I am getting a wet slip to use on the weekends while down at the campground. It will only be docked on the weekends while I am there. I pull it out and park it when I leave. I will be in the same slip all year, with the option of keeping that slip year to year, however, I do not own this dock, so I don't want to put a lot of money into dock bumpers for the front and sides of the dock. Does anyone have any suggestions on some homemade dock bumper ideas, or what can be used that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. I see a lot of people have a material that is nailed (has to be stainless steel or I would think it would rust) in a wave pattern where the material is waved out about 2 inches or so. I found that material, but it was roughly $70 for every 18' of dock. This dock is fairly large in size for a lake dock. Much longer than my 21' boat, and it would take several hundred dollars using this material. More than I want to spend for a weekend dock I don't own. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.