Well, after going round and round with myself I finally finished with days before going out to set up my deer stand. HuntingDave suggested camping/gym mats which seemed a good idea but I talked myself out of using them. I couldn't find any reviews on durability in the type of environment hunting and fishing present. I decided to go with vinyl like you see in cargo areas in campers and garage floors. I used vinyl glue and staples. Again no durability reviews so we will see how it holds up. The sqeak factor did not cross my mind though and I will say going again with carpet would have been much easier! Come on hunting season.