So you pop up tent guys who use the bed of the truck as a camping / cooking / chill area, what kind of floor do you have? Do you love it, hate it, what are some pros and cons? I'm planning to get a lightweight pop-top tent camper, such as in the GoFastCamper or Vagabond Drifter style. I'm trying to plan what to do as the floor.
A bedrug looks kind of cool, but as a neat freak I worry that any kind of carpet-like material would retain food / dog odors, and could present with mildew problems. Then there's the old plastic drop-in bed liner, which I've always felt isn't the best use of space and which tends to scratch against the bed metal and can promote unseen rust problems. Right now, I just have a stock, bare metal, uncovered truck bed. Which is quickly becoming scratched up and I'm afraid it's going to rust before I can save up enough $ to get a top to keep the elements out, so I'm thinking of getting a spray-in bed liner from LineX or Full Metal Jacket, as a start.
A proper insulative underlayment and laminate flooring would be kind of fun, especially since I camp most often where morning temps are 10-40F degrees. But I'm not sure I'm willing to commit to a full-time camper yet, and I'd be worried about warping due to moisture and hot/cold exposure.
So what do you guys have for a floor? Would you do it again? I'd love to hear pros and cons.
A bedrug looks kind of cool, but as a neat freak I worry that any kind of carpet-like material would retain food / dog odors, and could present with mildew problems. Then there's the old plastic drop-in bed liner, which I've always felt isn't the best use of space and which tends to scratch against the bed metal and can promote unseen rust problems. Right now, I just have a stock, bare metal, uncovered truck bed. Which is quickly becoming scratched up and I'm afraid it's going to rust before I can save up enough $ to get a top to keep the elements out, so I'm thinking of getting a spray-in bed liner from LineX or Full Metal Jacket, as a start.
A proper insulative underlayment and laminate flooring would be kind of fun, especially since I camp most often where morning temps are 10-40F degrees. But I'm not sure I'm willing to commit to a full-time camper yet, and I'd be worried about warping due to moisture and hot/cold exposure.
So what do you guys have for a floor? Would you do it again? I'd love to hear pros and cons.
