Car Cover + Rain = Doughboy pool in bed

[MikeyInMarin]

Hi,

I think this is my first post, but I've been a member since I got the truck in 2011.

Anyway, I can't park 2 cars in my 2-car garage for the usual reasons, so the truck stays outdoors. I am on my second car cover (first one fell apart) and have the same problem as with the first. When it rains the cover catches the water, drags the cover into the bed, and makes a doughboy

I put plastic 6 grommets in the first cover to let it drain into the bed. That worked (no more doughboy), but it weakened the cover (it started to tear).

I don't want to do that with the new one (the manufacturer says it will void the 5-yr warranty). They said to put plywood over the bed. I just had the truck painted last year and don't want the plywood to scratch/wear the top of the bed.

I can't be the first to have this problem. What did you do?