It rained heavily overnight right after I installed it, no water inside. Haven't driven in the rain yet.
Curious, would you / will you travel with that completely open? Case in point, when you are hauling items in the bed. This would be a really nice replacement of the OEM hard cover rollup I have on my Santa Cruz; which, once rolled up removes about 10" of useable space in the bed length- as yall know.
I'm impressed with how strong/stiff it is, no issues with snow load on the top for sure.
Absolutely, will be putting the fat bikes in the bed during the winter to mitigate the salt on them. The cover is almost completely blocked from wind by the cab, and lots of other work vehicles out there with no back windows. The cover can also be used with two panels folded up and the straps used to secure it instead of the prop rods.
Looks great! The only "meaningful" difference I'd say between the two is the extra 3 years of warranty on the MX4, but the odds of even needing it are pretty low. I didn't even think to ask about the Gator FX3 and probably would have bought that instead had I known!
My 2023 Maverick has just arrived in Toronto and I'm looking at cover options. How happy have you been with your Bison? How do you like the fit of it? How "waterproof" is it?
Some water intrusion during car washes, but it is minimal.
