danmoochie
Well-Known Member
Don't disagree with your comment, however, not as a salesperson for either, or all things being relatively the same, I would opt for the Leer because it does add a level of security as well no drain tubes... but to each his own, I have owned both.I understand your concern, but the field data we have shows that people don't really use coat hangers to break into tonneau covers. Not to say that it's never happened, but it's just not a common thing.
I can tell you what did happen though. Roll-N-Lock ran a campaign years ago, to convince the consumer of how their cover was the most secure on the market. The ads they made were quite frankly creative and funny. They also made a YouTube video showing how you could use a coat hanger, if bent just right, to pop open a BakFlip cover. They chose BakFlip because that cover represented the largest segment of the market, and it had the same cable release as the RollBak, which was Bak's direct retractable competitor to the Roll-N-Lock. The guy in the video had practiced the hack several times before shooting the video because he had to know exactly where the cable was located, how much the hanger needed to be bent, and what angle you had to take to fish it in, all to exaggerate how easy it was. I know all those details, because when we acquired Roll-N-Lock back in 2019, that's what they told us. And we all had a nice chuckle.
Can random items like coat hangers be used to gain entry into something that's locked? Yeah, if you're creative and patient enough, but I just figure that's why I have insurance.
-Todd
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