will the manual tonneau cover work with the rooftop tent?

[Jabbahop]

I am wondering if I will be able to access the bed via the manual tonneau cover when the roof top tent is mounted above it. I really hate buying the powered tonneau (cost and additional complexity) but realizing that maybe the only way I can easily access items in the bed.

Also Is there any guesses on whether the cover improves range with and without the tent mounted?

thanks

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[Davethadog]

I don’t know why you’d spend 1800 on what is essentially laminated plastic. Order it with none, I’m sure there will be creative solutions by then.

 

[crashmtb]

Per the description on the configurator, the manual cover is in four sections and slides into the same channels in the bed as the powered one does, but from the tailgate end.

 

[Jabbahop]

thanks - that is helpful.

 

[r1t_kev]

I don’t know why you’d spend 1800 on what is essentially laminated plastic. Order it with none, I’m sure there will be creative solutions by then.

As someone relatively local to the DiamondBack facility, I've heard their engineers are positively chomping at the bit to get their hands on an R1T.

 

[Andystroh]

Any thoughts on what happens to the cavity the powered tonneau slides into if you get the manual? Hoping it’s not just dead space but I haven’t seen one to look at how removable it is. Would be cool if you got a bit of extra bed space.

 

[Zoidz]

Any thoughts on what happens to the cavity the powered tonneau slides into if you get the manual? Hoping it’s not just dead space but I haven’t seen one to look at how removable it is. Would be cool if you got a bit of extra bed space.

I've been curious about exactly where it rolls up but haven't seen any details, and I have not seen one in person to figure it out. My guess is that it rolls up directly below the window, above the tunnel. In that case, IMO there's not much useful space to be recovered, and zero bed space to recover.

I think it's also possible that it "serpentines" in a hollow space in the bed front wall (turning 90 degrees down to the bottom, and 180 degrees back up) behind the gear tunnel. In that case, there might be a few inches to recover. ?

 

[r1t_kev]

I've been curious about exactly where it rolls up but haven't seen any details, and I have not seen one in person to figure it out. My guess is that it rolls up directly below the window, above the tunnel. In that case, IMO there's not much useful space to be recovered, and zero bed space to recover.

I think it's also possible that it "serpentines" in a hollow space in the bed front wall (turning 90 degrees down to the bottom, and 180 degrees back up) behind the gear tunnel. In that case, there might be a few inches to recover. ?

I thought in the RJ & Sandy video it was mentioned that it "stacks" into the space at the front of the bed. To your point, I can't see them using a different bed config for a manual cover just because the empty space is no longer being used for the auto cover.

 

[crashmtb]

I've been curious about exactly where it rolls up but haven't seen any details, and I have not seen one in person to figure it out. My guess is that it rolls up directly below the window, above the tunnel. In that case, IMO there's not much useful space to be recovered, and zero bed space to recover.

I think it's also possible that it "serpentines" in a hollow space in the bed front wall (turning 90 degrees down to the bottom, and 180 degrees back up) behind the gear tunnel. In that case, there might be a few inches to recover. ?

It stacks on top of the gear tunnel/at the front of the bed. You can see where in these pictures

 

[Zoidz]

It stacks on top of the gear tunnel/at the front of the bed. You can see where in these pictures

Thanks! I had not seen these pics before, perfectly clear now. So there's little to no CONVENIENT/USABLE space to be gained with a panel style tonneau. But, a concealed rifle compartment come to mind, lol, or a power rear window that slides down?

 

[crashmtb]

Thanks! I had not seen these pics before, perfectly clear now. So there's little to no CONVENIENT/USABLE space to be gained with a panel style tonneau. But, a concealed rifle compartment come to mind, lol.

It doesn’t seem big enough to fit a rifle case. Maybe a fishing rod broken down into a tube.
They could conceivably make that a ”shelf” at the front of the bed. But they will likely just make the front panel different, such that there’s no slot for the tonneau cover to come out of. Fewer new parts.

 

[Zoidz]

It doesn’t seem big enough to fit a rifle case. Maybe a fishing rod broken down into a tube.
They could conceivably make that a ”shelf” at the front of the bed. But they will likely just make the front panel different, such that there’s no slot for the tonneau cover to come out of. Fewer new parts.

I was thinking just the rifle itself in a rack, like this, lol. Def not my style, but some would....

 

[KeithPleas]

I obsessed about this area quite a bit before I switched back to R1S. In the PNW we have a lot of tree debris - and rain (you might have heard) - and this area is going to get a bunch of mulching pine needles. I never saw anything about cleaning it out and it struck me as a huge maintenance headache down the road.

 

[crashmtb]

I obsessed about this area quite a bit before I switched back to R1S. In the PNW we have a lot of tree debris - and rain (you might have heard) - and this area is going to get a bunch of mulching pine needles. I never saw anything about cleaning it out and it struck me as a huge maintenance headache down the road.

I think it will be no worse than sunroof drains

 

[AltaTruck]

I met up with an employee with a LE. I specifically ask about water/snow/debris getting into the stack area. He told me there was a drain on both sides of the compartment which should take care of it.

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