Made my own DIY Tonneau Cover

[MM Mav]

That's a real work of art!

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[MavDave]

I should start by saying besides my Maverick, I have a Ram with a Tri-fold cover. The Maverick is more of a grocery hauler so I don't really need the convenience of a tri-fold. Anyway, the cover is basically a sheet of 1/4 ply glued to a sheet of 1/2" ply that is approx 2" smaller all the way around so only the 1/4" ply sits on the bed sides. I used Oak at the back for strength and also at the front where the hinge is. So, add a couple gas shocks and for around $350 (CAD) I'm good to go.

I ran the material continuous right over the piano hinge so no water gets through. The material does bunch up a little when the cover is raised, but returns to normal when its down, which is 99% of the time. Seems to be dry after a rain, held up to a hail storm as well.

Couple things I still want to do is work on some drain tubes to get rid of the water close to the cab rear window so that it does not just collect there. The other is to add a couple aluminum stiffeners on the underside. The cover as is, is strong but considering its made of wood I don't want it to eventually sag.
Otherwise I'm really happy with how it turned out.

Awesome job! You are a true craftsman. Top knoch work

 

[BuddyS]

Nice work, amigo!

 

[Snowbird]

It looks great, nice job!
How did you attach it to the bed in the front, hinge end? I think I know but it is hard to tell by the picture.
What material did you use to cover it and where did you get it from?

 

[billbillw]

Looks great, but you know, there are better vehicles to use as a grocery hauler

 

[Tremor guy]

Super quality work your a true craftsman

 

[Blkraven66]

That looks awesome, and professional as hell ! Great job

 

[Haggs]

It looks great, nice job!
How did you attach it to the bed in the front, hinge end? I think I know but it is hard to tell by the picture.
What material did you use to cover it and where did you get it from?

It is actually a metal channel used for adjustable wall shelving. Just had it laying around.
You can see the 3 bolts recessed into the cover on one of the earlier pics. The channel simply acts as a clamp.
The material was bought from a place in Barrie, ON but according to their web site it is made in Rhode Island by Bruin Plastics.
https://jtsoutdoorfabrics.com/Tonneau-Elk--Black_p_14602.html

 

[Maverickman74]

That is great. There has been a couple folks on here recently wanting exactly that.

 

[FloodingdowninTX]

Well concieved. Beautifully executed.

 

[clearviewx]

It looks awesome. You are one talented individual.

 

[TedTX]

Got an idea from motorcycle hard body trailer tent to flip it open to the side like they do but build it directly as a cover/cap for my Maverick. They got everything to fit a few inches long and a few inches narrower then our Mavericks bed. So should still work for us. This idea gets me to a cover design that would work.

https://www.kompactkamptrailers.com/minimatecamper

 

[volksnuts]

Everyone has already said what I was going to say, but good job!

 

[Haggs]

It looks awesome. You are one talented individual.

Thank you,
and thanks to everyone on this thread for their positive comments.
Not bad for an electrician eh? Cheers all!

 

[Joseaoe1]

nicely done. you could do interesting epoxy on the plywood as well.

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