Hooking Up with a Bed Cover

I Take a simple spring clamp and clamp it to the hitch. There is a large bolt on my hitch right in the center that I clamp it to!
The spring clamp (think heavy duty clothes pin)extends up high enough that I can see it over the cover. Essentially the clamp marks the center of the hitch allowing me to see it from the cab.
I simply align the clamp with the pin on the trailer. No mirrors,no cameras,very simple.

I have a bak flip also and I put a piece of blue painters tape on the inside of the folded panel that is on top after folding. It is in the center of the panel lined up with the center of the hitch. Works great and is easy to see from the drivers seat.

Just for this purpose I put a small piece of white tape on the bottom center of my rear view mirror, a small piece of white tape on the bottom center of my rear sliding window and a small piece of white tape on the forward facing, center, and upper portion of my hitch. All I do is line up all pieces of tape while looking in my rear view mirror and slowly back up toward the hitch. I can usually back within a few inches of the connect point on the first try. This simple method is like lining up the sights on a rifle: align the front and rear sights (mirror and back window) to the target (white tape on hitch). If you can not see your hitch, try putting the tape on the part of your pin box that you can see from the driver seat. You asked for simple ideas, so here is what works for me.

Lakeside

rtazz17 wrote:
I have a bak flip cover too.I put a mirror on the nose of fiver to see hitch.Works great.5 bucks.

How did you attach it and do you leave it attached?

I have a roll up cover. Even without it I can't see my hitch with a crew cab shortbox truck. No big deal. I use a couple reference points on the trailer with my mirrors and I get out a couple times to check it before I hitch. It's the only way I have ever done it..

B.O.

I have a bak flip cover too.I put a mirror on the nose of fiver to see hitch.Works great.5 bucks.

I have the BakFlip as well. My truck window has the center slider. I line up the edge of that window with the edge of the pin box; works for me. I suppose you could also make a mark on the cover fora target.

At our local auto parts store I got a rear camera so I can view everything.. It can be mounted so you can see the fifth wheel.