rug mats

[welshlass]

we have a black lab whose paws get very dirty when the ground is muddy. the caravan carpet used to get muddy too until i came across rug mats which are very cheap to buy. one of these by the door inside saves on a lot of cleaning up after the dog. the mat absorbs the wet and dirt from his paws and keeps me sane and the carpet clean. It also stays in one place and rarely moves. hope this tip helps others with dogs

sian

 

[Chrisbee]

Sounds great. Where did you get it?

Chrisbee

 

[welshlass]

hi chrisbee

tesco extra stores have a sale just now and they are

 

[madeleine]

Hi Sian

Im off to tesco right now!!

Im sick of buying mats for the van that drive me crazy "walking"

most of the ones Ive bought do more miles on our breaks than we do!!

Hope they work

Maddy

 

[thehoods]

Sian,

Thanks for that little tip, we've got a chocolate lab and I know what you mean with the muddy paws!!!!

 

[MikeJE]

Velcro 'coins' stuck on the underside of mats stop them walking along the carpet - the little hooks grip carpets very well. Not found a use for the unused felt halves yet though.

 

[gypsy]

I used to keep all my old towels and put in doorways, and also dry the dogs feet before going in the van.

Shiba.

 

[Billy3fish]

Velcro 'coins' stuck on the underside of mats stop them walking along the carpet - the little hooks grip carpets very well. Not found a use for the unused felt halves yet though.

Hi Mike

You could use the other halves of the velcro pads perhaps to stick under objects and ornaments to stop them scratching furniture, as buffers to stop cupboard doors banging when closing. There must be lot's of other uses but my minds gone blank right now. You should organise a competition to see who can come up with the most uses for them!!!

Best regards. Bill

 

[welshlass]

i used to do that too but the place always looked messy with the towels on the floor and i soon got fed up with wiping his paws he is such a little dog ha ha. i just love the rug mats they keep eveything cleaner now and arew so much easier one on the floor and the other in the wash

 

[welshlass]

hi mike great idea for the rest of the van and home too will try it

sian

 

[MikeJE]

Another use for Velcro hooky pads - though not really a caravanning issue - for anyone who has to display a no smoking sign in the car but does not want it there when using the car for personal use. Mount no smoking sign on stiff card, put Velcro on back and attach it to the interior trim - assuming the trim is cloth. Remove when car is in private use. ( Not all cloth trim will hold Velcro though. )

 

[Surfer]

We bought some carpet like material that you place between the upper mat and the caravan mat. Now no more carpets going walkies on their own. It evens works with carpets on a vinyl floor. One of the best purchase's we have ever made!

 

[welshlass]

hi ian

what carpet material is that and where do you get it from is it expensive?

 

[madeleine]

Ian!!!!

Please, the name and supplier?????

Id pay with gold to get my mats to stay put!!

Regards

Maddy

 

[welshlass]

hi mike

tried the velcro strips unfortunately they have not worked on my carpets. good idea though any other tried and tested way of stopping them walking

regards sian

 

[MikeJE]

Hi Sian,

Alas no further ideas - unless you can persuade the black lab to wear little boots like some rescue dogs have to stop them getting cut paws when searching through damaged buildings. Crocs for dogs ? ?

 

[Surfer]

Next time I am in town I will find out what it is called as it works a treat for us.

 

[welshlass]

thanks ian

look forward to you reply

 

[grahamgreatbarr]

Hi all B & Q . sell it "Universal Rug Grip" we use it in the van and in the house it works.

 

[madeleine]

Hi all B & Q . sell it "Universal Rug Grip" we use it in the van and in the house it works.

I bought the rug grip on friday, we were away for the week end and our mats stayed put!! it was a terrible day yesterday and the mud stayed on the mats and the mats stayed put. ....thanks for that tip

Maddy

 

[welshlass]

I bought the rug grip on friday, we were away for the week end and our mats stayed put!! it was a terrible day yesterday and the mud stayed on the mats and the mats stayed put. ....thanks for that tip

Maddy

hi all

used the velcro in the caravan and it worked brill

the reason it will not work at home is the difference in the pile the caravan carpet is looped. thought you might want to know this but will try the rug grip at home.

the rag mat works great against wet and muddy paws

sian