Installed BedTred today
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The underside of the BedTred is very soft and replicates that of the soft side of the velcro. As a result, you pretty much don't use any of the soft side, or female side, of the velcro. You only use the rough, or male side. The velcro I bought at Home Depot was 2 inch industrial strength. I trimmed it in half and cut it into 12 inch strips. So I ended up with a gazillion 12x1 strips and I put them everywhere, though I mainly focused on putting them on the "rib" of the bed floor so that a "valley" in the BedTred would meet up with it.
The end result is that it is super tight and not moving at all.
The end result is that it is super tight and not moving at all.
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Oh, I understand your question now. Not the BedTred is not flat, it has ribs and valleys that match the ribs and valleys of your truckbed. It is essentially the same exact thing as your truckbed, only covered.
So here is my question to you - while I love both the look and durability of the BedTred, I still desire the softness of the BedRug. I contacted the manufacturer and they said it would be no problem at all for me to install a BedRug Mat in the floor right on top of the BedTred. That way I could remove the Mat if doing anything wet or overly messy, yet leave it in for clean stuff (groceries, camping, etc.) Can you (or anyone else) see any pitfalls in this idea, other than the fact that it will cost me an extra $99?
So here is my question to you - while I love both the look and durability of the BedTred, I still desire the softness of the BedRug. I contacted the manufacturer and they said it would be no problem at all for me to install a BedRug Mat in the floor right on top of the BedTred. That way I could remove the Mat if doing anything wet or overly messy, yet leave it in for clean stuff (groceries, camping, etc.) Can you (or anyone else) see any pitfalls in this idea, other than the fact that it will cost me an extra $99?
seems like that would be a good compromise,
ive never had an issues with loading stuff in mine, as you can see by my pic above, but the foam mat tends to smash down under heavy loads and not want to come back up. Like that tool box the mat has little craters where the casters were parked. The dents in the foam eventually come back up over time....
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Maybe you answered it somehow, but I mean did you try to stick any of the velcro rough side on the foam part or did you stay with the 'soft' areas of the sewn-in velcro on the bedtred/bedrug? I've got a couple of wavy areas on the bulkhead and tailgate I'm trying to get to stay flat.
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Installed my BedTred today. Pretty simple install.
Might have to do the extra velcro bit, as I have a few wavy spots as well.
A trip to the Home Depot is in the cards for this week, probably tomorrow so I have it to do on my day off tuesday.
My trouble spots are a couple spots on the floor that aren't settled down, probably from it being in the box and it not being real warm out right now. I'll see how they settle out, then add velcro where needed. Although, I'm probably gonna add extra velcro on the floor piece anyway just to ensure no movement.
Might have to do the extra velcro bit, as I have a few wavy spots as well.
A trip to the Home Depot is in the cards for this week, probably tomorrow so I have it to do on my day off tuesday.
My trouble spots are a couple spots on the floor that aren't settled down, probably from it being in the box and it not being real warm out right now. I'll see how they settle out, then add velcro where needed. Although, I'm probably gonna add extra velcro on the floor piece anyway just to ensure no movement.
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Installed my BedTred today. Pretty simple install.
Might have to do the extra velcro bit, as I have a few wavy spots as well.
A trip to the Home Depot is in the cards for this week, probably tomorrow so I have it to do on my day off tuesday.
My trouble spots are a couple spots on the floor that aren't settled down, probably from it being in the box and it not being real warm out right now. I'll see how they settle out, then add velcro where needed. Although, I'm probably gonna add extra velcro on the floor piece anyway just to ensure no movement.
Might have to do the extra velcro bit, as I have a few wavy spots as well.
A trip to the Home Depot is in the cards for this week, probably tomorrow so I have it to do on my day off tuesday.
My trouble spots are a couple spots on the floor that aren't settled down, probably from it being in the box and it not being real warm out right now. I'll see how they settle out, then add velcro where needed. Although, I'm probably gonna add extra velcro on the floor piece anyway just to ensure no movement.
I'm somewhat of a neat freak and ended up buying TWO rolls of industrial strength Velcro from Home Depot. I stuck the BedTred everywhere! I literally covered every "rib" and "valley" on the floor. I also stuck the entire tailgate cover. It was an extra $40 (two rolls of Velcro) and an extra hour or so of my time, but in the end I wanted a liner that had no wavy spots and by gosh that is what I got
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JDC,
I'm somewhat of a neat freak and ended up buying TWO rolls of industrial strength Velcro from Home Depot. I stuck the BedTred everywhere! I literally covered every "rib" and "valley" on the floor. I also stuck the entire tailgate cover. It was an extra $40 (two rolls of Velcro) and an extra hour or so of my time, but in the end I wanted a liner that had no wavy spots and by gosh that is what I got
I'm somewhat of a neat freak and ended up buying TWO rolls of industrial strength Velcro from Home Depot. I stuck the BedTred everywhere! I literally covered every "rib" and "valley" on the floor. I also stuck the entire tailgate cover. It was an extra $40 (two rolls of Velcro) and an extra hour or so of my time, but in the end I wanted a liner that had no wavy spots and by gosh that is what I got
Even the guys at Extang(HQ in Ann Arbor, and clients of mine at work), who got me the BedTred(same parent company) said they used extra velcro on theirs in all their trucks.
