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hi,

  Pitched my tent in the park yesterday for the first time as didnt want to look a fool on the plot when we go in august.Im a complete newbie and realised that when i put the carpet in(has a foil back to it) that we were just trippping over the edges,i can see this been an annoyance and wandered if any of you pro`s out there have a solution for this?

Be very careful though using velcro the backing on some of these carpets is very thin and when you take the carpet up your left with patches still attached to the ground sheet or it may tear if the carpet slips from experience.

Try rolling the carpet the other way when you pack it so that it curls under rather than upwards, this way it should lay flat and then throw a few non slip rug patches under it to stop it moving about. Lastly are you sure you have the right carpet for the tent, it should fit snugly to the shape of the ground sheet?

Sorry Simon W not knocking your idea just learnt the hard way !!

Gary

Im not saying it will tear but the foil backing may do as it is sometimes quite thin depending on the make of the carpet and tent, only a warning not a sure thing.

The non slip mats you can get from most hardware stores they come in different sizes and are a rubber type of material that stops rugs slipping on hard floors.  You dont need one the size of the carpet just a few squares where its most likely to move.

Dont have a link im afraid but your local focus or B&Q should do them or any carpet shop.

Gary

Its the bit I was confused about beefysmum ? All the carpets I have seen fit the tent snugly which is why I asked if they have been sold the correct carpet ? The only reason we used the gripper mats in our vango was that the carpet slipped on the groundsheet when the dog came charging in and things went flying. He is still as boisterous but the carpet dont slip now !!!

What make and model of tent is it samseed ?