Groundsheets. Useful? Or a waste of money? 

With the benefit of years of experience, I have discovered that ground mats do absolutely nothing if you drink 50 beers and leave them in the car. But, if you do remember to use it, they make a great spot to stand and piss from at 2am without covering your feet in sand or mud.

Great video. Been using a cheap blue tarp as a ground sheet since I bought my first A frame 2 man tent in 1980. For every reason you have cited I have benefitted from using a tarp. None of my tents bottoms or sleeping mats have ever suffered from rips or punctures. You will get a ton of mileage out of a $10 investment.

I use Tyvek for my tent's footprint and it is not only light but breathable and after 6 years of use it is still keeping out the water 😉

I just found the negative and positive sounds very annoying if you listening with AirPods, but very informative thanks from Germany.

Thank you for in-depth explanation. That was helpful. Thank you for sharing 🙏✌️

on a side note its nice to see these types of vid's coming back.

Nice one mate, been thinking of a ground sheet lately, thanks for the info bud

I want one of the magic mesh ones. Great video.

Love the video mate :) I usually use a Mesh mat nowadays, but originally started with a Plastic Tarp. Cheers, Don (Dons Shed and Xplor Overland)

Haha that intro 😂😂😂 it’s like I walked on my parents getting on it. Back away slowly

Great coverage of the topic - thanks.

Good discussion. In the end the main thing I look for is keeping the swag clean for rolling up. I choose swags with a high PVC tub bottom to address moisture on the ground. So I go with mesh most times.

Ty

Very informative thanks

The thing with using tarps for ground sheets is during heavy rain; puddles can form on the tarp, under swag

Nice video and channel! New follower here. All the best, Crow✌️

Another type are the mesh foam mats that seem to be mostly used by caravanners and motorhomers. Similar in many respects to ordinary mesh (shade cloth) but usually quite expensive. We have settled on the shade cloth style with heavy duty edging and eyelets (as you showed on this vid). They seem to do just about everything we need and we managed to pick them up sub $50 which makes them great value. Awesome review, you covered the subject really well.

I love you! So helpful!

Informative buddy 👍👍

we use a shade cloth type on under the awning of our camper just cause you dont have to clean it. and feels better then walking on dirt

I have mesh and it works great for outside, what would you recommend for inside. Carpet, blanket, picnic mat. Just for tearing bottom.

That helicopter mesh looks pretty cool, but I can’t find it in California. Might have to hit up Amazon in Australia.

your tent is very nice.. could u post the link pls...tnks

there is no "one groundsheet serving all purposes" I reckon. I use a heavy canvas made for volcanic ashes/sharp,y edged gravel covering the surface, a regular one for sandy, grassy and forest like environments... etc

Lol Sweating like a gypsy with a mortgage. Funny stuff.

Can you peg the swag down through the green shade cloth style mesh?

Personally never used a ground sheet under my tent or swag. I have used an old tarp under a Gazebo to push longer grass down and make it more comfortable but never under the tent. I normally take an old floor mat with me and roll that out next to where Im sleeping so I can take my shoes etc off there and not get crap into what ever Im sleeping in. Normally sleep in the back of my 4x4 now.

DuPont Tyvek it’s fairly cheap can be cut down to size and does not fray

C-Gear is the way to go. An Australian company.

Tarps better if everyway just use a extra big tarp. An the breathing bit doesn't matter I've tested it an the grass will be the same about of dead as it would be with mesh

At 0:23 i don't think anyone saw old mate stick his head in, just got away with that one.

Black canvas it is. Wayyy cheaper buying from fabric shops

1:10 "moist" is a now disallowable word.

ummmmmm.................. you didn't include the ground mats myself & my mates use I think it's called caravan matting, ( it's a rubber matting with holes in it ) I bought mine at Clark Rubber, they have it on a big roll and you pay by the meter also at Bunnings I think, even Aldi sells a version of this stuff this stuff is better than all the rubbish you reviewed, just a bit bulkier & heavier. got to admit I haven't seen too many other campers using it give it a go!

Your ground sheet is not supposed to extend past the dimensions of the tent smart guy

So, at Intents, you sleep in swags, not intents...?