Well I sure wouldn't have them rest a bucket on them. IF you're really concerned it's not difficult to just remove the rails altogether for the trip. Might take 10-15 minutes.
Well last night after a long drive and about an hour of listening to spotify, I started having an android auto problem. I'll have to try my own fix tomorrow. I just love when a fix, breaks something else.
Personally, I've preferred the Michelins on my previous trucks. I'm not wild ab out the current pirellis. They're ok, but I prefer either the Goodyear or Michellins to them.
X4s had the new features I discuss in the original post... the only difference between the x2 and x4 was mate black finish on the top. You want the X4s to incorporate the improvements to the overall design.
I personally prefer it over the trifold designs, I would rate the protection level as equal to or better than the trifolds. With that said, any thief with enough "want to" could get into any of these covers. Not unlike breaking a window to the truck itself. They definitely remove things...
Not very efficiently, I suppose you could devise a few clips that could hold it in a particular position without a lot of effort, but no method out of the box I'm aware of to hold partially open.