Retractable vs Folding Hard Covers
I have a new 3/4 ton truck and I am looking for a hard bed cover. I like the retractables best, with the 2 main negatives being the space the canister takes up in the front of the bed and the price. T...
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In our situation, at various times we have an empty bed, a B&W RVK3600 5th Wheel Hitch, a Polaris RZR 800, or other items in the bed.
We had a TonnoPro HardFold on there and it's a great cover - except for two things. One - You REALLY have to torque the 4 latches down to hold it on, and even then it can slide around if you are going over really bumpy inclines, and two - it's very inconvenient to remove it when loading the RZR in the bed. It also means that when you get to the trailhead or wherever, you can't cover up the ramps and other items you leave in the bed.
The rolling systems with a storage canister are another issue. The canisters are usually pretty fragile, and it's easy to have the RZR shift or have someone pull a little too far forward and hit it.
We just installed a BakFlip Fibermax. In the fully flipped-up position there is enough room to load up the RZR - no need to remove it. It then flips back down and can hide the ramps and other items when away from the truck. Haven't had the chance to test it in the rain (we only installed it last Saturday).
They talk about it protecting the rear window in the flipped-up position. For us, that hasn't been an issue - however it did take a hit when we had the RZR in there. It moved a little forward on the drive. It dented the back of the BakFlip but it still sits level on the truck and appears to seal fine. We will know more in a month or so, but I'm impressed so far.
We had a TonnoPro HardFold on there and it's a great cover - except for two things. One - You REALLY have to torque the 4 latches down to hold it on, and even then it can slide around if you are going over really bumpy inclines, and two - it's very inconvenient to remove it when loading the RZR in the bed. It also means that when you get to the trailhead or wherever, you can't cover up the ramps and other items you leave in the bed.
The rolling systems with a storage canister are another issue. The canisters are usually pretty fragile, and it's easy to have the RZR shift or have someone pull a little too far forward and hit it.
We just installed a BakFlip Fibermax. In the fully flipped-up position there is enough room to load up the RZR - no need to remove it. It then flips back down and can hide the ramps and other items when away from the truck. Haven't had the chance to test it in the rain (we only installed it last Saturday).
They talk about it protecting the rear window in the flipped-up position. For us, that hasn't been an issue - however it did take a hit when we had the RZR in there. It moved a little forward on the drive. It dented the back of the BakFlip but it still sits level on the truck and appears to seal fine. We will know more in a month or so, but I'm impressed so far.
