Aero cover with useable bed.

[rbrowning]

I saw these retractable bed covers some years ago and had forgot about them. Now what if you changed them just a bit and mounted them across the top of your cab with solid sides. If you want to put something tall in your truck bed, retract the cover and use the bed as originally intended. when not open, the cover provides the 11 degree slope for aerodynamics.

Sound plausible?

Ford truck bed cover pickup bed cover tonneau cover roll top cover

[Frank Lee]

Sounds like a good idea to me

[KamperBob]

I think a rolltop aerocap is an idea worth at least designing. Some practical challenges that come to mind include rounded corners, structural integrity and weather proofing it especially for freezing climes. Trucks have a much narrower roof than bed so a slider made for longbed stepside could provide donor materials for the project although cost and availability seem iffy. Fun challenge!

Rock on
KB

[Big Dave]

Go for it, dude.

Word of advice: Start with a rolltop cover for a stepside truck or else your width will foul the air flow.

[aerohead]

GM got a patent on a 1/2-tonneau cover which had lower drag than a full tonneau.
The back half is covered.The front half is open.
So aerodynamically,the retractable feature would need to be reversed.

[Frank Lee]

No, he's talking about it forming the roof of an aerocap. Different situation.