Race car tow vehicle - my pickup, Best solution for covering PU bed Options

[Randal]

Looking for member's opinions on the different covers for pickup beds; given that I'll be taking this truck to the track and would like security for overnight parking at motels.

If you like yours post a picture! Thanks.

Options:

1. Complete cover that lifts up and is held up with gas shocks

2. Vinyl cover that folds towards the front to access the PU bed

3. Vinal cover that is stretched over a frame

4. ?

Thanks.

[Pistachio]

QUOTE (Randal @ Mar 10 2006, 10:07 AM)

QUOTE Half Shell Is that like a complete cover that matches the roof line of the pickup?

yeah. I guess some people call 'em cab tops or caps as well.

I had a fiberglass tonneau once upon a time on a fullsize GMC. You know the kind that hinges at the front of the bed & raises up on gas struts. I thought it was a real PIA. Looked neat, but anything of any size did'nt fit under it (thinking specifically about a BBC engine block, strapped on a pallet at the moment), so I always ended up driving around with this huge spoiler look & no lockie-lockie on the goods. The "advantage" of the foldable covers is you can still haul really tall things in your truck without having to remove the cover.

The shell's kinda a PIA too, but it makes the hauling capacity of the truck a lot more useful IMO. It about doubles the lockable cubic ft area over a tonneau.