Thickness of crash mat?

maurer rose started this discussion · 6/22/2012

I'm looking at buying a crash mat. I've seen them sold in thicknesses from 1" (2.5 cm) to 6" (15 cm). What do I need, really? I don't want to spend more money than I have to and it would be easier to store a thin mat, but... safety first... Please let me know what thickness crash mat you have, whether it's on plush carpet or a hard surface, and your experience with it. Also, does the foam in different brands all have about the same "give"/compressibility? Thanks.

3 replies

chemgoddess1 · 6/22/2012
Some really good info here: http://poleskivvies.com/pole-dancing-clothing/2010/08/pole-dance-mats/ Also if you search crash mats on this site you will find more infor than you could imagine. I want to say the standard is 2-3 inches.
FeeDen · 6/22/2012
Hi, I've got a 6 inch mat from poledancemat.uk, There's pictures of it on my profile that I did for another girl on here a little while ago. I was going to get a 4 inch mat but the 6inch was only about £30 more. its brilliant the foam is firm and excellent quality. I pole on a hard concrete kitchen floor and the mat is as good as new one year after I bought it. I'm in the u.k and the only other mat at the time I could find was the lulu mat but that was just too expensive, I think I paid £150 inc p&p
Lyme Lyte · 6/22/2012
I knew chem would point u n the right direction. I will say i love my cushy pink round mat from yogadirect. Bought off amazon for around 200 dollars. Many of us here have this mat.