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Bed Skins Protect Pickup Cargo
To test the Bed Skins her husband designed, Pat Burkey bought groceries and put them in the back of her pickup. After covering the bed with a Bed Skin, she went through a car wash. Her groceries remained perfectly dry.
Burkey's husband, Robin, came up with the idea to protect cargo he carries as an industrial in
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Bed Skins Protect Pickup Cargo PICKUPS Accessories 34-1-34 To test the Bed Skins her husband designed, Pat Burkey bought groceries and put them in the back of her pickup. After covering the bed with a Bed Skin, she went through a car wash. Her groceries remained perfectly dry.
Burkey's husband, Robin, came up with the idea to protect cargo he carries as an industrial insulator in the oil business. Load sizes vary and he needed a way to keep everything dry.
Bed Skins are based on a 5-point design that's similar to the shape of an animal skin. Each cover contains two different kinds of vinyl ù a soft poly-lined vinyl that stays supple down to minus 40 degrees covers painted surfaces while the center part is made of heavy-duty 18-oz. vinyl. They don't stretch but are big enough to cover large loads such as furniture, an ATV, or bags of feed.
"If you have a toolbox or rails that it goes over, the Bed Skin eventually shrink-wraps around them," Burkey says.
"The covers are easy to attach. There are quick release buckles in stirrups. They extend down under the truck and have 1,000-lb. vinyl-coated hooks that hook on the truck frame," Burkey says. "A touch to the quick release opens up any one of the five points for quick access to your cargo."
That makes it handy to open and to slip in groceries or grab a tool, for example. When not in use the Bed Skin can be stored behind the truck seat.
Burkey was so impressed with her husband's invention a few years ago, that she started making them. She has customized patterns for each make and model pickup.
She sells 8-ft. pickup bed skins for $400 and smaller bed sizes for $375 (including shipping) through the business's website.
"To this day, when someone brand new calls for one, I still get excited because I know they are going to love this product," Burkey says.
There is nothing like it on the market, she says, and she would love to hear from anyone interested in working with her to expand the business.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Bed Skins, P.O. Box 742, Marble Falls, Texas 78654 (ph 830 693-8560; www.bedskins.com).
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