Is it ok to leave my snap on soft tonneau on my truck in the Winter time? I just bought mine in early Spring, and I'm not sure if I should leave it on or take it off for the Winter. What do you guy's and gals with tonneau covers do?

 

Leave it on, that's what it's for.
Make sure you snap in all the snaps before the cold gets here, otherwise it will be a PITA.

Habibi

 

how in the world do you properly pronounce " tonneau" Everytime I say it, it sounds werid.

 

Tun + oh

 

Ok, thanks Habibi.

lifegaurdjoe,

Tonneau is pronounced tonn-o. The "eau" at the end is pronounced like an "O".

 

And to think that all this time I'd been calling it


TEE-ANNA-U or

LMAO!

RP

 

Really?

 

thats the only drag with the soft cover.

i remember when i used to have my s10, and i had to take the cover off in the winter. i would put it in the house and try and warm it up to expand it a bit.

never worked.

by the time i got out in the cold and started snapping, it would constrict before i got near finishing the job. it was a real pain in the a$$.

the new one i just purchased (techstyle) seems to fit nicer, and i am curious to try and put it off and on in the winter to see if it goes easier. the previous techstyle (the one i just replaced on the f150)was better than the cover i had on the s10 (dont remember who made that one).

overall though i still am happy with these types of covers as they best suit my needs.

i got a little over four years out of the last cover before the vinyl started cracking. it was on through all seasons and all kinds of weather.

 

Well..I've always pronounced it "Tawn-oh". I've had a few snap-on covers through the years, and used them year-round. One thing to watch out for though, It's not real good for em to have 6" to 8" of wet snow sitting on top of them. It could wreck the bows.

MR

 

Would that much snow hurt aluminum bows? Mine are aluminum. And they are pretty dang stiff. We get about 6" to 8" (sometimes more) of snow every winter. I think it could hold up. But if you think it would hurt it, I'll take it off for the winter. Thanks for the help.

 

I have a snapless by Covercraft. It was only $149. I leave it on year round & here in Buffalo we get tons of snow.
Look in my Gallery & you'll see the pics where my truck had been buried badly. I had a full 5 FEET of snow sitting on the cover. I assumed it had ripped but when I was finally dug out it held! There were some pretty deep valleys in it but they straightened out w/in a day or 2. There wasn't even a tear in the cover!
I love my tonneau - if it ever rips I'm buying another just like it!

 

I had a soft cover on my 98 Nascar F150. It had a lot of snow and ice on it and I never had a problem with it. Keep it on whatever the weather, thats its job.

 

I've always pronounced it "tun-new"

Oh well.

New sig btw

 

OK, I'm leaving it on then. After Cowlady's story about the 5 feet of snow on her tonneau, I'm sure it will be ok. Thanks everyone for your help.

 

you're welcome