A long time ago there was a thread on here about cargo liners to go under cages to avoid damange to carpets in SUV. What in the Lab World is the best. I am looking for something that is going to repel water since this is the first time traveling to the Big Potomac and I have puppies that like to play in thier water buckets. TIA
Try Weathertech.com. They custom make cargo area mats. They custom made my cargo mat to fit my MBZ wagon cargo area. The sides of the vinyl carpet mat are molded to contain any spills. I travel with 1 dog/1 crate and I have to fold down the passenger seat in order to fit the crate. This left some carpet unprotected (weather tech doesn't make a large mat to fit my car's "folded down passenger seat" configuration)so I bought a roll of plastic carpet runner from Lowe's <$6.00 to cover the unprotected carpet. I hope this helps.
I have a Caravan and bought mats at Home Depot that look like the mats that one would see upon entering a business. Carpeted on the top (heavy with ribs) and a thick vinyl backing. They measure about 3' x 5'. I take them out when they get hairy and just vacuum with my Dyson. Also, they are inexpensive enough that they could be tossed and replaced.
Depending on the type of SUV you have, you can go to Cabelas and find the correspoding truck model (if you have a suburban, find the 1500 truck wtih the long bed like the Sub) Anyway, purchase the inexpensive bed liner and it fits beautifully. We've found these to be a better option, as most cargo liners don't take into account putting all of the seats down.
