Duck Boards or cheese mats

[bucko]

Can anyone verify positively if the military 181's used duck boards? I saw a military 181 for sale on the classifieds here a few weeks ago and it was advertised with having wood duck boards. Every military 181 that I've seen in Germany either had nothing on the floors, and only one example had the rubber "cheese mats".

So, what is "correct" for the military versions?

[Towel Rail]

I don't think (but am not positive) that 181's ever came with duckboards. They're more for people who want to pretend it's a Kubelwagon.
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[Ferretkona]

I understood the swimmwerwagon (I know I to have spelled that wrong) had the duck boards.

[kubelmann]

Duck Boards in a Type 181 (68-80) is an after market part. I did some research on the origin of the name "Duck Board" and came up empty. I got all kinds of long drawn out explanations from old school German experts and more opinions from WWII history experts. None of the information I gathers concured the facts or repeated an explanation. I finally gave up believing that noboby I have contact with has any real idea about the origin of the term duck board. I do have good evidence and a few pictures that suppport the theory that orginal wooden slatted floor sections came from the early Kubel vehicles.

[bucko]

I have an email into Ralf (our German parts supplier) to see if he has an answer. I'll post when he replies.

For the 181, I'm thinking cheese mats might be a possibility, but not the duck boards.