huntingdad
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- Sep 15, 2025
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I've been using a trifold bed cover on my tundra for about 4.5 years. It has never been waterproof/dust proof and honestly is a piece of crap. The top is delamonating, one of the bars that latches a section down has fallen off twice and no longer usable, it's not secure from theft what so ever (even brand new), and the mounting brackets that hold the cover vertical so you can access the entire bed are made of plastic so good luck not driving 70 phone and them not breaking.
That being said I'm considering going to a waterproof/dust proof cap. I work out of my truck so being able to haul tools to job sites is always nice and half the time I have to fold the trifold due to tools being taller than my bed. My wife and I also hunt as well so being able to store gear 9n trips is awedully nice. Throw in a 17 month old daughter with the wife wanting another kid and it just makes sense to have better bed storage.
So far I've looked at the Smartcap brand and the Openroad brand. Both are very similar. I do like the ability to add a mesh panel behind the glass for extra security on the smart cap and they make a storage rack as well that bolts to the top of the cap. The downside is it's twice the peice of the openroad. That being said, I've had my truck broken into and not only did they steal what was in the cab they also stole our luggage out of the bed. It seems that if locked the smart cap would make it quite hard to quickly break into a vehicle.
Does anyone have any experince with either of these bed caps?
Muchly appreciated
That being said I'm considering going to a waterproof/dust proof cap. I work out of my truck so being able to haul tools to job sites is always nice and half the time I have to fold the trifold due to tools being taller than my bed. My wife and I also hunt as well so being able to store gear 9n trips is awedully nice. Throw in a 17 month old daughter with the wife wanting another kid and it just makes sense to have better bed storage.
So far I've looked at the Smartcap brand and the Openroad brand. Both are very similar. I do like the ability to add a mesh panel behind the glass for extra security on the smart cap and they make a storage rack as well that bolts to the top of the cap. The downside is it's twice the peice of the openroad. That being said, I've had my truck broken into and not only did they steal what was in the cab they also stole our luggage out of the bed. It seems that if locked the smart cap would make it quite hard to quickly break into a vehicle.
Does anyone have any experince with either of these bed caps?
Muchly appreciated
