Pickup bed covers finish off the look of any truck while securing the cargo and the bed itself from intruders and from weather. Getting the right cover means some thought and some research. How you use a truck and how much you want to pay are just two factors that go into the decision you make about which one to get. There are some advantages of some covers that make them an obvious choice.

Pick the retractable metal tonneau and you can get instant access. Now this only applies to the retractable covers with remote open and close, but with those you get more. You get remote access much like a remote trunk with the same advantages. You can open the bed from across a parking lot and close it when you're ready. All that gets done with just one hand operation of a button. Is any of that necessary? Not really but the results are equivalent to a remote trunk... not a bad option...

Pickup bed covers need not really cost that much. Soft tonneau covers add a measure of security from weather as well as from prying eyes. On the other hand, for much higher protection levels the retractable metal covers fill the bill and turn pickup beds into lockable vaults that function much like a giant locking trunk with remote access if you choose. Then between the extremes of the least expensive soft covers and the most expensive retractable metal covers are several other options.

One of the real advantages of looking for tonneau covers online is the large number of owner reviews that are easy to find and compare. Some of the suppliers have hundreds of owner comments and it's clear that there are lots of people eager to tell the stories of the covers. Especially interesting are all the comments about installation woes and successes.

Own one for far less than you may expect. Pay only twenty percent of the cost of a retractable cover and you get a perfectly serviceable soft tonneau for a pickup. Not a match for looks or durability to the much more expensive cover, a soft cover for a little money still matches some more pricey models in function. In fact, some moderate price soft covers even closely match the look of the more expensive options.

Pickup bed covers may be purchased online at a discount. That means that installation and any warranty issues at on you instead of on a local dealer. That does mean however that the choices available to you are more broad and it makes choosing a cover a bit more of a challenge simply because of all the choices. It is easy in any case to get cover that offers much value for not much money. Soft tonneaus fill that role. Some of the hard covers offer a completely different level of protection.