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Rolling tonneau (Bakflip Revolver) - 2 questions

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I see lots of posts on this topic, but didn't find two questions.

 

(1) How do the rolling covers do in the winter with snow?  Any better or worse than hard folding, which require clearing off snow/ice to fold and seals can freeze to bed frame.

(2) I have a hard folding Bakflip F1 today.  I do like that if I have cargo above bed rail, like leaves or other yard waste, I can lay the folding panels over the cargo and the weight of cover helps hold in.  Otherwise, I can drive truck with 1, 2, or 3 panels open.  Can you drive highway speeds with rolling cover partially open at various positions?  

(3) Any better/worse water proofing than the folding backflip, which lets water in the corners?

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Rolling cover; I had one on my F150. It was nice but no, you can not have multiple stops. It’s either opened or closed. I have laid the cover over my cargo (trim boards for a room) and it survived a 10 minute trip at highway speed. Issues I noticed in winter was you have to pound around the perimeter to break ice build up in the track. Yes, depending on how much snow has fallen you’d have to clear it before rolling it up. It was a great cover and I was going to go with that one on this truck but decided not to after reading several reviews across several platforms. The general conscious is bak has started to go down hill in craftsmanship and customer service.

 

I went with undercover ultra flex on this truck. 
 

 

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On 4/6/2021 at 7:09 PM, bonzman17 said:

Rolling cover; I had one on my F150. It was nice but no, you can not have multiple stops. It’s either opened or closed. I have laid the cover over my cargo (trim boards for a room) and it survived a 10 minute trip at highway speed. Issues I noticed in winter was you have to pound around the perimeter to break ice build up in the track. Yes, depending on how much snow has fallen you’d have to clear it before rolling it up. It was a great cover and I was going to go with that one on this truck but decided not to after reading several reviews across several platforms. The general conscious is bak has started to go down hill in craftsmanship and customer service.

 

I went with undercover ultra flex on this truck. 
 

 

Thanks for input

 

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Sounds like your decision might be made and my input may not be helpful, but I have a revolver on my truck and it is the second truck this particular cover has been on. Can’t speak to snow as we have only recently seen any volume of that, but rain and heat don’t seem to have any negative impact. I haven’t much moisture in the bed even in a driving rain. I roll the cover all the way up and clip it whenever I haul something as it is easy. My cover also has the optional Bak box which I keep tools, tie-downs, jack stands, and a floor jack in. Keeps things off the bed floor so I can still use the high majority of the bed. My rating would be high and this is the third Bak product I have owned. It’s not flawless, but it is very versatile and what I was after. Good luck and happy hunting.


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I have the Bak x4 Revolver, live in Florida (no snow or ice) and so far (4 months in) its worked flawlessly and looks great.

I'd buy it again in a heartbeat. As an added bonus it comes with a 5 year warranty so if any issue were to arise they'd replace it for free.

On my last truck I used a different Truck Hero brand with the same warranty and it came in handy when the finish started peeling and flaking after 3 years in the Florida sun., one phone call and emailed a couple of photo's and a week later a brand new one arrived, it was that simple.

My current set up has a large AWS toolbox up front in the box so when I roll this one up completely it stacks nicely above the toolbox.

Lots of choices out there all with their pluses and minuses. 

Good luck with you decision!

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21 hours ago, Texanfisherman said:

Sounds like your decision might be made and my input may not be helpful, but I have a revolver on my truck and it is the second truck this particular cover has been on. Can’t speak to snow as we have only recently seen any volume of that, but rain and heat don’t seem to have any negative impact. I haven’t much moisture in the bed even in a driving rain. I roll the cover all the way up and clip it whenever I haul something as it is easy. My cover also has the optional Bak box which I keep tools, tie-downs, jack stands, and a floor jack in. Keeps things off the bed floor so I can still use the high majority of the bed. My rating would be high and this is the third Bak product I have owned. It’s not flawless, but it is very versatile and what I was after. Good luck and happy hunting.


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I am wrestling with dealers right now to buy a 2021, so comments are still relevant.  I'll probably go with Laura GMC, but they sold the specific vehicle I was after before I could put my hands on it.

 

Thanks for this info.  The roll-up is very tempting as the folding is hard for my wife and kids to use.  Need to think about times I've used it partially open.  I also had thought about the Bak box, but that could be useful.  

 

Thanks!

 

 

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11 hours ago, Bgill said:

I have the Bak x4 Revolver, live in Florida (no snow or ice) and so far (4 months in) its worked flawlessly and looks great.

I'd buy it again in a heartbeat. As an added bonus it comes with a 5 year warranty so if any issue were to arise they'd replace it for free.

On my last truck I used a different Truck Hero brand with the same warranty and it came in handy when the finish started peeling and flaking after 3 years in the Florida sun., one phone call and emailed a couple of photo's and a week later a brand new one arrived, it was that simple.

My current set up has a large AWS toolbox up front in the box so when I roll this one up completely it stacks nicely above the toolbox.

Lots of choices out there all with their pluses and minuses. 

Good luck with you decision!

Thanks!  Next bed cover purchase will be my second.  When I noticed the 5 year warranties, I inquired about my existing Bakflip.  The middle rail fell off a couple weeks ago.  I got excited as I am at 4 years and 11 months.  They tell me the warranty when I bought was only 3 years.  Good thing its on the unit I'm getting rid of.  I may pay or find a workaround to fix as cover is still functional.  Better yet, I'll get a favorable trade-in and let the dealer handle it.

 

The Bak low profile products do look good.

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I’ve been running the BAK Revolver X4 for a little over 2 years. We had some REALLY wet heavy snow last year that did bend a slight dip into the center of the cover. But I had similar issues with the Bakflip MX4. 
 

It’s never frozen shut or anything. It’s always usable.

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I just bought the new Revolver X4s, which is their updated model that is lower profile and slightly tweaked. I haven’t gotten it yet, so no real review but I too struggled. I had an Undercover Flex Ultra on my 2014 and really had no complaints, except that I couldn’t see out my back window when it was up. I looked at the Retrax pro and liked that you could lock it open at any position, but ultimately the price and loss of bed space led me away from that.

I’ll follow up for those that might be interested with the review on the new X4s.


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On 4/8/2021 at 8:39 PM, GullLakeMi said:

Thanks!  Next bed cover purchase will be my second.  When I noticed the 5 year warranties, I inquired about my existing Bakflip.  The middle rail fell off a couple weeks ago.  I got excited as I am at 4 years and 11 months.  They tell me the warranty when I bought was only 3 years.  Good thing its on the unit I'm getting rid of.  I may pay or find a workaround to fix as cover is still functional.  Better yet, I'll get a favorable trade-in and let the dealer handle it.

 

The Bak low profile products do look good.

Updating my previous post.  My post above was after first call with BAK where they explained the warranty had expired, but asked for pictures of my issue to recommend replacement parts for me to buy.  I sent the images.  BAK sent me the entire middle rail replacement kit no charge.  I got it installed yesterday.  This is my only experience with their customer service and it was a good one.   

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