Cover with Mat???

First post here- thanks to everyone for all the info located on this site. I have ordered the Elemmat Bed Mat from Murdock Industries and wondering if having a mat in the bed will trap the water that will get in through the Tonneau Cover. Thanks for any info!

I get a little water through the tonneau (Access) but haven't noticed any problems with my mat or bed.

Welcome, ajax3811. I hope you'll stick around and post some more. What tonneau cover do you have or plan to get?

We get such a tiny bit of water past our Retrax, I wouldn't worry about the mat. Then I live in a high desert and we don't get much precipitation either.

Hey Truckin'- Thanks for the response.

I was planning on getting the Honda cover- still not sure though as there is so much storage with this vehicle already. Ordered the mat- looks like a great product and hate stuff sliding around in the back. After some thought I wondered if water will get trapped under the mat and cause problems- with or without the top.

Also wondering what the "doggie deck" is...???

We don't have a truck bed mat in our bed, just a rubber backed floor mat about 3'x4'. It keeps things from slipping about when we're out shopping.

If you do a search of bed mat, you will find quite a few people have posted about theirs. I take that back. The search terms are not easily turning up anything, but I know there are some threads out there about using mats. I was able to find one thread by using "stall mat" in the search. Someone else is bound to chime in about their mat.

http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3410&highlight=stall

The doggie deck is something we designed the first weekend we had our Ridgeline so that our dogs could have a comfortable ride. I posted a detailed description and lots of photos on this thread:

http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1087&highlight=doggie+deck

I have the bed mat installed in my truck but I don't have the tonneau cover. We have lots of rain here in FL and I have not had any problems with water entrapment. Great mat, works as advertised, highly recommend.