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Another Bed Cover Option...

Eh... probably overpriced like a lot of them. Good find for someone I'm sure though.
 
PowerJrod said:
Eh... probably overpriced like a lot of them. Good find for someone I'm sure though.
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My neighbor bought one and he loves it and it will, most likely, be my next cover on my next tuck. You can get one for around $900. 100X better than any folding type cover on the market IMPO.
 
they talk about how they don't like their previous cover when it's open, but then don't include a picture of when this cover is open? weird.
 
There are some negatives for that design, one of them being that if something you're carrying in the bed slides up to the front, it's quite possible you cant open the cover without crawling under to move it. Plus any advertising for a cover that starts out with the words "no cover is really waterproof" has to give you some concern.
 
securityguy said:
My neighbor bought one and he loves it and it will, most likely, be my next cover on my next tuck. You can get one for around $900. 100X better than any folding type cover on the market IMPO.
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Eh...I like my quad fold cover ....$699 and I have full bed access. Plus I think the folding ones are a little more sturdy, stronger and more secure...or so I've been led to believe lol
 
bill-e said:
Plus any advertising for a cover that starts out with the words "no cover is really waterproof" has to give you some concern.
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Because there isn't a SINGLE cover on the market that can claim they are 100% waterproof. I have no issues with that statement at all since we all know they're telling the truth ;)
 
securityguy said:
Because there isn't a SINGLE cover on the market that can claim they are 100% waterproof. I have no issues with that statement at all since we all know they're telling the truth ;)
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You only open with a statement like that if you've had complaints and it's bad. My Gator Trax is for all practical purposes waterproof. Just a 6" wet spot by each rear corner which some weather striping at that corner will solve as it did on my '15. I expect the Retrax is the same.
 
bill-e said:
You only open with a statement like that if you've had complaints and it's bad. My Gator Trax is for all practical purposes waterproof. Just a 6" wet spot by each rear corner which some weather striping at that corner will solve as it did on my '15. I expect the Retrax is the same.
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You only open with a statement like that if it's bad??? Are you for real? This is actually an excellent product...please forgive them if they are trying to honest in their statements unlike many other manufacturers. People sometimes have unrealistic expectations and truly believe they can keep their bed 100% water tight. We're not talking about the Retrax anyway...we're talking about the Peragon. I am on my second Retrax with my 19 Ram and I LOVE them...they do allow a small amount of water to come in around the tailgate, but they all do and that's the point...they all do!
 
Just curious, how do you know that they are trying to be honest and not just setting expectations for their product?
 
bill-e said:
Just curious, how do you know that they are trying to be honest and not just setting expectations for their product?
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Aren't you the pessimist. I have trust in humanity and appreciate a company's honesty. Plus, I have first hand knowledge and experience with it.
 
My factory tri-fold does fine and seems like it’ll hold up for a good while. I don’t plan to get rid of it.

But I really liked the Access roll-up cover (from Agri-Cover) that spent 15 years on my previous truck. I had to replace the Velcro once, but it was only beginning to show wear after all that time (mostly outside). And the roll-up design gave me a small “pad” at the front of the truck bed when stowed to protect cargo and backlite. Also, no worries about dings in it (or my current cover) from dropped tree branches or hail.
 
SpeedyV said:
My factory tri-fold does fine and seems like it’ll hold up for a good while. I don’t plan to get rid of it.

But I really liked the Access roll-up cover (from Agri-Cover) that spent 15 years on my previous truck. I had to replace the Velcro once, but it was only beginning to show wear after all that time (mostly outside). And the roll-up design gave me a small “pad” at the front of the truck bed when stowed to protect cargo and backlite. Also, no worries about dings in it (or my current cover) from dropped tree branches or hail.
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I have not purchased a bed cover yet, as I'm still trying to wrap my brain around all options should I want to add bike racks. I really don't want to spend1400 on a retrax with the T-Slot and then need to purchase a full rack with T Slot mounts, then bike mounts.

You mention Access... I had an Access Lorado in my last truck(Colorado) for 4 years with zero problems, and it still looked great. Only problem was I could not mount a bar between bed rails to add some bike fork mounts. Even with all that- I would buy a Lorado for my Ram.

With my first truck- I had track mounted under front and sides of bed rail(Nissan Frontier) which was perfect for adding fork mounts.

Chris
 
securityguy said:
Aren't you the pessimist. I have trust in humanity and appreciate a company's honesty. Plus, I have first hand knowledge and experience with it.
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You have first hand knowledge and experience with it? Please help me understand if you own it or the Retrax in your signature as I’ve been looking at both. We have one Retrax on one of the family Rams and it has been flawless from day one but they can be a little pricey.
 
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NorthStar said:
You have first hand knowledge and experience with it? Please help me understand if you own it or the Retrax in your signature as I’ve been looking at both. We have one Retrax on one of the family Rams and it has been flawless from day one but they can be a little pricey.
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Just as another data point, I'm on my 6th year with a GatorTrax with the polycarbonate top here in New Hampshire. It looks and works like new and can be had for just over $1100
 
Do you need to use a key every time you want to open/close the GatorTrax/Retrax?
 
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