The Popular Soft Roll Up Type Tonneau covers the bed of your pickup truck. This is the least expensive cover and is easiest to install. This top of the line vinyl cover keeps your belongings hidden and of the weather. Look for reinforced edges and a woven polyester backing to limit sag and stretch. By keeping your valuables hidden a tonneau cover in effect discourages theft.
Many of these covers are easily installed by one person that are cut to the exact dimensions of your pick up truck. Some come with clamp-on rail systems which translates to no drilling, screws or adhesives. To speed up water run-off, pre-arched bows are used giving it a clean look. What is nice is that all visibile fasteners are hidden and the tailgate opens normally. There is no need to remove the roll up tonneau cover. Below are listed the various type of covers:
Roll-up Tonneau Covers This kind of roll up tonneau cover rolls up for effective storage and presents a tidy appearance. This pick up truck cover is attached with clamps and some require light drilling.
Retractable Tonneau Covers This type is a one of the multifaceted truck bed covers giving the flexibility of having a hard tonneau cover that carries with it the option of being able to haul larger items without entirely removing the cover from the pickup truck bed.
Fiberglass Tonneau Covers These are extremely weather tight and weather resistant but they increase the weigh and effect gas mileage. One needs to take off the whole cover in order to haul large objects and removal requires a bit of effort and usually the need for extra hands to negotiate the removal. Because of costly gasoline, these type covers will detract from your mileage.
Folding Tonneau Covers These are a great value and function as an alternative to expensive solid or retractable tonneau covers that has an inherant a removal difficulty. Since these type covers are hinged and folded, they may leak a little water into the pick up truck bed.
Aluminum Tonneau These covers are highly engineered. The big feature is these type truck covers have the flexibility of a hard cover and a removable cover. You will sacrifice some space for the canister storage at front of bed.
Retractor “Drop Down” Truck Bed Covers This type tonneau covers for pickup trucks cover makes room to access to the pickup truck bed without totally taking off the aluminum cover. The retractor cover can be locked down every twelve inches if required.