So, apparently this is a recurring theme. Just waiting for BedRug to add some extra velcro to the kits.
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You can clean it easily. The BedRug backing doesn't allow water to soak into it. BedTred is more like a regular liner with the material its made out of. Super easy to clean.
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Hubster,
Your truck looks great. I installed a Retrax Pro on my truck after reading posts from you and TruckGasm. Thanks for the good information. How is the Bedtred holding out? Is it easy to clean? Now that you have both the Retrax Pro and the BedTred, do you have any water or moisture concerns? The dealership owes me a drop-in liner but I think either a BedTred or BedRug is a better choice. Thanks for your valued opinion. I should have followed your lead and address the the liner first before I installed the Retrax Pro cover. I now have to remove the cover to install the liner. No biggie.
Your truck looks great. I installed a Retrax Pro on my truck after reading posts from you and TruckGasm. Thanks for the good information. How is the Bedtred holding out? Is it easy to clean? Now that you have both the Retrax Pro and the BedTred, do you have any water or moisture concerns? The dealership owes me a drop-in liner but I think either a BedTred or BedRug is a better choice. Thanks for your valued opinion. I should have followed your lead and address the the liner first before I installed the Retrax Pro cover. I now have to remove the cover to install the liner. No biggie.
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Hubster,
Your truck looks great. I installed a Retrax Pro on my truck after reading posts from you and TruckGasm. Thanks for the good information. How is the Bedtred holding out? Is it easy to clean? Now that you have both the Retrax Pro and the BedTred, do you have any water or moisture concerns? The dealership owes me a drop-in liner but I think either a BedTred or BedRug is a better choice. Thanks for your valued opinion. I should have followed your lead and address the the liner first before I installed the Retrax Pro cover. I now have to remove the cover to install the liner. No biggie.
Your truck looks great. I installed a Retrax Pro on my truck after reading posts from you and TruckGasm. Thanks for the good information. How is the Bedtred holding out? Is it easy to clean? Now that you have both the Retrax Pro and the BedTred, do you have any water or moisture concerns? The dealership owes me a drop-in liner but I think either a BedTred or BedRug is a better choice. Thanks for your valued opinion. I should have followed your lead and address the the liner first before I installed the Retrax Pro cover. I now have to remove the cover to install the liner. No biggie.
When I priced the BedRug and BedTred, they were within ten dollars of each other. I really struggled with which one to get. The BedRug seemed so much softer (if my wife kicks me out I could sleep on it
) but the BedTred seemed more durable and capable of taking punishment. In the end, I think they are more similar then they are different. I DEFINITELY would take either over a drop in liner. I think they are both superior to a drop in (assuming you spend the extra time and money to use extra industrial strength velcro). If you are going to do some rough and tough truck hauling, I think the BedTred will hold up better over time. If you will rarely do the rough stuff, I think the BedRug might work out better. It's hard to go wrong with either.
With my RetraxPro and BedTred, very little water ever gets into the bed, and whatever gets into the bed is not absorbed. I've had the BedTred for about three months and it still looks brand new out of the box. My only letdown is that though it is durable, it is not as soft as I had hoped. So if my wife kicks me out I will need a sleeping bag
I've seen the pictures of your truck ... don't do a drop-in liner ... your truck is WAY too nice for that!!
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This Bedtred seems pretty cool! I have a plastic drop in on my Screw FX4 that came factory, i wonder if they will buy it back/trade toward Bedtred since it's only a week old.
Is there any chance that water is going to get underneath the Bedtred during rain or washing? I hate the idea of water just sitting on the paint beneath the Bedtred, esspecially if it's freezing temps. -This is my only concern which would make me look to a spray in, but if this is not an issue it seems like this is a great way to go.
Is there any chance that water is going to get underneath the Bedtred during rain or washing? I hate the idea of water just sitting on the paint beneath the Bedtred, esspecially if it's freezing temps. -This is my only concern which would make me look to a spray in, but if this is not an issue it seems like this is a great way to go.
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This Bedtred seems pretty cool! I have a plastic drop in on my Screw FX4 that came factory, i wonder if they will buy it back/trade toward Bedtred since it's only a week old.
Is there any chance that water is going to get underneath the Bedtred during rain or washing? I hate the idea of water just sitting on the paint beneath the Bedtred, esspecially if it's freezing temps. -This is my only concern which would make me look to a spray in, but if this is not an issue it seems like this is a great way to go.
Is there any chance that water is going to get underneath the Bedtred during rain or washing? I hate the idea of water just sitting on the paint beneath the Bedtred, esspecially if it's freezing temps. -This is my only concern which would make me look to a spray in, but if this is not an issue it seems like this is a great way to go.