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Hi, we're noticing more of the environmentally friendly sites are insisting on breathable groundsheets like softex, comfimat, aerotex and eco-mat to name but a few.  Anyone got any recommendations?

Mr P

Got ours off ebay from an ebayer called caravanstuff4u but they don't seem to have much on there ebay page but do have a website.

http://search.stores.ebay.co.uk/Caravanstuff4u_ground-sheet_W0QQftsZ2QQsaselZ167637343QQsofpZ0

Thanks everyone, I have also completed some investigation; there are two types both of which are not impervious to water ingress as that defeats the object of eco mat which is not to damage the grass below.  The close weave is apparently better and prevents most moisture getting through except on water logged ground.  We purchased carpetina from West Runton camping & caravaniing online and will report back how it performs.

we bought breathable groundsheet this year when we bought our tt and like others have said its not cheap i thought it was ok warm underfoot handy when the kids spill a drink etc but when it rained and the grass got wet so did our tt which wasnt ideal i also wasnt keen on the grass growing through after 2 days if i'd been on holiday for a fortnight i would have needed my lawn mower so like previous people have said the second time around i took my old pvc groundsheet with us and out this down to sort of defeats the object of the breathable groundsheet but i hate wet feet especially in the morning

 We love ours, we have softex, lovely and warm on the feet, looks good, and if it rains bad and it gets a bit muddy, we stick it on the line and hose it down.

I disn't notice wet feet even after loads of rain.

We bought carpetina on recommendations from this site and used it on our main holiday.  It was fabulous - soft and warm to walk on.  No worm casts and the grass was still in good condition underneath after a two week holiday.

Expensive but we think well worth it.

the groundsheet was excellent expensive but glad i bought it the only problem was on holiday this year the day we were going home it rained really heavy and with the rain running down the site it couldnt be helped it also rained heavy for one day whilst away again and the same thing happened other than that it was great really warm even found myself sitting on the floor instead of the chairs so the wet feet wasnt any fault of the groundsheet just bad weather.