Quote Originally Posted by Colorado Osprey View Post
I sell them as well as have had them on my trucks. I currently have an Undercover UltraFlex which is a hard trifold. They can position all the way forward letting you use your whole bed without removing from vehicle. They are lockable with the tailgate. They are very waterproof. The downside is the exterior is aluminum which is prone to damage from hail. Not anything that makes it unusable, just dinged.
I have also had one piece hard tonneau covers which are the highest security but the most difficult with large loads or impossible if you plan to load a motorbike.
The best hard cover for the outdoorsman is a diamondback. You can load your atv or snowmobile on top of it.
I personally never liked the vinyl roll up style. Had one 20 years ago.
The aluminum roll up style is probably second to the hard folding but you end up with a big roll in the front when rolled up that gets in the way when loading big things or motorcycles.
Retrax, BAK, Truxedo and Extang are probably the other larger makers. There are smaller market players like ARE, American and Gator as well.
If you have a tool box or things you use your bed for you will find that those things will narrow down significantly which models will work for your truck.
I recommend sitting down with someone who sells them and figure out which one will work best for you.
I like the roll up style but I see that you lose some of the bed length. I like that it appears easy to use and locks. I want something that I can keep somewhat secure while on road trips or stopping at a restaurant on the way to camping or shooting. I was thinking about a topper until I saw some of these other bed cover options. I know the old ones really limited the usage of the bed. I have never had one before. My pickup truck took a crap on me last week and I am purchasing a "new to me" truck which is significantly newer than my old truck and I want to do a few things like this. My brother has the retrax, which he likes, and I think it's pretty rugged from what I've seen, I just wanted to know what else is out there. It will be for a 2017 RAM 1500.