Best retractable bed cover?
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From: north carolina
Best retractable bed cover?
Hey guys,I have a 05 f-250 short bed crew cab and wont to secure things in bed,wondering if anyone has a retactable bed cover how,do you like it ?what kind do you have?retrax,jack rabbit,full metal jack rabbit,rollbak??thanks for your help
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I got the Perigon. Lockable and aluminum. If I didn't have the V tailgate for my 5th wheel, it wouldn't get ANY water inside. Nice to be able to roll it back just a little to put taller stuff in the truck. Look at it at peragon.com
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Not that it applies to hard retractables, but I'm with Muktown... I love my access roll up. 400 bucks, real good investment. I don't have any experience with them, but I've heard good things about retrax.
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I have the Pace Edwards Jackrabbit & it seems to work as well as can be expected. It looks good & conceals any cargo in the bed. It can be locked but could be broken into if anyone wanted to bother. It cost $1,000 installed. The hard cover Jackrabbit was $500 more. I priced a retrax at $1,200.
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For what I use a cover for the "Fold-A-Cover" is the one I like best. Easy to install & remove if you need to (one man job, 10 min.) It locks locks tailgate too. Is weather resistant ( I have had snow manage to blow in during a REALLY bad storm) . It is strong enough that you can carry things ON it or even use it as a platform & stand on it. Opens from the front or back. Can travel open. And it sounds cheaper then most hard covers.
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I have the Jackrabbit. Havent had any problems with it, I would recommend it to anyone that wants to still be able to use there bed in a moments notice. Well worth the money. Dont remember how much I paid for it, thats either old age or not wanting to remember. Probally a little of both, had it for about a year.
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I have the 'Sportsmaster' soft roll-up. Got it about four years ago. I'm not unhappy with it, but it has no provision to stay partially rolled down/up when I want to cover the forward part of the bed when I'm hooked up to my 5th and want something covered.
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I have the rollnlock it was the only one that could support weight (250lb) it was on my 99 long bed when i bought my 05 short bed i order shorter rails from Rollnlock for $100 and reinstalled it. it has been in service for 7 plus year and hads had no problem at all. when i bought it i had a fifth wheel and could lock it at four locations