Height-adjustable pickup-bed cover prop

An automotive accessory for propping up a cover of a pickup bed, a pivot edge of said cover being attached to said truck and said cover being rotatable about said pivot edge from a first orientation to a second orientation, walls of said truck bed not providing support of said cover when said cover is in said first orientation, said cover being supported by at least one of said walls of said truck bed when said cover is in said second orientation, comprising:

• an elongated base having a longitudinal axis;
• a means for securing said base to said truck bed;
• a strut extending orthogonally from said longitudinal axis of said elongated base, said strut having a proximal end near said elongated base, and a distal end opposite said proximal end;
• an attachment means for removably attaching said distal end of said vertical strut to said cover to secure said cover in said first orientation,
• wherein said pickup bed includes a gate rotatably connected to a rear edge of said truck bed by a pivot mechanism, said gate having an open position and a securable, closed position, a space between a lower edge of said gate and said rear edge of said pickup bed being reduced when said gate is moved from said open position to said closed position, said means for securing said base including a first flexible strap attached to said base, said base being secured at said rear edge of said truck bed by aligning an edge of said elongated base with said rear edge of said pickup bed, placing said first flexible strap through said space between said lower edge of said gate and said rear edge of said truck bed when said gate is in said open position, and moving said gate to said closed position.