No hurry as I said earlier yes mine is a hard cover that I modified to fit with a cross bed toolbox. I like what I did because I did not want to have stuff all up at the front of the bed, a toolbox you can open close without problems and keep stuff handy. The cover then provides the security you would want for suitcases or groceries. I also picked up at a yard sale a bed extender, thus I can keep suitcases, ice chests, groceries at the rear and not have to crawl forward to pull them back. I still have the full bed length for lumber whatever and everything is locked when the tailgate is up and locked along with the cover.
Again the idea was to have the best of all worlds security and bed space, and access convenience.