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I have only owned three trucks in my 35+ of driving, and just ordered my 4th (F250 Lariat). I have always had a cap on my trucks, but I'm getting a little to old to be climbing back there to sleep/camp. My current truck has the Leer 100XQ with a Leer Locker. It is super nice, and has served me well, but I hardly ever use the Locker. I have Undercover Swing Cases and love them!!! Will be putting new ones in the new truck. I have been searching reviews of Tonneau covers and can't decide if I want the retractable or folding kind. I know I don't want the big fiberglass lid type of tonneau (don't like the look). I live in the desert (Las Vegas), and we get super hot!! I know for a fact that I don't want something soft and made of vinyl. I would love to hear some feedback on what you all have (Pros and Cons). I will keep this truck 15+ years, so I would like something to last that long. Also, would like to have the ability to add Tule racks or something similar. Thanks in advanced!
I have a tri fold solid one that's identical to an extang. It's the same exact thing without the extang name on it. But I got it on ebay for much cheaper than an extang and i've had them on 2 different trucks. Great covers.
You can open the tailgate with the tonneau closed. And it doesn't block the rear window. The first one I had I paid $660 for. The 2nd one I still have and paid about $350.
I really like Diamondback. Had one on my previous truck I sold my dad. I'll be getting one for my F250 in the near future. Very secure, tough and versatile. Won't have to worry about the heat either as it's all metal
I've always gone with hard top roll up covers for a few reasons. The tailgate can be opened and closed with the cover closed, you can stand up in the bed when loading things (as opposed to caps), roll ups are not as heavy as tri fold type hard covers, and roll ups don't block your rear window when opened up like tri folds do. The first cover I had was a Pace Edwards canister style roll up, and I wouldn't get that type again. The canister takes up quite a bit of bed space and mine started seizing up making it difficult to open in winter. The Bakflip rollup style is the kind I have now and the new truck will get the same style when it gets here. It's a simple durable cover that is easy to use and just works for me.
I had 2 trucks with caps then I decided to go with the Diamondback bed cover on my latest Super Duty. I mounted a Rocky Mounts track on the top so I could put bikes up there. It's worked for a while, but I just went back to a cap and took the Diamondback off the truck. I'm going with a Cargo Glide setup also so no crawling into the bed to fish gear out against the front wall, just pull out the drawer. I got the cap on last week, I get the Cargo Glide this week and the Diamondback is in the garage for the time being. I wanted to expand my lockable storage area.
I currently have the Bak Revolver X2 on my ‘18 F150. I actually transferred it over from my ‘15, so it’s about 7 years old and has held up pretty well. The newest generation is the X4 and I’ll be going with that on my new F250.
Diamondback here with bed slide. It essentially turns your bed into a flat bed if you need to haul, but still gives you a place to store all your stuff. It was recommended on this site and I’m glad I got it. Had several pallets of heavy stuff on it and 1100lb bag of feed.
in a car wash a little water will make it in the cracks where the bed step pull out is on top of tailgate but it just runs down the tailgate. This thing makes your bed very water tight.
All depends on what you need to carry for the majority of the time. If it all fits at the bed rails or less, go with a cover. If you tend to haul larger items that would stick up above the bed, go with a topper. I had a Diamondback HD on my 2002 that was on the truck for about 17 years. The only thing I did was replace the rubber gasket during that time. I live in the higher desert regions so we can see very high temps and the Diamondback did fine. I have a Leer topper on the 98 and a black Diamondback HD cover on the 19. I thought about going with a topper for the 19 but a crew cab/long bed with a topper is a bit much (meaning I don't really care for the styles available) and I don't need one that much so if I do need to haul something larger and keep it secure or out of the weather, I use the 98.
1989 Ford F350 regular cab long box = a deep tool box behind rear window.
1999 Ford F350 SCLB = Gemtop canopy with tailgate removed and back panel with door.
2008 F350 CCLB = back to a deep tool box behind rear window.
2019 F350 CCLB = Diamondback 270.
If I need to haul large items = I have a couple trailers.
Everything is secure and out of sight under the Diamondback.
I have only owned three trucks in my 35+ of driving, and just ordered my 4th (F250 Lariat). I have always had a cap on my trucks, but I'm getting a little to old to be climbing back there to sleep/camp. My current truck has the Leer 100XQ with a Leer Locker. It is super nice, and has served me well, but I hardly ever use the Locker. I have Undercover Swing Cases and love them!!! Will be putting new ones in the new truck. I have been searching reviews of Tonneau covers and can't decide if I want the retractable or folding kind. I know I don't want the big fiberglass lid type of tonneau (don't like the look). I live in the desert (Las Vegas), and we get super hot!! I know for a fact that I don't want something soft and made of vinyl. I would love to hear some feedback on what you all have (Pros and Cons). I will keep this truck 15+ years, so I would like something to last that long. Also, would like to have the ability to add Tule racks or something similar. Thanks in advance!
Honestly, I have and like both. I have a Leer with Thule roof racks and the headliner for use in the winter months and have a Lund Genesis Elite Tri-Fold Tonneau for towing our 5th wheel/summer months. The tonneau is a twill material, not a vinyl. Pretty durable. Works for us. And I have Thule racks for cab when we take kayaks with our 5th.
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