Sand Mats

[stevo]

Well, I just finished cutting off the connecting hooks and grinding the edges of my new PSP landing mats (Oops! Meant to say "sand mats"). I know, I know, they're heavy and bulky but at $20 a piece I figured I couldn't go wrong. Ok, so I had to drive an hour and 15 minutes each way to get them, but still, even with the travel time and the small amout of labor I've put into them I figure I've saved a BUNCH of money. I now have FOUR 5'x15" indusrtial strength mats. I've seen similar items going for $150-$180 per PAIR (includes shipping) on the internet. Not only can I use them for the sand but, if need be, I can double stack them for bridging. Short distances of course. Just thought I'd share that info with you all. If your interested I got them from:
Barstow Truck Supply
2431 W. Main St.
Barstow, Ca. 92311
(760)256-1086
Cheers, Stevo
P.S. You can also Google them.

 

[X-plorenow]

nice, sick deal. Roughly how much do they weigh a piece. I am sold, most likely will pick up some for myself. What did you buy 4?

 

[stevo]

Sand mats

They weigh 28 lbs. each which, when the four of them are mounted on the outboard sides over the rear tires of a nose heavy Pinzgauer, should help to improve the front to rear weight ratio. The reasons I bought four of them were: 1-My truck weighs about 4400lbs. empty. 2-They were only $20 a piece. 3-If I was going to make the drive (one and a half hours each way) I might as well make the trip worthwile. They also sell military trailers so I looked at some of them as well.
Cheers, Stevo

 

[teotwaki]

Rather than start a new thread...

FrogTown (FRGTWN) discovered some used mats on Craigslist made by this company: http://www.alturnamats.com/

They are meant for construction sites but might do okay in sand. Possibly the Mobile Matt version? http://www.alturnamats.com/mobile_matts.php

 

[TreeTopFlyer]

Local pump company here has a sheet of AlturnaMATT4x8, $460!!!!!

Rather than start a new thread...

FrogTown (FRGTWN) discovered some used mats on Craigslist made by this company: http://www.alturnamats.com/

They are meant for construction sites but might do okay in sand. Possibly the Mobile Matt version? http://www.alturnamats.com/mobile_matts.php

 

[JIMBO]

:sombrero: I haven't been stuck in sand/snow (anymore), but these are compact and easy to use-

:costumed-smiley-007:wings: JIMBO

 

[teotwaki]

Local pump company here has a sheet of AlturnaMATT4x8, $460!!!!!

WOW!

 

[stevo]

Howdy!
Those do look great, I would even consider carrying some of those with me in addition to my runway matting.They look like they are very light and highly usefull. I will continue to carry the steel mats though as they can be used to bridge the deep, narrow gullies that I sometimes encounter.

Cheers, Stevo