Hey Bob. We timed it perfectly since we hope to leave Florida soon. The boys were a lot of help. Larry definitely couldn’t do it alone. There was no video Install and mid line this so he made one 🤣. Thanks for coming by. Alice

I wish I had looked at the gator trac more closely before o made my decision, being able to lock in any position is a huge benefit. I got decision fatigue and ended up with the roll n lock because of the low profile. Thanks for you input, hopefully other people will give the gator trax a look. Larry

Timothy, will you be leaving the cover partially open when driving? We do when pulling the fifth wheel. We have lost a couple of bin covers. Plus the strap to open and close the cover can be annoying. FYI. Hope your install goes well. Alice

Downsizing Makes Cents Hello Alice, yes I really like the idea of having it half closed while hooked up and traveling. I will keep the lid thing in mind I think I will carry mostly tools in the Dewalt Tool boxes I have so those should ride alright. Might have to rig something I guess when it comes to the strap 🤔

Larry loves being able to lock up his tools and get weight off the RV. Sometimes the drain tube gets blocked so water fills up in the canister. Plus the strap to pull the cover closed can get stuck. Hope this helps. Alice

🤗 We appreciate it. And if you have any questions, feel free to message on Facebook or Instagram. Or you can email us. Larry definitely loves DIYs. We have many. Unfortunately, he’s slowed down a bit because he was recently diagnosed with a rare Neuro disease. He’s getting better with treatments. But we are way behind on videos. So appreciate every watch, comment and of course subscribers 🤗

@@DownsizingMakesCents All the best, as my mother in law tells me, “don’t get old”. I agree with that! FYI, I ended up buying a soft roll up with a heavy duty canvas cover. Thanks again, I am looking forward to seeing more of your posted videos.

Hi. Larry tries his best to explain in detail. Yes. Lockable is so important. Take care. Alice

I am still working on a better strap fix with a self retracting coil, thanks. Larry

Hey. Thanks. We thought this was a good mod for fifth wheels. Glad to hear we bought a good brand. Take care. Alice

Vincent, hi. I never thought of that about the cold. But I think you could jerk on the strap and that might get snow off. It was as 1400 just for the cover. We saved about 400 by installing ourselves. Thanks for another great visit. You stay safe too. Alice

Hey guys. I don’t know about fun 🤣. The beastly comment was a total surprise. We hope that the cover works for us. Stay safe. Alice

Earl, hi. Thanks. Larry tried to be very thorough. And he seems to be able to make anything a bit more custom. Take care. Alice

Thanks. Glad we could help. We just did a one year review as well

The cover is great but nothing to complete cover trunk when the trailer is hooked to the 5th wheel ... yours is the best option sofar

It has worked for us

Hi. Larry likes to mod about everything 🤣. He’s got an inventor’s mind. Larry did a lot of research and truly felt this was the best one for us. Good luck. Take care. Alice

Awesome. Let us know how you like it. We have found the strap blows around when towing our fifth wheel. Otherwise, it’s working great. Alice

I did on my 2019 f350 and the install was a piece of cake. It was this vid that made my decision but I didn’t have to drill anything. This cover is perfect and the install was the easiest I have ever experienced.

William. Yeah. We are looking forward to using the truck for more than towing. You got get those kids to pay some back for all the years we helped them 🤣. Larry is pretty good with this DIY. Not good with the wife. Couch tonight. Talk soon. Alice

Thanks. The custom mod really does help

I agree I could have worked around the hitch viewing problem, great idea about making a mark to line up, I really wanted a bakfkip mx4, thanks for your input from your experience. Larry

I would take a hard look at the retrax pro also. Larry

I did on my 2019 f350 and the install was a piece of cake. It was this vid that made my decision but I didn’t have to drill anything. This cover is perfect and the install was the easiest I have ever experienced.

Hey. Larry likes to be thorough and show everything he thinks people need to see. He couldn’t find a video like this out there so he made one. Thanks for coming by. Alice

Thanks for visiting. We hope to help when we can. Alice

🤣😂 Glad to see someone made it to the end. It was actually my idea to hide in there. Alice

@@DownsizingMakesCents I'm sure a lot of people did. Sometimes people just don't comment. Stay safe you two.

Hey. Yes. Fifth wheel does have to be considered 😅. Thanks for making it until the end. We were thinking of making one of them the hook 🤔 Keep safe. Alice

We forgot to mention it also helps with gas mileage when not towing ❤️ Let us know how it goes if you get one. Alice

Yes. We hav so much more storage. But it is taking weight off the RV which we needed since we just bought lithium batteries. Hope you truck cover works well for you. Alice.

Glad you liked it. We hope to always provide some help. Thanks for coming by. Alice

Thank you. Larry tries to be thorough and custom mod helps.

Allan, that is so exciting. First trip will be where?

