The covers are a cool idea, and I think I'll end up getting the ones that look like Bose tips.
That said, the friction that they add by being too bulky to fit in the case makes any of these half-baked at best. The case is such a core part of what differentiates AirPods. Having to keep track of and put on / take off covers all the time sort of kills the magic.
IMO it's really a problem Apple should solve, or at least accommodate as opposed to leaving up to a hacky third party solution.