Tmat install, very cool product

What’s happening guys, i wanted to do a review of the tmat bed mat system I just installed. I’m guessing some of you like me saw it on instagram or some other social media account. It comes as 12”x12”& 1”x12” tiles that you piece (hammer) togethe to fit your bed.

It goes together super easy and slides out just as easy. Took about 20 minutes to put together.



the way the blockers work is pretty cool for holding cargo and tools in place



there are even feet that you can attach to almost anything so it can lock into the tmat

so if any of you guys are on the fence about it, it’s actually a really cool system Works as advertised. I’ll keep you posted on how well it Holds up.

 

I like your table cloth

 

Sorry here’s the other pics

 

more pics

 

Last one

 

Pretty cool system

 

I like it!!

 

That tablecloth is where it’s at!! Thanks for posting!!!

 

Unfortunately, that system wouldn't work in my area. All those X shaped holes would fill with dust and be brutal to clean out. It's bad enough with just the factory bed liner.

 

How much would it weigh once complete? Rubber? Polyurethane? Plastic? I like the locking
blocks to stop stuff sliding around

 

Not heavy at all, it feels like abs plastic.

 

I know right!! Cool table cloth

 

I was thinking the same thing , but it’s so lite I’m just gonna slide it out, lean it and hose it off

 

Looks pretty slick.
Do all the sections stay together tight once assembled?
That is, if you slide it out for hosing off, will you be reassembling sections that came apart?

 

When I was configuring it I pulled it out and spun it over head and non of the sections came apart. For install I used a rubber mallet. They go together pretty tight

 

It's a great idea, but it starts getting costly quickly. I feel you can get a perfect commercial mat for way less money that will do 80% of the sliding prevention of what Tmat can do. Or go with horse mat and it will be very cheap.
Does inserts also need to go in with the hammer? If so, that makes it pain in a but to adjust.
But it is an interesting product if somebody has free money to burn.

PS. Maybe if one would design and 3d print their own inserts it would make it more cost effective.

 

Ok, so the other benefit over a rubber mat is it slides out for easy reach. No the attachments just plug in by hand. If you look at the pic with my hand in it , that piece is designed to be added to almost anything to make it attach to the mat.

 

I wouldn’t normally be such a fan of a cobweb forward tablecloth, but they really nailed it with that one!!

 

how much bed depth is that costing, hard to tell in the pic but 1.5"?

 

Tell us more about the table cloth.

 

3/4”

 

It’s an off white rectangle with gold spider webs.

 

@matth66 any feedback after several months of use. I just ordered this as I have been on the fence for awhile but my birthday is coming up and am getting it as a gift. Looks pretty slick and functional but interested in hearing anyone's real world feedback

 

For me that would be another big "why?". But if it works for you....

 

we camp a lot. I have propane tanks, tool buckets, bins, etc that I always have to bungee and secure. This seemed like a pretty easy way to get everything secured so it wouldn’t roll around and is a cool product. To each their own I suppose

 

So far it’s been working great! I did get the jig for drilling drain holes. Other than that it has worked as advertised. Keeps my dive tanks and gear nice and secure. I use collapsible bins and use the blocks and they stay put. I would definately buy it again. Any specific questions shoot me a message.

 

I came across t-mat a while back in my search for trying to make the best possible bed solution. My new 2.5 gen. arrived and decided to give it shot! Sorry in advance for the long post - it's long winded.

Here are my thoughts:

1) Assembly was quick, went together in 15 minutes tops. A monkey could do this install.

2) It was packaged well and showed up in a timely manner. It's US made, always glad to support US companies. They had a nice postcard of all the employees, you can tell that they care about their product!

3) It's modular, so it'll work for most situations. You can pull it complete out if need be (its light), use the blocks to create storage space, make it however you want and plan to use it.

4) The plastic tiles are a nice material, but they don't lock together very solid. When you pull the whole system towards the rear so you can access the items on the mat, the tiles seem to want to come apart when they go over the tailgate. I keep everything in the back of the bed, so there is no weight on the mat when it pulls out over the tailgate. They recommend plywood under the mat for rigidity, I might have to try that at a future date.

5) It does not slide very easily. My Milwaukee boxes are about 40lbs. a piece, so I have decent weight on the mat. I might have to try the plywood with some furniture sliders on the bottom or something of that sort to mitigate this. You really have to yank on it to get it sliding. I also don't have the handles yet (shipped separate), maybe having better handles will help as well.

6) There are male and female connections to snap everything together, but they don't make any smooth edge pieces, so there are male connections sticking out on one side (not good for the OCD/type "A" crowd like me).

7) The blocks that hold all your accessories in place are the biggest disappointment. They feel super chintzy. They don't lock into the mat very securely, they have the tendency to pop out if try to snug up your items against the block. The adjustable blocks are much better, the solid blocks shouldn't even be an option in my mind - I would only sell this with the adjustable type.

Overall, my first impression might sound a little harsh, but I'm not one to mince words. The product is alright, but I really hope and want to warm up to it. The concept is great, the execution feels like it fell a little short. It wouldn't take much to make it excellent (make the tiles lock together more permanently, add some slider attachments on the bottom, make the adjustable blocks in different sizes and ditch the non-adjustable blocks, and make trim pieces for smooth edges). This was $370 out the door, but it "feels" like a $175 plastic product. I certainly don't want to bash their company, I just want to provide some honest feedback, as I haven't seen many of these floating around. I think the product in current form would be great for folks who use their pickup trucks lightly (parents throwing kids sports equipment in the bed, guys who like having a truck for a truck, but don't use the bed much, etc., etc.), but may fall short for the heavy duty users (contractors, weekend warriors with heavy gear, hunters, etc.).

This is all based on the initial install and playing around with it for 45 minutes and trying to get my gear organized. I will come back and update my thoughts after spending some real time with it. Hunting season is coming up, and that always test my gear to limit. We'll see how it holds up and functions in the field!

 

Sorta want

 

Appreciate the thorough and honest feedback. Please update again as you use them further.