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Subject Topic: Bell Tent coir matting - carpet? Post Reply Post New Topic
10/8/2010 at 10:28pm
 Location: Kent
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Hi, have been looking at the coir matting for the 5m bell tent, am concerned about how small it rolls - does anyone have this and can advise?

Went away last weekend and used rag rugs from Ikea but even with quite a few they didn't cover all the floor and they moved around quite a lot.

What do other bell tent users use?

Thank you x

 



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10/8/2010 at 10:38pm
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i got 2 reduced outwell carpets and stitched them together to make a 5m circle

cost £70, but I had enough left for the main tent in the barbados as well

IMGP59761600x1200.jpg picture by valbarley



10/8/2010 at 10:49pm
 Location: Yorkshire coast
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Waiting for the sales to buy end of line tent carpet! until then, picnic blankets from Aldi(nice colour, turquoise and yellow tartan pattern) and multi-stripe rag rug.

Thought the coir carpet sounded a bit rough on bare feet and quite bulky.

Best wishes Sam


10/8/2010 at 10:53pm
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i use the rag rugs as well - really practical and can just wash these rather than the whole outwell one

IMGP61081600x1200.jpg picture by valbarley



10/8/2010 at 11:05pm
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wow - that looks fab!

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11/8/2010 at 7:37am
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Gina, we bought a heavy coir mat for our 5m Ultimate last year. It fills the front half of the tent, and we had the inner in the back half. It's a great rug, but it's also very thick and so very heavy and bulky when folded. Can just see it in this pic. It's really nice, and although it's coir it is actually very comfortable to walk and sit on. It now covers the floor in our hallway, and I just chuck a few of the rag rugs in now, just because they're lighter and the kids can carry them.



11/8/2010 at 9:06am
 Location: Norfolk
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I use a three piece coir mat for mine.  It cost a little more but it's more managable to pack.  I use rag rugs on top of that; they're ideal as they pack so small and they're easy to wash.  I bought mine here: http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Priya-Perfection. Great value at £12 a pop...although I just checked and that store is closed until the end of August.  You definitely need rugs on top of the matting, or you will experience unnecessarily itchy arse issues if you sit on the coir...


11/8/2010 at 11:17am
 Location: Kent
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Quote: Originally posted by GreenDave on 11/8/2010
I use a three piece coir mat for mine. 

Where did you get a 3 piece mat from? or did you make it yourself?

I have found some rag rugs on ebay that I think I will go for but am interested in having coir mat too!



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11/8/2010 at 1:19pm
 Location: Nottinghamshire
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Quote: Originally posted by valbarley on 10/8/2010

i use the rag rugs as well - really practical and can just wash these rather than the whole outwell one

IMGP61081600x1200.jpg picture by valbarley


 

That looks so cosy, it's fantastic.



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11/8/2010 at 11:14pm
 Location: Norfolk
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I had the 3-piece matting made.  It was a little more expensive than two halves, but I like it better, for packing.  Rag rugs: check out my previous link.  £12 each in an eBay shop if you can wait till late August.  Most of them on eBay are £20+.  DjNewton is spot on - they're great - you can chuck them in the washing machine.


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11/8/2010 at 11:31pm
 Location: Kent
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Thanks for that - will keep an eye on seller to see when they list again - don't think I will get away till 2nd week on sept now anyway so no rush!


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31/3/2011 at 12:40am
 Location: SURREY
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Pete Mills
I like the look of the stripy coir matting, can you remember where it was from? Thank you :)


31/3/2011 at 9:19am
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I prefere square/rectangular rugs, as they lay flat in the bottom of the trailer, and take up very little space.

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Talking to Sally at Longthornes campsite, she was saying they used coir matting in the tipis and it was pretty hopeless

Bulky, trapped the dirt and showed every stain

She wanted to rob my rug



31/3/2011 at 10:32am
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I went into the bell tents at the belltent stand at Windsor this year and they had the coir matting in them. I took my shoes off before I went in them and found the flooring really uncomfortable.

Felt the same as standing barefoot on a coir doormat. All very prickly and not nice at all.

I have rugs and I'm looking for a carpet for my bell tent but think I will have to make one (and hide all my mistakes )

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