tonneau covers

I have a Pace Edwards Full Metal Jacket roll type tonneau cover. Advantage is it can be locked about every 12". I can pull it back just in front of the hitch when towing the 5er to hide things in front of the hitch. Or all the way back over the hitch when not towing. Along with locking the tailgate it does provide some security for items in the bed. Disadvantages are it does take up some space at the front of the bed, and it does leak some at the tailgate since it just presses against it when closed.

No noise.

I had an Extang soft tri-fold cover on my first truck. It was light weight and easy to use but fluttered at speed. It was pretty water tight but not very secure. My current cover is a Bakflip G2. It is sturdy (I can walk on it)and pretty secure. The rail design also allows me to use a bed rack without interfering with operation of the cover. It is heavy, expensive, and no more water tight than the soft cover though. I would still buy another.

CKNSLS wrote:
I am not aware of any covers-including the one mentioned in the post above this one (maybe fiberglass) that are 100% waterproof.

Neighbour was trading in his truck and asked if I wanted his year old GM soft tonneau cover for $200. I've had it about 6 weeks now, it's seen many rainstorms, a couple of truck washes, and although it may not be 100% waterproof I'd say it is 99% waterproof. :B Glad I didn't waste $1000 for a hard cover. ;)

I am not aware of any covers-including the one mentioned in the post above this one (maybe fiberglass) that are 100% waterproof.
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Geez, I haven't done a scientific measurement of whether it is 99% or 100% waterproof so you have me there. All I can say is that the dust in the bed from those backcountry roads like Cinnamon Pass has not been dampened since we got back to FL with daily rainfall (16 inches last month). That @#!%$ rollup was getting everything in the back wet. The rusty tools were the final straw.

I have a cheap one made in America, which I think is nice.


https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0182T2530/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is the second one of these I've had. No significant leaking, even at a commercial car wash.

It does flap a little at speed, but no big deal.

I've got a soft tonneau, but it has a 'flip top' feature, so it's like a hard tonneau for access, but it's still just a soft cover..

I had a rollup one on before, and that just sucked as far as access goes.. Always have to peel it up to get into the bed..

Never had a fold up type, so can't say on that, but once I got the flip top one, that's all I would use now..

My Dad has a hard tonneau cover, and it flips up the same as mine, but it's so dang heavy, it takes about 30 minutes to remove..

If I want to remove mine, it takes about 2 minutes...

It's not 100% water proof, but keeps most of the water out when it rains.. I've got a Bed Rug in it, so that just makes it even nicer...

Anyway, it works for me and I don't want a full on canopy, and this is the best compromise between then all..

Good luck!

Mitch

I have a BakFlip three fold solid cover. It is 99% waterproof. If I took the time to use some silicone or similar it would pretty much be waterproof. Theses are great covers but they are not cheap. The advantage of a hard vs. soft is the hard ones are more secure. The soft ones can be sliced with a knife.

I am not aware of any covers-including the one mentioned in the post above this one (maybe fiberglass) that are 100% waterproof.

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When I bought my truck I got the factory installed roll-up cover. I was a PITA. It leaks, you couldn't hitch up and roll the cover over the front part of the bed to protect what's up there from rain. It was impossible to lock it in place against 63 mph winds.

I finally bought a tyger trifold (fairly cheap). It does not leak. You can lock it in place partly folded up. You can't walk on it like some of the much more expensive rigid trifolds but it was less than $300 and does what I need it to do.