Cool bed cover!

Dan Long · Jul 23, 2009

I came across a cool bed cover today on a city owned Chevy truck that we were working on, made by Silver Shield Systems. It's a slightly domed, aluminum cover that is hinged on both sides of the bed. The entire cover lifts from either side, not split in the middle, or you can lift both sides at the same time and it has 4 legs that hold the cover about 24 inches above the bed rails and acts as a canopy. The company also sells a camper/tent conversion made of canvas that fits into it to enclose the bed for sleeping. I can't find a price or definite ST listing for them as the company's website is a bit outdated, but they claim to make them for all trucks, or custom made for utility trailers. They even have one for the Subaru Brat!

Kevin Palmer · Jul 23, 2009

It is an interesting design. I could see how it would be very useful in a fistful of applications.

Jerry Abson 3 · Jul 23, 2009

I have a friend here who sells something similar to law enforcement agencies. Not the cover, but the bed inserts for trucks and explorers or other SUV's. He says they are great for a ton of applications, and the options are unlimited. I talked to him about doing something for my rig, pricing was around 800, but I don't use my truck for work anymore.

The option of making it into a canopy is very slick, especially the conversion. Too bad the website is so outdated.