Hi
It comes down to which you prefer. First of all, what you prefer most - soft or hard ones?

Soft tonneau:
Pros: cheaper, easily moved out of the way when you need to load something large in the bed.
Cons: Not secure from thieves, not going to hold up under snow loads.

Hard tonneau:
Pros: Longer lasting, secures things in the bed better, can handle snow loads.
Cons: Price, removal to use the whole bed.

If you choose hard tonneau, do you want/need to ever remove it?

 

Hi
It comes down to which you prefer. First of all, what you prefer most - soft or hard ones?

Soft tonneau:
Pros: cheaper, easily moved out of the way when you need to load something large in the bed.
Cons: Not secure from thieves, not going to hold up under snow loads.

Hard tonneau:
Pros: Longer lasting, secures things in the bed better, can handle snow loads.
Cons: Price, removal to use the whole bed.

If you choose hard tonneau, do you want/need to ever remove it?

Thank you for your reply
I would choose a hard one, but I read that many also complain about the difficulty of installing and removing. My head is spinning due to the abundance of options. Probably, I would like to buy BAK BAKFlip MX4 or GatorTrax from the list above. But I'm not sure. Therefore, I decided to ask the users

Which one do you prefer? Hard or soft?

 

I have the Truxedo Truxsport on both of my trucks. Its a soft cover and has served me and my son well. We live in Michigan and snow has never been an issue. One unit is 5 years old now and one is going on 3. They are holding up well with minimal maintenance.
I like the flexibility of being able to just roll it up when carrying oversized items. Security is not great. You can toggle the release if you know where to wiggle a screwdriver. It keeps your items out of direct sight, and keeps them dry, but is not a vault. For normal use, you have to drop the gate to release the tonneau cover. So a locking handle and a soft top offer some security, but far from foolproof. Of course, if someone wants in that bad, they can just cut the top too.
The folding tops are pretty slick, but dont allow as easy of access to the front wall of the box, which is where you tend to secure bigger items. They are not cheap either!
I think the one piece covers have gone the way of the dodo, and for good reason. Those things suck, IMO.
And the integrated storage bins that are an accessory for some folding covers. Well, my sister hates hers with passion. If severely limits the already limited box capacity on the short box trucks, and shes too short to see in it anyway. LOL

 

I have the Truxedo Truxsport on both of my trucks. Its a soft cover and has served me and my son well. We live in Michigan and snow has never been an issue. One unit is 5 years old now and one is going on 3. They are holding up well with minimal maintenance.
I like the flexibility of being able to just roll it up when carrying oversized items. Security is not great. You can toggle the release if you know where to wiggle a screwdriver. It keeps your items out of direct sight, and keeps them dry, but is not a vault. For normal use, you have to drop the gate to release the tonneau cover. So a locking handle and a soft top offer some security, but far from foolproof. Of course, if someone wants in that bad, they can just cut the top too.
The folding tops are pretty slick, but dont allow as easy of access to the front wall of the box, which is where you tend to secure bigger items. They are not cheap either!
I think the one piece covers have gone the way of the dodo, and for good reason. Those things suck, IMO.
And the integrated storage bins that are an accessory for some folding covers. Well, my sister hates hers with passion. If severely limits the already limited box capacity on the short box trucks, and shes too short to see in it anyway. LOL

Thank you for your reply and sharing your experience!

 

I have owned three configurations of hard covers. A one piece hinged at the front, a roll up and a three panel folding one. Found the one piece okay except one cannot carry tall objects. The roll up was convenient, but took up too much space at the front of the bed. The folding one I have now.

I have had a BAKFlip F1 on my Colorado Crew Cab since March of 2011. Fully open it takes up about 10 inches of space at the top of the bed. If necessary, I can remove it in about 5 minutes. Just one bolt on each side. The rails will stay on, but don't interfere with the bed space. My tonneau has the optional rack that mounts to special rails and allows me to carry long items such as 2X lumber, extension ladders, etc, while maintaining full bed access. I keep the rack stored most of the time.

After 11 years the cover is still in excellent condition, but I can't really discuss the durability of the cover as I live in a climate that has no snow and only very minor issues with corrosion. Also the truck is mostly parked under cover.

Problems that had to be resolved. The cover has latches to secure it closed, but does not secure the tailgate. It was necessary to purchase a tailgate handle with the optional provision for a lock. Then I had to order a lock assembly and associated lock tumblers and key the lock to match the truck.
The special rails, that the rack mounts to, were too wide at the aft end and required some trimming to the contour of the bed. Then I had to have the rails re-powdercoated. Probably only relates to covers with the rack option.

With all that BS, I'm not saying that BaKFlip is the best choice for anyone. Just my experience with it.

If you are in snow country, one thing to keep in mind is that you are probably not going to want to try opening/removing/installing a soft cover in the dead of winter.

 

Thank you so much for sharing your opinion!

 

i have a trifecta it's great cost 700 + tax Canadian

 

Had a front hinged, hard cover on my Tundra for 5 years. That was in snow country. Agree with Cart's conjecture about snow and soft cover.
Have BakFlip on my Colorado since 2011. For me works great. Can fold it back when I need bed and only lose small section at front of bed. Also like that this cover is flat with top of bed. That, however, is also a downside. The shape of the full hardcover gave more space of tool height when shut. I have a ding or two in my current cover because my 12" miter saw is a hair too tall.
Full length cover gave better rain protection because of overlap design. Have to pay attention to keep drain hoses connected on BakFlip (I keep knocking one off) but if I do that, rain intrusion is not a worry.

 

Thank you for your reply and opinion!

 

I would choose a hard one, but I read that many also complain about the difficulty of installing and removing. My head is spinning due to the abundance of options. Probably, I would like to buy BAK BAKFlip MX4 or GatorTrax from the list above. But I'm not sure. Therefore, I decided to ask the users
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Had really good luck with EXTANG 2.0 I bought in 2017 very heavy duty and 1 positive about the company they sell replacement parts when it was 6 years old I damaged 1 panel my fault and they were able to send me a replacement panel and new weatherstripping seal! Still looks like new.