Ya that is one of the areas I am worried about. But unless you go with a hard tonneau cover I am going to have that problem and I don't want another one of those covers.





Thanks that is what I thought. I am with you I am not paying to have it covered. I am leaning towards just keeping it there for now.

 

If you're looking for something to protect small cargo from the weather, check out Bak Industries and their line of flipping/rolling covers. I had a hard tonneau on mine right after I bought it. I hated it and couldn't wait to get it off since it was impossible to get on and off when I hauled stuff.

 

I have thought about those the only reason I want a cap is because I have dogs and move quite often, most times from one coast to the other. A cap would help me keep them out of the cab when the weather isn't very nice when travel.


On the other side a soft cover is easier to store (at least a imagine) then a hard or rolling cover.


Thanks for the suggestion.

 

I have a cap for the days we have bad weather and I need to keep things dry. I also used to put my dogs back there but now I only have one lab and she travels in the cab. I put detachable Yakima racks on the cap and when needed I can carry long boards on top, that was really handy when I build my deck. It's also handy on long trips as I can pack it full without anything flying off the back. Many reasons to have a shell.

I prefer the cap (camper shell, out west) off my truck. So I just remove when not in need. I put cargo hooks on the rafters in my garage and I use ratcheting straps to lift the cap off my truck. I just ratchet it up until it hits the joists. I lift it off by myself, takes me about 15-20 minutes.

 

My leer has a cap that covers the tailgate end cap, goes on with 3m tape, looks good and its only touching the end cap,, not on paint.will try and get ya a pic if i get home before dark...

 

That's a good idea. You have it when you need and when you don't need it, it is out of the way.

Cool thanks.