So, having proudly bought my Monty 6 today it seems that a tent carpet is a good thing to add. Don't want to spend another £80 on this - is it possible to get a general tent carpet. I really don't care too much about branding on this item - just the general benefits. It seems like I would need one near to or smaller than 4m x 3.5m. Anyone come across such a thing - have done a quick google and haven't struck oil so thought I would yet again try my trusty experts.
Thanks
z
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You could simply use picnic rugs to cover the floor. If you want you could make your own carpet by cutting and sticking with tape/sewing the rugs together. But loose picnic rugs, spread to cover most of the floor, work really well. They are just as soft and warm as a tent carpet, but are easy to wash and clean. Or buy the cheapest tent carpet you can find regardless of brand. Just as long as it fits in your tent, an exact fit is not so important, as some of the space round the edges will be covered with your equipment.
We are in the same position, so many things to buy for our trips that a branded carpet for our tent isnt an option at the moment.
We are keeping an eye out for an end of line one of similar size and their are two other generic types: 1) kampa easy tread and 2) Weaveatex Breathable.....even with these you wont get much change out of £40....
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We got around this with our Vango Albany 600, living area is 240cm square. So we just got a Gelert one that was the right size. However just upgrading tent,,, eagerly awaiting its delivery. Living space is 355cm x 445cm..... trying to find one is a nightmare, and the proper one is £80. I shy away from lots of different tent floor coverings, mainly as my daughter has dyspraxia and lots of mats would become a dangerous trip hazard for her, let alone me and my clumsy feet! If anyone finds larger mats let us know too!!
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this one is a bit smaller , but also a bit cheaper.
I used a nevada xl carpet in my sunvalley 8, it was over a metre too small but placed centrally, the gaps either side were usually covered partly with storage boxes etc . never caused a problem with tripping even with our toddler grandkids . After all you dont really walk on the outer edges of the tent floor that much.
The Gelert Hotizon 8 carpet is £39.99 from halfords but 3.5m x 2.8m
This is the only one i could find for a cheep price i got the monty carpet though it was costly im glad i did.
Im sure they know the monty is very popular so its one of the dearest carpets to buy.
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gelert carpet is not as good quality as the outwell one. its flimsier and doesnt stay put as well as the outwell one . My sis has a gelert one and it rucks up and moves about .
The Horizon 8 carpet is probably one of the cheapest and largest out there (and not better or worse quality than the other manufacturers from what I've seen, in my opinion).
I bought one for my Weathermaster (which doesn't have a Coleman carpet), but it still is a bit smaller then the tent living area.
It fits perfectly in my new Nevada M when you fold it under itself to fit in the tapered front corners - so it's done a double job well, and saved a few quid.
But going back to the OP's original point, I just know there will be some tent carpet like material off the roll, routinely produced in the textiles industry, that will be peanuts in price compared to the price "official" tent carpets go for (and I exclude picnic rugs as counting, unless to can buy off the roll by the square meter). I will concede that tent carpets have backing material and sealed edges, but I bet the price of a "off the roll" generic material would make this "finishing" academic.
The problem you will have Audsleyl is that most fabric off the roll is only 150 wide and there are not many tents that narrow so you will need to join 2 or more sections to begin with and if you are going to use a cheep fleece type fabric it will need to be double locked and flat stitched or it will easily pull apart, nature of the fabric.
Secondly the backing to most "off the roll" material, if you can find it ! is open cell foam which is very flimsy so it will pull apart and break up after being walked over a few times.
Then you have the backing, this is there for 2 reasons, (a) to keep the face side dry and (b) to help keep the carpet stable and in place rather than ruching up when walked on. Now you can use a tarp type material but you need to join it to the face fabric or it will "walk" the top will slide over the base causing it to slip when walked on and cause the edges to curl. So you need to bond or stitch it all together.
Finally binding, yes you need to bind it otherwise it will all start to come apart and believe me trying to do binding without a proper binding attachment neatly is not as simple as it looks.
So can you make a carpet cheaper than the big name ones .... yes if you buy the materials in mass and have the equipment, but there is the next problem, the fabric for the big name carpets is very cheep low quality and you try and buy that sort of material off the roll, its made for them at a price.
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Topic: unbranded tent carpet?
