Plywood Sheet As Bed Liner?

[(PeteCresswell)]

Just got a 2015 Silverado with a bare bed.

I want *something* back there for when I load/haul abrasive items like
cinder blocks so they don't gouge up the metal.

I'm seeing five hundred bucks for spray-in and not *that* much less for
drop-in.

I'm not all that wild about drop-ins because they hide corrosion and
this vehicle gets it's share of use around salt water and wet sailing
gear. .... Seems like just a sheet of plywood could easily be slid out
for occasional hosing...

I don't think side protection is much of a consideration in this case.

Is there something about plywood that I am missing?

If not, does anybody have a preference for thickness?

Quarter-inch would be nice from a ease-of-insertion-removal standpoint,
but sounds prone to warping. I'm thinking it's probably more like a
choice between 3/8" and 1/2".

??

Other alternatives?
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Pete Cresswell

[Steve W.]

Horse stall mat. heavy enough to stay put when the beds empty. OR buy a
couple of the Raptor Liner kits and roll/spray on your own for less.


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Steve W.

[(PeteCresswell)]

Per Steve W.:

>Horse stall mat. heavy enough to stay put when the beds empty. OR buy a
>couple of the Raptor Liner kits and roll/spray on your own for less.

Forty bucks at Tractor Supply (http://tinyurl.com/mp3mwep)

Seems like a no-brainer to me - gonna get up there in the text few days.

Thanks!
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Pete Cresswell

[(PeteCresswell)]

Per (PeteCresswell):

>gonna get up there in the text few days.

Got one and it seems like a winner:

- As you observe, heavy enough not to
blow away (it took two Tractor Supply
employees to get into the bed of my pickup)

- Smooth enough to slide stuff around on,
but not slick like paint so stuff tends
to stay where it's put.

I figure when it's time to hose out underneath
it, I can peel it back so it's laying across
one side of the bed - without having to lift
the entire weight.
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Pete Cresswell

[4Wheely]

replying to (PeteCresswell), 4Wheely wrote:
A friend of mine installed BedRug on his vehicle which he got from
4Wheelonline. Other popular suggestions for bed liners are Line-X and
Herculiner. If you're planning on using the bed of your truck, it's better
that you don't go cheap. It's just not worth it at all and can destroy the
bed's paint

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[PETER CRESSWELL]

replying to (PeteCresswell), PETER CRESSWELL wrote:

Over a year later now, and it's still working well. Can be sort of
folded/slid to expose the bed for hosing out - but so far almost nothing has
accumulated under it.... Another possible benefit: it gets some weight back
there, so the vehicle is not quite as squirrely with an otherwise-empty bed.