn
US TOO!!
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Can ask what's the difference between shade cloth and cgear matting??
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If you have a look at the CGear website it might help to explain it to you.
The CGear mattign doesnt allow anythign to come back up from the ground through the mat. But allows water, sand and fine dirt to fall through, leaving you with a clean floor.
Welchy
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I miss the industrial sewing machine I had in the shed.
It went back to its owner a little while ago.
It would only sew 8 layers of canvas.
I needed a bigger crowbar in it but needed to replace the needle bar to do that.
I learnt to sew as a teen cause mum would not fix my jeans any more.
I had the original acid wash jeans but battery acid was not the best acid to use.
Regards
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