Looking for a Pad that will Stick to the Floor

[Mystearica]

Heya,

I need to RANT because I am beyond angry... so if you dun wanna read my rant and get to my post then skip the "quoted" parts


Before my cousin's cursed family visited my house (as usual) I had 4 dance pads (the ones that come BUNDLED with the game). Now I know these pads aren't super but for my level they serve their purpose - they stick to ceramic floor, dun slide and my feet dun slide on top of them when I do standard/heavy mode 1.5x songs (yes I'm new and yes I currently suck)....

[stuffmonger]

I'd go with a foam pad if metal is out of the equation.
There's also the red octane ignition 3.0.

I think the blueshark foam pad at mymybox.com is a well reputed pad. I can't say it's good as a fact though as I've never used a foam pad.

[Mystearica]

Does the foam pad stick to the floor (like the pads that come bundled up with the game)

I remember getting these pads ---> http://cgi.ebay.com/TWO-Dance-Revolution-Pad-DDR-Mats-for-Playstation-2-PS2_W0QQitemZ110268560243QQihZ001QQcategoryZ139969QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

And they suck 'cause they just slide over the floor >.....<

[stuffmonger]

According to the websites, they both have anti-slip coating materials on the bottom.

[Szalkow]

The anti-slip bottom on the foam pads should work very well on tile as long as the floor and pad are kept very clean. A little dust and dirt can send that pad sliding. It still may slide a little since it's pretty light, but for unusual steps such as fast jumps.

[Mystearica]

^U mentioned light weight pad - but the pad I played on that came bundled up probably weighed less than 1 pound



K just want to confirm this before I order because I'll be using my other Aunt's address in the US (and I don't want her house to be some postal office since I ordered 5 DDRs and a whole load of other games to her house)... so I'm gonna sound annoying and picky


The bundled pad had a white bottom surface that stuck to tile barely slid

http://cgi.ebay.com/TWO-PS2-DDR-MAX-Dance-Revolution-Extreme-PADS-FREE-SHIP_W0QQitemZ230268903196QQihZ013QQcategoryZ139969QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem <-- exact one I bought that did massive slips on any song standard+


The foam pad's bottom look like the ones I bought from eBay but you said they are coated with anti-slip material right


The following two pads say they are anti-slip but they look exactly like the ones I ordered and they are awfully cheap for non-slip pads
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Dance-Dance-Revolution-non-slip-PS1-PS2-dance-Pad_W0QQitemZ8256724223QQihZ011QQcategoryZ139969QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/DDR-Dance-Dance-Revolution-non-slip-PS1-PS2-Dance-Pad_W0QQitemZ280068209827QQihZ018QQcategoryZ139969QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

I'm mentioning these 'cause I'm pretty sure they are crap despite their "non-slip" talk... so I want to confirm which foam pad you guys are talking about



Makers aren't listed just version numbers and to someone who's ever order a foam pad I have no idea which is which and what's better or even how to interpret these
http://cgi.ebay.com/TWO-PS2-DDR-2-5-Dance-Revolution-Foam-MAX-SUPERNOVA-PAD_W0QQitemZ230268565589QQihZ013QQcategoryZ139969QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#mainpic
http://www.amazon.com/Revolution-DDRgame-Sensitive-No-Deluxe-Version/dp/B000IBOGII/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1215529506&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Dance-Revolution-Super-Deluxe-Version/dp/B000IBQLOU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1215529506&sr=8-3

[Szalkow]

The foam pads I'm talking about are the kind with the 1" dense foam inserts and zippers, as found with Level Six pads - they have rubbery gray material on the bottom.

It looks like you're looking at plastic pads and perhaps foam-base pads. The plastic-sheet pads that come bundled (I call them trashbag pads) will stick pretty well to clean, clingy surfaces since they're entirely plastic. I can't vouch for a foam-base pad (flat plastic with "non-slip" bottom) since I've never used one, and your specific pad may have a different material than what I found on my foam-inserts.

I imagine it wouldn't be hard to find all-plastic pads. You should be able to find the original pads non-bundled on eBay somewhere.

[Mystearica]

^Can you recommend me a site for the foam pad you're talking about so I can take a look at it.

[Szalkow]

There is no specific distributor, really. Just search eBay for foam insert pads. Check the images against those in the Pad Index thread to see if it's the right one. I got lucky and got great pads on my first try (a pair of level 6 dual-USB-PSX foam-insert pads for only $35).

The only foolproof solution, though, is to buy a CF, BlueShark, or build your own...

[Mystearica]

Sry I'm a NOOB here

So I'm confused... the ones I listed in the post above yours all have zippers and 1 inch padding inserted in them... >....<