Looking for opinions on tonneau cover

[mclousing]

As with any internet forum there is a wealth of information on everything (some right some wrong). BUt hoping this is an easy one. I currently have two swing out bed boxes, and I loved them until last night. Last night the screws that hold the front of hte boxes to the sidewall pulled out and left a nice 1 to 2 inch ripped out steel in the bed. So I am now done with those boxes.

I did a lot of reading on this box for bed storage, and the consensus seems to be to get heavy duty storage boxes or pack out type boxes from local hardware store and strap those down in the bed. With that I would like to get a tonneau cover to add a level of security, and they were not possible with the swing out cases. Since there is a plethera of choices out there, I think i narrowed it down to Rough Country Jeep Gladiator Hard Tri-Fold Flip-Up Tonneau Cover 49620500 (20-24 Jeep Gladiator JT) - Free Shipping (extremeterrain.com) , since it gives the highest level of access to the bed. Any issues or concerns with that cover?

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[El_conquistador]

I would not hesitate to buy it. From the research I did it’s a very nice unit. I went with a Gator as it was $100 cheaper but I almost pulled the trigger on the rough country myself.

 

[Minty JL]

Bang for the buck, this was great

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XMDHWJT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

 

[TheSolarWizard]

depending on your timeline and location I'll have a Backflip MX4 for sale around half that price this summer. probably July?

 

[Minty JL]

Timing is everything

 

[Minty JL]

Retractable is just easier if you use your truck as a truck

 

[mclousing]

Don't you loose 6 inches in the bed where it rolls up. Yes I know the tri told also consume space, but they are easy to fully remove.

 

[Minty JL]

Don't you loose 6 inches in the bed where it rolls up. Yes I know the tri told also consume space, but they are easy to fully remove.

The ease to remove makes all the difference

 

[Camaroboi13]

When it comes to covers, strictly China made for me. They all do the same thing.

I’m sure the RC one will be great though ??

 

[Stuntman Mike]

I am quite happy with my original tri fold and would select it (or something similar) again.

Retractable might be more handy but has the disadvantage that it can be opened with a knife.

 

[Bantam]

Had a roll-up, then my wife got me a trifold, and now my roll-up is back on because we’re renovating (again) and rolling up is easier to do than remove/reinstall/remove/reinstall.

I am quite happy with my original tri fold and would select it (or something similar) again.

Retractable might be more handy but has the disadvantage that it can be opened with a knife.

This is why I want my next tonneau to be a hard roll-up.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I am quite happy with my original tri fold and would select it (or something similar) again.

Retractable might be more handy but has the disadvantage that it can be opened with a knife.

Which can be opened with a screwdriver........ no cover other than something extremely solid, non-folding, non-rolling, etc. is all that protective.

Love my stock MOPAR cover - you can actually even leave it in place with a lot of truck tents, but 2 screws and it will pop off the truck if desired.

Neighbor had a trifold and hated it - he tried to give it away. We chatted about it a while and his experiences made me decide I'd not own one.

People shouldn't think anything other than a solid, one-piece cover is any security at all.

 

[ColaJoe]

As with any internet forum there is a wealth of information on everything (some right some wrong). BUt hoping this is an easy one. I currently have two swing out bed boxes, and I loved them until last night. Last night the screws that hold the front of hte boxes to the sidewall pulled out and left a nice 1 to 2 inch ripped out steel in the bed. So I am now done with those boxes.

I did a lot of reading on this box for bed storage, and the consensus seems to be to get heavy duty storage boxes or pack out type boxes from local hardware store and strap those down in the bed. With that I would like to get a tonneau cover to add a level of security, and they were not possible with the swing out cases. Since there is a plethera of choices out there, I think i narrowed it down to Rough Country Jeep Gladiator Hard Tri-Fold Flip-Up Tonneau Cover 49620500 (20-24 Jeep Gladiator JT) - Free Shipping (extremeterrain.com) , since it gives the highest level of access to the bed. Any issues or concerns with that cover?

I’ve had three of the roll up covers and had problems with all of them. They shift and become misaligned over time. The vinyl also rolled back and they eventually don’t lay flat. I switched to the roll lock cover and love it. It keeps everything dry and doesn’t block the rear window. The ability to add rails is nice as well.

 

[mclousing]

Ho hard is it to remove the retractable ones. I was focused on tri told since had that on my ram 1500, and my son and I could remove it (except for the rails in about 2 minutes. 5 minutes to put back on.

 

[Elwood Hydro Blues]

I did the rough country your link goes to-love it. The instructions are vague-did 4 install/uninstall/reinstall cycles over the course of 2 hours. once dialed in it is good-and I tried defeating the locks with various things, screw drivers etc. and couldn’t do it. But then it took 4 try’s to get right. Put your wx strip as far rearward as possible for best result.

i used the clamps since I don’t have the trail rails-so this makes for alittle extra tinkering.

it’s good. If I want the whole bed I can have it out in a few minutes-just 2 bolts to undo.

can’t say if it’s better or worse than others, but for the price point for the features seemed reasonable.

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