Super cheap bed mat for truck

[slosurfer]

I haven't gotten around to getting the Toyota bed mat for my wife's '07 Taco and I really needed something back there for our dog. He has three legs, so getting around on the slick composite bed with all the ribs is hard for him to do. Not to mention, it is uncomfortable as hell to crawl in there for stuff on those ribs. Up till now I had a board back there to help him out, but that was heavy and I needed to get something more comfy back there for our trip to June Lake. I found these foam interlocking mats at Costco for under $12.



Super easy to cut and piece together and came with plenty of edge trim.





Don't get me wrong, this is no where near the quality of the Toyota mat that I will eventually get, but that is $$ that I don't have right now. This at least makes it much more comfortable back there as Jack is demonstrating.


I still had two full pieces (8 sq. ft.) and many end trim pieces left over. I am going to test some different glues on some scrap pieces and I may pull it out and glue the pieces together. Since this is mainly the grocery getter and not a work truck that is hauling stuff all the time, I think it will hold up for awhile till I get the good mat.

P.S. It is really lite, so I don't think it would work well in an uncovered bed.

[reggie 00]

Nice.

Cant tell your a pro tile setter or nothing.

Don't you wish all your jobs went together so easy?

[tulsa_sr5]

Those tiles are pretty nice, good use for them! We used them under an above ground pool for a couple years, they held up quite well and are nice & thick and do have a good cushion to them.

[MTL_4runner]

Are those the foam type or molded rubber?

Another fairly cheap bedliner is to get a horse/cow mat from a feed store. They are very heavy duty molded rubber and usually come 4' x 6' and can be cut to size. You can also buy them cut with interlocking edges too.

[slosurfer]

Thanks guys. MTL, these are foam not molded rubber My dad has used these in his shop for quite awhile now and they have held up very well. For $12 they are surprisingly comfy and durable, not nearly as good as molded rubber. I would definately need to take this out if I am going to be picking up a pallet of tile (no way would it work well with sliding a pallet over it).

In my search for these, I did come across different mats like horse mats, restaurant mats, etc.. that is the way that I would go, if you are looking to make yourself a really good bed mat. You will still end up spending about $60 so I went super cheap till I can get a Toyota bed mat $100+.

[MTL_4runner]

For people and dogs I think the foam would work better too.
The feed store mats are more for work or heavy duty applications.