Rained again today, opened the Retrax Pro XR and the bed was dry a few drops fell in while I moved it and watched as the water drained down the drain tubes, some water did drip in from the front of the bed but not much and that I must assume is due to opening it with rain on the top. So I am pleased with the dry bed so far.
I got one too, took about 30 minutes to put on yesterday, raining all day today, can report back how waterproof it is!Well I don't think anyone else is getting a Lomax Tri-fold but mine arrived today as I ordered it thinking I might have my truck by now. It is STILL 2 weeks away! I'll share pics eventually and answer q's if anyone has them when the time comes. Should only take an hour to install.
This (urethane finish) was only $710 out the door including tax and shipping, beating Amazon by almost $250.
Got it for the low profile, no drain tubes (seals over the rails) and tool-less removal when needed. I will weigh it tomorrow.
https://www.agricover.com/lomax/
Product link if anyone is curious.
My wife and I love the revolver we had on the 2016, luckily it swapped over.
Thanks for the review. I live in Connecticut, and it gets plenty cold in the winter, though nowhere near as cold as what you see in Alaska. You mention that "I still have to seal this one in some places but it’s mostly around the tailgate" - would you mind sharing what it is you do?My wife and I love the revolver we had on the 2016, luckily it swapped over.
The retrax sound awesome, and I wonder how it works with snow and winter weather.
For whatever it’s worth, the revolver isn’t the best in freezing temp, if you’re going to leave it outside and hope roll the cover for access to the full bed. The cover gets stiff and doesn’t really roll up. Hardly if ever ran into the problem, just once recently, my mom bought Costco furniture and I had to roll it up in town to carry her sofa. Otherwise it’s a rare issue.
It’s my favorite cover I’ve had over the years and definitely recommend.
I still have to seal this one in some places but it’s mostly around the tailgate.
Sure, I’ll take a picture of my 2016 tailgate to show what I did there and so far where I added on the 2021.
What issues do you have with water leaking in?Just installed the Gator HR1, rolling "hard" cover and am very impressed so far. Originally I was going to go with a retractable with integrated grooves/rails for a Yakima rack but backed off for a couple of reasons:
The Gator will allow me to roll it up for bulkier loads, takes 1 minute to unlatch and remove and when rolled up would still allow me to load my dirtbikes without interference.
- Takes up bed space when retracted
- More expensive
- More difficult to remove when not needed from what I researched.
Tailgate still drops nicely with the remote when the cover is fully closed.
I also have an Adarac Contour ladder/utility rack coming in to carry my ladders, kayaks and other toys. The Contour is specifically designed to accommodate many folding/rolling covers.
Looks great, I have one coming (takes 3 weeks apparently). Can you explain your statement about positioning and how that helps water/theft concerns positioning it further forwards? I'm surprised someone hasn't come up with a way to theft proof these a little more....Undercover Armorflex Tri-Fold Bed Cover, has line-x top and is more durable that just about anything else w/5yr warranty, works with power tailgate and doesn't really leak ($1100)
Really happy with this bed, and the Line-X on the top is a major bonus. The rubber sides have 'the fold creases' in them, but it's because it's a 2-day old install... heat and time will cause it to normalize.
I have no issues with leaks (so far) as it's rained but not super-hard, and as you can see I have it set so it covers just over the tailgate (to help stop leaking and theft methods) but not enough to keep the tailgate from automatically opening on command.
Undercover Armorflex is made by the same parent company that makes the cheaper BAKFlip line, but other than that they aren't really related. This cover costs about $100 more than the BAK's, but totally worth it in my opinion.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08L44S5DM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Undercover Armorflex Tri-Fold Bed Cover, has line-x top and is more durable that just about anything else w/5yr warranty, works with power tailgate and doesn't really leak ($1100)
Really happy with this bed, and the Line-X on the top is a major bonus. The rubber sides have 'the fold creases' in them, but it's because it's a 2-day old install... heat and time will cause it to normalize.
I have no issues with leaks (so far) as it's rained but not super-hard, and as you can see I have it set so it covers just over the tailgate (to help stop leaking and theft methods) but not enough to keep the tailgate from automatically opening on command.
Undercover Armorflex is made by the same parent company that makes the cheaper BAKFlip line, but other than that they aren't really related. This cover costs about $100 more than the BAK's, but totally worth it in my opinion.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08L44S5DM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Now I dont know whether to buy the Bakflip Mk4 or this one.... Installation seem to be identical:Undercover Armorflex Tri-Fold Bed Cover, has line-x top and is more durable that just about anything else w/5yr warranty, works with power tailgate and doesn't really leak ($1100)
Really happy with this bed, and the Line-X on the top is a major bonus. The rubber sides have 'the fold creases' in them, but it's because it's a 2-day old install... heat and time will cause it to normalize.
I have no issues with leaks (so far) as it's rained but not super-hard, and as you can see I have it set so it covers just over the tailgate (to help stop leaking and theft methods) but not enough to keep the tailgate from automatically opening on command.
Undercover Armorflex is made by the same parent company that makes the cheaper BAKFlip line, but other than that they aren't really related. This cover costs about $100 more than the BAK's, but totally worth it in my opinion.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08L44S5DM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Either way, I you need to get it from truckalterations.com! Go over to the "other" forum and PM user truckalter (he is the owner, Luke) and ask what the forum member price quote would be on whichever you decide (they carry them all). My full out the door (tax and california shipping) was over about $250 less than Amazon (as a reference) for my Lomax. He sent an invoice via email, and it showed up in about a week.
