With this fastback setup, couldn't you just leave it up when you need the full bed, and strap the hatch down onto the payload? If they planned on such use, they could just make sure that bottom cross bar is sturdy. (Although I don't see tie-downs anywhere along the bottom.)Not at all IMO. Many people get flat one-piece fiberglass tonneau covers, but those have less height and total volume than a fastback does and don't give the aerodynamic advantage of a fastback either.
As you can see below, they open up wide for easy loading, and effectively becomes a giant SUV like trunk, but since the cab is separated from the bed, you can keep the inside clean. That means no mulch or sod smell or dirt, dirty dogs can hop back there and shed all they want, toss all your fishing gear back there, and so forth that you can spray out with a hose. I've seen cloth "poor-man's" version for Broncos too:
I think the idea with most retractables, is that 99% of the time, its just left in its deployed state. But in the rare cases where you're transporting something that is just too darn tall, like say a boxed 85" TV from Costco or a really tall plant from GardenCenter, then you can take it down and store it neatly. You wouldn't be doing it every day though.
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