basic nylon ground cloth that doesn't do anything special, so not really worth buying. It is compact and packable and does provide a barrier between your tush and the ground, so it lives up to that claim. It doesn't do well in softer ground like sand, since it just sinks and the little integrated ground pegs don't do anything to prevent sinking. The blanket seems to stain easily and everything seems from dirt, dust, grass, and sand seem to cling to it. I'm not sure the size of the people Matador claims for two person, but it isn't good for anythign but one bum unless you are really hugging each other. It isn't a picnic blanket, for example, where you are going to sit and have space to set your bottle of Veuve Clicquot. What is with the unnecessary stitched squares?
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