NDBlackEX
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I obviously would love to have the Canadian All Weather Cargo Mat but seeing how insane the price was, I couldn't do it. I tried the carpeted mat as a stop gap hoping the USA gets the mat in the future but everything just slides so easily on it.
One day, I went to Lowes and bought a 2x3 rubber mat for my garage floor, laid it down in the cargo area and then went to the grocery store on my way home. Viola! All my bags stayed in place, the mat didn't move, it was fantastic! So, that mat stayed in the car for weeks. I bought another one to bring home and it fit right behind it with the 3rd row down. So then I thought, well, I saw a 3x4 version of that same mat so I bought that too.
These aren't total coverage but the small mats are like $12 and the big ones are like $22. They're thin, relatively light weight, cheap and easy to shake out. One thing I will say, my Lowes was out of the small ones, I ordered two online after I bought the first just because I really liked them and of the two I ordered, one was nice and tacky on the bottom and one was not so it didn't hold as strong on the floor. Could have been dustier or older stock.
I'll post the links and some photos, do what you will with the info, I just wanted to share a cheap alternative, particularly if you're like me and holding out hope that we get access to the AW mat in the US. And then you've got some nice rubber mats to use around the house if you upgrade.
Two small mats
Big Mat
One day, I went to Lowes and bought a 2x3 rubber mat for my garage floor, laid it down in the cargo area and then went to the grocery store on my way home. Viola! All my bags stayed in place, the mat didn't move, it was fantastic! So, that mat stayed in the car for weeks. I bought another one to bring home and it fit right behind it with the 3rd row down. So then I thought, well, I saw a 3x4 version of that same mat so I bought that too.
These aren't total coverage but the small mats are like $12 and the big ones are like $22. They're thin, relatively light weight, cheap and easy to shake out. One thing I will say, my Lowes was out of the small ones, I ordered two online after I bought the first just because I really liked them and of the two I ordered, one was nice and tacky on the bottom and one was not so it didn't hold as strong on the floor. Could have been dustier or older stock.
I'll post the links and some photos, do what you will with the info, I just wanted to share a cheap alternative, particularly if you're like me and holding out hope that we get access to the AW mat in the US. And then you've got some nice rubber mats to use around the house if you upgrade.
Two small mats
Big Mat
