Looking to replace my old tri fold and have been looking at both of these as options.

Thoughts or opinions?

I had a peragon bed cover on my previous truck. Worked well and wasn't difficult to operate. What I liked about it was the ease of being able to remove it when hauling larger loads in the truck bed. The trick is to make sure you get the tracks aligned correctly though it wasn't too difficult.

Have used Diamondback covers on our last two trucks, so close to ten years of use. Pro's are excellent build quality, very good weather sealing, lash points on the top (and you can add more) with a very hefty weight rating. Front and rear sections are easily removed. Locks do not depend on a cable, so they cannot be unlocked with a coat hanger. Subjective pro is IMO they look good.

In the past nearly ten years, nothing has ever needed to be repaired or replaced on either of our covers. I would imagine that the weather sealing tape might need to be replaced on day, but that has yet to happen.

The only con is that in order to remove the entire top, you have to un-bolt four clamps. So you have to budget about ten minutes or thereabouts to do full removal. The four support struts just pop off.

If you live in a very sunny place, consider the bright aluminum covers. Yes, they do get hot when sitting in the sun all day long, but they still are not as hot as the black ones. Of course, a lot of the color decision will be dependent on the vehicle's color.

IIRC, DB has a military discount, if that is significant to you.

Cannot speak to Paragon covers.

hth,
C

I've owned 4 Diamondback HD's over the years and love them.

If it helps, I have a peragon cover for a 24+ GMC (5.5' bed) that I need to sell. I got a different company truck and don't need it anymore. I liked the cover, it was easy to use and easy to remove the few times I needed the whole bed.

Aggie (dot) Wes [at] Gmail if interested

The problem with the Peregon is that it collapses like and accordion into the truck bed, so when you put a load into the bed, you can't close the cover anymore b/c the load is now interfering with the accordion un-folding.

You learn that at 5:00 AM when it's 20-deg and dark outside and your loading your luggage and have to crawl into the bed to get everything tetris'd into the bed and put a tie-down around it so it doesn't move around. Fun times.