Truck bed covers?

[curtis rosche]

I know there's a huge market for truck bed covers and a lot of different options, my mother just bought a new truck and I'm trying to help her find a cover for the bed.
Cloth covers are out.
I'm trying to find a hard cover, either one peice or sectional. But one that can be easily taken off. I don't mind the initial installation, but it needs to be easy to take the cover off for her to go get a load of mulch and whatnot, and easy to put back on for goin camping.

Any suggestions where to look or products anyone has tried and liked?

[Michael Mahan]

are you looking for a shell type or a trunk deck lid type ?
I had the deck type many years ago that open the full bed like a car trunk & it was spring balanced Very easy to open by anyone had a key lock as well
it was gel coated like a boat was/is
all it took to remove was remove two pins & 2 men
had rubber seals so it was water tight
it was nice !
I even slept back there a few times when others were camping in tents & I was WAY more comfortable & sequire than they were
it rained they were soggy & I was high & dry

[Jerome Stanek]

we had a folding hard cover on one of our work trucks that you could take off in sections.

[Craig Coney]

Check out the ReTrax covers, I had one on my truck for 5 years before I changed to a topper. The cover rolls up into a canister at the front of the bed. I never had to take it off for mulch, or rock.

[James Conrad]

I have a Jackrabbit by Pace on my Tundra, about 5 years now. Hard cover, locks, spring loaded roll up and still works like new. My father-in-law has had one on his truck for over 12 years, still works great as well. Recommend it highly.

[George Bokros]

Extang Revolution. I have one. It is a soft cover that rolls up and has straps to secure it in the rolled up position. Rolls and unrolls easily.

The metal roll up ones like Jack Rabbit take up ~ 1 foot of bed space and are very pricey. I would love one but loosing 1 ft of bed space on my Ranger with a 6 ft bed is loosing too much for me. I have had my Extang Revoluton will be six years this summer and still looks great.

George

[Mark P. Miller]

Is there a specific reason why a soft tonneau cover is out? I prefer them over most options, especially with being able to just roll them up out of the way when there's a taller/bigger load to deal with.

I don't know of any hard covers that will be really that easy to get on and off conveniently on a regular basis. Most of them just clamp on, but even the hard covers can get heavy.

[curtis rosche]

Is there a specific reason why a soft tonneau cover is out? I prefer them over most options, especially with being able to just roll them up out of the way when there's a taller/bigger load to deal with.

I don't know of any hard covers that will be really that easy to get on and off conveniently on a regular basis. Most of them just clamp on, but even the hard covers can get heavy.

The soft covers are out cause we've always seen them ripped or leaking, or heard they are hard to stretch to clip on.

We were also thinking the hard tops would look better on a platinum white 2013 f150 4door lariat. The solid cover is an option, But the Jack Rabbit or a sectional hard top would be easy for a 50+ yr old woman to take off and put on by herself

[Rich Riddle]

I have had several covers for trucks. My F150 has Bak Flip on it and it's by far the best cover. You don't have to remove it, just flip it back and lock it in place if you want it there. They are phenomenal covers. You can lock your gate and thereby lock your items inside. Every one who sees it loves it.

http://www.bakfliptonneaucover.com

[Matt Meiser]

Another Bak Flip vote here but be careful what you buy. Mine is closing in on 5 years old and has the metal skins. There's a few scraches and dents inside and a couple hail dings on the outside but overall still looks great. I've read complaints about the composite skinned ones. My 11yo daughter has been able to operate my Bakflip for a few years now if she climbs in the bed. I can do it outside.

THI (Extang) just announced (JUST as in it was published online in the Ann Arbor news today) they are acquiring Bak Industries. Extang also makes great products so I see this as a good thing. Their support has been great as well. Someone stole a bow off an Extang soft cover I previously had and the replacement was very reasonable and they were fine with me picking it up instead of shipping since they are local.

[curtis rosche]

Matt, how hard is it to take out if you wanted to remove the "roll" of the cover?

[Matt Meiser]

2 knobs underneath. 2 brackets would be sticking into the bed off the side rails, which would remove by an additional 6 bolts on the clamps. But I only removed mine once--to transfer it from one truck to the "new" one. It will fold up against the back window allowing fully use of the bed, and actually provide some protection to the rear window if carrying a larger load. I really can't think of any reason why you'd need to remove it.

There's a couple drain tubes that they say to run into plugs that exist at the front of the bed. I found they fit through small holes on the sides near the top front corners perfectly and are much less obtrusive.

[Greg Peterson]

I have a fleet of twenty five Toyota Tacomas that I use Truxedo covers on. They are fully adjustable, get plenty tight (bounce a quarter off it) and rolls out of the way in seconds. These trucks are driven all day, five days a week, are not garaged and I've not had any problem with rips or tears.

[John Sanford]

Peragon - their bed covers are highly regarded over on F150Online

https://www.peragon.com/photos/ford-truck-bed-covers/

[George Bokros]

The Peragon cover looks amazing. Now if my Extang was failing Peragon would be my replacement.

George