Bedliners revisited

I thinking of re-trucking, and therefore revisiting the bedliner question. On my old truck, I had a polyethylene liner, and had some problems with the camper shifting. Some put this down to the bedliner. So I paid the $$ for LineX. There was no difference, camper still shifted until I made some guide rails to keep it in place.

On the new truck I am thinking of going back to a PE liner. The Pros seem to be: protects the bed against dents, protects the paint against scratches, less costly than Linex, looks better. Negatives: have to cut holes to put in trailer connectors, can trap rain if you park downhill. On the LineX, the Pros seem to be: don't have to reach through holes for connectors/holddowns. The Cons: Costs more, doesn't protect against dents, makes everything difficult to disassemble, fades quickly and unevenly in the sun.

One of the objections to a PE liner is that it eats the paint. This is true if you put it in without a liner liner. With a liner liner, the paint will not get eaten or scratched. When I pulled it from my 16 year old truck to do the LineX, the paint was showroom new.

Maybe there are benefits to the LineX I have not thought of or considered? A lot of people seem to like it but I'm not seeing it right now.