Extang Tonneau Covers -- Got You Soft Covered

Many trucks carry Extang Tonneau Covers. They may be the leading seller of truck bed covers. Partly maybe because most of what they sell are soft covers. The low cost soft covers offer a lot of value at a low cost. Here are the types of Extang covers and what you should look for in the different models.

Extang offers mostly soft covers but in a whole host of models. How can there be so many types of soft covers? Basically Extang offers several roll up covers of different designs but also a tilt forward soft tonneau too. You can also choose from quite a few different colors for your tonneau in one of several different styles.

As for the variations in soft covers, the differences even in soft covers exist in the closure methods for one. How you close the sides and back of the cover determines to some degree how easy the cover is to use as well as how well it keeps out water. Standard and low in price are snap closing covers. But if you've ever dealt with snaps, you know the potential frustration with that.

So Extang builds pickup bed covers with other closure methods too. Each eliminates the snaps and substitutes other methods of closing the sides. That account for several of the model choices.

To keep soft covers tight presents another challenge. Different models use various tension schemes to keep covers tight and sharp looking. Practically speaking, tight covers shed water instead of collecting it in pools too. Getting the covers tight while still allowing easy access accounts for more model variation.

But finally, you can choose hard bed covers from the company also. Two models fold forward in sections for locking protection as a hard cover. With these you get vault-like security in a moderately priced unit that gives you easy access to the entire bed and easy hauling of tall cargo.

Extang Tonneau Covers are mostly of the soft cover varieties. The many models differ in side seal and closure designs. They offer mostly low and moderately priced covers and that may explain their position as a top selling brand.