Hard Tonneau Covers -- 3 Choices

For the best durability and security you may choose to look just at hard tonneau covers rather than the soft versions. Then you have a choice of the three different types of tonneau covers as described in the below paragraphs. Believe it or not, getting these to your house is so easy it makes sense to order form some of the online suppliers. You gain a couple of ways by ordering online. First of all, you have the ultimate selection. You can get any kind of style or brand available. Also the cover gets delivered right to your door and often times for no charge. That's right, shipping is free for most pickup truck covers purchases.

Here are the three types of hard covers.

Tilt forward bed covers can't be beat for sleek good looks. That's certainly a strong point of the tilting covers. These turn a pickup bed to a giant locking trunk. That's for the best of security and the best of weather protection. Worth a look in fiberglass tonneaus is the Gaylord brand. Another tilt cover is the Undercover. It has the same tilt forward design as the Gaylord but the material you get is a plastic, not fiberglass. That makes for great impact resistance but at less weight. A full-size pickup bed cover only weighs in at 58 pounds.

One of the limitations of tilt up tonneau is, just like a car trunk, tall cargo won't fit under a closed lid. If you haul taller cargo a better option may be a folding cover. Offered in hard material including fiberglass and plastic these covers offer many of the advantages of the tilt models but better access to the bed especially for tall items. The Extang Solid Fold is and example as are models from Torzatop as well as the BakFlip tonneau. Another plus to the folders is moderate price as well. These too are delivered to customers every day and usually delivery is at no cost to the buyer.

The retractable bed covers may be described as the no compromise solution to bed protection. Again these get delivered for free from companies like Pace Edwards as well as others. Hide cargo beneath a sliding aluminum panel that stores in a can at the forward part of the bed. These covers are noticeably hidden since the profile may be right even with the bed side rails. That way you get almost invisible good looks. If you really want luxury, choose a remote control model that slides front and back at the touch of a button. That's just like a remote control trunk, but a very big one at that.

Get the best protection for a pickup bed with hard tonneau covers. Tilting models like the ones from Gaylord or Undercover offer great looks and the giant trunk advantage. Then the folding models like the one from Extang provides superior protection but makes it easier to haul tall items. Plus the folding covers come at a relatively low price. For the no compromise tonneau, retractable covers like the Pace Edwards take top honors, especially with remote control for easiest access. Remember that most of the covers also come to you at not cost to ship.