To Cover Or Not To Cover That Is The Question

So having a nice shiny new truck the question of whether we put a tonneau cover on the back comes up. For the bulk of the time we own this truck we are going to be driving it as a daily run about so a tonneau cover makes sense:

• Stops the back filling up with snow which we would then need to dig out
• Can store stuff int he back without it getting covered in snow
• Can store stuff in the back that won’t get blown out when driving
• Reduces drag (night not really make much difference)
• Looks nicer

For when we are towing or taking the bikes or moving big stuff:

• Tonneau cover reduces the usable space in the back
• Bed bike racks have to fit under it
• They are not cheap and there a hundreds of different designs to choose from
• Certain designs block the back window when they are open

Tonneau covers come in many different forms:

Each has its benefits and draw back, so again off to Google to read a million reviews and to Copilot for descriptions and summaries. also asking everyone I knew with a truck on what they got.

In the end we decided on a hard rollup tonneau, which is basically a heavy duty vinyl cover that has many smaller crossbars inside that give it strength and rigidity so it can support a load (or a pile of snow) without getting pushed into the truck bed. Also the one we chose has a clever locking mechanism that when you close it locks the sides down so you have a safe place to put stuff.

canadatonneaucovers.com/products/revolver-x4s

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