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Hi Newcastlelou & welcome to the forum

Many supermarkets should be selling off their waterproof backed picnic rugs at this time of year. Get a couple of these & just sew them together. They're machine washable too.

Hi

The carpet for our tent (Khyam Toronto) is currently out of stock everywhere, so we have bought 6 picnic rugs to use in the meantime. Absolute bargain, got them from the local £1 shop, so only £6 spent in total. They'll certainly do until next year when the new stock comes in.

Rhona

My camping buddy bought a roll of heavy duty upholstery type fabric with a plastic backing from a local textile mill - it feels just like carpet really warm underfoot - about 2m wide so cut into 3 strips it covers the tt awning floor - cost about a tenner I think.

I have a breathable groundsheet on top of a tarp with a couple of picnic rugs if it's cold or wet.

Now having got your bargain picnic rug from Tescos you need to spend £400 on a big Bosch washing machine (ours will wash a king size duvet, no problem) to wash it in!

It's amazing the way camping-related stuff gets through your money.