Badgertits
FRF Addict
I’m very surprised these are still so popular, look cool? Yeah. But gotta add inner rails, drain tubes that don’t drain get clogged up then start stinking like mildew dog shit, they’re also not even close to water tight, particularly as they age. I had one on my Silverado the rubber weatherstripping on the passenger side + middle panel began delaminating/pulling up exacerbating the water issue. I had the G2 version which required it being open to close the tailgate = annoying after about 2 weeks. I believe that isn’t the case w/ then MX4
The fiberglass panels can become waterlogged during freeze/thaw winter conditions. Even their “Hd” version w/ AL panels are crap- they have styrofoam cores & warp over time. I believe gator/bak are now one and the same, the draw on these was “full bed access” w/o removing the the cover & theyre “hard” so more secure in theory.
In practice they fall apart in 2-3 years, have a complicated install, are expensive, are born water tight & will only be less so the More you use them.
If you don’t really use the truck for “truck shit”, or don’t really open/close it a lot or drive a ton of miles, or don’t mind knowing water will penetrate & get your stuff wet, & just need to have a cool looking “low profile” tonneau, then I suppose this is the cover for you then?
The fiberglass panels can become waterlogged during freeze/thaw winter conditions. Even their “Hd” version w/ AL panels are crap- they have styrofoam cores & warp over time. I believe gator/bak are now one and the same, the draw on these was “full bed access” w/o removing the the cover & theyre “hard” so more secure in theory.
In practice they fall apart in 2-3 years, have a complicated install, are expensive, are born water tight & will only be less so the More you use them.
If you don’t really use the truck for “truck shit”, or don’t really open/close it a lot or drive a ton of miles, or don’t mind knowing water will penetrate & get your stuff wet, & just need to have a cool looking “low profile” tonneau, then I suppose this is the cover for you then?
