I too have the lovely brown carpet in my Westy, & have installed the entire
Go Westy rubber mat sets, 3 in front, 1 in the middle & 1 in the rear.
These are heavy duty rubber w/ dimples that contain spills & keep them from
traveling to far.   They are fabricated to fit almost perfectly to cover
the desired location-no cutting/fitting, etc. required.
 They have saved numerous coffee spills, etc. not to mention made it easy
to clean by simply sweeping out, or removing & hosing down as necessary. It
gives the entire floor area a uniform, VW Vanagon-ish look, similar to the
rubber mats that come in Euro VW Trucks, etc.
The rear pad sits on top of the westy bed pad when needed to put dirty junk
back there, & under the pad when not needed for UV protection or sleeping.

http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=3240&category_id=315&category_parent_id=

Not the cheapest solution, but definitely a great one for maintenance of a
well used camper in all conditions, & they protect the lovely brown
carpeting from the elements.

YMMV,

Mr. BZ-Lucas, please send endorsement royalties to my fave charities?

On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote:

> I like carpet because you don't feel the little stones and twigs that
> invariably get traced in when camping. A whisk broom takes care of minor
> clean-ups and a car wash vacuum the major ones.
>
> By the way, my carpet is 4 x 4 and is a near perfect fit.  Don't
> understand why you'd need 5.
>
> Karl Wolz
> Sent from my electronic umbilicus
>
> On Jun 8, 2013, at 11:49 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
>
> > Since sandy beaches and other wet, muddy locations (plus rain showers)
> are my typical destinations, I got rid of carpets long ago, and now use a
> composite rubber mat called Elephant Bark,
> http://www.rubbercal.com/elephant_bark.html. It's the stuff used in gym
> floors.  Not elegant but bomb proof, and it comes out easily for cleaning
> and is warm to the feet.  I got the 5mm (3/16") red dot, and now think the
> candy corn would be more fun.   $8.50/ft, for 4' wide, so you need 5'.
> >
> > Wood would never work for me.
> >
> > Stuart
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Jeremy Stovin
> > Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2013 6:16 AM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: [WetWesties] Flooring in back. Cont
> >
> > Stupid fingers!
> >
> > As I was saying, any pros or cons? Opinions?
> >
> > Jeremy  87 Westy, Lola
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> > On Jun 8, 2013, at 6:14 AM, Jeremy Stovin <jjstov@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hey all,
> >>
> >> I was looking at some other vans and I see that some have replaced
> their carpet in the back with wood flooring, presumably a Pergo type
> laminate.
> >>
> >> My rear carpet is in decent condition, but with two kids, I kind of
> like the idea and look and seems easy to install.
> >>
> >> A
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPad
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