Video Transcript for All You Need to Know About the BAKFlip G2 Hard Tonneau Cover

Hello, neighbors. It's Brad here at etrailer. And today, we're taking a look at the BAKFlip G2 hard folding tonneau cover. Having a truck is great for a number of utilities and having a bed to be able to throw stuff in the back is wonderful. But when you park your vehicle, that does leave the bed exposed and that's also exposed to the elements as well. On the glory of this, this hard tonneau cover is going to make it with your locking tailgate, a nice, a secure storage space for the contents of your truck bed.

Now, some of your more traditional tonneau covers are gonna be a soft material which is great for the elements but really, a utility knife can go through those pretty quick and people can gain access to your bed. And also, they don't really support any weight. This right here can support up to 300 pounds when evenly distributed, so that's pretty nice in itself. I also really like the design of this as it does sit really low profile, almost flush with the bed. Some of your toppers or your tonneau covers can actually raise it up a little bit.

It's not the best look. This one is real sleek looking. And I do like the design because it keeps the water out with the nice seals and also has drains as well. Now, this also has a tri-fold design, which is really nice because if you just need to load a few things in the back, you can simply just lower your tailgate and throw it in there. If you need a little bit more access, no problem.

You just simply pull these cables here, and you can fold this back, and that's gonna gain you a little bit more space. Well, if you need larger items, you can just simply pull this back, and fold another one back and gain even more space. And then if you need to fully use your bed, no problem. Same thing, you can just fold this up. Something else we'll see here that's really nice is this integrated clip.

And that's just gonna allow you to put this in place when you actually have it folded down. That way, this isn't flapping around. It's gonna keep it nice and tight. And then when you do need to use these, those are gonna be right there for you to be able to clip right to this one. Now, what's really nice as well is these clips are going to keep this in place. That way, if you have this folded back, you can still have your rear window visibility but the wind's not gonna catch this and flip it over. So, a nice little added feature. And then once you really need to use all of your bed, you can simply clip this into place here. That one on the other side as well. Tighten that up and then you'll see you actually have bumpers here, so it can rest against the cab itself. So now, we have a ton of extra space to be able to load up our bed. And we actually have a prop rod here and this is going to allow us to keep this bed, or this tonneau cover folded up and out of the way, so it's not gonna flop while we're driving. And you can see that's not gonna fold over while we're driving. Now, this is lightweight aluminum. So, that's gonna make it really nice for when folding it down. It's not super heavy. You can see here, I'm able to move it yet it's still very sturdy. So, you get all the perks of lightweight, not adding a ton of extra weight to your vehicle. But also, the structural rigidity of nice aluminum. Now, aluminum also has some other benefits in the fact that it is rustproof. So, going along with that, it's got a nice, black powder coat finish with a nice texture here that's gonna prevent UV from destroying it. And then that's something that you'll see on some of your soft tonneau covers is over time, that sun just kind of eats away at those. You're not gonna have that issue with this. And also, all these panels are actually insulated. So, it actually feels a little bit more sturdy and it does give it rigidity with that insulation in there. Now, if you're wondering how the installation goes on this, this is actually a pretty easy one. In fact, there's no drilling that's required on any part of this. And you can accomplish this with a 15 millimeter socket, a 13 millimeter socket or wrench. And also, just a rag with some alcohol to just clean the surface for the adhesives. But other than that, it's pretty easy to do. And that was a look at the BAKFlip G2 hard folding tonneau cover..