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My sister used a real carpet - bought an off cut and had it bound.
Fortunately they had a big car so just used to fold it in half and use it to line the boot.
I am considering doing the same for our tent (our car is even bigger so space not an issue) - should I get a nice shag pile so I can glamp in style??!!

Price up how much an off cut would be compared to an actual tent carpet. Then you will also need to allow extra space as a real carpet will be much bulkier.
If it all fits and it's cheaper, why not??

We use 3 carpet runners in our Nevada 3. The fit nicely and roll up fairly small.

We already had them for when we go on narrowboat holiday so thought we would give them a try and thay work!

I wouldn't be without a tent carpet now. 

i don;t know how much stuff you take with you, but if you are anything like me, the extra space created by taking a tent specific carpet will be well worth paying the extra money.  i always thought that it would gradually decrease the more i went, but the opposite seems true for me!

having said that, if i did have room in the car, i would go for real carpet.  with 2 kids (DS - 5yrs and DD -18mths) my vango carpet has got a couple of pulls and doesn;t stay in place for more than a few minutes!  

either way, as far as i am concerned,  carpet is a must. 

how about foam mats, light, waterproof and pack away easily? We use these

www.smartoutdoors.biz

or Towsure do the same thing with holes in them if you want to be green - but beware, mud and grass do poke through them.

Good luck with finding the right thing

i had been trying to find a cheaper alternative to the 'tent carpets' you can buy, i was thinking of buying a durable rug material off the roll and cutting and sewing to size perhaps with a non slip backing to make my own fitted carpet- thats no where near as bulky as real carpet. i found the amount i would need would cost around without any backing was £35 when an outwell one is only £45 without all the sewing work, it seemed better to buy one!

But...

still wanting to save money i had a look at ikea for cheap rugs and throws, and spent hours measuring, and cutting out graph paper to see what would work (dont laugh!)   -but for anything durable enough it still was adding up to over £25, then i suddenly remembered a throw i had from my student days- its massive and quite durable too- its amazing what old cr*p i have lying around that i forget about for years, so i am going to cut and sew it to size, its a little narrow but i think its fine to not have it by the door so it doesnt get wet muddy boots on it- i will stick my door mat there!

much cheaper than all my other ideas- if only i had thought of it first! doh!