Secure tonneau cover?

I have a soft tri-fold Tonneau cover, but I will chime in on this inquiry

I think the OEM is the best alternative, considering you have a budget of 1200 bux for one from a dealer, or 300 bux used.

OEM - engineered to fit and it surely does fit perfectly. With some minor mods, it can be made water tight. Being lockable, its a bonus and the construction is rock solid

Peragon - $700 MSRP, looks nice from the outside, clever design, dual deadbolt security, accessories make it water tight. Downside is that the rails limit the trunk bed lid opening to only 17". Also the usable bed is shorter when the cover is stowed in folded position.

Extag Solid fold 2.0 - $925 MSRP. I have seen it on a G2 RLs and the bed intrusion is obnoxious. Not sure how it is for the G1 RL. I do not believe they are lockable and neither do I believe it is fully water tight even with the accessories.

BakFlip G2 - $920 MSRP. Allows you to almost fully open the truck bed. I have owned this on my my '16 Colorado and it was a strong and solid cover. I really do like the tight water seal it makes and love the hood prop style and the locking knob.

Regardless of whatever you get, the tailgate lock is the simple option to combat anyone attempting to go in. Honestly, with the tailgate lock and OEM cover, you cant go wrong.

I would stay away from anything that eats up the bed space. We already have less to start with, dont want to have a bed cover eat up bed space. I believe the above mentioned brands are solid enough that the price and fit would be your deciding factor.

Talk about fast delivery. Not expecting the BakFlip from Amazon till Monday and it arrives last evening, barely 30 hours after I ordered it. Wow. My son arrives at 6:30 for dinner and as he's leaving just before 8 o'clock we discover the box on the front porch. I guess I'll start on the install today.

Tod L. Cox said:

Must have been a huge Amazon drone.

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I'll tell you what. My son damn near tripped over it walking out. Or was that the single malt?

Anyway, went in easy enough -- in about an hour. Then you have to take it apart to fix something you weren't warned about. The left side track has to be modified to allow the tailgate to swing out. But, hey, that's what miter saws and carbide tip blades are for, right? To tear down, cut the track and re-assemble took only 20 minutes. Really nothing to it. Very happy with the results.