Have you ever hauled a refrigerator, weight bench,lawn mower, 4-wheeler or anything tall for that matter? lol
The hard tonneau cover wasn't a option for me so I went with something that would roll out of the way and does not weigh that much. My boss had hard shell cover on his truck years ago and I hated that thing. The little "shocks" that held it up quit working and we had to prop it up with a 2x4. It would come down in a hurry if you wasn't careful.
Just for anyone reading... you know you see people let down their tail gates in order to save on gas because the air catches on the tailgate? Well it has been proved (saw it on the internet somewhere) that letting the tailgate down actually hurts gas mileage. The tailgate up doesn't create a turbulence like it does with it down. The best way however is to have a tonneau cover wither it be hard top, roll or fold back.
