SoCal sun too much for soft tonneau?

Was looking at tonneau covers and the dude at the sales place said out here in southern California the soft ones get killed by the sun. He recommended a hard tonneau as a result. Never heard this before, so wanted to ask if any of you in the area had this proble .

 

Direct sun or UV on any vinyl or fabric is going to degrade it, shorten its life and weather it at minimum. If garage kept or under cover it will last much longer.

 

Well my truck does sit outside. So maybe a hard cover is better. The cheapest cover i could find was a Lund unit for like 499.00

https://www.lundinternational.com/just/lund-969558-lund-hard-fold-tonneau

Just need a good cover ... not like super duper, can park 4 wheeler on it, bomb proof, etc

 

If in doubt about the sun being TOO much for your soft cover, you could try keeping it coated with Aerospace 303. It helps prevent sun-damage

 

Probably be much happier with something like this in the long run. Most softies should last 3-5 years....

 

Thanks for the input guys. Anyone know of any cheaper hard covers?

 

I have a Tyger that came with the truck when I purchased it. The cover is 11 years old and is still very nice. Pretty much water proof, just need to make sure you get it centered correctly when putting it on.

 

This is what I do ^^^. The amount of sun we get here in northern Vermont can't be compared to SoCal sun though.