Bush shower floors?

We use several of those clip together foam mats with holes, but then put a solid rubber mat on top to stop the mud splashing back, works for us.. 4 holey mats covers the floor area of the shower tent with a solid one on top.

I've got those K Mart mats, I just take one, & use it for showers, the tent door or at the rear of the car, gets well used!

Gidday Louie

I don't want to sound like a rude fella, but why would you want a shower mat in the bush?

Regards

Kim

I use two standard rubber, meshed house door mats. They are thick enough to keep you out of the mud in most cases and drain easily.

When its time to pack up, chuck 'em back in the car as heavy duty floor mats.

Hi All

Those Rubber Mats with the Holes are Great,
I all have used a Plastic Bread Delivery Tray, the ones that are used
to deliver Bread to shops ect, you can tip them upside down and
stand on them, and they drain easily, allso are handy to carry things in.

Cheers
Daza

We usually just look around for some flat rocks to stand on. Works a treat. We have done it that way for years.
Chris W

I carry around one of those door mats made of strips of old tyres or other reinforced rubber.

The gas bottles sit on it in the trailer usually, except when I'm showerin' on it.

Thanks for the replies. We can go without most things while camping but one thing I need at least every couple of days, is a wash and cleaning my teeth. I just feel 'wrong' otherwise. I am just tired of getting mud everywhere in the process.

My shower tent has the floor as a clip in/ clip out ( coleman ) very handy and does not take up any extra space like the floor mats do ..

Boc

hi louie
i usually stand on my feet they are connected to my legs very efficient lol.
sorry for the comment could'nt stop my self lol
have a nice day
al

A $1.50 6'x4' blue tarp pinned down by 4 tent pegs. Folds up quite small and along with my shower/pump/hose/pegs and some kitchen stuff fits into a plastic bucket easily.

Mike Harding

Image Could Not Be Found Hi Louie, we had the same problem with mud. Went to the recycle section at the local tip and bought a plastic pallet ( just like the large wooden pallet) for $5.00. Cut it down to fit into our foldable/portable shower room. Screwed an aluminium strip cover over cut area. It stands off the ground approx. 100mm. Water drains away and no mud. When you're finished camping just strap it to the 'A" frame of the van.
It works a treat and wouldn't go camping without it. Hope this helps.
Cheers Gary.

Tried to attach a photo but not sure if it worked.

We use the foam mats but we brought a couple of pairs of $2 water shoes from Woolies and this stops any mud from splashing on your feet. Can also use the shoes when swimming/wading in the creeks and rivers.

Hiya Fly,

Went to Bunnings and they have a few different types of mats and stuff. We got a timber bathroom "mat" that is a dozen strips of about 38 x 19mm timber joined with two cross pieces. It is very light construction and I put a couple of extra screws in it here and there but as a flooring in the shower tent it works a treat and only cost about 10 bucks. Keeps you up and away from the mud pool that tends to form about 30 seconds after turning on the shower.

We also have one square of the foam mat that you see everywhere. This is used as a mat outside the front of the shower tent to stand on once you have dried off inside the shower tent and then you can slip into your nice dry shoes outside without getting the tootsies dirty!

Both these mats take up little room and live up on the roofrack while travelling.

All very civilised I know but is is nice to go to bed felling clean after a dusty day on the track.

Cheers
Muddy

In my never ending pursuit of saving weight we simply use the rubber floor mats out of the car, one in the shower & a dry one to step onto. As if the car is not overloaded enough already I see no advantage in taking any special mat or floor boards which will be used for as little as 10 minutes a day if that.
Cheers Craig............

We use the same foam mats, but underneath the mats we have some folded up shade cloth.
The shade cloth prevents the mats becoming muddy, and when dry you just shake the shade cloth and it is ready for the next shower.

Geoff.

Lots of good stuff here. Thanks everyone. I really like the ideas Mike Harding & Red Tail Black posted. Simple yet very effective. And I suppose if the pit is deep enough it forms the storage tank for the water to be pumped from.

Cheers

Fly

Plastic tarp works fine for us too.