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Ridgelander cover system installed - my thoughts
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<blockquote data-quote="widespreadhawk" data-source="post: 1369939" data-attributes="member: 31467"><p>I was initially going to buy the Diamondback SE but I didn’t like that I had to drill through it for my rack needs, and I wanted a cargo basket on top so that limited my ability to open each end for access to the bed. The other option I looked into was the Retrax with the bed rails for a rack setup... this was more expensive and I read too many issues with people having leaks and failures with the cover. I’m happy with my choice to go with the Ridgelander overall based on my needs and use case. </p><p></p><p>Regarding the rear rain leaks in the corners... I think that I’ve done all I can to mitigate, it’s basically about the amount of water of a shot glass that drips in so I just make sure anything I need to keep dry is stowed more towards the front of the bed, or on top of something that can get a bit wet? It’s really not a problem unless it dumps rain. I did reposition the locking catches so it’s a tighter seal when closing the cover, but if you go too tight it’s harder to cleanly shut the tailgate... after some playing around I think I’ve got it pretty much dialed now and very little water gets in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="widespreadhawk, post: 1369939, member: 31467"] I was initially going to buy the Diamondback SE but I didn’t like that I had to drill through it for my rack needs, and I wanted a cargo basket on top so that limited my ability to open each end for access to the bed. The other option I looked into was the Retrax with the bed rails for a rack setup... this was more expensive and I read too many issues with people having leaks and failures with the cover. I’m happy with my choice to go with the Ridgelander overall based on my needs and use case. Regarding the rear rain leaks in the corners... I think that I’ve done all I can to mitigate, it’s basically about the amount of water of a shot glass that drips in so I just make sure anything I need to keep dry is stowed more towards the front of the bed, or on top of something that can get a bit wet? It’s really not a problem unless it dumps rain. I did reposition the locking catches so it’s a tighter seal when closing the cover, but if you go too tight it’s harder to cleanly shut the tailgate... after some playing around I think I’ve got it pretty much dialed now and very little water gets in. [/QUOTE]
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