WeatherTech Cargo Liner - Black

Video Transcript for WeatherTech Cargo Liner Review

What's up everybody. It's AJ with etrailer.com. Today, we're gonna be checking out this WeatherTech Cargo area protector so this is gonna be a mat that goes in the back of your vehicle. And what it's gonna do is help that mess go on this mat and not underneath. If I pulled this up and see right underneath how much of a mess there is, and we even vacuumed it, we couldn't get all of it. So we're gonna have to really get in there and vacuum and take a lot of time to do that.

Now, if this mat was in place, that mess would be up on, on here. I could easily just take this out, spray it off with the hose and let it dry and then put it back in. Everything will be fine. Take a close look at the cargo area protector. It's gonna be made out of a blended TPE plastic so it does have some grip to it.

I'm gonna put my cooler in there and show you. So if it was just the carpet, it would slide very easily. Now it's an empty cooler, so it is sliding around but at least while you're driving, it does have some kind of grip on there where you can't just like, shove it across the cargo area. With that removed, you can look at the textured finish to it as well. We got these grooves that are in there making this pattern.

Not only for that, but for if liquid spilling here for a reason like maybe my cooler leaked or something, the water would fall down in these channels and be stuck here on the mat. Along with that is if you look. That it is gonna be custom fit for your vehicle, so make sure you use our fit guide to get the right one for the back of your vehicle. On this vehicle, you can see how it goes in all the areas, along the side, we also have a side-raised area so it's gonna keep that mess in there as well. Then you have lip here at the back and the front doing the same thing, just in case some water comes back here.

It's gonna keep that mess back here and the same thing with this lip up here towards the front. Another nice thing with it being made outta that TPE blended plastic is that when you go to lift up the compartment underneath, it's not gonna get in the way. So it's not gonna fight you. If it had a plastic core, it would just be more rigid, kind of stay in your way. This way you can lift it up and it's not a big deal. It gets outta there and with that lip towards the back, if there was a mess like I said before, and you lift up this cargo area, it would just push that mess down towards that lip at the end. Now, some specific instances you might need this. Let's say you got a stroller. You're going to a park for the day. You can load that up and in there on top of that mat and throw a cooler in there too. Here, you get to the park and then it's gonna be a little bit more mud than in your thought, maybe it rained and you went off the trail a little bit so you got some mud on the tires here or even the cooler leaked and there's water in there. This problem now is gonna be on the mat and not in the carpet. If you didn't have the mat, all that stuff would be stuck to the carpet. So you'd have that mud there that you'd have to get out of there and pick off the carpet. This way, it's all gonna be on this mat. So you just pull this out and let it dry or shake it off and get it off there or sprayed it off the hose and it's far easier to get rid of. Now, and this has happened to me is I had to transfer some concrete bags one time in the back of my car and I didn't have a floor mat. So when you go throw that concrete bag in there, the concrete dust is gonna go everywhere. And if there's any kind of dampness or wetness, it's gonna stick to that carpet and that's gonna be a problem down the road and it definitely was. So I really would've liked if I had a mat, it would've made it far easier to pull that out, clean it off. Wouldn't have had the problems I did in my vehicle. So, yard work is gonna be another one. You get some bags of mulch or anything that's a little bit dirty you wanna throw in the back here, some sports equipment. A lot of the ways, this is gonna come in handy to have, and just protect the back area of your vehicle. Let's go ahead and test out the mat. We're gonna pour some water on there and see how it handles. And see how it's going in those channels and pulling up like it's supposed to. That lip gonna keep it from spilling out and over into the interior. Overall, I think it's a good option to help protect the back cargo area of your vehicle. Now comparing it to the etrailer cargo area protector, that one's more like a cloth material. So it's not as rigid as this mat is. So, it's in three portions. It goes against the back, the main portion here, and then comes out towards this end. So maybe if you're getting this to just help protect if your dog rides back here with you, that one might be better because it comes out here around the bumper and it'll protect that from scratches and stuff right here. But if there was a mess on that one, pulling that out and trying to keep that mess contained within wouldn't be as easy. So this rigid mat can be far better for those scenarios. These cargo liners come in a variety of different colors so you can check 'em out and see which one matches the interior of your vehicle. Well, I think that does it. Thanks for hanging out. I hope this helps..