German Army kip mat?

[Everything Mac]

Anyone got a german army folding kip mat?

any good?

found them online for a fiver.

Andy

 

[Shewie]

Got a link Andy, they're useful to have around camp and for that price too hard to miss.

 

[woodspirits]

hi andy, used mine in my hammock, the advantage is that you can fold to almost any size you want, keeps the chill off and packs flat, recommended

 

[MrEd]

yeah got a link?

 

[Everything Mac]

http://www.flecktarn.co.uk/flbkm1ux.html

there you are gents.

I found another place that does the british roll mat for £3 - though from experience they are quite big and a bit of a pain in the ****.

Andy

 

[shogun]

looks like a good mat & an excellent price...atb allan

 

[Gill]

I,ve had a couple of these ,they are great for the money.

 

[w00dsmoke]

I use mine all the time. It's in my day pack and great for spreading out when I'm doing stuff outdoors. I've had mine for years and I used to use it as insulation on an airbed when camping before I got a downmat! Well worth a fiver but very uncomfy if used as an alternative to a thicker kipmat when dossing for the night.

 

[durulz]

I have one.
The good thing about them is that they fold up and are therefore easier to get in your pack (personally, I don't like things strapped to the outside of my pack).
In truth, I think they are too thin to sleep on. But that doesn't bother me, because I use an inflatable hiker's mattress, and the German kip mats are perfect for putting underneath that to stop it getting punctured.
But I wouldn't sleep on just the mat itself - much too thin. But they're ideal as insulation against odd sticks and stones puncturing your mattress.

 

[Nat]

http://www.flecktarn.co.uk/flbkm1ux.html

there you are gents.

I found another place that does the british roll mat for £3 - though from experience they are quite big and a bit of a pain in the ****.

Andy

The trouble with the issue mat is the size, but you always get told to cut it down by about 6-8" on the side and a foot off the bottom. Then of course stores get onto you and bill you for vandalising their stock Good mats though.

Cheers for the link on the german ones.

They've got some good stuff on there. Surprised they're still going after all these years aswell.

 

[addo]

If theres plenty of leaf litter on the ground when sleeping in a bivi, the folding mat works just fine for me and is better packed away when back off walking.

 

[PREPER]

I've got one, definitely worth a £5.
I sometimes use it as an extra layer in winter or on it's own in winter. They pack up small but are very thin.

PREPER...........

 

[ph5172]

I have used one for years, Very thin but i fold it in half.

Its better than sleeping on the floor and slides down the back of your pack to stop that annoying thin you always carry digging in!!

You could always carry 2!

 

[jayuk]

Be carefull when dealing with the surplus company advertising the matts in the link. I've found them to be obnoxious when I made a simple stock enquiry over the phone. I now view them in the same manor as 'Surplus & Misadventure'.

I think the German matts are very good though - I bought a couple of them from 'Johns Army Surplus' just outside Redhill a few years ago.