Heavy rubber mat
Wal mart should have one for about $60 or so. I bought from them for my '96 and '00 and they did fine, although I did have to cut the one for the '00 because is was a short bed, but that was no problem.
Mat
I got one for $60 from local camper shell dealer in Goleta, CA. Arrow Camper. It's quite thick, 3/8ths inch or more I would say, heavy as heck, I can't hardly lift the darn thing. Arrrow had one for my flareside '01 in stock. It's made out of a somewhat oily substance, it gets black crud all over me and my clothes whenever I handle it. Does a good job of protecting the bed in any event.
Some say Rubbermaid makes them, but there's no manufacturer's name anywhere on the mat, just "F-150 FS 97 - 00"
I bought the mat before I got my bedrug, and after I got the bedrug I rolled up the mat and had it out on my balcony - but the thing was so big and ungainly and ugly I put it back in the bed on top of the bedrug.
Some say Rubbermaid makes them, but there's no manufacturer's name anywhere on the mat, just "F-150 FS 97 - 00"
I bought the mat before I got my bedrug, and after I got the bedrug I rolled up the mat and had it out on my balcony - but the thing was so big and ungainly and ugly I put it back in the bed on top of the bedrug.


