Because you are driving a truck, it is to be expected that your vehicle will be used either off-road or to carry items that may not always be perfectly clean. This will result in dirt and debris entering your truck from your feet and the flatbed being exposed to all the potential elements. Before using your vehicle, you should invest in all-weather floor liners to protect your vehicle and help maintain its resale value.
Some Drivers Forget to Protect the Cargo Area
Because you spend most your time inside the cab, you may have already purchased all-weather floor liners to protect the carpets. By electing to purchase custom fit all-weather floor liners, they are more likely to protect your carpets completely as opposed to universal versions, which still allow dirt to make its way through to the carpet.
For the cargo area, it is easier to forget that it may require a liner or cover, because it will be coated with a strong (usually black) paint that looks as though it will provide a good level of protection. Unfortunately, once you’ve thrown a few rocks and some lumber in there, the flatbed will begin to suffer and quickly scratch and dent. If you break the paint in this area, you may encourage rust, which will damage your vehicle and reduce its resale ability.
Carpets or Hard Shells?
In theory, carpeted cargo liners will provide a soft area for the items that you place there. Carpets are not an option when you intend to carry rubble and broken branches, but where you intend to regularly store potentially breakable items, carpeting may be your best choice. Nevertheless, carpets are hardly suitable to be up to cope with a wide range of weather conditions and when they become damp, they may become smelly and unusable.
Vinyl cargo liners are preferred by individuals who understand that these products can simply be lifted out and washed clean with a hose and a little detergent. Should it rain or snow, you won’t be worried about your cargo liner suffering and this will be your best choice from the range of all-weather floor liners.
Some all-weather floor liners are made of hard shells. The advantage of using hard shell liners is important as they will be far less likely to be damaged when you throw in and carry boulders and a wide range of building materials. Equally, they can be hosed down with difficult debris damage easily scrapped away.
