The Camping Forum

[rexgrant]

Hi all
We all know that we should inspect the pitch for items that may damage your Expensive ZIG/SIG or standard groundsheet, the trouble is the most deadly item that will damage your Groundsheet is normally just below Grass level and been left there by unthinking or uncaring campers,the broken tent-peg, Yes they can be very difficult to remove from hard ground but at least they can be hit a few inches under the surface as a last resort
Some of these broken plastic pegs can come to a very sharp point so there is no known footprint that will protect your SIG/ZIG from a missed one like these. But over the years I have used What will protect you SIG/ZIG from just about everything else . and I have been using them for the last four years, It is the Flexi-Liner fish pond liner,
It can be cut to any shape will not fray and will not tear you can make a cut then try to tear it,You can not.
This is were you get them http://www.pondkeeper.co.uk/flexiliner.asp Do Not buy the underlay and pay the 15 year price as the guarantee requires you use the underlay for ponds
About the liner:- http://www.pondkeeper.co.uk/pond-liners.asp

Regards

Rex.

[Admin]

Cool tip... although despite having no space for anything else we still been spending lol.. Were off on friday and i discovered tonight that although i moved the trailer right next to the back door to sort it out i only have to empty it again as its to heavy to pull it up the back of the garden.. (the rear is stepped by about a foot to which i have made a trailer width slope seemed like a great idea however i did'nt factor in the weight and my lack of any real usable muscle lol )

[Rob-merlin1973]

Small block and tackle should do it ....... or get the women to push

[subaqua]

Cool tip... although despite having no space for anything else we still been spending lol.. Were off on friday and i discovered tonight that although i moved the trailer right next to the back door to sort it out i only have to empty it again as its to heavy to pull it up the back of the garden.. (the rear is stepped by about a foot to which i have made a trailer width slope seemed like a great idea however i did'nt factor in the weight and my lack of any real usable muscle lol )

we have to tip ours on end to get it through the gate at the front of the house ( no rear access sadly) so we can't load it till the night before we go and have to park tacticly to enable enough space to add the trailer onto the back of the Jeep

[OutdoorRambo]

I assume these are heavy Rex?

Thinking along the lines of no eyelets to peg it down in the wind before you pitch your tent on it so must be quite a 'chunky monkey'.

Looking at the 4m x 3m then what pack size would you estimate?

[nutgone]

There was another thread about this somewhere else, I think it was one of yours Rex?

Anyway, there are at least 2 different types of DIY eyelet kits available on the market, that I know of, neither very expensive.
It wouldn't be hard to make your own footprint out of this stuff, & it would be better than ANY of the manufacturers ones.

But, how expensive is this stuff??? Would it work out cheaper than a manufacturers footprint? Or about the same?

Might have to research this a little, as even if it were more expensive, it may well be worth the extra to have "PROPER" protection.