A few months ago I purchased and installed a Pace Edwards Jackrabbit bed cover on my '10 Ram. I wanted something solid and lockable to protect my hunting gear, and on my last truck I tried both an ARE cap which looked good but was heavy as heck and really hurt my gas mileage, and an Extang Solid Fold Tonneau which just didn't look real good. I'm also not a big fan of the looks of the fiberglass toppers, and I wanted something that I didn't have to remove if I needed an open bed, but that could be opened and closed and locked at the same time.

The Jackrabbit for my ram cost about $960 (bought it through Autoanything.com) and is a retractable solid aluminum (inside) cover with a padded polyester cover on the outside. The cover retracts into a canister at the front of the bed that does take up about a foot of space, but it rests on the bed and isn't so deep that it gets in the way of many things you can slide underneath it. There are two drains for rainwater on the cover in the bottom of the canister that I routed through holes drilled in the plastic plugs on the front of the bed; these allow any water on the cover to drain through the canister instead of running over the sides of the bed.

I did the install myself, and all told it took maybe two hours from start to finish (including trimming the sides for my bed rails) and was really easy. They include all these dimensions in the instructions for shimming, etc. but I found that once I had it in place all I needed to do was close the cover, snug it up against the tailgate, and make sure it was square and that was it! Attach the clamps and you're done. The top is probably 98% watertight, with the only water that gets in being a little bit at the tailgate (be sure to add the weatherstripping at the front of the bed before you set the canister in place though!) They include the weatherstripping but neglect to mention installing it in the instructions at the proper time, and if you don't think about it and set the canister you have to lift it out to add the weatherstrip.

A quick turn of the lock releases the top and the whole thing slides into the canister; if you don't need it open all the way it will lock into any of 6 locations to suit your needs. The lock is secure and protected from the weather under a little door so you don't have to worry about dirt, ice, etc.

All in all, I think it's a great product for a sleek look and a secure bed! More info on the cover can be found at http://pace-edwards.com/JackRabbit

 

I'll put the website on my list. But, I'll have to wait on a cover. CAI, leveling kit and exhaust took all my pennies.

 

I have one on my SRT. While the cover is good I want to point out two items that may be of concern to some.

1. Weight. The canister is heavy.
2. Rattles. The cover "rattles" in the alum tracks at 35MPH+ Really noticable if you have your rear slider open.

 

How well do they handle snow and ice? I looked at that style when I bought my bakflip, but I was concerned that the box it rolls into and track would fill up with snow when opening and closing the cover.

 

Thanks for the heads up on the rattling, I haven't noticed (yet) because I haven't had the rear slider open. That could be a bit of a pain though,,,

As far as snow in the canister, they advise you to push any heavy snow off the cover before opening - I think not so much because of the canister because it looks like it has some sort of sweep to keep most debris from rolling in with the cover, but because as the slider retracts it may push a layer of snow off the cover and into the bed. Once we get a good snow here I'll let you know!