Lightweight quickly eliminated most options, including bamboo and most cork which topped the list.
Flexible in order to move with the trailer eliminated most of the rest.
It came down to self adhering cork, which unfortunately didn't seem like it would hold up to wet feet or bikes and the abuse of dragging coolers and gear in and out, so scratched that from the list.
Vinyl was easy to scratch due to the PVC and VOCs that would off-gas and create an unhealthy indoor environment.
In the end, while it didn't even make my initial list, laminate won. It is fairly lightweight, very durable, flexible and affordable. While not the greenest of materials, most manufactures now have a "green" line that offers low VOC embedded adhesives and comprehensive production recycling standards. I also decided to nail rather than glue the laminate, and because if the small space (about 60 square feet) I was able to use laminate with interlocking panels and nail around the edges that will eventually be covered by moulding.
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