How to Make Sleeping Mats for the Homeless

Community Action of Southern Kentucky's RSVP shows you How to make sleeping mats for the homeless from recycled plastic bags.

[@fidget008]

How many bags does it take to make one matt??? What a great idea!!!!

[@CheshireKhat1]

@danwormald Actually, these mats work up pretty quickly. Once cardboard gets wet, the wet seeps upward through compression onto whoever's lying on it & when dry it warps - not so with these plastic mats. They're more likely to keep their owner dry, & are easier to transport than sheets of cardboard & have a longer use life. Not the Arctic sleeping bag, but they do have a sort of spongy give to them & the folks that I've seen them with have really appreciated them.

[@dennis1961able]

I would like to see a close up of the stitches an actualy see it done slow motion I have just started doing this an enjoy it, but find the double strand cummbersome or maybe I am cutting them to wide at anyrate I would love to haVE SOME hints or help of any kind .