How To Choose Various Mats For Outdoor Camping: Moisture-proof Mats, Sleeping Mats, Inflatable Mats, Picnic Mats?

It's the peak season of camping again, mats are one of the essential equipment for outdoor camping, before discussing what mats are good or bad, let's first understand the structure of mats in camping:

The first layer: floor mat or moisture-proof mat

This is a mat directly facing the ground, and the main functions of this layer are threefold: to prevent the bottom cloth of the tent from being scratched by hard objects on the ground; Prevent moisture from the ground from entering the tent; To avoid staining the bottom fabric of the tent, it is much easier to wash the mat directly than the tent. If the moisture-proof function of the floor mat is good, the third layer of moisture-proof mat can be omitted.

The second layer: tent bottom cloth (generally the tent comes with it, omitted if there is none)

The third layer: moisture-proof mat

If only the floor mat is used for the first layer, and the moisture-proof capacity is not enough or the moisture-proof mat is not used, it is recommended to add another layer of moisture-proof mat to the tent.

Fourth layer: sleeping mats

The core function of the sleeping mat is to assist sleep, and it will not affect rest due to protrusions or hard objects on the ground. In fact, sleeping pads and moisture-proof pads are unified in many cases, and many moisture-proof pads are sleeping pads.

Although we are well prepared, we must choose a flat place when choosing a campsite, and at the same time remove debris such as stones and branches from the ground before spreading the mat to avoid damaging the mat.

1. Floor mats

Or called the mat, the material is generally made of oxford cloth fabric with waterproof treatment, padd on the surface, so that the bottom of the tent will not be easy to dirty, the mat can be scrubbed with a damp cloth, easy to clean. Although it also has a waterproof function, it is not particularly good, for ordinary camping and friends who survive in the wild, because the weight requirements are not so strict, you can still prepare a floor mat, so as to save the matter of cleaning later. The floor mat can ensure that the tent base cloth is not worn by small stones and hard substances on the ground, which can cause the tent bottom cloth to be damaged and seep water.

2. Moisture-proof mat

The main discussion is the foam folding egg nest moisture-proof mat, which is also a type of sleeping mat, which is inexpensive and has strong versatility and durability. But you can't expect it to be as soft as an inflatable cushion, so it won't feel very comfortable as a sleeping pad.