Pickup bed tonneau cover

oosik · Dec 31, 2018

I want a pickup bed tonneau cover for my new Ram Power Wagon. I have a roll up one on my Ford. I would like a slide up/fold up type hard tonneau cover. I see they range in price from $400 to $4000. The $4K model better have features that I dare not mention here on TBN.

What have you guys found to be acceptable and for less than $1500? The PW will be garaged except when in use.

mrmikey · Dec 31, 2018

I've got a Back Flip hard folding tonneau cover BakFlip Tonneau Cover | Truck Tonneau Covers on my Frontier. Ridgid cover, when folded up you only loose 6" or so in bed length, if you're tailgate is lockable the bed will be secure................Mike

oosik · Dec 31, 2018

Amazing. Mrmikey - I was considering the Back Flip MX4. The bed of the PW may be somewhat unique having a RamBox Cargo Mgmt System. The tech that I talked to said they had two models that could fit( 6' or 6.5' ). I'm going to wait til it gets here and do an actual bed measurement, look/see, myself. The language Ram uses is not familiar to me. They call the bed of the PW - a six foot cargo box. I don't know if that means an actual 6' bed or a 6.5 foot bed reduced to 6' because of this Cargo Mgmt system.

The price is right and I sure like the way it looks. Thanks Happy New Year Oosik

George2615 · Dec 31, 2018

I have the Peragon cover on my truck. Just about 3 years old now with no problems. Cost was under 1K and it is lockable. It only takes up a few inches of the front of the bed and is easily removable if needed.

Retractable Pickup Truck Bed Covers | Tonneau Covers | Peragon(R)

oosik · Dec 31, 2018

George - I looked at those Peragons also. Tech said, unfortunately, they don't have a model that will fit.

mrmikey · Dec 31, 2018

If I remember right Oosik, Ram beds are a bit shorter than the norm.....Mike

oosik · Dec 31, 2018

Mike - I'm beginning to wonder if that's not the case.

George2615 · Dec 31, 2018

I looked it up on the site for your Ram and they list three bed lengths for the Ram 2500. What did the tech say wouldn't fit.
? Is the Ram Box something different than a regular bed?

oosik · Dec 31, 2018

George - the tech said they had not yet designed/built a tonneau cover that would work with this Cargo Mgmt system. And, since I have never seen one, I have no idea if there might be a difference or not. However - I will go with what the tech indicated, for now.

I can wait until I get the pickup and THEN I will have a better idea. I get the feeling this Cargo Mgmt system might be somewhat of a different animal. I also feel that even though the PW is a 2500 series Ram, it might have a slightly different bed design than the standard Ram 2500. As far as I can tell, the PW has only one bed length and presently only comes as a crew cab. No extended cab or standard cab models.

The Paragon is a nice looking unit also.

mcfarmall · Dec 31, 2018

I have an Extang Solid Fold that I really like but it's on a Ford 6.5' box...no cargo management system...just a plain old truck bed. I paid around $1500 for it.