Floor for Portables

[gob4me]

HI I was wondering if anyone has good suggestions on making a floor for my otter portable?

[Big A]

Lots of posts on this in the past. A search should yield some good info.

that being said..

are you looking for grip or warmth?

A nice carpet chunk and a good pair of boots works well for me.

[thefishRmine]

I use an old rubber truck bed liner that I picked up from a salvage yard. I cut holes in it where I wanted. When it is time to set up, I just lay it down and get the holes started then remove it and finish cutting.

[MNice]

I made a folding one out of cedar, then i found out I hated it and just use snow/ice for the floor. To much of a pain to haul it, unfold it and set it up.

[fivebucks]

I have one of those black fatigue matts from Menards. They have a bunch of holes so there is no water pooling. I also use it at my work bench so it gets double duty.

[fivebucks]

I have one of those black fatigue mats from Menards. They have a bunch of holes so there is no water pooling. I also use it at my work bench so it gets double duty.

[MnShooter]

I went and bought a cattle fatigue mat, it was white and about .5" thick.....last year they had 4ft wide pieces but this year all they had left were 3ft wide. So i had to do a side by side set up.......i will take pics tomorrow and post them up

[bogwalker]

My son made a grid using 2x2s on the bottom and 1x2s diagonally across the top. Keeps your feet off the ice and allows slush etc. to fall through off your boots.

[Swill]

just bought some outdoor carpet from home depo. cheap, rolls easy, and holds up well

[McGurk]

I found a precut roll about 30" wide and 60" long of black anti-fatigue mat at one of the bix box hardware stores. It's solid, though, and I just keep it under our feet, and the holes get placed at the far edge. Seems to stay pliable for rolling in the cold, too.

[Ishnala]

commercial carpet squares work great. They are about 2 by 2 or something like that. I carry 2 with me one for my feet the other for the vex

[gob4me]

Thanks guys lots of choices, they sound great.

[late night]

I took a piece of 3/8 plywood, cut it to size for my fish trap, cut four square holes spaced as far apart as possible while leaving enough foot room and comfortable distance for jigging, cut the piece twice and hinged it together so it folds up in three pieces. Then, I painted it white for additional lighting when its dark. I fold it up and bungy strap it to my fish house and away I go. It works great, keeps me of the ice and above the water when my heater starts to melt down the ice.

[kstruck]

I was thinking of flooring for my portable as I was walking the aisles of menards the other day. Carpet squares and fatigue mats all seem to make the most sense. Then I came upon some of that thick pink foam home insulation that comes in a 4 by 8 sheet. I think it was about 1 1/2" inches thick. If somehow a guy could hinge it in the middle it would be somewhat portable, probably wouldn't fit in the sled that well, but it would fit in the back of the pickup once we start driving out. But it seems it would add a nice layer of insulation between your feet and the ice, and would easily be cut for holes. Granted it probably wouldn't last for more than one season at $6 a sheet I am going to try it out.

[mr_jman]

Hey Kstruck - if you get back to reading this. Which brother are you? Because I know all of you guys from MVL just curious which one you are?

[cold one sd]

I have one of those black fatigue mats from Menards. They have a bunch of holes so there is no water pooling. I also use it at my work bench so it gets double duty.

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