bdckr Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Thanks for bringing up the topic, guys. I just picked up a couple horse stall mats, and replaced some of those interlocking foam pads (which weren't holding up well to dropped weights). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunny Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 I want some how thick should I go for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubgeezer Posted September 6, 2006 Author Share Posted September 6, 2006 I want some how thick should I go for. I believe the "standard" is 3/4 of one inch thick. They may have some that are thinner. I would not go with a thinner product. I Googled and saw some place selling elephant and rhino mats for zoos! They were around 4 times thicker that these puppies! Could you imagine how much they would weigh! I cannot imagine ANY need for one thicker than 1 inch. So, I suppose 19 to 25 millimeters thickness, if my translation skills are correct. Most of the guys here have 19 to 20 millimeters. 2 centimeters could be the standard in your neck of the woods for these things. Chime in fellas, Cunny needs input. I only have a few weeks' experience with these mats... Hbgzr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdckr Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Hard to say. Where I bought mine, they had both 3/4" thick and 1/2" thick. I don't know how well the 1/2" mats will protect, but I'm guessing not as well as the 3/4". The door to my workout room has enough clearance for 3/4", and the difference in price between the 3/4" and 1/2" mats isn't much ($10 I think?), so it didn't seem like a good idea to go cheap. I also bought some cut pieces of the 1/2" stuff (4' x 1") at $5 each to use at work for skipping rope, and they seem to hold up well enough to dropping a 32.5 lb block weight from about waist high... but I wouldn't try to save a few bucks by going thinner. I've got some of those 1/2" foam mats from before, and dropping a 32.5 lb block weight just puts a hole in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximus1 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 graham,check coruba.co.uk or robinsons-uk.com,rideaway.co.uk,derbyhouse.co.uk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximus1 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Robinsons offer rubber floor matting small 0.91m long x 1.22m wide x 17mm thick for £23.50 each + shipping or large 1.83m long x1.22m wide x 17mm thick for £45.00 each + shipping,prob one large will do the trick,we have some in our stable and they are good im in the process of getting one for my weights! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunny Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Cheers Max.Are they suitable to be left outside I would have thought yes if they sare for horses, what weight would they be (about) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximus1 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Graham Very durable and can be left wet as most of the time they are covered in horse wizz,they have dimples on underside so as water etc flows away! they weigh quite a bit being rubber rough guess 15 to 20 kg for the 6ft by 4ft! the robinsons shop is in St Helens thats near you i think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubgeezer Posted September 6, 2006 Author Share Posted September 6, 2006 Interesting. In the States, the thickness we seem to like is .75 inches thick, with some .5 inches available. In Britain, they are running 17mm, which converts to .669 inches, much closer to 3/4 inch than 1/2 inch. I would imagine 17mm would be fine, at 89% of what some us are yakking about. Hubgeezer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 I have a deadlift platform with 3/4" stall mats on the sides - it's held up fine under deadlifts, Blobs, Inch DB clean and drops(not by me), scale weights from head high, v-bar, 2 hand pinch etc etc - they still look like when I bought them. I have a scrap piece under my chect supported row (weights sit vertically) that never gets unloaded - you can just barely see a dent where the edge of the plates rest. These things are tough. But having said that - they will not distribute stress out unless you use something stiff like plywood under them for dropping things like Olympic lifts or you can crack your concrete floor. Bombproof is a couple layers of 3/4" plywood with a stall mat over it for things you might drop from overhead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rying Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Yes you can roll the livestock mats up to fit in the back seat of a car. Moving them from place to place is a fantastic workout. Nearly on par with wrestling hogs. Update: I finally got one today. Couldn't find any of the stores you guys mentioned locally (Boise), but finally found them at D & B Supply, 5 minutes from my house. I rolled it up and yes, did manage to wrestle it into the backseat of my Ford Escort without too much trouble. Indestructibe. Just what I was looking for. $40. I'm very happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Styles Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Got one of these new today from Farm and Fleet. It seems indestructible, but boy does it SMELL! I can't leave it in my apartment, it stinks that bad. How long does it take for the smell to go away? Is there anything I can do to help get rid of it? Right now it's sitting rolled up on my balcony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Dockery Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 I never thought of the smell.....you got me there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Styles Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 In a garage or basement, it would be fine. In a 1 bedroom apartment, it dominates. I got the mat fresh off the pallet outside, took the one just below the top so it'd be clean. I think that is contributing and am hoping time will resolve it, but would like like to accelerate the process if possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danegarreau Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Just leave it outside for a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdckr Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 I know exactly what you're talking about. I have them in my basement, and the first couple days the smell was pretty strong. Febreeze helped some -- the smell wasn't gone, but it was sort of... milder. Dane's suggestion to leave it outside is probably the best -- I had some extra cut pieces that I left outside for a few days, and when I brought them in, there was hardly any smell at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danegarreau Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 yea, because I have some outside on my strongman patio, and they stopped stinking after a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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