[pct-l] Foam Pad Under Tent

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_ian.carbone at gmail.com_ (mailto:ian.carbone at gmail.com)   writes:

I was  doing something similar, but I got annoyed with rocks, pine needles, 
and  other sharp objects getting lodged in the underside of my  foam. 
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Yes, that can be a problem.  What I do is use the egg shell  side of the foam 
on the ground side.  This is because I Velcro the smooth  side of the foam 
pad to the bottom of my tent.  This helps with the pad not  picking up so many 
things on the ground.
 
Also, I still police the ground where I am going to place the tent just  like 
I would with a ground cloth.  That usually takes care of most debris  
problems.  In the morning I quickly clean the foam off and roll it up and  attach it 
to the outside of my Ray Jardine style Breeze pack.
 
Thanks, Switchback