Oceanstar FM1163 Bamboo Bath Mat

We use in our camper shower and love it!! Sadly, we won't be ordering again with a $20 increase.There is a soft spot we are careful with, like a strip or 2 is not strong as the others strips. I understand this whole increase in things going around but this is ridiculous to jump so much.

I purchased one of these mats for camping. I put it outside during the winter so my shoes are elevated in case it rains and water runs down the gravel campsite. I also use it for campground showers. Usually the shower floor is always wet so I bring this along and put it down to get undressed, then lean it up against the wall facing the wall during the shower, and then put it back down to dry myself off. works great and it is light enough to carry to the showers.The problem I had is with its durability for a heavy guy (>275). The center strip is not the same thickness as the sides and is about an 1/8 of a inch higher off the ground than the 4 edge pieces (center strip is thinner than edges). While the center strip has a rubber foot in the center and has the flexibility to allow you to step there, if you step near the center strip where it attaches, it cracks the wood as there is no rubber foot under it and the center piece does not lie flush with the outer 4 edges.My solution: I had to purchase 2 mats and use parts from the first one to reinforce the second mat. I pulled rubber feet off the broken one and added them (along with 1/8" thick wood piece from the hardware store to make them the same thickness as the edges) to the center strip. This braced the center strip on both ends and in the middle. Then I cut the 2 sides off and added them lengthwise between the center strip and the sides. Essentially, the cross boards on the mat are now supported with 3 pieces of bamboo in the center.If I were thinner or just wanted to reinforce the mat, I would have just added rubber feet at the ends of the center board with a 1/8" piece of wood under them so the ends of the center piece would not crack and twist the outer edges upward.EDIT: Just adding the rubber feet at the ends of the center board worked well for a friend of mine.Edit2: While mine is still intact, it is rigid. I'm hoping to try the rollup Nordic Style Teak Shower and Bath String Mat - Heavy-Duty or perhaps the Utoplike (24"x18") Teak Wood Bath Mat. Both are more expensive but might be better without having to redesign it. I think the rollup one will make it easier to carry to the showers.

This thing is great! It looks great, and I prefer it over the rug we had before. I'm a heavy girl--- and I've had this for months now. Big people don't have to worry about it breaking. It does make some creaking noise at first, but it even did that when my much lighter roommate got on it. After some use, the noise goes away.As for the molding issue--- there's actually an easy fix to that, don't get a bunch of water on it. I usually dry out pretty well in the shIf ower before I step out because I hate having a bunch of water on the floor that I have to mop after my shower. I've never understood why people step out of the shower dripping wet, but to each their own. I also place a small towel on my board to absorb the bit of water I might have dripping off me. So far I haven't had a problem with molding. However, if this is a concern, you could coat it with lacquer to prevent molding, or you could dry it off daily. I haven't done those two things and it's been fine with just drying off before I step out, and the towel on the mat.I also haven't had any issue with it sliding about. The mat stays in place.So-- if you're not one to drown the floor after each shower-- I think you'll find this mat is amazing. And even if you are one to drown the floor, there are things you can do to keep it from molding. Everyone wins.

It's nice and works great. Teh only reason i didn't give it 5 stars is because the slats started to ge loose after a week and slide as you move. I haven't gotten a toe caught between them but its still possible. The other reason is that with a heavier body, i think it would be more supportive if there was 2 beams underneath instead of the one in the middle. when a person stand, they don't place their feet in a line front to back, they place them side by side. this mat doesnt have the support right where it is needed. I am just under 200lbs, as is my husband and we both feel it needs just the support beams either moved or 2 more added to support under the feet. Other than that, its a really good piece and i love it. :-) We have a shower curtain and when showering in the evening, it is dry by the morning mostly. It's easily moveable for if i need to move it from the tub.

I shopped around, tried a cheaper option, read reviews. And I have now had this met for two months, it's PERFECT.It's not slick, that was my main concern. Most of the reviews said it wasn't, but the first review on here said it was...I took the risk and ordered...maybe the first two times I used it, it may have been slightly slick, but not by much and after two or three uses it wasn't at all. Trust me, it's truly not slick, the last think this unemployed student without health care needs is an accident prone bath mat.It's also not sharp as some people stated. Or those people must have delicate callus free feet, but it's comfortable. It takes a bit of getting used to if all you've ever used is a rug, but it's nice.The air flows nicely around it, it dries quickly and the little feet make it stay in place.The only critique I have is it only has one support beam across the bottom and it could stand to have two. After two months if I stand on a part that isn't supported it bends slightly. If there were two pieces under the top boards this wouldn't happen.Otherwise it's great!

Sirve para lo que es, lo compre para reemplazar un tapete de plastico. A mi me sirve porque al terminar de bañarme nada mas lo apoyo contra la pared para que se seque y no se quede el agua estancadaTiene dos inconvenientes pequeños:* Las maderas transversales no estan del todo sujetas. Dos de ellas se "safaron" y quedan chuecas en relacion a las demas. Esto no influye en la funcionalidad del tapete, solo en la estetica* Las esquinas de las ventilas son un poco duras, por lo que al principio los pies duelen un poco mientras se van acostumbrando. Despues de 1 mes ya no lo siento, pero al principio si era molesto

was a good addition to the bottom of are out door shower tent. Kept you feet out of the and and dirt while showering.

I like the look and the price but I bought it in December and it’s April about 4 months use and the varnish has been wearing off for a month or so. It holds my weight and my husband’s but it does creak which is ominous sounding

Good

Amazing! I have my kitty litter under the sink/beside the tub and this allows the litter that spills to go through so I dont step on it when I get out of the shower!