RavensburgerGiant Stow And Go, 500

I really like this - it’s good quality (which is expected from Ravensburger) and not too thin like others. I fit a 3000 piece Ravensburger puzzle easily!To those who say that the puzzles stick to the felt fabric - that’s the point! It prevents slippage and keeps all your pieces where you left them when rolled!

Es útil y práctico. Caben 2 rompecabezas de 1000 piezas perfectamente y podrían entrar otros 2 sin problema. Es un paño con estática al que se adhiere el rompecabezas y puedes enrollarlo después de ponerlo.

This meets my need well. I live in a small retirement cottage and the only table is my dinning room table. So I have to be able to take my puzzle down in progress and store it away. The felt roll has limitations, but after some practice and planning, it works well for me. Here is what I have learned from using it:1. It takes time to roll and unroll and is best done by an adult. If you work on your puzzle in short periods of time, you won't like this. I usually work on my puzzle for about 2 or 3 hours once a week. So spending a few minutes getting set up and putting it away is fine.2. It works best on the parts of the puzzle that are finished, not the loose pieces. I went to a party store and bought cheap lightweight plastic serving trays that I use to lay out the loose pieces. I can sort them by color on the different trays and the trays stack for easy and compact storage. I especially like the trays for a big puzzle so that I don't have to bend over a large table looking for a piece; I just go through my trays which I can do from one seated position.3. Try to place the puzzle so that it stays about 3 inches away from an edge on the felt. Pieces very close to the edge are more likely to fall out.4. Roll the puzzle tightly. About midway across the puzzle, some parts of the puzzle may begin to buckle (especially border pieces in an unfinished part of the puzzle). Just separate the pieces and let them overlap slightly as you go. It will be easy to reattach the pieces when you unroll it.5. Unroll very slowly. A few pieces will stick to the felt and you can nudge them off with your fingers as you unroll.6. Iron the felt when you take it out of the box the first time to flatten the creases. After a few uses you won't be able to see the creases at all.7. The roll can be stored vertically or horizontally if it is rolled tightly and you don't leave a lot of loose pieces in the roll.

Great to stow the puzzles and to stow them and when you reopen it the puzzle reamins intact

If you like making large, time consuming puzzles then this is perfect. I like making complicated 1000+ piece puzzles but rarely have more than 1 hour at a time to give. Which basically means I have to leave the partly finished puzzle on the floor or table for weeks on end. First, I usually need the space for something else. Also, this results in lots of dust gathering, and mainly, losing pieces. This mat is awesome. The pieces stay put, pretty well, on it and it's so simple to inflate the tube and roll up the mat. All my pieces stay put and since it's a nice large mat, I can make the puzzle in fragments and have enough space for that. I love it!