To Cover or Not to Cover, that is the question

Go with the leather roll up, I had a fiberglass one for a week then sold it due to i could carry any thing tall, then i bought a folding one and couldn't fit my 4 wheeler with it on. So if you plan on using your truck as a truck get the roll up one. Just my $0.02

 

yea, definatly dont buy a fiberglass cover, use loose all functions of a truck, i ditched mine and got leather roll up, best investment and it was only $280 and measured to fit my truck

 

You got better mileage with the tailgate off?

That's been proven to be a myth and that you actually got better with it up (aerodynamics and bed air pockets and the like). Mythbusters even did it with F150's.

I wonder what makes it work on your truck? I ran without one for years.

 

Those were the shiz back in the late 80's.

 

Myth busters did it with the tail gate down not off. And yes with it down it creates more drag and you loose mpgs with it off you have less drag.

 

maybe my tailgate being off was only in my head. i was keeping it under 70 and not going over 2500rpm as well that week, so thats prolly it... thanks for the input so far guys. keep em comin and i'll let ya know in the morning.

 

if u go with a cover, the snaps ones suck. Lund Genesis seal and peel. got them on 2 of our 3 trucks, they are great.

 

hmm.. don't think so

Pickup Truck Aerodynamics - Keep Your Tailgate Up

Blowing Away the Tailgate Myth - News - NRC-CNRC

 

Whatever you do, don't get a fiberglass cover. I have one and when I went to pick up my tires after being mounted I couldn't even fit all 4 with the cover closed...loses a lot of functionality. But they aren't that difficult to take off, just need a buddy to help and it takes 2 mins. And they do look pretty good