Annexe Floors

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G'day Nick,

I think the shade cloth material is as good as anything else.
It does reduce the pick up of sand, etc. from being carried into the camper or tent on one's feet.

You can also buy foam mats or floor tiles that interlock together with holes in them. Kookaburra and Oztrail are two brands available. They are about 600mm x 600mm x 12mm thick and reasonably light weight but still take up room. They are not exactly cheap. The Kookaburra brand sells for around $55 for a pack of 8 and the Oztrail a little cheaper at $20 for a pack of 4.

We use one square for use in the toilet/shower tent.

But for an annexe, I still believe shade cloth is the most practical and affordable material. It shakes clean if dry and rolls up or folds into a compact package.

I use two pieces. One that goes down underneath the camper annexe flooring and a second piece that extends the width and length of the annexe. It is good not only for sand either but limits the creation and spread of mud when the ground becomes wet.

Gday Nick,
I think its a bit hard to beat a sheet of canvas. We have a couple of small sheets we use to stand on next to the truck.

Shade cloth is still the cheapest solution , if in sand be it beach or desert a bottle or 2 of the cheapest "no name brand" talcum powder [baby powder] at the door way of the camper and at the foot of the bed stops all sand , sprinkle powder onto the wet or dry sand on the feet / legs and sand just falls off before getting into bed ,, also works wonders if ants around , just sprinkle around the camper = no ants.

We have the shade cloth too.

Works well at the beach with sand, not much comes through, more comes in on the feet and drops through.

We also have a square of exterior carpet which works OK.
No so good if it gets wet, it holds about 1/2 a tonne of water and takes a while to drain. But if dry, can be easily shaken.

G'Day Nick,

George Taylor Stores sell the rubber caravan matting on a roll by the metre.

Have a look in comparison. We used some on our outback trip and found it sat on top of the sand nicely and stayed very clean

Regards

Rolande

G'day young Nick,
We have shade cloth that's sewn into a double layer. Stops a lot of the sand and other crap you don't want inside. mud or fine dust will still get through though.

Cheers
Des

We use an 80% shadecloth and fitted eyelets around the sides to peg it down. Got sick of tripping over it. I also have an old rectangular trampoline mat I found on the side of the road. It is the best by far and cost zilch.