@@DownsizingMakesCents we will be going to Saratoga ny the th new hampshire soon after that Texas hill country

Sounds like a great trip. Stay safe.

Believe it or not, our Ram is the first truck we have ever owned 🤣. Boy did Larry do a lot of research before buying it. But Larry wishes he bought the ReTrax Pro instead. Maybe we will change it in the future. Happy Camping, Alice

@@DownsizingMakesCents Can you share why Larry would prefer the Retrax Pro? We are looking at both the Retrax and the Roll N Lock for our new Ram 3500, and we're leaning towards the Roll N Lock. One thing about the Retrax Pro is it doesn't have a fully enclosed housing where the cover rolls up. So if there is water on top of the bed cover when you roll it up, water will get inside the truck bed. The rails of the Retrax Pro also stick up higher than the Roll N Lock. Do you have plenty of clearance between the pin box and the side rails when you are making sharp turns? I've seen some where the pin box hits the side rail. Thank you for the great video - there was a lot of thought put into it.

@@kims782 He gets really frustrated with the strap of all things. He keeps trying different ways to keep it from flapping or getting caught because we tow with the cover over the bed if the truck up to the hitch. But you are right about the water issue with the ReTrax- he figures he’d have to be creative to fix that. That’s the only complaint I e heard from him. Alice

Ewald, we are glad it was helpful. But Larry now wished he got Retrex pro. So look at that one too. Alice

@@DownsizingMakesCents Thanks for the invite, I just upgraded form a Ram big horn 2500 to a Big Horn 3500 so that we could get a Toy Hauler with a side Patio. Having lived on Submarines half my life I want all the storage options I can get and utilize. Thanks again.

@@ewaldherman5475 Ewald, totally understandable about wanting space and storage. Larry loves his Ram 3500 Dually. Alice

The key to roll n lock is use the 303 lube spray often, and make sure you spray teh rails then wipe them, keeps the cover sliding well for us even after 4 years. Larry

@@DownsizingMakesCents Great advice. I had it installed at the dealership and had to go back once because they didn't do it correctly, so maybe they didn't apply enough 303. In fact, I had no idea what the bottle of 303 was, or that it came with my cover. It was just inside my truck, and I thought one of the techs left it behind. Lol! Do you have a video showing how to apply the 303? Does any lube solution work, like WD-40 silicone? Thank you.

That would be really interesting if someone did that, but since the fifth wheel actually does cover the back half of the truck bed when towing, its not really necessary, I keep all the stuff that can fly our or i dont want to get wet under the front half under the cover. The bins in the back are covered and i never get water in them. Larry

Doug, thanks. Larry takes bus installs and mods very seriously. If he can’t find a video on it, he makes one. Stay safe. Alice

We looked at the S-class. I really liked it. If only GD would make a 29’ Solitude. We could downsize in a year or two- Larry just finished installing solar. He’s not ready to do it again 🤣. He loves his truck bed cover. Now heavy tools are safe in the truck and Barf our RV lost weight but gained it back with the lithium batteries. Good luck with your channel. Alice

haha totally understand! Yes that tonneau cover is super nice! Thank you so much for the support! It means the world to us ❤️Stay safe and happy trails you guys!

Scott, hi. Thanks. Larry likes to make content that he couldn’t find himself. Keep safe. Alice

Just turn the knob to release the cover lock, slides back into the canister. The canister takes up about a foot, but there is space under for my bins. Larry

Thank you very much!

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks for coming by. Take care. Alice

I love my roll n lock, the only thing I don’t like about it is the strap but I think I have a solution that works for me now, I have it attached to an elastic band that attaches to the back of the bed. If I had to do it again I would probably take a really good look at the Retrax pro instead of the roll n lock, it does not have the stupid strap. Congrats on your f350, an awesome truck, Larry

I need to do a one year follow up on my roll n lock cover, things I like and. Don’t like. Larry

There are a couple of ways to accommodate a tool chest with this cover, I have clearance under the cover to fit a bunch of plastic containers with supplies. I will probably do a Roll n lock follow up video on over one year use. Larry

@@DownsizingMakesCents i will look for that video when it comes out. Thank you!

We have about 5 inches of clearance between the bed rail and the fifth wheel. Sometimes on tight turns over humps or dips in the road it gets close but has never hit. I really need to lower my pin box so the RV is more level when traveliing, but i dont lower it because i like the extra space between the bed rail and the RV. The real test will be when we start adventuring off-road more out west over hilly terrain. Larry

Do you have the tailgate locking trim piece attached to the tailgate larry

So far we haven’t noticed rattle at high speeds. The strap is a pain. The retrax system may have been a better choice for us. Larry

@@DownsizingMakesCents The more i hear about RT the more im leaning that way. Thank you

What’s a pain about the strap?

I agree Scott, but it was the only solution i could find that didn’t block my view, worked with a 5th wheel hitch, kept our stuff secure and had a very low profile. Larry