Dressing room floor material

[Kampereen]

I want to build a dressing room for my tent trailer but I'm not sure what material would be best suited. I'd like to do something similar to the Aspen camper's setup where the floor and sidewalls are one piece of material. I just don't know what material would handle the abrasion well enough to be a good choice. Aspens aren't being made now and I haven't heard back from the fellow who was building them so I'm not sure what they were using. I guess I could use some kind of heavy marine vinyl and lay down a tarp under it to reduce the chances of puncturing it. But before I committed to that I thought I'd ask if anyone on the forum has any suggestions. Of course I could also take the path of just building a room and omitting the floor. That's an option, too. Suggestions and opinions appreciated!

[saltydawg]

Sunbrella, relitively cheap, water proof to a point, but will breath. It is also very durable, its what they make sail covers and awnings on sailboats out of. It would work great for a floor.

Its what I plan to use.

[Pmullen503]

I use a piece of 6 mil poly under my tent. Cut it a few inches smaller than the perimeter so it won't direct water coming down the sides under the floor. It gives some puncture resistance but keeps the mud, bugs and slugs off the bottom of the tent. Cheap and washable too; just hose it off.

That under the Sunbrella would be a pretty good floor.

[Kampereen]

Sunbrella, relitively cheap, water proof to a point, but will breath.

Thanks Scott I will check that out.

[Kampereen]

I use a piece of 6 mil poly under my tent.

Thanks, that's a good suggestion. Is it attached in any way, or do you just lay it down loose like you would a tarp?

[Pmullen503]

Not attached so I can roll it up separately and to be able to hose it off if it's muddy.

[tony.latham]

Well... I would assume you already have a doormat?





Tony

[swoody126]

a tuff product that i use for groundcloths under my tepee my hammock and 3-man tent is highway billboard sign material

you can usually find them for under $50 used on CraigsList etc

they're huge and the "scraps" can be used for winter covers for several projects

another material is the stuff used for 18-wheeler truck tarps which can be sourced thru trucking industry vendors

both products are extremely tuff and can be sewn using commercial machines

if you have a truck tarp shop locally you can design whatever you want and they'll likely sew it up for you

BON CHANCE

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[Cosmo]

I have used Tyvek, the kind you see at home Depot for weatherproofing homes. I taped the corners and used a grommet so it could be staked down. Without taping the corners it will rip the grommet out. Its waterproof and folds compact. I use it as a ground cloth when backpacking. Its cheap. https://amzn.to/2WQP6k1

I usually use outdoor mats which are multipurpose and clean easily but larger when folded than Tyvek. I use them at the doors and kitchen area, They prevent mud in the rain and the grass wont be damaged in high traffic areas like the kitchen. They go with me every trip and give the camp a classy look!
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Carpet cleaning https://youtu.be/mIP-rUbJPR4

Enjoy
=Cosmo

[dogcatcher]

Remnant section of carpet dealers. Anything from a cheap carpet remnant to buying carpet that looks like grass. We had a 6x6 section for our trailer, rolled up it took up little space, but it saved cleaning sand and dirt out of the inside of the trailer. 2 dogs tracked in tons of dirt over the years, but the grass carpet kept a lot more outside. Cheap enough that it can be replaced as needed.

[Kampereen]

I finished the room addition (dubbed "The Swankitorium") for my Kampereen and took it out for a test camp last night. It worked great!



The finished space is 4 feet wide and 5 feet long. These dimensions were determined by the width of the camper and the off-the-bolt width of the material that I could use without having to join panels together in the floor. The height is 75 inches to match the height of the zipper on the camper.



I put large zippered, screened windows in the left and rear and a small one in the door. The floor is Shelter Rite which I like because it's a marine vinyl that has a little more rubbery/flexy feel than some. And it's thick. The roof is Weblon Regatta, the roof material I used on the camper.



My camper just has a sleeping berth, so it felt super luxurious to have this extra covered, screened space to stash my gear and chair at night, get undressed standing up and to have a spot to tuck the Porta Potty. Perhaps it should have been named the Poopitorium.

[wannabefree]

Dressing room? You're on the wrong forum, friend. My dressing room is the great outdoors. Nobody has complained yet. Of course, the shock might have killed them