Idaboy
WKR
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- Oct 22, 2017
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My retrax leaks too.
I see what you mean about the crossbar. That really wouldn’t work for as much as I use my bed to haul stuff.Diamond Back SE with an 8" cross bin on my ranger
Made in the US with a LT warranty
Super secure, like you would need a crowbar and some time to get into it. With the locks set right, there's no smash and grab with the DB.
Real good water resistance.
Question is, what model truck you putting it on. Small truck is a real pain in the ass. The DB has a cross bar that the lids mount on. You can take the lids off, but you are left with the cross bar. That might be fine on a 6.5 or 8 foot bed. My 5 foot ranger, I'm not hauling much in that bed with the bar in place. Yeah you can remove the whole thing, again a PITA. And no way I'd haul a ATV on this cover like DB says you can. That looks so top heavy its not funny.
Do I hate it? Not at all, just know what your getting. If I had to do it again, I would have bought a cheaper tri fold. I had an extang or something like that on my f150. It was pretty decent, secure and held the water out pretty good. Big reason on a small truck, I can remove the cover myself and put it back on myself.
I know you wanted to avoid softcovers but my .02 cents based off having a softtopper on a truck for two years before I sold the truck. Holds up extremely well in the wind, make a solid back panel for cheap if you want full concealment, and security wise imo it has so many cross bars that even if someone tried to get it it would be near impossible unless you were ballsy trying to bust in. I would assume same with a hard tonneau. Kept waterfowl decoys, dog kennel and misc items in it throughout all last winter and lots more space than a tonneau.I would like to pick up some type of retractable or trifold bed cover for my pick up this year. Seems like most start out around $1,000 and up.
No soft covers. Want something that provides some security.
What do you have, what do you like, any good places to buy or lesser known models that are good value?
Whats the front piece you have on yours?Allot of people recommending diamondback, I have one. They are great, I love mine, but likely not what you are looking for. Retrax or Bakflip likely fit it better. With diamondbacks you can flip the individual panels back onto themselves. Open up 1/3 the bed for something larger. After that you are left with putting it on top or removing the crossbar. Now if you need to haul 1600lbs worth of ATV on your cover, nothing beats it.
It’s the “low profile cab guard”. Allows the front ATV tires to rest against it so they don’t go through your back window. Also super nice for catching wood and lots of other things I put on top.Whats the front piece you have on yours?