Ground sheet for awning - help needed

All ground sheets have to be breathable otherwise over a matter of days it would kill the grass under neath, your ground sheet is quite normal. Try going on an hard standing pitch.

Having a river flowing through your awning is considered a true rite of passage to a proper camper......you just build a bridge. Pallets are useful sometimes........🤣

We use the type of breathable groundsheet as in the picture below. We also always use hardstandings in the UK but the groundsheet does sometimes get wet.  The advantage of the breathable groundsheet is that, although it does sometimes get wet, it also dries out relatively quickly.

The old non-breathable groundsheet used to get very wet underneath, and used to stay wet, even after quite a long period of time.

I'd just stick with it and if it bothers you,  use hardstandings wherever you can.

David

We use the same groundsheet as DSB.  I would always use a hardstanding (OH can’t stand being on grass) where possible anyway.  These groundsheets are easy to wash when back at home too. 

Some dutch people on a site many years ago told us a trick which has come in handy over the years.  Go to a pound shop or such like and purchase some plastic decorating sheets or you can buy on a roll from fleabay and cut to the exact size.

Lay this on the floor first, then add your breathable awning carpet on top.  Even after two weeks you will not have damaged the grass in any way. This allows the air to circulate underneath because it is so light Trust me it works.  

We use those interlocking awning tiles, easier to wipe clean, easier to pack away and lighter than a ground sheet. Have bought them from local caravan shop, have seen them on Amazon and fleabay. 

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Thank you very much everyone for your help and advice 

There's another downside to putting a normal ground sheet under your awning carpet - which I discovered last year.  Thought I was being clever in stopping the new awning carpet getting muddy!

All that happened was that the water flowed on top of the plastic groundsheet and formed a large puddle in a hollow and couldn't drain away.  It was actually worse than without the plastic groundsheet.

So I poked some holes in the plastic groundsheet to let the water drain away - which rather defeated the whole object of the exercise!

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