I seem to be full of questions this morning! I need to buy a new ground sheet and wondered if anyone has any recommendations. I don't want breatheable as I like to have nice warm dry feet. The last one we had was a thick pvc jobbie with reinforcement running through it so that it did not rip, but when we were all muddy and the stones came up the we developed little holes and the mud oozed through (nice!) If I remember rightly we paid a lot of money for the last one about £50 (or maybe I'm just tight) and I was hoping not to have to pay as much again.
We just use an ordinary cheap blue tarp which does the job well, and is cheap enough to replace if it gets damaged. When we pack up we fold it dirty side inwards then spread it out and hose it down in OH's back garden when we get home. We got ours from a carboot but B & Q do them fairly cheap.
------------- Tigermouse
I have a very temperamental personality - 50% temper and 50% mental
We went to our local army surplus store and bought six single army groundsheets.then the oh run them under sewing machine to make up a size of approx. 4.5mt x5mt. They cost about £3 each and are rip proof,waterproof,green in color they dont even leak where they have been stitched together and they are easy to clean.I think they will last longer than our tt and tents they are so strong.
I've got one of the breathable one's but because the damp rises up through it we now use a cheap blue tarp. I still put the breathable one down on top of the tarp because it looks better and feels better under foot.
we have a breathable one at the front half and a plastic at backhalf, the only problem we have is when it rains it all collects inbetween the zipped in ground sheet and the plastic one so have to pack it up dripping wet.
Not a lot of problem with the breatherble one...
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Cabanon Neptune DL TT.. Wet Wet Wet Wet Wet Wet.
Carlyon bay,St Austell 25th July - 3rd August
We use builders membrane ,and cut it so we can make a bath tub effect by folding it up on all 4 sides putting cloth pegs on the corners and tent pegs to hold the sides up works a treat inside the awning, any water passes underneath keeping the awning dry just be careful when entering the awning not to trip over it at the entrance
We use a standard tarp as tigermouse said. Get one from Aldi if you can this Sunday, got one last year and theyre really good quality, strong, good size and only £5.99, they also come in different colours so you can get one to match the TT. Got one last year and it fit our awning perfect but had to dump it last month after getting flooded in wales (it stank rotten and was covered in gunk), so guess where i`ll be on Sunday!