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Hi .Can anyone advise me on best anti slip mats that will help me from getting bogged down on camp sites.
Thanks .
 
stroller said:
Hi .Can anyone advise me on best anti slip mats that will help me from getting bogged down on camp sites.
Thanks .
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I would say your storage space likely dictates your best option as there are fold outs, roll outs and 1 piece options and tbh they all do the same thing but obviously store differently. If you have lockers you can line them with some old mat/carpet and combined with your footwell mats you've got the equivalent. For the UK i wouldn't get anything with loads of holes in it such as 'waffle boards' as firstly they might just disappear in the mud and secondly a pig to clean up.
 
.......mmmm, did you mean to park on? If you did ignore the above as I suspect you would prefer to keep the footwell mats in the cab :LOL:
 
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Tookey said:
I would say your storage space likely dictates your best option as there are fold outs, roll outs and 1 piece options and tbh they all do the same thing but obviously store differently. If you have lockers you can line them with some old mat/carpet and combined with your footwell mats you've got the equivalent. For the UK i wouldn't get anything with loads of holes in it such as 'waffle boards' as firstly they might just disappear in the mud and secondly a pig to clean up.
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Thanks for the advice.
 
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If you buy some mats and find yourself in a bad field an old nylon rope or paracord attached to the mat and then tied around something suitable (bike rack on RWD as example) means you can keep going until you reach a suitable surface with no walk back through the wet field to get your mats

(Rope/cord layed sensibly so doesn't go round your wheel/axle)
 
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A little planning can help. it is worth checking the lie of the land before parking on grass.

I look for a downhill exit and route to the hard track. Gravity is a good friend and a bad enemy.

Also set off in second gear and don't stop and don't change gear while still on grass.

If in doubt I park on my anti slip mats, the momentum from the first couple of feet helps a lot (again don't stop to collect the mats until you are sure of traction).
 
FWIW, we bought some Milenco Giant Lattice Mats (shown on the left in the piccy) soon after we needed a tractor to tow us off some insanely slippery grass as a festival. The first time we needed to use it in anger, the holes clogged up with mud and they tyres spun out. Luckily, someone on site had some yellow flexible mats (like the ones on the right in the piccy) that got us onto our mats and we were then able to get to the gravel about a metre behind our front wheels (van is FWD).
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I was glad my mate had a Land Rover Discovery last week on the ridgeway, the byway had turned to a swamp and only 4x4 vehicles could pass along lol. 4x4 toad is probably the best thing to have 😂😂😂
 
Two old coconut mats will work well. (y)
Just don't use them as tea bags later on.😂😂😂
 
I'll second the yellow flexible mats shown in Geoffl's post. I've used them in snow and mud but usually in winter on grass pitches. If in doubt put them down first and park on top of them. They're about 7 or 8 years old and haven't let me down yet.
 
Go to your local market at the end of the day and the veg stalls will be throwing out the plastic veg boxes. cut the bottoms out of a few. They also throw out decent sized insulated polystyrene boxes that broccolli comes in.
 
Never been in a field campsite so far except an airshow in mid summer, dry and as hard as a bone.
 
I read that unless the mats have grip underneath then they can be thrown out by the wheels without the vehicle moving at all, so I bought the Milenco ones but not needed to use yet as rear wheel drive has managed the tricky bits so far! Probably a good idea to park on the mats if on soft ground as a few times we have sunk in a bit, though a bit of careful back and forth momentum has got us out.
 
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